Seatronics chosen as Bibby’s subsea rental equipment supplier
Bibby Offshore has dished out a contract to Seatronics for the supply of subsea rental equipment.
Technology
New hyperbaric rescue facility arrives in Aberdeen
The firm that owns the National Hyperbaric Centre in Aberdeen has built a new piece of kit intended for offshore rescue operations.
Technip inks tech deal
Technip has inked a deal with Chemetry to develop a new plastic technology.
Rovop gives 8 pupils a spin on ROV simulator
Aberdeenshire-based Rovop has shown a group of north-east pupils the ropes in an effort to improve subsea industry’s appeal among young people.
N-Sea, Strathclyde secure funds for pipeline inspection project
Subsea service firm N-Sea has teamed up with Strathclyde University on a project they claim will “transform” pipeline inspection.
Ex-oil worker training centre relocating to Georgian estate house
A north-east training centre aimed at helping redundant oil workers back into jobs has found a new home in Banff.
Costain to use augmented reality to assess radioactive pipelines
Costain has revealed it will use augmented reality to assess radioactive pipelines.
Tech Tuesday: Aquaterra, Proeon team up on wind turbine monitoring system
Two Norfolk-headquartered firms with bases in Aberdeen have joined forced to launch a monitoring system to reduce maintenance costs for wind turbines.
Tech Tuesday: Virtual reality software to be demonstrated at LiftEx 2016
Aberdeen firm Motion Software will demonstrate how virtual reality (VR) technology can help with the inspection of oil and gas lifting equipment at an event in the north-east this week.
Maersk gives north-east pupils taste of offshore life
Pupils from across the north-east got the chance to experience life offshore as part of a corporate education initiative.
OGA to host well cost ‘hackathon’ next month
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) will host a “hackathon” event aimed at bringing down well construction costs in Aberdeen next month.
Opito initiative moving courses from classroom to online format
Oil and gas skills body Opito is leading an initiative to make more of the training courses it approves available online.
BP pilots GE’s platform ‘Fitbit’ technology
BP is piloting a new piece of kit, likened to a Fitbit for oil and gas assets, on one of its platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.
EMEC in anti-rust testing alliance with Canadian counterpart
A marine energy testing centre in Orkney has joined forces with a Canadian counterpart to test rust-proof coatings.
North-east pupils in oil and gas maths workshop at Emerson
US engineering firm Emerson has hosted a one-day workshop to show north-east pupils how maths is used in the oil and gas industry.
Tech Tuesday: New app makes vessel sharing plain sailing
Energy logistics firm Peterson will today launch an app which gives oil and gas operators instant information about the availability of space on North Sea vessels.
Tech Tuesday: ITF launches call for abstracts for Technology Showcase 2017
Applying digital technology to improve operational efficiency and performance is set to be a major talking point as the Industry Technology Facilitator (ITF) launches its call for abstracts for Technology Showcase 2017.
Tech Tuesday: Aubin launches decommissioning chemicals toolbox
Aberdeenshire offshore chemical engineer Aubin Group has created a toolbox to support global decommissioning jobs.
RGU and Merlin ERD unite to offer intensive drilling course
Robert Gordon University (RGU) has joined forces with Perth-based well engineering firm Merlin ERD to offer an intensive oil and gas drilling course.
Promoted: Embracing technology to empower cost efficient change
The complex data that exists around offshore travel in the energy and offshore sector is little understood and often neglected. Dissecting, organising and maximising this data can, in fact, shed light on inefficiencies and provide the robust evidence for making powerful changes. But, as ever, the data needs to be in the right hands at the right time.
Promoted: What lies beneath? Tackling the challenge of corrosion under insulation
Bilfinger Salamis UK can reduce labour costs and provide optimum results
Tech Tuesday: Claxton launches latest version of Sabre cutting system
Claxton has launched the latest versions of its modular Sabre cutting system and recovery tower - technologies used for decommissioning projects.
A winning first year for brightsolid in Aberdeen
Scottish cloud computing and data centre partner brightsolid is celebrating the first anniversary of its £5million technology hub in Aberdeen.
Tech Tuesday: Aberdeen duo design new rise system, bringing jack-up rigs into play
Two Aberdeen firms have designed a new riser system that can be deployed from a jack-up rig, which could help operators keep costs down on high pressure, high temperature (HPHT) well operations.
Ogic invests more than £85,000 into new Scottish oil and gas technology R&D projects
The Oil and Gas Innovation Centre (Ogic) is investing more than £85,000 into three projects which have the potential to cut operating costs and improve efficiency in the offshore industry around the world.