Kongsberg using Kinect for seismic streamer deck handling
Norwegian maritime electronics company Kongsberg is using Microsoft's "Kinect" body movement detection device for training seismic vessel operators in deck operations.
25 Apr 2012

Stork wins UK Oil and Gas safety award for hot bolt clamp
Stork Technical Services of Aberdeen has won an "Ideas in Safety Prize" at the UK Oil and Gas Industry Safety Awards, for its hot bolt clamp system, which can be used to remove and replace corroded bolts offshore.
25 Apr 2012

Intetech receives Queen's Award for well integrity solutions
UK well integrity management solutions company Intetech has received a "Queen's Award for Enterprise," from the UK Queen Elizabeth II.
25 Apr 2012

Expro measures land production in Brazil
Oilfield services company Expro has completed a project to measure oil and gas flow rates on land production wells in Brazil's Amazonas state.
14 Apr 2012

Expro Connectors 2 year zero defect deliveries award
Expro Connectors and Measurements, the subsea connector division of well flow management company Expro, has been given a 'platinum award' from its customer Cameron, for having no defects in product deliveries to Cameron's Leeds facility in 2 years.
30 Mar 2012

Energy Ventures invests $9.9m in 2TD Drilling
Energy Ventures has agreed to invest "up to NOK 57m" (USD $9.9m) in Norwegian drilling technology company 2TD Drilling AS.
30 Mar 2012

Siemens acquires Expro's Connectors and Measurements business
German electronics and electrical engineering company Siemens has acquired the Connectors and Measurements business of oilfield service company Expro.
23 Mar 2012

Forum Subsea launches new ROV
Forum Subsea Technologies of Houston has launched a new subsea remote operated vehicle (ROV) called the Tomahawk.
15 Mar 2012

Fraser Louden appointed Reservoir Group's head of well intervention measurements
Aberdeen oilfield service company Reservoir Group has appointed Fraser Louden as managing director of its well intervention and measurements business.
15 Mar 2012

Intelligent Energy event - BP's presentation 'empowered by realtime'
BP has announced a series of presentations around the theme 'empowered by realtime' to be provided at the forthcoming Intelligent Energy 2012 event in Utrecht, Netherlands, on Mar 27-29.
09 Mar 2012

Baker Hughes launches AutoTrak Curve Rotary Steerable System
Baker Hughes has launched the "AutoTrak Curve Rotary Steerable System", a drilling system which can drill vertically, curved and horizontal holes in one run.
02 Mar 2012

ESPs - avoid ground faults
Zenith Oilfield Technology has launched a technology to help operators of Electrical Submersible Pumps (ESPs) avoid ground fault problems.
24 Feb 2012