North Sea

Scottish Government funding to enhance National Decommissioning Centre of Excellence

Submitted by Editorial on Mon, 2018-04-30 09:55

30th April 2018

Business, Energy and Innovation Minister Paul Wheelhouse with Paddy Collins, Chief Executive Officer, Aubin

The award extends the reach of the DCF to support further sector innovation, creating a unique, collaborative R&D environment for academia and industry.

Unlocking the big prize in UK ‘small pools’

Submitted by Editorial on Tue, 2018-04-24 11:32

24th April 2018

Plug and play is a concept from the computing and space industries, where equipment is designed to be connected, operated and reused more simply and efficiently. Adopting this concept in oil and gas could significantly reduce the cost of developing small pools.

Statoil unveils plans to support SMEs develop new technology at subsea seminar

Submitted by Editorial on Mon, 2018-04-23 10:02

23rd April 2018

UK subsea companies will learn how the world's largest offshore operator plans to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) develop new technologies in a bid to become the world’s most carbon-efficient oil and gas producer at an event in Aberdeen tomorrow (24th April).

Pipetech launches Active Caisson Management to drive efficiencies

Submitted by Editorial on Thu, 2018-04-19 12:21

19th April 2018

Pipetech, the independent process system integrity specialist, has launched a new Active Caisson Management service following a number of recent projects with North Sea operators.

Next generation drones can transform the future

Submitted by Editorial on Wed, 2018-04-18 12:28

18th April 2018

Air Control Entech (ACE) and the Oil & Gas Technology Centre have reached a major milestone, with the launch of three state-of-the-art unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)

Petrotechnics makes digital waves with seven new North Sea wins

Submitted by Editorial on Tue, 2018-03-27 09:20

27th March 2018

Petrotechnics has secured five new North Sea contracts and two software upgrades for its operational excellence (OE) software, Proscient.

Centre of Excellence aims to transform decommissioning

Submitted by Editorial on Mon, 2018-03-26 12:34

26th March 2018

The Oil & Gas Technology Centre and the University of Aberdeen will create a new multi-million-pound Decommissioning Centre of Excellence to tackle current and future challenges with world-class research and development in partnership with industry.

Hat-trick of major topsides decommissioning awards for PD&MS

Submitted by Editorial on Wed, 2018-03-21 09:24

21st March 2018

Leading international engineering company, PD&MS Group, has secured a trio of contracts worth more than £10 million across three major North Sea late-life projects in the last six months.

New appointments support growth for RED Engineering

Submitted by Editorial on Tue, 2018-03-20 12:00

20th March 2018

A growing Hexham-based engineering firm has announced new appointments as it gears up for further growth after completing more than 300 projects in 10 years.

First cohort of TechX Pioneer technology accelerator programme selected

Submitted by Editorial on Thu, 2018-03-15 10:04

15th March 2018

10 tech start-ups will receive up to £100,000 funding Additional funding and follow-on 12-month incubator on offer to Pioneers that base operations in North East Scotland