Poll Shows Some Manufacturing Execs Anticipating Expansion Poll Shows Some Manufacturing Execs Anticipating Expansion April 18, 2013 Great article regarding the economic situation of manufacturing and how Mactech is experiencing growth for on-site repairs by zigging while others are zagging. Agility is a strong asset…
API, BSEE release new standards, rules API, BSEE release new standards, rules April 17, 2013 The American Petroleum Institute and the US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement both have issued new standards and rules that affect operations in the Gulf of Mexico…
“We’re staffing up”: BSEE says recruitment drive will ease permit backlog “We’re staffing up”: BSEE says recruitment drive will ease permit backlog April 24, 2013 A key issue in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) has been the bottleneck in permitting underwater machining at the Bureau of Safety & Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) since the big…
Personnel to get stop-work authority under strengthened SEMS II Personnel to get stop-work authority under strengthened SEMS II April 26, 2013 In its bid to root out any lingering complacency in offshore oil and gas operations, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has released the “final rule”…
Uncertainty in the Gulf: the lengthening shadow of Macondo Uncertainty in the Gulf: the lengthening shadow of Macondo April 29, 2013 The decommissioning market in the Gulf of Mexico is facing serious regulatory and fiscal challenges, and the longer-term outlook is uncertain, an expert has warned. A raft of…
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…
Saudi oil minister says Saudis welcome US production growth Saudi oil minister says Saudis welcome US production growth May 10, 2013 Technological breakthroughs with subsea pipe cutting tools which have allowed the US to begin produce crude from tight shales and deepwater formations could bring welcome new supplies to global…
BP: What would a case of optimum delivery look like? BP: What would a case of optimum delivery look like? May 13, 2013 Planning and collaboration can do more to cut costs than technology developments says BP’s Win Thornton. An operator has outlined how decommissioning costs in the Gulf of Mexico could…
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.…