Patent granted for Caledyne’s revolutionary metal-to-metal seal

Patent granted for Caledyne’s revolutionary metal-to-metal seal

Following the launch of Caledyne’s groundbreaking retrievable metal-to-metal (MTM) downhole seal system in 2007, the technology has now been granted a European patent.Developed at the company’s base in Aberdeen, Scotland, the MTM downhole seal consists of flexible material contained inside a metal shell. Full text

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Fugro launches Internet Based Survey Services

2008.09.06 - Technology -

Fugro launches Internet Based Survey Services

Fugro announces a major step forward with the launch of their Remote Services based on FANS technology. FANS, short for Fugro’s Advanced Navigation System, enables remote connections to offshore survey systems - either from the office or from other vessels in the offshore working area - and facilitates a new series of services, ranging from Remote Monitoring to Stand Alone Navigation with remote support and Remote QC. Full text

Roxar announce breakthrough in subsea flow measurement

2008.09.01 - Technology -

Roxar announce breakthrough in subsea flow measurement

Roxar ASA announces the commercial release of two new products for subsea measurement; the Roxar subsea Singlephase meter and the Roxar subsea Singlephase sensor. The new Roxar subsea Singlephase meter (subsea SPM) is a breakthrough in subsea flow measurement. Full text

Samson M-8: A Major Contributor to Successful Installation of Delmar's New Anchor System

2008.08.30 - Technology -

Samson M-8: A Major Contributor to Successful Installation of Delmar's New Anchor System

Samson engineers, working with Delmar Systems, Inc., have developed a new rope construction for use as a mooring line and anchor retrieval line on Delmar’s new OMNI-MaxTM gravity-installed VLA anchor system. Recently, the OmniMax anchor system was successfully installed on its first project at Eni’s Green Canyon 385 (Pegasus) location. Full text

Reelwell introduce new drilling method helps getting more oil out

2008.08.28 - Technology -

Reelwell introduce new drilling method helps getting more oil out

Norwegian company Reelwell introduces a new patented drilling method that overcomes the limitations of conventional drilling. The first applications for the innovative technology will include mature fields experiencing recovery difficulties from depleted reservoirs. Full text

M-I SWACO unveils SMART* RDF and breaker technologies

2008.08.27 - Technology -

M-I SWACO unveils SMART* RDF and breaker technologies

M-I SWACO has introduced its portfolio of SMART* reservoir drill-in fluid systems and associated breaker technologies that provide finesse to the drilling and completion operation by allowing greater control over what occurs downhole. Full text

Badger Exploration on track with full scale test

2008.08.20 - Technology -

Badger Exploration on track with full scale test

Badger Explorer ASA (BXPL) has during 1H 2008 successfully conducted the first part of its Demo50 full-scale prototype test in Denmark. Jig-assisted tests have been performed onshore in an area with relevant geology, showing encouraging results and which verify that the test site and the prototype unit are well-suited for the semi-autonomous self burying tests. Full text

Sensornet launch new fibre-optic temperature cables for downhole use

2008.08.19 - Technology -

Sensornet launch new fibre-optic temperature cables for downhole use

Sensornet, the global provider of the most advanced monitoring solutions, has developed a new high performance SureSight™ fibre-optic distributed temperature cable range which can withstand extreme heat and operate in the harshest downhole environments. Full text

A world record in high pressure, large diameter glass-fibre reinforced piping

2008.08.08 - Technology -

A world record in high pressure, large diameter glass-fibre reinforced piping

Grootint GRP Systems, a subsidiary of Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG), has set a new world record with the successful completion of the 15 bar hydrostatic test of the Glass-fibre Reinforced Vinylester (GRVE) piping system of the new Shell Ethylene Cracker Complex (ECC) in Singapore. Full text

RPSEA Announces Additional Projects for the Ultra-Deepwater Program

2008.07.29 - Technology -

RPSEA Announces Additional Projects for the Ultra-Deepwater Program

The Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America (RPSEA) announced today that an additional nine proposals have been selected for negotiations leading to an award under the Ultra-Deepwater Program (UDW). This program is focused on increasing the supply of natural gas and other petroleum resources in the U.S. in an environmentally responsible way. Full text

Siem WIS said positive results from CircSub tests

2008.06.20 - Technology -

Siem WIS said positive results from CircSub tests

Siem WIS, a company 60% owned by Siem Offshore, is pleased to announce that the test of the Siem WIS CircSub at the Weatherford Technology and Training Centre in Aberdeen has been completed with positive results.
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