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Vallourec secures contract with Subsea7

Vallourec has been awarded a major contract by Subsea7 for the supply of carbon steel seamless line pipe and thermal insulation coating for Petrobras’ Sepia 2 project offshore Brazil.

 
 

Raising the bar for well barriers

Scott Gordon, Director of RBP product line, The WellBoss Company, describes a century of evolution for well control barriers and the growing role of retrievable bridge plugs in modern well integrity strategies.

 
 
 

Unity delivers custom thru-tubing solution for Well Isolation Project in Italy

Aberdeen-headquartered well integrity and decommissioning specialist Unity has successfully completed a well intervention project in Central Italy for SMAPE, deploying a bespoke thru-tubing solution for a major international oil company to achieve well isolation in a technically challenging well environment.

 
 
 
 
 

Why electric submersible pump (ESP) optimisation starts with motor control

Motaz Hassan, Global Application Manager - Artificial Lift Solutions at ABB, Motion Drive Products, explores some of the most common ESP challenges from backspin and gas lock to underload conditions. He then explains how application-specific drive control helps improve reliability, protect equipment and support production continuity.

 
 

Form first oil to late life

James Ferguson, Hunting Subsea Technologies, describes a lifecycle approach to subsea engineering that connects standardised hardware, intervention capability, and enhanced reservoir recovery.