Engineering students get careers advice in downturn
Engineering students in Aberdeen have been receiving support as they set out on their careers in the teeth of market downturn.
Technology
Electric car advances set to hit demand for oil
The electric vehicle revolution could turn out to be more dramatic than governments and oil companies have yet realised.
Hydratight launches new mechanical connector
Joint integrity specialist Hydratight has unveiled a new mechanical connector that offers an alternative to welding.
Hydrogen drone technology takes off
Green-energy company Cella and the Argyll-based Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) have together achieved what is thought to be the world’s first hydrogen-fuelled flight.
New breathing equipment aims to help save divers’ lives
A new breathing system aims to help improve safety for commercial divers by more than doubling the supply of breathing gas, its manufacturers' claim.
Professor examines oil and gas cyber security threats
An IT expert from Aberdeen's Robert Gordon University (RGU) has taken part in an international conference highlighting how oil and gas companies can better protect themselves from cyber threats.
Intertek technology offers sampling boost for oil and gas
New speciality sample cyclinders will enable offshore chemists to transport samples containing mercury and hydrogen.
Tech Tuesday: World’s first deep sea mining vehicles set for seabed
With an estimated 70% of the world's mineral deposits located under the ocean, subsea technology developed in the oil and gas sector could help open up the potential of submerged mining.
Tech Tuesday: A carbon fibre oil rig may not be that far fetched after all
An oil rig made primarily of carbon fibre sounds far fetched, but then, who'd have thought 20 years ago that airliners could be made from the "black stuff"?
Phones with 7-day battery life seen by fuel-cell maker
A British fuel-cell developer that was first to put the technology harnessing the power of hydrogen into London’s distinctive black cab said it’s working on a system that would allow mobile phone users to charge just once a week.
Delphian Ballistics on track for revenue target after selling 150 perforation guns in month
A north-east well technology company has sold 150 of its perforating guns in North America last month, scooping up more than £173,000 in the process. Delphian Ballistics said it has a hefty order book for its TriStim guns, which are built to order, and is projecting sales worth £2million in 12 months. The firm, founded in 2013, claims its perforating gun can “unlock efficiencies” and increase well flow performance by 50%.
Swedish device bound for testing in Orkney
Swedish wave-energy developer CorPower Ocean is signed up to test a new device at the European Marine Energy Centre (Emec) in Orkney.
Tech Tuesday: Expro wellhead surveillance technology aims to optimise production
Expro are currently collecting real-time data to support production optimisation from brownfield wells using their non-intrusive wellhead surveillance technology.
Tech Tuesday: Read teams with GE for new micro-leak detection tool
Well intervention specialist Read Cased Hole has collaborated with GE Oil and Gas to develop a new micro-leak detection tool that can be deployed in well intervention processes including slickline, electric line, coiled tubing and tractor.
Energy firms at risk from “zombie” attacks
Energy firms are are prime risk from cyber crime and what tech experts described as the Internet of Zombies - relentless bot attacks by professional hackers that can run for days, weeks or months at a time.
Tech Tuesday: Imaging technology moves ahead in oil and gas
Advances in the systems and tech that can benefit the subsea supply chain has seen technology from other fields such as medicine, aerospace and the nuclear sectors play a bigger role in recent years and there's no sign that trend stopping anytime soon.
Underwater Centre adds T4 to ROV training portfolio
The Underwater Centre testing facility in Fort William, Scotland, has added the FMC Schilling TITAN 4 syllabus to its current ROV training suite.
Sonardyne’s deep sea tech tested at deep space NASA lab
Subsea engineering company, Sonardyne has successfully demonstrated its wireless integrity monitoring technologies during a series of in-water demonstrations held at NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Lab in Houston, Texas.
Kongsberg’s new survey software launched on Bibby Olympic
Marine technology company Kongsberg Maritime has completed the first installation of its new dynamic positioning software that allows operators to use a vessels own system to help cut costs of subsea survey and construction projects.
Tech Tuesday: Baker Hughes makes leap in artificial lift delivery
Baker Hughes is field trialling a new adaptive production system which the global services firm delivers 300% greater oil production and 200% higher natural gas production compared with its previous artificial lift offering for unconventional plays.
Accenture showcasing new wearable oil and gas technology
An Aberdeen firm is showcasing new wearable technology which it says can “reignite” the North Sea’s position as a global leader. Management consultancy and technology services firm Accenture has said the wearable helmet-mounted cameras and arm-mounted tablets let offshore workers do their jobs more efficiently, which helps companies lower costs. Industry experts have said the needs to reduce its cost base if it is to survive the current downturn, which has seen crude prices nose dive from more than $110 per barrel in summer 2014 to less than $35 today.
Maersk and eDrilling team up for drilling technology offering
Maersk Training and Norway's eDrilling have teamed up to enhance drilling operations and reduce costs for oil and gas firms.
Statoil signs up for new M-I Swaco tank cleaning technology
Statoil has awarded M-I Swaco a four-year NK500 million for new tank cleaning technology for supply vessels that offers a safer, environmentally friendly solution.
Aberdeen engineering group aims to support young people
An Aberdeen-based not-for-profit organisation aims to continue to support young people to pursue a career in engineering through a series of events taking place in 2016.
Tech Tuesday: Robots helping to detect pipeline gas leaks
A new generation of pipeline robotics that can extend the life of large diameter cast iron pipeline infrastructure could help save time and money for utility companies.