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	Tendeka appoints new CEO to galvanize growth 7th December 2017 Mr Baker joins Tendeka after a 27-year career with Baker Hughes, most recently as Vice President of Stimulation and Production Enhancement. He has held a number of global executive roles, where his...
	Aker Solutions to Design Johan Castberg FPSO Accommodation Unit 7th December 2017 Aker Solutions won a contract from Sembcorp Marine to design the living quarters for the Johan Castberg development's floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO). The work scope...
	UK manufacturer Roxtec supplies Dana Petroleum’s new North Sea FPSO 6th December 2017 Roxtec UK managing director Clive Sharp said enclosure seals are being used aboard the platform to allow cables to pass between separate areas, while protecting people and equipment. The firm’s...
	Hermod Hits 200,000 Hours 6th December 2017 A special celebration took place recently in Rotterdam to honour the ‘Hermod’, a semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) and part of the fleet of Heerema Marine Contractors, the international...
	Amagnit 509 for efficient and controlled directional drilling 5th December 2017 Use in aggressive media also requires good corrosion resistance. To obtain unfalsified location results from the measuring instruments that are based on the earth’s magnetic field, it is also...
	Subsea UK and Scottish Enterprise launch £15million R&D funding call for underwater innovation 4th December 2017 Industry body Subsea UK in partnership with Scottish Enterprise has today announced that it has opened an R&D funding call for innovation projects to drive forward research and development projects...
	Ampelmann secures contract with North Oil Company's Al Shaheen field in Qatar 4th December 2017 This diesel electric, 73m vessel is currently deployed to the Al Shaheen Oil Field, 80 kilometres north of Doha, Qatar. Enabling access to multiple offshore platforms, the Ampelmann gangway will be used for...
	Digitalisation holds the key to increased efficiency 2nd December 2017 This is the second year Petrotechnics has surveyed oil, gas and petrochemical industry professionals to gauge attitudes around OE and measure progress towards its adoption. Nearly all (95%) respondents...
	The Seanamic Group has appointed subsea expert Alan Brunnen as its new Chairman 30th November 2017 He takes over the role from David Pridden, who resigned from the post in October due to an ongoing illness. Martin Barnes, CEO of the Seanamic Group, said: “Alan’s depth of experience in...
	1st Class Corrosion Solution for 3rd Largest Oilfield 30th November 2017 The group of asset owners have taken a leading role in developing the field with the most advanced technologies of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) by water injection.Fast FactsDiscovered: ...