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	DNV GL introduces new recommended practice and digital tool to manage major safety and cost risks exposed by corrosion under insulation 24th March 2020 CUI, a type of corrosion which arises when water becomes trapped between insulation and the piping and vessels it is designed to protect, has contributed to more than 20% of all major oil and gas accidents...
	Aker Solutions Wins 20-Year Umbilicals Master Order With Chevron 24th March 2020 The scope of the Chevron agreement includes the delivery of engineering, design and manufacturing of dynamic and static control umbilicals, dynamic and static power umbilicals, and service and installation...
	Unity secures multi-million-pound contract with Spirit Energy for well integrity services 18th March 2020 As part of the work-scope Unity will deliver surface wellhead and Xmas tree maintenance services offshore, covering around one hundred wells, as well as providing onshore equipment testing, repair,...
	Multi-million-pound scope to supply sand-face completion for Aker BP 5th March 2020 Over the next three years, the existing frame agreement will see Tendeka deliver its sand screens and FloSure Autonomous Inflow Control Devices (AICDs) to Aker BP’s fields on the Norwegian...
	First long-term smart contract signed for offshore maintenance 5th March 2020 In 2018, the two companies and Cognite, a global AI software company enabling the full-scale digital transformation of heavy-asset industries, embarked upon a digital pilot effort for predictive maintenance...
	Ocean Infinity completes ground-breaking survey project in Angola 4th March 2020 The project was the first time that geophysical, geotechnical, and seismic data has been gathered at the same time. This was achieved through simultaneous operations of Ocean Infinity’s state of the...
	Maersk Drilling secures one-well contract offshore Egypt 3rd March 2020 Maersk Drilling has been awarded a one-well contract for the semi-submersible rig Maersk Discoverer offshore Egypt. The contract has an estimated duration of 21 days and is expected to commence in March...
	Equinor making its first 2020 discovery on the Norwegian continental shelf 3rd March 2020 “Sigrun East is a win-win. Exploring near existing infrastructure we prove resources that can be profitably realized, while producing with low CO2 emissions,” says Equinor’s senior vice...
	Asia Pacific’s Leading Well Intervention Conference and Exhibition 3rd March 2020 More than 250 senior level delegates, including 30%+ operator representatives, will be gathering to participate in OWI APAC 2020, which takes place on 2nd and 3rd June 2020, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ...
	Ocean Infinity to support ExxonMobil in Guyana 28th February 2020 Ocean Infinity will simultaneously deploy their advanced AUVs in water depths of between 70m and 2150m over an area of approximately 3,100 square km. This approach of autonomous operations at scale is a...