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The Ultra Flow centralizers from Oilfield Improvements are ideal for full-circle wiping of paraffins in the inner diameter tubing. They are field-installed from a two-piece, snap-together guide made from Amodel, a glass-reinforced PPA resin. The centralizers have higher gripping force on sucker rods and more fluid flow-by volume compared to other commercially availabl…

Bibby Offshore announced that CEO Howard Woodcock is leaving the company. Woodcock was appointed managing director for Bibby Offshore in 2005 and became CEO two years later. He began his career at the age of 16 as a deck cadet at Bibby Line. After nine years serving on general cargo, bulk carriers, tankers, and ferries, he was promoted to chief officer. He left the co…

Michael J. Dolan, senior vice president of Exxon Mobil Corporation, announced his intention to retire, effective 1 August, after 38 years of service. He was elected to his current position as senior vice president and a member of the corporation's management committee in 2008. Dolan held a variety of technical and managerial positions in the company’s global petroleum…

The $10 million/year contract covers the inspection and mobilization of casing and tubing at two Norwegian sites and includes extenstion options in 2020 and 2022.

Equinor and ExxonMobil continued their aggressive pursuit of acreage offshore Brazil, collecting more blocks in the country's 4th pre-salt bid round.

As part of a revised strategic plan, the Spanish company says it will invest more than $9 billion on its overall operations by 2020, with much of it going to its upstream business unit.

Chaoda’s pig valve has patent pending technology that improves the accessibility to the central components for maintenance and repair. It does not require scaffolding, as the hatch provides access to the torso. The valve requires full cavity pressure relief before the latch can be freed. Its reversible catcher plate allows for retrofitting of the valves from a receive…

Marine and offshore engineering consultancy Aqualis Offshore has named Mark McNeil Cassidy as country manager in Qatar. Cassidy has 24 years of offshore oil and gas experience, having joined Aqualis from a role with Global Maritime. He has previously held positions as principal surveyor for DNV GL in Qatar, and as a master with Gulf Offshore North Sea.

The Piper Alpha incident in the UK North Sea had a profound impact on the development of process safety culture and legislation around the world. With the great crew change already taking place, this column reflects on the disaster to ensure that its lessons are not forgotten.

A startup company has created a system to create thousands of offshore development ideas by rapidly putting together components like building blocks, which its founders argue will force design teams to look outside their comfort zone.

The JIP aims to bring to market a single-phase subsea boosting system that does not require barrier fluid or a mechanical seal.

Oleum Tech announced the release of the WIO Radio Kit with Onboard I/O (input/output). The product integrates radio with a fixed set of analog and discrete I/O in its design. It does not require software programming, making it ideal for common wireless signal replication applications. It features two analog 4-20 mA inputs/outputs (Uni-directional, Radio A to B only), …