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Special Reports
2019 NOIA Supplement
May 1st, 2019
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ATV growing deepwater valve design capability
Advanced Technology Valve designs and produces subsea valves and actuators that operate in water depths up to 3,000 m (9,842 ft), and other products for hydrocarbon processing on platforms.
Special Reports
AUV-borne leak detection system inspects Mediterranean pipelines
Following extensive offshore trials, Co.L.Mar's acoustic leak detector has completed its first deployment from an autonomous underwater vehicle for inspection of pressurized pipelines.
Special Reports
Valve/instrumentation group diversifies into firefighting
Valvitalia is expanding its service to the upstream sector after acquiring Italy's two main firefighting systems specialists, Silvani and Eusebi.
Special Reports
Harsh environment valves, solenoids
Atos designs and manufactures ex-proof stainless steel valves, which can withstand severe corrosive environments and low ambient temperature up to -60°C (-76°F). Applications include use with water-based fluids and pure water.
Rigs/Vessels
Compressed natural gas carrier opens options for remote, marginal fields
Fincantieri Offshore is working on an alternative concept for a ship-shaped compressed natural gas carrier that could economically transport gas from stranded fields, compressed onboard to a pressure of 166 bar (2,407 psi), to a standard onshore unloading station or an existing regasification plant up to 1,500 mi (2,414 km) away.
Equipment Engineering
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.
France
Consultancy group extending services to Houston
Oil and gas consultancy services provider Interholding is forming a new division in Houston called Inter-Nebest.
France
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.
France
Deposition processes lessen wear on drilling tools
Anti-wear coatings specialist Technogenia is working on new processes to improve the durability of drilling tools.
France
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.
France
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.
France
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.
France
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.
Port Fourchon
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.
