Dutch specialist Bayards Aluminium Constructions added another impressive achievement to its catalogue of offshore industry credits last year when the industry鈥檚 first aluminium heli hangar left the company鈥檚 Heijningen yard production hall鈥
A small test offshore Norway could spark a new flame of interest in offshore electromagnetic survey (EM) technology. Andrew McBarnet explains.Last year you could sense the despondency affecting the two principal proponents of marine controlled source electromagnetic (CSEM) surveys鈥
鈥業nnovation Now鈥 was the over arching theme of the 11th GE Oil & Gas annual meeting held in Florence early February.Meg Chesshyre was among the 930 industry attendees from 69 countries.--GE Oil & Gas鈥 Drilling & Production division confirmed鈥
To share industry knowledge concerning the latest developments in emergency preparedness for subsea pipelines, TDW 云顶赌场老虎机 Services AS hosted its first pipeline conference in Stavanger, Norway. OE reviews some of the key issues and talking points鈥
With the offshore wind sector already garnering government support and increasingly piquing the interest of the private sector, the banking sector will become progressively more involved in this industry as installed capacity grows and market share increases鈥
The technical director and co-founder of Marine Current Turbines (MCT), the Bristol-based company that designed and developed the world鈥檚 only commercial scale tidal stream turbine 鈥 SeaGen 鈥 reports that it is now running at full power and fully automatically鈥
The Crown Estate, owner of the UK鈥檚 coastal seabeds, last month granted rights in Round 3 to energy companies in nine coastal zones to develop the biggest expansion of wind energy seen in the world so far. Meg Chesshyre reports.--Round 3 has鈥
A new flow assurance solution promises improved accuracy as part of a next-generation integrated production management system and as a standalone engineering tool. OE looks at LedaFlow鈥檚 performance to date and future potential.At 143km, the鈥
Two very different reactions were apparent in the latest Schlumberger Business Consulting鈥檚 annual benchmark survey of oil and gas engineer recruitment, unveiled in Paris at the energy sector management consultant鈥檚 human resources summit for energy leaders from some 60 companies鈥
While a nationwide freeze and the world鈥檚 biggest windfarm licensing round hogged Britain鈥檚 headlines last month, Oil & Gas UK energy policy manager David Odling issued a timely reminder of the need to bolster indigenous gas production.Calling鈥
The promised wind farm work bonanza continues to generate excitement among offshore contractors keen to supplement today's patchy oil & gas orders.Heerema Fabrication Group's Hartlepool yard in the UK landed a contract to fabricate and load鈥
Over 300 energy leaders debated the challenges of a sustainable future for the North Sea and explored the potential development of the subsea market over the next 10 years at November's Subsea Europe conference in London. Meg Chesshyre reports鈥
Over the last few years, Baker Hughes has invested heavily in technology R&D and the infrastructure to support the search for innovative technologies. At the same time, 2009 saw the service company change the way it endeavors to provide technology solutions to its clients鈥
Each major North Sea platform has in the region of 4000 valves ranging from safety relief valves and emergency shutdown valves through control valves and general isolation valves. Meg Chesshyre talks to specialist valve maintenance company Severn鈥
Why has the inhospitable West of Shetland region consistently bucked the trend of enhanced conservatism felt throughout the wider offshore market? And what is driving this activity? Infield Systems' Luke Davis, Gregory Brown and Dr Roger Knight鈥
