Alstom enters Canadian wind power market with major turbine deal Alstom enters Canadian wind power market with major turbine deal March 27, 2013 Wind Farm install wind turbines is a Breeze with Mactech Alstom and NaturEner Energy Canada Inc. have entered into an agreement for the supply of up to 414 MW of wind turbines to be…
Opinion: Outlook on Subsea Decommissioning Opinion: Outlook on Subsea Decommissioning May 14, 2014 Subsea Decommissioning is a rapidly changing process, and because of said regulatory and operator requirements, technology will continue to drive this sector of the offshore industry. The book…
Refinery Turnarounds Are Essential to the Continued Operation of Oil Refineries Refinery Turnarounds Are Essential to the Continued Operation of Oil Refineries August 7, 2013 U.S. refinery turnaround are expanding their diesel-production capacity, not so much for truckers in the U.S., but for drivers in places such as Mexico City and Santiago, Chile.…
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…