Published:  10 December, 2014

Good progress is being made in developing the equipment and techniques needed for testing and faultfinding on the latest undersea power cables, says Peter Herpertz of Megger. Nevertheless, he believes that the operators of these cables, if they are to consistently achieve high reliability and minimise the potentially crippling costs that result from downtime, will need to make a much larger investment in test technology.

Published:  10 December, 2014

Ensuring a safe and productive solution to providing electrical, water, and fuel connections to a jetty is challenging at the best of times. But when that jetty is floating in the harbour at Barrow-in-Furness with rough seas and an 11 metre tide, the problems are compounded. That was the situation facing Cameron Forecourt, who installed a floating pontoon for DONG Energy that is used to service their wind farm just off the rugged North West coast of England. ODEE reports.

Published:  02 December, 2014

Dialight a leader in LED lighting technology, has revealed the new low profile linear with CE compliance. Delivering up to 7,000 lumens at 106 lumens per watt, the energy efficient, low maintenance luminaire is said to provide a perfect lighting solution for low ceiling applications and areas where a greater level of clearance is required.

Published:  15 October, 2014

With oil becoming harder to exploit and prices increasing, operations are moving into deeper waters. Active heave users need to move towards more energy efficient solutions as subsea activity needs more power to deploy the equipment to reach these hidden depths. Steve Smith, marine and offshore sector manager at Bosch Rexroth, says by innovative system design and integrating accumulators into the active heave compensation control process, end users could achieve energy savings of up to seventy four per cent.

Published:  15 October, 2014

ODEE spoke with Martin Üre Villoria, engineering director at Sulzer Pumps (UK) Ltd., about the different applications requiring the lifting of seawater on offshore oil & gas applications, and the critical role pumps play in this process.

Published:  15 October, 2014

ODEE spoke with Tom Irwin, business development manager at Dron & Dickson, about the benefits of LED lighting for offshore oil & gas applications.

Published:  15 October, 2014

ODEE spoke with Barry Craig, project manager at ScanTech Offshore, and Mark Ball, well test support engineer at the company, about what they regard as the best specifications and service & support offerings to look for when sourcing air compressors for use in well test zones.

Published:  15 October, 2014

Oil & Gas UK has recently released its Economic Report 2014 - the definitive guide to the current status and future prospects of the offshore oil and gas industry in the UK - with a call to secure the long-term future of the industry through greater collaboration. ODEE takes a look at the report’s findings.

Published:  15 October, 2014

A set of maintenance-free spherical plain bearings to support a newly constructed process module extension column, which is fixed to the main offshore platform located in the North Sea, has been custom designed by Schaeffler UK. ODEE reports.

Published:  05 September, 2014

Enclosure specialist Intertec is supplying high performance environmental protection cabinets for Shell’s ‘Prelude’ floating liquefied natural gas project. Designed specifically for extended service life in hazardous areas, the shelters incorporate semi-passive cooling technology and are some of the most stringently specified instrumentation protection solutions that the company says it has ever produced. ODEE reports.

Published:  05 September, 2014

ODEE spoke with Kenny McKenzie, RWG’s Avon business manager, about how this leading OEM sets out to provide the best possible maintenance, repair and overhaul service for its customers.

Published:  05 September, 2014

Industry speakers at National Instruments’ 2014 Offshore Measurement Summit, hosted at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, discussed many challenges in the industry. ODEE reports.

Published:  05 September, 2014

ODEE spoke with Tim Shea, senior analyst at ARC Advisory Group, about some of the key current benefits, challenges and solutions being discussed within the world of subsea wireless communications technology.

Published:  13 August, 2014

Ziebel AS, a Stavanger-based provider of specialist well intervention services for the oil and gas industry, has announced that it has reached an agreement with ConocoPhillips to provide distributed fiber optic (DFO) intervention services in the continental United States.

Published:  13 August, 2014

Xplore Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: XPLR), manufacturer of fully-rugged and ultra-rugged tablets, reports it has secured additional purchase orders of approximately $2.3 million for its iX104 ultra-rugged tablets from a leading natural gas provider, bringing the total amount purchased by the customer to approximately $4.3 million.

Published:  13 August, 2014

Applus RTD, providers of integrity technology services, reports it is driving forward an innovative research and development program to incorporate augmented reality systems into its industry-leading technology range.

Published:  13 August, 2014

Yokogawa Electric Corporation has announced the signing of an agreement with GasSecure AS on the distribution of GasSecure’s ISA100 Wireless based gas detectors through Yokogawa’s global sales network.

Published:  13 August, 2014

Gill Instruments, designer and manufacturer of meteorological technology is launching the MetConnect promotion to celebrate the benefits of combining its MetPak Pro and MetStream products.

Published:  13 August, 2014

COBAT Technologies Ltd, through Manbat Ltd, its specialist UK battery distribution subsidiary, has announced that it has acquired PowerCell Industrial Battery Engineers Ltd, a leading industrial battery specialist based at Rayne in Essex that supplies and services batteries and chargers for all types of industrial applications.

Published:  13 August, 2014

Yaskawa Electric Corporation, expert in motion control and robotics, has recently announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire The Switch, a supplier of megawatt-class permanent magnet generator and full-power converter packages for wind power and other renewable energy applications.

Published:  13 August, 2014

Quartzelec says all high voltage electrical machinery will exhibit partial discharge, even from new, however, around two-thirds of all unplanned outages, subsequent production loss and significant equipment damage can be attributed to related stator winding insulation failure.

Published:  13 August, 2014

Precision sensor manufacturer Micro-Epsilon has launched a new compact, robust capacitive displacement controller that is said to provide a combination of technical advantages and high performance at an affordable price.

Published:  13 August, 2014

Vision Components has extended the performance range of its VC Base line with 5 new camera models that are available as black and white or colour versions featuring a 700 MHz processor, providing more computing power for demanding applications.

Published:  13 August, 2014

OptaSense, a subsidiary of QinetiQ Group plc and a leader in distributed acoustic sensing (DAS), has said it is honoured to be shortlisted for the prestigious engineering accolade, the MacRobert Award, following a recent awards ceremony.

Published:  13 August, 2014

High integrity seismic protection for critical assets and industrial processes such as oil, gas or nuclear installations is essential and condition monitoring specialists Sensonics offer a range of solutions including seismometers, switches and structural monitoring devices.