Drillmec and GEOLOG Announce Joint Business Development Agreement
Jan 30, 2018
Drillmec SpA, a subsidiary of TREVI Finanziaria Industriale SpA, and GEOLOG International BV have entered into a Global Commercial Agreement for joint business development and provision of Drillmec’s HoD® (Heart of Drilling) service.

Industry Embracing New Ways of Working, Says BHGE Chairman and CEO
Jan 30, 2018
At its Annual Meeting in Florence, Italy, which brings together more than 1,000 senior oil and gas leaders and government leaders for a two-day event, Baker Hughes, a GE company announced a series of new, innovative contracts and partnerships.

Energean Israel Contracts Stena Drilling for Karish Field Development Drilling
Jan 30, 2018
Energean Oil & Gas has announced that Energean Israel has signed a contract with Stena Drilling for the development drilling of the Karish Field, offshore Israel.

Successful Field Trial for Industry’s First Cloud Connected Wireless Intelligent Completion System
Jan 30, 2018
Independent global completions service company Tendeka has successfully completed field testing of its wireless intelligent completions technology, PulseEight.

London to Host Interspill 2018
Jan 30, 2018
Now in its 20th year, and following a highly successful and well-received 2015 event in Amsterdam, this year’s industry-leading Interspill oil spill conference and exhibition is due to be held at the ExCeL in London, running between March 13-15.

WFW Advises Saffron Energy on Italian Oil and Gas Portfolio Acquisitions
Jan 30, 2018
Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has advised AIM-traded Saffron Energy Plc on its agreements to acquire the Italian oil and gas portfolios of each of Sound Energy Plc, listed on AIM and Po Valley Energy Limited, listed on ASX.

Simwave Maritime Centre of Excellence Opens Following Successful Site Acceptance Test
Jan 30, 2018
Simwave B.V. and Kongsberg Digital have successfully completed the Site Acceptance Test (SAT) of one of the largest, most advanced maritime simulation suites ever delivered.

Ship Trial Confirms Selektope® Antifouling Power
Jan 30, 2018
A 24-month trial of a hull coating containing the bio-repellent active agent Selektope® on a 46,067 dwt chemical and products carrier has confirmed the antifouling ingredient’s hard fouling prevention power.

Emerson Acquires GeoFields, Inc.
Jan 30, 2018
Emerson has acquired GeoFields, Inc., a global supplier of software and implementation services for pipeline integrity data collection, management and risk analysis for the oil and gas industry.

KROHNE OPTIMASS Now Available with PROFINET I/O
Jan 29, 2018
The MFC 400 signal converter is now available with PROFINET I/O option. Now, all OPTIMASS x400 Coriolis mass flowmeters (compact and field versions) can be equipped with Industrial Ethernet communication...

Dellner Acquires Pintsch Bubenzer
Jan 29, 2018
Sweden’s Dellner Group with its subsidiary Dellner Brakes has signed an agreement to acquire German industrial braking manufacturer Pintsch Bubenzer in a deal that will pave the way for the companies’ rapid global expansion.

Yokogawa Releases Enterprise Pipeline Management Solution R1.03
Jan 29, 2018
Yokogawa Electric Corporation has announced the release of Enterprise Pipeline Management Solution (EPMS) R1.03, the latest version of an enterprise level pipeline applications suite...

Durability and Cost-Efficiency of m-pipe® for Oil and Gas Subsea Operations Confirmed
Jan 29, 2018
Magma Global m-pipe®, based on high-performing VICTREX™ PEEK thermoplastic composite, has recently achieved the world’s first qualification for a subsea pipe product under DNVGL-RP-F119 for Thermoplastic Composite Pipe (TCP).

Voith Turbo Supplies the 100th BHS Turbo Gearbox to Siemens
Jan 29, 2018
The 100th BHS turbo gearbox from the Voith Turbo site in Sonthofen made its way to Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery in Finspång, Sweden...

TMC to Equip Newbuild FPSO
Jan 29, 2018
International compressor supplier TMC Compressors (TMC) has won a contract from Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd (SWS) to supply the marine compressed air system to a newbuild FPSO...

Weekly Rig Counts from BHGE
Jan 29, 2018
Baker Hughes, a GE company has posted Weekly Rig Count reports. Baker Hughes Rig Count: US +11 to 947 rigs.

Unfolding Revolution in Ocean ICT Takes Centre Stage at Oceanology International
Jan 29, 2018
The unfolding revolution in marine and ocean information and communications technology (ICT), and satellite and data solutions has been presented with its most prominent position yet at this year’s Oceanology International...

Stress Engineering Services Appoints New Lead for its Midstream Practice
Jan 26, 2018

Stress Engineering Services, Inc. (SES), global provider of consulting engineering services, has appointed Brent Vyvial as principal and lead of its midstream practice. Based in Houston, Vyvial will oversee the midstream group, manage project and personnel activity and coordinate business development within the practice.

New, Highly Advanced GYROLOK® XP Tube Connection System Launched
Jan 26, 2018

CIRCOR International, Inc. has announced that its HOKE® brand has launched the new GYROLOK® XP product family, advanced technology that significantly improves the installation assembly process and ensures safer, more reliable...

Rolls-Royce Opens Autonomous Ship Research and Development Centre in Finland
Jan 26, 2018
Rolls-Royce has opened a state-of-the-art research facility in Turku, Finland, to develop the technologies Rolls-Royce and its partners require to shape the future of an increasingly more autonomous global shipping industry.

Seacor Marine Orders Unique Hybrid Power and DP Upgrades for Three More Platform Supply Vessels
Jan 26, 2018
KONGSBERG has received an order to deliver unique “Full Picture” technology upgrades for a further three Platform Supply Vessels (PSV) owned by Mantenimiento Express Marítimo SAPI de CV, Seacor Marine’s joint venture in Mexico.

Bilfinger Maintenance Achieves 10 Years of Accident-Free Turnaround Business
Jan 26, 2018
The turnaround division of Germany’s Bilfinger Maintenance GmbH has been operating free of any accidents for ten years despite operating at high capacity utilisation. 

Operators Benefit From “Exceptional” Valve Resilience in Hostile P&A Environments
Jan 26, 2018

Churchill Drilling Tools continues to report growing demand, despite the global reduction in drilling operations, for its tools and in particular its flagship product, the dart activated DAV MX™ CircSub.

Wärtsilä Extends Winterthur Gas & Diesel Ldt. Service Agreement
Jan 26, 2018
The technology group Wärtsilä has signed a 10-year service partnership agreement with the Swiss company Winterthur Gas & Diesel Ltd. (WinGD), a developer of two-stroke low-speed gas and diesel engines used for...