Technology
2007.12.18 -
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Petrobras signed a new exploration and production technology sharing and development agreement with Norwegian outfit StatoilHydro today (12/03). The agreement will allow both companies to improve their operating techniques for deepwater production, for oil & gas processing, distance follow-up using digital means, among others, and will be in effect for five years. Full text
2007.12.05 -
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BP today announced the successful start-up of the world's deepest subsea multi-phase pump project, a breakthrough in application of a technology with the potential to increase recovery of oil from deepwater fields. Full text
2007.11.29 -
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BJ Tubular Services announced the introduction of the Casing Running Tool 500 (CRT 500), a highly effective top drive casing running tool that improves the safety and efficiency of casing running operations. Full text
2007.11.14 -
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Sperry Drilling Services, a brand of Halliburton’s (NYSE: HAL) Drilling and Evaluation Division, used its new InSite ADR™ Azimuthal Deep Resistivity Sensor to assist Norsk Hydro ASA in the optimization of well placement on its Oseberg Field development project in the North Sea Full text
2007.11.13 -
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Knowledge Reservoir, a leading engineering and geoscience consulting services firm serving clients worldwide, and Roxar, a leading international technology solutions provider to the upstream oil and gas industry, today announced a joint, non exclusive partnership arrangement to provide production and reservoir surveillance services to their clients. Full text
2007.11.13 -
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Schlumberger announced today the availability of its StimMAP LIVE* hydraulic fracturing diagnostics service. This new service can optimize field drilling and production plans, reduce stimulation costs and allow process changes to be made in real time to maximize fracture effectiveness. Full text
2007.11.12 -
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AGR Group Announced today the introduction of the AGR Neptune, a new pipeline inspection tool that operates externally with small inspection class ROV’s. Full text
2007.11.06 -
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"We believe in further breakthroughs on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS)," says Ole J Martinsen, StatoilHydro's vice president for exploration research, in his presentation at the company's energy seminar in Bergen on 6 November. Full text
2007.10.22 -
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Roxar, a leading technology solutions provider to the oil and gas industry, today announced the release of Tempest™ 6.4, its software suite for advanced reservoir simulation. Full text
2007.10.22 -
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NanoDynamics Inc. announced the recent formation of a joint venture with Shell Technology Ventures Fund 1 B.V. to develop new materials and products expected to improve exploration and production efforts in the international oil and gas industry. The joint venture, Epik Energy Solutions, L.L.C., capitalizes on NanoDynamics’ capabilities in nanomaterial synthesis and product engineering, in applications ranging from solar energy conversion, energy storage, lightweight wear-resistant materials and water purification to enhanced down-hole and construction materials and taggants. Full text