BSEE Director outlines path forward at OTCBureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Director James A. Watson delivered remarks in early May at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, Texas. |
OTC 2012 reaches record number of attendeesOffshore energy industry experts from around the world came together April 30 – May 3 for the 2012 Offshore Technology Conference at Reliant Park in Houston. |
OTC 2012: Dow releases advanced subsea flow assurance insulation system
Dow Oil & Gas has launched the NEPTUNE advanced subsea flow assurance insulation system, a technology specifically engineered to withstand the increasingly harsh conditions associated with subs...
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OTC 2012: GE unveils interchangeable BOP ‘stacking’ systemGE (NYSE: GE) has introduced a new BOP stack with an interchangeable lower marine rise package (LMRP) and lower stack frames. |
OTC 2012: Offshore innovators inducted into Hall of FameJon Hermstad, Tor Inge Tjelta, and Tom Guttormsen have been inducted into the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) OTC Hall of Fame. |
OTC 2012: InterMoor presents Inter-M Pulse North Sea trial findingsAlan Duncan, managing director of InterMoor UK, presented findings from a recent Inter-M Pulse field trial in the North Sea at the Offshore Technology Conference. |
OTC 2012: Statoil ekes out more production offshore NorwayStatoil has lifted average oil and gas recovery from its operated Norwegian fields to 50%, up from 49% in 2011. |
OTC 2012: Baker Hughes introduces rigless intervention systemBaker Hughes has unveiled the Mastiff rigless intervention system (RIS) at the Offshore Technology Conference. |
OTC 2012: Majority think gas could replace oil as US principal energy sourceUnconventional gas production in the United States could cause gas to replace oil as America’s primary energy source, according to a poll at the Offshore Technology Conference. |
OTC 2012: Tata Steel wins Keathley Canyon linepipe orderTata Steel has won its second major steel linepipe contract in recent weeks for a deepwater project in the US Gulf of Mexico. |
OTC 2012: GE addresses dual-gradient drilling, blind shear ram improvementsGE (NYSE: GE) is showcasing its new MaxLift 1800 pump system at the 2012 Offshore Technology Conference. |
OTC 2012: Subsea 7 engineer recognized by ASME
Grégory Toguyeni, senior welding and materials engineer at Subsea 7, has received a commendation for his paper “Mechanically Lined Pipe: Installation by reel-lay” in the Best Mechanical Engineering...
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OTC 2012: Halliburton introduces new fixed cutter drill bitsAt the Offshore Technology Conference, Halliburton (NYSE: HAL) introduced the MegaForce advanced fixed cutter drill bits. |
OTC 2012: Subsea 7 delivers innovative riser buoy support for Petrobras projectSubsea 7 is engineering a new concept riser configuration for the Guara-Lula NE field development in the deepwater Santos basin. |
OTC 2012: Ultra deep drilling in ultra-deepwater possible
An Offshore Technology Conference session on designing of the world’s deepest offshore well has featured a discussion of the challenges to drilling into the Earth’s mantle to take a 500 m (1,640 ft...
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OTC 2012: Baker Hughes releases latest reservoir modeling softwareBaker Hughes has unveiled JewelSuite 2012, the latest version of the reservoir modeling software at the Offshore Technology Conference. |
OTC 2012: Empirica launches new logging technologiesEmpirica has introduced Dual Flame Ionised Detection (Dual FID) technology and Live Logging at the Offshore Technology Conference. |
OTC 2012: EnerMech announces $65-million investment for US expansionEnerMech announced plans to invest more than $65 million (£40 million) to launch a major expansion in the US at the Offshore Technology Conference. |
OTC 2012: Lloyd’s Register acquires WEST EngineeringLloyd’s Register announced its acquisition of WEST Engineering Services at the Offshore Technology Conference on Monday. |
OTC 2012: Proserv unveils innovative well abandonment toolProserv has launched a next generation subsea cutting tool that provides complete well severance and reduces in-well operational time by up to 50% at the Offshore Technology Conference. |
OTC 2012: Emerson receives Lloyd’s Register’s Marine Type Approval for Fisher valves, digital valve controllers
Emerson Process Management’s complete line of Fisher valves and FIELDVUE digital valve controllers has received the Lloyd’s Register’s Marine Type Approval for process control applications within t...
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OTC 2012: Balmoral unveils deepest-ever drill riser buoyancyBalmoral Offshore Engineering has introduced two additions to its drill riser buoyancy portfolio at the Offshore Technology Conference. |
OTC 2012: Predictive risk system can connect policy and field practicePetrotechnics has unveiled Proscient, its new operational performance and predictive risk software at the Offshore Technology Conference. |
OTC 2012: GE features insight management systemGE Energy’s (NYSE: GE) Power Conversion business is previewing its new insight management system, a decision-making aid and capital asset management product at OTC. |
OTC 2012: Halliburton introduces low ECD drilling, completion packageHalliburton (NYSE:HAL) has introduced a package of low equivalent circulating density (ECD) technologies at the Offshore Technology Conference. |