Special reports

Chris Burke, Emerson Automation Solutions, UK, explores how continuous, real-time corrosion monitoring has extended the life of a mature natural gas field in the North Sea.

Tom Box will join the company as Vice President, while Gary McWilliam has taken on the role of Applications Manager for the Eastern Hemisphere.

JDR Cables Systems (JDR), the leading supplier of subsea umbilicals and power cables owned by TFKable Group, has been awarded a five year Long Term Service Agreement with Wild Well Control, Inc. (Wild Well), a Superior Energy Services company.

EM&I, the international asset integrity specialists, have just appointed a new Director of Operations to oversee the operational requirements of their fast-growing order book.

Goldie joins the company during its most successful period to date, with 41 of their patented Flow Access Modules (FAM) now being adopted by major and independent operators globally.

Production and integrity evaluation specialist, READ Cased Hole Limited has returned to the Norwegian oil and gas market with a renewed focus on supporting the downhole logging and data interpretation needs of local operators.

In just over 12 months, the Aberdeen-based well abandonment specialist has amassed the largest concentration of decommissioning expertise in the oil and gas industry.

Jean-Baptiste Meier, Longitude Engineering, Singapore, reviews a global approach to the South-East Asian decommissioning market.

Petrofac Limited has signed an agreement to sell Petrofac GSA Holdings Limited to Ithaca Energy (UK) Limited for a total consideration of up to US$292 million.

Ross McHardy joins from North Sea operator TAQA Bratani.

Bureau Veritas, a leader in testing, inspection and certification services, has appointed Lars Kverneland as Oil & Gas Manager for Norway.

Agreements demonstrate UAE In-country value commitment.

This multi-year capital program will enhance Fairfield Geotechnologies’ core business by expanding its node inventory and associated system capacity to better serve the increasing global demand for node-based acquisition services.

Manufactured using Trelleborg’s next-generation Firestop™ material, the newly certified Vikodeck™ tiles are lighter and thinner than any current passive fire protection materials available to the market.

These two appointments follow upon the nomination of new global chief executive officer Mark Jones, at the end of last year as part of the global strategy of delivering consistent services around the world.