Autonomous vehicle concept demonstrates variety of practical field uses
Field use of the AsterX autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) shows that the AUV concept has practical value.
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Roxar supplies subsea Wetgas meters to Cameron's Subsea Systems division
Roxar will supply its subsea Wetgas meters to Cameron's Subsea Systems division.
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Roxar will supply its subsea Wetgas meters to Cameron's Subsea Systems division
Roxar will supply its subsea Wetgas meters to Cameron's Subsea Systems division. Cameron will install one Roxar subsea Wetgas meter per well in the Rosetta gas field, offshore Egypt. The joint venture, Rashid Petroleum Company (Rashpetco) and BG Group, has developed and operated the Rosetta field.
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DeepOcean taps GRL simulator
Subsea simulator company General Robotics Ltd. (GRL) won an order for its ROVolution simulator from subsea services provider DeepOcean AS.
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Deepwater flowline flooding
Under an alliance with Weatherford International, Norson Services is supplying pre-commissioning services to main contractor Technip for Egypt's Simian, Sienna, and Sapphire development.
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Deepwater Mediterranean test site taking shape
Dynamic behavior of prototype risers, umbilicals, and mooring systems for deepwater use is normally analyzed on computers or on scaled-down models in test basins.
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Schlumberger announces new mobile PVT lab
Schlumberger Oilfield Services says its PVT Express wellsite fluid analysis service can deliver reliable fluid property results in as few as eight hours turn-around, processing time.
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Viking moves to deepwater US Gulf
As the Gulf of Mexico lures exploration dollars into its deeper waters, Halliburton addressed the deepwater technology focus by mobilizing the Subsea Viking from the North Atlantic.
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Subsea/Surface Systems
Noble Drilling has asked R Stahl to develop the world’s first electric blow out preventor (BOP) crane.
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Repsol-YPF sustaining development following Mediterranean oil find
Boosting Spain's flagging production
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ROV Support HMB Subwork, Sub Sea Offshore team up as worldwide contractor
One of HMB's Trojan ROVs, currently on duty at BOL's Britannia Field supporting drilling operations from the platform template. Dresser Industries' takeover of North Sea Assets this spring has created a new supergroup in ROV inspection and support. It comes at a time when other groups are branching into ROV contracting.
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Agip using live wells for deepwater production, subsea equipment tests
Engineering R&D Group Agip Agip's subsea boosting and monitoring equipment sled is lowered to the seafloor for an endurance trial. Agip's research and development efforts in advanced offshore engineering technologies have steadily increased, mainly concentrated towards deep water systems. Agip has a long tradition and experience in offshore operations and since the early 1970s has been involved in the deep water challenge.
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Subsea Merger Wellstream, Subtec buys create new force in underwater technology
David Barnes SubSea Offshore Operating principle of SubSea Offshore's new SnapLay modular pipelay system as planned for the laying of two km of 24-in. pipeline for BP's North Sea Harding Field this summer. Production of non-bonded flexible pipes at Wellstream's main plant in Panama City, Florida.
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