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Digital technology to transform AIMS

Emerging digital technology will transform asset integrity management systems, reducing the volume of inspection and the cost and downtime incurred during regular offshore maintenance, according to Matthieu de Tugny, Head of Offshore, Bureau Veritas.

Downhole tools adapted for higher pressures, temperatures

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Alliance targets welding gains at Technip spoolbases

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FMC, Prosernat pool skills for offshore process trains

Pumps withstand rigors of viscous fluids in floating installations

Deepwater connector re-designed for easier inspection

IFP Energies Nouvelles (IFPEN) is working on improvements to its Clip-Riser connector for deepwater drilling. The technology was first developed in the mid-1980s, with Creusot Loire manufacturing the initial systems.

Earthquake studies lead to platform changes at Yadana offshore Myanmar

Total is taking remedial action at the Yadana gas field in the Andaman Sea offshore Myanmar to withstand future earthquakes in the Asia/Pacific region following studies performed by Doris Engineering. These examined the impact on the offshore structures and of subsidence of the seabed around the Yadana production complex.

NFM builds full redundancy into Quad 204 turret winch

Lyon-based NFM Technologies has delivered the Glen Lyon FPSO turret installation winch to SBM Offshore for BP's Quad 204 redevelopment project west of Shetland. The equipment was installed on the vessel at Hyundai Heavy Industries yard in Ulsan, South Korea, at the end of last year.

GEP-AFTP supports networking, R&D, and overseas trade links

France's oil and gas engineering sector has a solid track record in technological innovation. Gérard Momplot, general manager of GEP-AFTP, explains how his association is helping its members maintain the focus on R&D and the recruitment drive for the next generation of engineers.

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.

GEP-AFTP addressing R&D needs, exports to emerging offshore regions

Gerard Momplot, general manager of French suppliers' council GEPAFTP, spoke to Offshore about the opportunities and challenges the member companies face, and what the association can do to help.

Ofon accommodation construction on schedule

Nigeria's most 'home-made' living quarters platform to date should sail out later this year to Total's Ofon field.

Spring-energized seals selected for world's first subsea gas compression station

Statoil is due to install the world's first subsea gas compression station in 2015 on the Åsgard field in the Norwegian Sea.