Review of World Energy 2012 Review of World Energy 2012 June 14, 2013 Great video from BP showing the changes in energy trends from around the world. Energy has always fascinated me and it’s great to be part of a company…
Patent Pending Articulating Diamond Wire Saw Patent Pending Articulating Diamond Wire Saw June 12, 2013 The June Issue of Ocean News & Technology focuses on Deepwater Pipeline Repair & Maintenance with a product focus on Subsea Tools & Manipulators. We are more than…
Articulating Diamond Wire Saw Cuts Pipe and Cuts Costs Articulating Diamond Wire Saw Cuts Pipe and Cuts Costs June 5, 2013 Mactech Offshore, a leading provider of subsea and offshore machining solutions, has recently received patent-pending status on its Articulating Diamond Wire Saw. The saw is designed for subsea…
Subsea Decommissioning Costs: What Affects the Cost? Subsea Decommissioning Costs: What Affects the Cost? June 3, 2013 What do you think most affects the decommissioning cost of platforms in the North Sea? Water depth? Function, as in oil or gas? How about location? According to a…
Offshore Decommissioning: Is California The Next Hot Market? Offshore Decommissioning: Is California The Next Hot Market? May 30, 2013 With a finite number of platforms in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM), companies should look to California as the next promising US offshore decommissioning market, an expert has…
Power Sector Is Critically Vulnerable to Drought, Hearing Panel Testifies Power Sector Is Critically Vulnerable to Drought, Hearing Panel Testifies May 29, 2013 Drought is a serious vulnerability for the power sector, witnesses testified at a full committee hearing held last week in the Senate to assess the impacts of drought…
Incremental steps advance subsea development Incremental steps advance subsea development May 27, 2013 Subsea machining oil and gas technology is continuously advancing to meet the requirements of increasingly demanding production environments: deeper water, greater distances from shore, higher reservoir temperatures and…
Survey shows increase in refining construction Survey shows increase in refining construction May 24, 2013 Oil and Gas Journal’s semiannual Worldwide Construction Update shows an increase in oil refinery turnarounds activity compared with the previous edition of the update (OGJ, Nov.5, 2012, p.…
Summer Power Burn: Are Generators Headed Back to Coal? Summer Power Burn: Are Generators Headed Back to Coal? May 22, 2013 The US natural gas supply demand picture has changed with the 25% run-up in NYMEX natural gas futures prices to over $4/MMBtu this year. Prices rose for portable…