Blowout Preventers Ram, Rotary, Spherical & Annular News in Norway
| 12/14/2021 - Akastor ASA's (AKAST) 50% owned affiliate HMH has been awarded the contract to deliver a pressure control system to Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey (GMGS). The system will comprise of a blowout pr... |
| 7/5/2021 - The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has completed its investigation of an incident with a stuck drill string and blocked BOP on the Deepsea Yantai mobile facility on Gjoa on 20 September 2020.... |
| 6/10/2021 - We have carried out an audit of the plans of National Oilwell Varco (NOV) for their use and maintenance of BOP valves and associated control functions. The audit was conducted on 28-29 April 2021. ... |
| 10/14/2020 - The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has decided to investigate a well incident on the Gjoa on 20 September 2020, when the drill string became stuck fast and blocked the blowout preventer (BOP)... |
| 9/25/2017 - MHWirth, Akastor subsidiary, becomes an owner and establishes a market and technology partnership with the Norwegian technology company Electrical Subsea & Drilling. ... |
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10/29/2015 - Retrieving an unreliable blowout preventer (BOP) is a necessary but expensive operation, costing upwards of one or two million dollars and can easily double in developing ultra-deepwater regions. It i... |
| 3/26/2015 - The PSA has decided to instigate an investigation of a dropped object incident on the West Venture mobile drilling facility on 23 March 2015. The incident occurred on West Venture's drilling deck at 2... |
| 8/27/2014 - The maintenance of blowout preventers (BOPs) has significant financial, logistical and safety implications for drilling operators and rig owners. DNV GL has now established a Joint Industry Project (J... |
