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March 28, 2019
Stress Engineering Services, Inc., (SES) the consulting engineering services company, has received an OTC Spotlight on New Technology (SONT) Award for its condition based maintenance (CBM) of drilling riser systems.
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March 21, 2019
The Open Group, the vendor-neutral technology consortium, has announced the launch of the Open Subsurface Data Universe (OSDU) Forum, a Forum of The Open Group.
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March 19, 2019
TechnipFMC was honored with a prestigious OTC Spotlight on New Technology award for its Subsea 2.0 In-Line Compact Robotic Manifold design.
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March 18, 2019
NACE International, The Corrosion Society and The Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC), two non-profit professional associations in the field of corrosion and coating standards, training, and certification, have initiated exploratory discussions about synergistic opportunities that may exist between the two organizations.
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March 17, 2019
Common themes of bountiful resources and expanding oil and gas production were sounded by a Texas senator and the Alaskan governor on the final day, Friday March 15, of the five-day CERAWeek conference in Houston.
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March 08, 2019
Some of the best was held for the last in the Technical Program at the annual SPE-IADC Drilling Conference, held in The Hague, the Netherlands.
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March 07, 2019
After the initial opening remarks from key officials, the annual SPE-IADC Drilling Conference on got down to what it does best—presentations on a wide variety of technical innovations and advancements over the last year.
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February 11, 2019
His Excellency Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE minister of state and group CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), was honored, today, with the “International Lifetime Achievement Award” for his outstanding contribution to the global energy industry.
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February 01, 2019
There is just one week left to enter the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) 2019 Safety in Seas Awards competition.
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January 23, 2019
There are three weeks remaining to enter the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) 2019 Safety in Seas Awards Competition.
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January 22, 2019
Stress Engineering Services, Inc., a consulting engineering services company, has achieved an American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) Recognized Specialist certification for its condition based monitoring (CBM) services.
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October 11, 2018
More than 350 of the upstream oil and gas industry’s brightest minds gathered Thursday to find out, and celebrate, the winners of the 2018 World Oil Awards. The awards ceremony, now in its 17th year, seeks to recognize and honor the upstream industry’s top innovations and innovators.
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October 09, 2018
Noia has informed its members, the oil & gas industry, and the public that nominations are now being accepted for the 2019 Industry Achievement Awards. Nominations will remain open until 5 p.m. Friday, November 16, 2018, for both the Outstanding Contribution Award and the Rising Star Award.
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August 29, 2018
World Oil and Gulf Energy Information has announced the finalists for the 2018 World Oil Awards. For 17 years, these prestigious awards have honored the upstream energy industry's leading innovators and innovations.
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August 24, 2018
It’s great to be back in Stavanger this week for ONS, connecting with customers and peers, highlighting innovation, and sharing information and best practices designed to steer the energy industry forward. We shouldn’t underestimate the importance of Norway and the wider North Sea region for its role—past, present, and future—in technology research, development, and incubation.
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May 09, 2017
A vessel with an asymmetric stern has a twisted aft shape that is designed to account for the differing flow conditions on each side of the propeller. The idea emerged in the 1960s, but due to the difficulty of manually developing the optimal shape, this design failed to make a large impact at the time. DNV GL has revisited the idea.
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May 01, 2017
Expro is showcasing a range of new capabilities and technology at OTC Houston 2017.
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April 13, 2017
The Society of Exploration Geophysicists has released a major update to the venerable SEG-Y workhorse seismic data exchange standard.
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April 11, 2017
Every great drilling engineer, at one time, most likely had a great mentor, who provided him or her with help and support when it was needed most.
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April 06, 2017
Robert Gordon University (RGU) has today launched a new set of online short courses to help professional development and address skills needs within the oil and gas industry.
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April 05, 2017
DSME and DNV GL presented the results of a joint development project (JDP) for the design of an innovative, efficient LNG carrier based on today’s technology, at the Gastech 2017 conference in Tokyo, Japan.
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