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21 Jan 2014

Wireline Secures PEMEX Contract

Wireline Engineering employee working on a Roller Bogie tool.

Wireline International has secured a contract worth up to $3.1/£1.9million for the supply of its patented Roller Bogie  wireline conveyance tools to Mexican state-owned petroleum company PEMEX. The wireline and well intervention technology specialist secured the contract for a range of its Roller Bogie  products, designed to enhance the deployment of wireline equipment in deviated wells. Wireline Engineering Chairman Bill Petrie said, “We have worked hard to develop our position in the thriving Mexican market.

12 Nov 2013

Well Intervention System to be Reviewed in Aberdeen

The AX-S system, a world first in light well intervention, will be the topic of discussion at a major oil and gas industry event in Aberdeen next week. Following over £120 million of investment and eight years of research and development, the AX-S well intervention system used remote-controlled subsea tools and was the first technology in this field that could be deployed from a construction vessel and operate in depths of up to 10,000ft. The business which developed the system subsequently went into administration on September 1, 2012, with the loss of 40 jobs.

10 Sep 2013

Wireline Engineering Reports Continued Global Growth

Aberdeen-based Wireline Engineering said it is continuing its global expansion, with £1.9 million of new projects secured in key regions during the first half of 2013. The firm develops original wireline and well intervention technologies for the oil and gas industry worldwide. Key contracts have been secured in North America, Southeast Asia, West Africa and the Middle East, reflecting Wireline Engineering’s ambitions to continue extending its geographical footprint. Local partnerships have been confirmed in Nigeria and Indonesia and the Middle East. Recent orders from Angola, Indonesia, Iraq, Malaysia and Nigeria have reinforced the firm’s continued success worldwide and the opportunities for its innovative products and services.

14 Nov 2012

ROV Contract for Forum Energy

Houston-based Forum Energy Technologies contracted by Cummings Consulting to supply two Sub-Atlantic Mojave Systems ROV's. Both of the Mojave ROVs (Remotely Operated Vehicles) will be equipped with job specific tooling systems such as; electric winches, touch screen control monitors, Sub-can Control Systems, sonar, color and monochrome cameras. Also included are two three function manipulators and VisualSoft™ data capture capabilities. The Mojave systems are capable of reaching depths of 300 meters, and will be deployed for assessment analysis immediately off the coast of Florida. "The Mojave was the perfect observation vehicle for us because of its high thrust, low cost and easy deployment. Our relationship with Forum played an important role in our purchase as well.

25 Oct 2012

Forum to Provide Offshore Trenching System to Global Marine

Forum Energy Technologies contracts with Global Marine Systems to supply a PerryTM XT 600 Trenching System. The XT 600 Trenching System is scheduled for delivery in 2013. It will be installed in the Global Marine vessel the Cable Retriever, based in the Philippines, and will replace the T205 trencher that was previously supplied by Forum/Perry in 2000. The XT 600 Trenching System will be used to support Global Marine's subsea cable maintenance contracts in South East Asia and the Indian Ocean. The trenching system is to come complete with Launch & Recovery System and special tooling. The trencher provides three meter ROV burial capability on the ocean floor.

22 Oct 2012

Forum Sells Two Sub-Atlantic™ ROV's

Forum Energy Technologies sell two Sub-Atlantic™ ROVs to IKM Subsea for deployment in North Sea and Singapore waters. "We recently won a five year frame agreement with Statoil, and we intend to continue our strong growth both in the Norwegian and International market," says IKM Subsea Managing Director Ben Pollard. IKM Subsea Business Development Manager, Mahesh Govindan added, "Sub-Atlantic's technical and spares support capability in Singapore was one of the key factors in our decision to purchase the vehicles. Further to that, the short delivery date enabled us to work well within the time-line for the project. Forum Subsea Technologies is a product line of Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.

03 Sep 2012

ROV Locator on Display in 'Titanic' Museum

Forum Energy Technologies announce the placement of a Sub-Atlantic Mohawk™ observation class ROV at the 'Titanic' Belfast Museum. Forum Subsea Technologies, a business line of Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. of Houston, Texas, has placed on permanent display a Sub-Atlantic Mohawk™ observation class remotely operated vehicle (ROV) at the Titanic Belfast Museum to help tell the story of the RMS Titanic. The newly opened Titanic Belfast Museum, the world's largest Titanic visitor attraction, is located in the heart of Belfast. In 1985, Robert Ballard, Jean-Louis Michel and their French-American team finally located the wreckage of one of the most famous and tragic ships in history.

18 Jun 2012

UKPS Awarded Investors in People Bronze Standard Award

Forum Energy Technologies (NYSE: FET) said that its United Kingdom Personnel Service (UKPS) business unit, based in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, has been awarded the prestigious Investors in People (IIP) Bronze Standard Award. Recipients of this award are a prestigious group of leading public, private and civic organizations, ranging in size from less than ten to thousands of employees. “Receiving this award is a tremendous achievement,” said Mick Jones, Senior Vice President - Forum Subsea Technologies. UKPS has been supplying technical staff to the offshore industry since 1985. It has built an impressive track record in providing qualified and experienced personnel across a wide range of disciplines. “We pride ourselves on providing our clients with the highest quality of service,” said Mr.

08 Mar 2012

Icota Europe Appoints New Chairman and Co-Chairman

The Intervention & Coiled Tubing Association (ICOTA) European Chapter has appointed a new chairman and co-chairman. Former co-chair Callum Munro will take the helm as chairman of the organization, while fellow committee member Michael Taggart has been appointed as the new co-chairman. Munro, a senior well engineer at BP, is responsible for identifying and implementing new well intervention technologies within the company, also providing specific well examination services for platform and subsea well interventions across BP’s UKCS portfolio. A member of ICOTA since 2002, he joined the committee in 2006, becoming actively involved in the re-development of the ICOTA Europe website.

07 Oct 2011

Deadline Looms to Apply for Subsea Tech Funding

ITF is calling on technology developers to come forward with innovative solutions to drilling, well intervention and subsea challenges, with the potential for successful proposals to receive up to 100% funding. Submission deadlines are fast approaching for three global calls for proposals, following the identification of key priorities at a series of Technology Challenge Workshops (TCWs) by ITF members earlier this year. The calls for drilling and well intervention solutions follows on from two workshops held in Amsterdam earlier this year, where a number of operators and service companies identified the shared challenges where they would like to see innovative technologies developed.

12 Feb 2008

Remedial Offshore Pics Power for Unique Offshore Vessel

Remedial Offshore announced the purchase of V228 medium-speed diesel engines from GE Marine to power the new Remedial Offshore Elevating Support Vessels (ESVs). Reportedly the world’s first self-propelled, 325-foot nominal water depth-rated jack-up well intervention vessel, Remedial Offhore’s ESV design provides a hybrid between a jack-up drilling rig and a marine vessel. The new ESV concept offers versatility and operational functionality, ranging from an incorporated electric well workover package to a large open deck for offshore support functions.

28 Mar 2007

Aker Kvaerner Awarded Contract with BP Norge AS

BP Norge AS has awarded Aker Kvaerner a service contract for provision of personnel and equipment for well intervention services for the Ula, Valhall, Hod, Tambar and Skarv fields on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The contract is for a firm period of five years plus a two year optional period. The estimated contract value for the initial five years is NOK 175 million. The scope of work comprises mechanical wireline services, wireline tractor services and cased hole logging services. The work will be undertaken by the Aker Kvaerner subsidiary, Aker Kvaerner Well Service in Stavanger. Since the Ula field came onstream in 1986, Aker Kvaerner Well Service has provided well intervention services to BP.