ABB to Strengthen Power Network at Dubai International
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, will upgrade its SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) system for the power network at Dubai International (DXB), the world's busiest international airport. The upgraded system includes replacement of the central computers and deployment of the latest version of ABB’s Network Manager software. This will connect to the existing field devices (remote terminal units, bay control units and main…
First Well Built at East-Messoyakha Field
Rosneft and Gazprom Neft have completed early the project to build the first production well at the East-Messoyakha deposit, which is part of the Messoyakha cluster, the northernmost of the known Russian onshore oil fields. The project is part of the joint drilling program implemented by the two companies. The high-tech well was built in complex geological conditions with the use of innovative technologies and materials. At a length of 2,300 meters, the well has a relatively small vertical depth of only 840 meters and the horizontal section of the shaft of 1…
BHP Billiton Submission on Workplace Relations
BHP Billiton today welcomed the opportunity to provide a submission to the Productivity Commission as it considers improvements to the workplace relations framework in Australia. BHP Billiton’s submission includes recommendations for a number of specific enhancements to the workplace relations framework that could be made in the near term. These amendments would allow employers and employees to more effectively work together to support improvements to productivity and competiveness in the Australian economy.
Fugro Bolsters Metocean Modeling Capabilities
Fugro has strengthened its numerical modeling capabilities in response to an increased interest in new development areas for oil and gas and renewable energy, resulting in a growing demand for high-quality metocean data relating to these largely unexplored regions. Modeling the complexities of local environmental conditions requires refinement, both in the wind fields driving the models and in the model grid size. Although global models are available, their scale is often too large to capture regional features like tropical cyclones with enough accuracy.
