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	Well Conveyor Announces Investments from Chevron Technology Ventures, ProVenture and Investinor 21st August 2019 Combined with additional investments from existing investors ProVenture and Investinor, the company raised 15.7 MNOK ($1.8 M).The money from this financing round will support the qualification and...
	BP deck operations contract a first for Sparrows Group in UKCS 21st August 2019 The contract builds on the Aberdeen headquartered company’s existing long-term relationship with the E&P organisation to become a single point of contact for all lifting and handling operations...
	Extending asset life 20th August 2019 Nitrox diving system with gravity-based LARS installed on the Balmoral FPV for cost-effective asset-based activity rather than using a dive support vessel (DSV)Work from the FPV included diving through the...
	How digital twins will drive innovation in the energy sector 8th August 2019 Digital twins are taking center stage – advancing rapidly beyond building information modelling and enabling asset-centric organisations to converge their engineering, operational, and information...
	Subsea compression FEED order for MAN Energy Solutions 17th July 2019 “We are very proud to work with our alliance partner Aker Solutions on the Jansz-Io field development project for Chevron Australia,” says Uwe Lauber, CEO of MAN Energy Solutions. “Thanks...
	Fugro performs first North Sea remote heading control operation 12th July 2019 A recent week-long operation included accurate remote configuration of the positioning systems onboard the FPSO, the assisting anchor handling vessel and the dive support vessel, with no Fugro survey crew...
	JFMS survey clears Black Sea site of archaeological interest to support future oil exploration 9th July 2019 Conducted offshore Romania, in the Black Sea at ~1000 m water depth, the deep-towed subsea survey covered an 8 x 6.13 km grid over three planned exploration wells in the Ex30 Trident Block, mobilising out...
	Sparrows Group wins first rigging maintenance contract in Qatar 4th July 2019 The four-year contract includes the provision of services for the refurbishment, repair, load test and recertification of rigging lofts and contents.Management of the equipment will also include six-monthly...
	Drilling Systems provides simulation systems for Nabors’ new training centre in Kazakhstan 2nd July 2019 With seven training centres strategically located around the world, Nabors has invested in industry-leading training programs for many years that give its rig crews a unique combination of classroom, hands-...
	Creating a cognitive enterprise 20th June 2019 What impact do you think Cognitive Enterprise will have on the oil and gas sector?The upstream oil and gas sector is experiencing a time of unique change, with the need to increase production at a lower...