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Altus Intervention invests in smart simulation technology to boost well intervention crew skills

Altus Intervention invests in smart simulation technology to boost well intervention crew skills   Leading well services specialist, Altus Intervention UK, is investing in a new state-of-the-art training simulator to boost the safety and competency of its personnel in the field. The new ‘MultiSIM’ portable well intervention simulator developed by advanced simulator manufacturer, Drilling Systems, will be installed at Altus Intervention’s UK facilities in Portlethe...

Subsea Innovation achieves world first DNV GL type approval

Subsea Innovation achieves world first DNV GL type approval   Subsea Innovation Ltd, part of Tekmar Group plc, has announced that it has been awarded DNV GL type approval for its SIClamp structural pipeline repair clamp technology. In doing so Subsea Innovation is the first manufacturer in the world to achieve this certification. The new technology, given the official stamp of approval from DNV GL, can act as a temporary or permanent structural repair clamp for carbon steel pipelin...

Leading Aberdeenshire Company Reports Successful Return to Kazakhstan

Leading Aberdeenshire Company Reports Successful Return to Kazakhstan   A leading provider of innovative asset cleaning and decontamination solutions has reported a successful return to an important overseas market. In 2017, Inverurie-based Denholm MacNamee unveiled significant investment in the purchase of an external heat exchanger cleaner (shell side) and associated equipment which was quickly deployed to work on its first project in Kazakhstan, at the request of sister company...

AnTech eyes buoyant land market – lowers monitoring costs with triple product launch

AnTech eyes buoyant land market – lowers monitoring costs with triple product launch   AnTech Ltd, a world leading designer and manufacturer of products for the upstream oil and gas industry, has announced the launch of three products, designed to lower equipment cost of permanent monitoring in the current market. The two wellhead outlets and a cable splice build upon recent growth in the market, which is reflected in AnTech’s latest sales figures; product orders are up...

BGF exits Petrotechnics

BGF exits Petrotechnics   9 January 2019: BGF has announced the exit of its minority investment in Petrotechnics, a global leader of software solutions for hazardous industries, following its acquisition by US-based Sphera Solutions Inc. BGF invested £6m in the Aberdeen-based company in 2013 to support the development of Proscient – the first software enterprise platform for operational excellence in hazardous industries. The funding was also used for geographical ex...

Aiken Group Reports Sharp Upturn in Module Business

Aiken Group Reports Sharp Upturn in Module Business   Aberdeen-based Aiken Group has announced a sharp upturn in one of its core areas of business. During the last month alone, the Aberdeen-based company has secured work worth in excess of £700,000 in the offshore cabin module part of its business, and it is anticipated that jobs will be created as a result of this demand coming from the North Sea. Commenting on the news, Aiken Group Managing Director Danny Donald said: &l...

Sphera Acquires Petrotechnics to Enhance End-to-End Operational Risk Solution

Sphera Acquires Petrotechnics to Enhance End-to-End Operational Risk Solution   Sphera, the largest global provider of Integrated Risk Management software and information services with a focus on Operational Risk, Environmental Health & Safety and Product Stewardship, has announced the acquisition of Petrotechnics, a leading global provider of operational risk software for hazardous industries. Petrotechnics is based in Aberdeen, Scotland. Established in 1989, Petrotechnics has...

HVPD Brings In The New Year With Middle East Expansion

HVPD Brings In The New Year With Middle East Expansion   January (Manchester), Electrical network monitoring specialists, High Voltage Partial Discharge (HVPD), has placed its first roots in the Middle East with the relocation of one of its senior business development figures and new, co-opted offices at Abu Dhabi-based engineering services provider, Al Mousawi Trading Co LLC. Samuel Green, who has over ten years’ experience of the Oil and Gas industry, steps into the role of...

Former Scopus Engineering directors launch new independent Dimensional Control and Scanning Solutions company

Former Scopus Engineering directors launch new independent Dimensional Control and Scanning Solutions company   Two former directors of Scopus Engineering, which was sold to AMEC in 2014, have launched a new specialist surveying company offering innovative dimensional control and laser scanning survey solutions to the oil and gas, petrochemical and nuclear industries. Tom Bryce, co-founder of Scopus, and Alan Bell, Operations Director at Scopus for 18 years, have joined forces to b...

AgileTek looks forward to 2019 following success in 2018

AgileTek looks forward to 2019 following success in 2018   Award-winning subsea engineering analysis consultancy, AgileTek, has announced a record year, reporting a 165% increase in external sales and adding several new clients to the roster. The results come as AgileTek celebrate four successful years in business, with contract awards approaching £1 million in 2018. The business has done this whilst also building its presence in Aberdeen, the Middle East and the Far East, in...

PENSPEN selected to execute the First Phase of the FEED (FEED Phase I) of the proposed gas pipeline between Nigeria and Morocco

PENSPEN selected to execute the First Phase of the FEED (FEED Phase I) of the proposed gas pipeline between Nigeria and Morocco   Penspen, a leading global provider of engineering and project management services to the energy industry, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract by The Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (ONHYM) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to execute the First Phase of the FEED (FEED Phase I) of approximately 5,700...

Highland energy firm eyes up non-oil and gas work

Highland energy firm eyes up non-oil and gas work   ONE of the city’s biggest firms is changing its strategy because it expects a period of “low activity” in the oil and gas sector. Global Energy Group is aiming to grow revenue in its other activities despite pre-tax profit increasing last year compared to the previous 12 months. This comes after the firm – filing as GEG (Holdings) – saw turnover drop for the year ending March 31, 2018. A directo...

Aberdeen tech start-up has record year with increase in turnover by 34 times

Aberdeen tech start-up has record year with increase in turnover by 34 times   2018 has been a momentous year for subsea 3d scanning specialists, Viewport3. Despite being in only their second year of trading, the Aberdeenshire tech start-up has enjoyed turnover and growth far in excess of their projections. Over the past year the Ellon-based firm’s turnover increased 34 times, from £10,000 to over £340,000. This remarkable growth rate has enabled Viewport3 to expa...

Ampelmann looks back on the highlights of 2018

Ampelmann looks back on the highlights of 2018   It’s that time of the year again – a time to look back, reflect and once again (quietly) celebrate important milestones. Ampelmann, the global leader in offshore access services, is revisiting a year of growth, successes, and expansion into new territories. With over 4.7 million people and more than 9.3 million kilograms of cargo transferred safely offshore, the company maintains its stellar track record in the industry....

Tendeka continues flow of new technology launches to boost oil recovery

Tendeka continues flow of new technology launches to boost oil recovery   In response to the challenges of effective water injection in fractured reservoirs, independent global completions service company Tendeka has launched a new technology to optimize oil production. As an addition to their extensive range of advanced inflow control technology, FloFuse can increase oil recovery by improving injected water conformance in fractured reservoirs or by ensuring effective placement of...

READ Cased Hole Ltd expands into United States with acquisition of Proactive Diagnostic Services, Inc.

READ Cased Hole Ltd expands into United States with acquisition of Proactive Diagnostic Services, Inc.   READ Cased Hole Ltd (READ) is delighted to announce that it has acquired US-based well integrity specialist, Proactive Diagnostic Services, Inc (PDS). This strategic acquisition positions READ as the leading independent global provider of production logging, well integrity and reservoir evaluation services to the oil and gas industry. READ is now better placed than ever before t...
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