Subsea
ROVs
Fugro Performs First Fully Remote Platform Inspection on UKCS
Fugro has delivered the first fully remote inspection of an oil and gas platform in U.K. waters, 250 km east of Scotland, using a ROV and Fugro’s state-of-the art remote operations center (ROC) in Aberdeen, the company said on Aug. 4.
ROVs
Forum Develops Remote Piloting Capability for ROVs
Forum Energy Technologies revealed it has developed and demonstrated the ability to remotely operate workclass and observation class (Perry and Sub-Atlantic) ROV systems between an offshore vessel and a remote location on Aug. 3.
People , Flowlines
Airborne Oil & Gas Appoints William de la Motte as CFO
Airborne Oil & Gas, a leading manufacturer of thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP), said Aug. 3 it has promoted William de la Motte to CFO following his six months as interim finance director.
Subsea
Weatherford Remotely Installs Liner Hanger Offshore Russia Amid COVID-19
Remote training and monitoring procedures enabled the successful installation of the liner hanger system, cementing products and tubular running services.
Business , Subsea
JDR Begins Construction of New Houston Headquarters
JDR, the global subsea cable supplier and servicer owned by the TFKable Group, said July 29 it has begun construction of a new U.S. headquarters in Tomball, Texas, a part of the Houston metropolitan area.
Digital Oilfield , ROVs
E&P Tech Watch: Bringing the Seabed to the Design Desk
A simulation system provides design engineers with a realistic insight into what an ROV can and cannot do to improve the design of subsea systems.
Subsea
Exxon Mobil Awards Aker Solutions Brownfield Work Offshore Canada
Aker Solutions has secured a five-year contract extension from Exxon Mobil Canada Properties on July 28 for the provision of engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for the Hebron platform, offshore Newfoundland.
Exploration & Production , Subsea
PATH FORWARD: Offshore Market Outlook from Baker Hughes’ Neil Saunders
Neil Saunders, executive vice president of oilfield equipment at Baker Hughes, provides a look at the company’s Subsea Connect strategy plus what he sees as the biggest challenge facing the offshore oil and gas industry.
Subsea , Seismic
TGS Completes East Coast Canada Facies Map Browser, Play Fairway Analysis
TGS, a leading provider of multiclient geoscience data for E&P companies, said July 28 it has completed the East Coast Canada Facies Map Browser and Play Fairway Analysis (ECC FMB & PFA).
Methane , Emissions , Drilling , Digital Oilfield , ROVs
E&P Tech Trends: Reducing Idle Rig Time; Enhanced Swellable Sealing; More
Check out the latest products and services for the upstream oil and gas industry including a new wellhead system that allows an offshore rig to stay on location in severe weather conditions, saving idle rig time costs.