Exclusive: Ogic activities transferred to Oil and Gas Technology Centre
The Oil and Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) has been handed £3 million in funding to help it take over the duties of another energy innovation facility.
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OGIC and Aberdeen University team up on £1.3million of new drilling technologies
The Oil and Gas Innnovation Centre (OGIC) has joined forces with Aberdeen University to develop £1.3million of new offshore drilling technologies.
Tech Tuesday: Decommissioning will bring technical challenges… and opportunities
The burgeoning decommissioning sector will bring technical challenges and opportunities that the North Sea supply chain are well placed to exploit.
University leads oil rig decommissioning research
Research that will support decommissioning by exploring approaches to the recovery of subsea structures is to be carried out by the University of Dundee on behalf of Xodus, with support from the Oil & Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC).
OGIC assists development of ground breaking pipeline insulation product
An Aberdeen-based organisation has had a hand in a project aimed at modifying AeroZero, an aerogel product used to insulate subsea pipelines. With the support of the Oil and Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC), the initial product designer, Blueshift, worked with a team from Strathclyde University on advancing the thin, sheet version of AeroZero. US-based Blueshift was delighted with the outcome and is continuing to work with the university on the next phase of development.
Offshore Europe 2015: Industry gets boost from manufacturing and materials experts
Oil and gas firms are set to benefit from access to advanced capabilities that can cut costs and enhance materials used in the energy industry following a new agreement between teams of technology experts.
Oil and Gas Innovation Centre to explore biotech at event
Opportunities for the oil and gas industry to learn from innovation in the biotech sector will be explored at an event in Aberdeen on Thursday. The Oil & Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC) and the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) are collaborating to host Biotechnology in Oil & Gas: the Art of the Possible – a workshop which will explore the opportunities to apply technology and know-how from biotechnology to challenges facing the oil and gas industry. Taking place at the Rox Hotel on Thursday 25 June, the event will examine the impact biotechnology could have in a range of disciplines in
New Oil and Gas Innovation Centre embraces academia
A new centre which aims to speed up the development of new technologies for the North Sea oil and gas industry will be formally launched by Energy Minister Fergus Ewing in Aberdeen tonight