ClearWELL Scales Up North American Presence
Flow assurance and scale control specialist, ClearWELL Oilfield Solutions, has strengthened its U.S. presence with the appointment of two key positions.Brian Gaudin and John Simonson join the company as Director, Business Development and Business Development Manager, respectively. Gaudin brings 23 years of business development and account management experience to ClearWELL, having worked with top tier oil and gas service companies. Most recently he held the position of Global Account Manager for Intertek where he was responsible for a collective group of oil and gas supermajors’ accounts…
Ashtead Supports BP’s Quad 204 Redevelopment
Ashtead Technology has successfully completed a subsea integrity management project to support BP’s Quad 204 redevelopment of the Schiehallion and Loyal fields, West of Shetland. Ashtead, an independent provider of subsea technology and equipment, deployed its new Deflection Monitoring System (DMS), to capture critical data required to safely deploy and install two subsea manifolds at water depths of 400m. The technology was launched to the market earlier this year. The system monitors deflection, heading, pitch, roll, depth and other parameters of subsea structures in real time.
Roxtec Launches Roxtec Services AB
North West safety seal manufacturer Roxtec has launched a new company called Roxtec Services AB targeting North Sea marine and offshore markets. Roxtec Services AB was developed following sustained demand for equipment inspection on naval ships, drilling rigs and FPSOs (Floating Production Storage and Offloading anchored vessels). The initial focus for the new business will be in the North Sea and the UK continental shelf, an area where Britain has mineral rights – with a view of expanding into international territories including Asia and South America.
Offshore Tests Prove Thunderstorm Detector’s Efficiency
Meteorological product specialist Biral has created a solution that aims to improve the safety of offshore operations since introducing its BTD-300 Thunderstorm Detection equipment. The detector can be used across multiple industries and has proved to be a particularly effective device for offshore operations as confirmed by the results of a North Sea application, the developer said. Biral supplied the BTD-300 to Cofely Fabricom – GDF Suez to install the system on a substation for the C-Power Thorntonbank wind farm 33 kilometers off the Belgian Coast.
New Thunderstorm Detector for the Offshore Sector
Thunderstorms often play a significant part in disrupting offshore operations, especially when conducting personnel transportation by helicopter. And it is not just the threat of lightning, but also the dangerous wind-shear and icing events which can take place in a cumulonimbus cloud that can present added danger offshore. Helping to ensure the safety of operating personnel and minimize downtime, a new thunderstorm detector from Biral aims to provide early warning of nearby thunderstorms.
Intertek: New Well Perforation Safety Tech
Intertek launched an upgraded stray voltage monitoring system, aiding heightened protection for oil and gas industry workers. The PM305 stray voltage monitoring system, an upgraded version of Intertek’s PM205 model, offers updated critical well perforation protection by monitoring stray potentials of up to one volt, ground integrity and stray current. The PM305 also features increased accuracy for monitoring radio frequencies and stores the dates and times of events and alarms. Safeguarding well perforation teams from the risk of serious and potentially life-changing injuries…
