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…
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…
Greenback Powers Higher on Energy Boom Greenback Powers Higher on Energy Boom March 22, 2013 Through all the static of the global economy, one constant has held true for the past decade: the U.S. dollar has been a counter-cyclical safe haven, an energy boom. It…
Energy Boom Dawning in America Energy Boom Dawning in America March 25, 2013 Randy Foutch calls it a renaissance, but when you listen to the veteran Texas oilman and others describe America’s nascent energy boom, it sounds more like a miracle. Politicians…
Regulation and Policy Regulation and Policy March 26, 2013 “the essential elements of well integrity go beyond the actual hardware itself. It covers procedures, human factors, people’s understanding, training” offshore decommissioning Describing the evolving concern over HPHT well…
MARKET WATCH: Economic indicators boost oil prices MARKET WATCH: Economic indicators boost oil prices April 8, 2013 Oil prices increased Mar. 26 with crude up 1.4% to its highest close in a month on the New York market, buoyed by improved US economic data and…
Foreign investors play large role in U.S. shale industry Foreign investors play large role in U.S. shale industry April 22, 2013 In early 2013, Sinochem, a Chinese company, entered into a $1.7 billion joint venture with Pioneer Natural Resources to acquire a stake in the Wolfcamp Shale play in West Texas. This investment highlights…
New emissions standards would fuel shift from coal to natural gas New emissions standards would fuel shift from coal to natural gas April 19, 2013 The cost of complying with tougher Environmental Protection Agency air-quality standards with portable tooling solutions could spur an increased shift away from coal and toward natural gas for electricity…