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In situ data assist platform life extension studies

Determining the potential for field life extension and platform re-use involves modeling and calculations based on a wide range of factors.

Consultancy group extending services to Houston

Oil and gas consultancy services provider Interholding is forming a new division in Houston called Inter-Nebest.

Nigeria consortium to bid for further living quarters

Saipem's crane vessel S7000 has installed the 7,000-metric ton OFQ living quarters platform for Total's Ofon Phase 2 project offshore Nigeria. Eiffel Nigeria Ltd. is completing hookup and commissioning of the facility, which will be bridge-linked to the new Ofon P2 wellhead platform.

Deposition processes lessen wear on drilling tools

Anti-wear coatings specialist Technogenia is working on new processes to improve the durability of drilling tools.

Doris assessing subsea needs of latest West Africa mega-projects

Doris Engineering has been working on a series of deepwater studies in West Africa, one of the world's most active regions.

CFD alliance strengthens Bureau Veritas offshore hull evaluation capability

Classifcation society Bureau Veritas has entered a technical and commercial cooperation agreement with French hydrodynamic specialist HydrOcean, which will provide computational fuid dynamics services to BV's offshore clients.

MEG reclaiming technique inhibits hydrates, solids deposition

Prosernat, a subsidiary of Heurtey Petrochem and IFPEN, has long experience developing glycol-based regeneration systems for offshore and onshore projects such as Ormen Lange in the Norwegian Sea.

Dietswell expanding rig inspection, conceptual drilling services

Factorig, a division of Paris-based well engineering services provider Dietswell, was formed in Abu Dhabi in 2006 to provide rig inspection and QHSE auditing services using proprietary software developed for a wide range of drilling equipment.

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Report shows enormity of GoM decommissioning market

It may come as a surprise, but for some Port Fourchon companies one of the hottest markets in the Gulf of Mexico these days has nothing to do with drilling or production. Quite the contrary, actually.

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Storms, deepwater combine to make inspections healthy business in Port Fourchon

Add a few hurricanes to the intrinsic nature of the deepwater and you have the ideal scenario for companies specializing in checking the integrity of topsides and downhole paraphernalia.

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New lock keeps bayou cargo flowing; LA 1 again seeks funding

A waterway that some contend is as vital to the offshore as its more popularized overland counterpart received a major boost late last year with the long-awaited opening of a lock engineered to keep rig-bound cargo moving.

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HOS Centerline gives new meaning to multi-purpose vessel

When Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc. introduced its 370-ft (113-m) HOS Centerline last year, it not only gave the Gulf of Mexico the world’s largest support vessel, but also one designed to transport everything from drilling fluid to crude oil. With a more than 8,000-dwt (7,258-metric ton) capacity, the Centerline brings multi-purpose support vessels to an entirely new dimension. Not only is the triple-certified newbuild designed to transport supplies for drilling and production, it can be “flipped

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Yes, they have no bananas

Determined to corner the lucrative banana trade, Louisiana Gov. Jimmie Davis on July 7, 1960, put his signature to Act 222 that created the Greater Lafourche Port Commission, and with it, Port Fourchon.

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High-capacity pumps boost Gjøa fire protection capability

Bergen-based Frank Mohn is supplying StatoilHydro’s Gjøa platform in the North Sea with what it says are the world’s largest firewater pumps.