Safway's QuikDeck® key to New Zealand Offshore Natural Gas Project
Waukesha, Wis. – When a near-shore natural gas platform in New Zealand needed to be refurbished on a tight time frame, New Zealand contractor WorleyParsons found the perfect solution on the other side of the world – in Safway’s QuikDeck. After 10 years of safely delivering up to 40 percent of New Zealand’s natural gas supply annually, the Shell-operated Pohokura field in the North Island...
Read More »Industry Award to Aker Solutions' MPO Unit
Aker Solutions' subsidiary Managed Pressure Operations yesterday won a prize for its riser safety system at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston. The Aker Solutions unit won the Woelfel Best Mechanical Engineering Achievement Award for its Riser Safety System (RSS). The award recognizes products, devices or systems that reflect innovation or practical use of mechanical engineering in...
Read More »Aker Solutions Wins Ã...sgard Modification Contract
Aker Solutions has secured a contract for subsea compression topside modifications of the Ã…sgard A and B platforms with Statoil. The contract value is approximately NOK 650 million. The purpose of the modification is to supply electricity to the Ã…sgard subsea compressor units, which will be installed in 2013. In December 2010 Statoil awarded Aker Solutions the NOK 3.4 billion contract to...
Read More »Electric Drilling Package withstands rigors of oil field.
Designed to meet high power and low fuel consumption demands of drill rig operations, self-contained MTU Electric Drilling Package consists of diesel engine, generator, radiator, and control panel mounted on rigid base frame. Generator is powered by MTU 12 V 4000 G73 engine capable of producing 1,105 kW plus 10% overload capability at 1,200 rpm. For rigs with high power load, multiple EDPs will...
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UNLOCKING THE HIDDEN POTENTIAL OF MANUFACTURING: How lubricants can help increase productivity and reduce total cost of ownership
This paper illustrates how manufacturing companies have successfully worked with Shell Lubricants to upgrade their lubrication and extract value by reducing TCO and improving equipment productivity.
Read More »Petrobras Selects Aker Kvaerner Design for P-56 Platform
18 December 2007 - The Brazilian oil company Petrobras have selected an Aker Kvaerner design for the hull of their new semisubmersible production platform to be located offshore Brazil, at the Marlim Sul deep water field development. The design is a copy of the P-51 semisubmersible platform, developed by Aker Kvaerner for Petrobras in 2002. P-56 will be the third semisubmersible platform for...
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Simple Connection – MGB with EtherNet/IP
The new MGB with EtherNet/IP is a leap forward in access door safety. Designed for easy installation, flawless performance, and long service life, it is engineered with robust features and cutting-edge technology that places it firmly at the leading edge of the door safety device industry. To learn all about the benefits of the Euchner MGB, see our video.
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