Offshore news
NoMan cargo tank annual surveys completed with 90% mantime reduction
The EM&I NoMan® remote camera technology has now been used to complete all the annual cargo tank inspections on an FPSO in the North Sea.
Conditions to become more challenging for chemical companies warns ABB
Ability of technology to improve decision-making and drive profitability in global chemical manufacturing will be critical in meeting these challenge.
Europa Oil & Gas: new prospect inventory for Atlantic Ireland licences and launch of farmout
Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc has announced that is has completed an updated prospect inventory for its 100% owned Frontier Exploration Licences (‘FEL’) 1/17 and 2/13 in the South Porcupine Basin, Atlantic Ireland.
GlobalData: gas windfall tax in Romanian offshore law to reduce attractiveness of Romanian Black Sea
Will Scargill, Senior Analyst at GlobalData, offers his view on the impact of these new tax measures.
UKCS: 31st Offshore Licensing Round opens up high-impact frontier regions
A total of 1766 blocks of open acreage is now available across the West of Scotland, the East Shetland Platform, the Mid North Sea High, South West Britain and parts of the English Channel.
M2 Subsea secures projects worth more than £10 million in six months
The company, which has bases in Aberdeen, UK and Houston, Texas, has successfully conducted more than ten projects across the oil and gas and renewable markets.
Dry well near the Knarr field in the North Sea – 34/5-2 S
A/S Norske Shell, operator of production licence 373S, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 34/5-2 S. The well is dry.
Lerwick Harbour's support for west of Shetland Lancaster development
Lerwick Harbour's latest involvement in the offshore industry has been completed with the departure of a turret buoy mooring system for Hurricane Energy's pioneering Lancaster development, west of Shetland.
FES International delivers calm to international projects in Indonesia and Nigeria
The global provider has supplied both projects with its state-of-the-art CALM Buoy Swivels; a sealing and bearing system, fully certified by DNV GL.
Marine Technical Limits develops industry-changing software
UK-based FPSO and marine vessel specialists Marine Technical Limits (MTL), has developed an industry-changing software system which will allow its clients to better manage risk-based integrity management.