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Monday, August 31, 2009

New Player in Flexpipe

Italy's Prysmian Cables & System confirmed that its newly developed flexible pipe have been manufactured in full compliance with the required design and project specifications and testing is currently underway.

The company described this as 'a significant step forward' in its effort to offer a comprehensive range of SURF products for offshore industry

Last year Prysmian signed a four-year frame agreement with PETROBRAS for the design and supply of a range of dynamic risers and static flowlines up to 6in diameter for deepwater deployment. The company plans to begin full production of flexpipe in 2010 when a dedicated $100 million production facility is due for completion in Vila Velha, Brazil.

Ziebel AS acquires Knowledge Reservoir

Knowledge Reservoir is the largest upstream resource supplier in Houston, with offices in London, Aberdeen, Muscat and Kuala Lumpur. It delivers products and service solutions through three business lines. The first, Subsurface Asset Consulting, helps clients develop a richer and more accurate understanding of their reservoirs. The second, Production Solutions, maximizes reserves and asset value by improving recovery efficiency and through implementation of EOR/IOR methods suitable for mature and marginal field developments. Thirdly Knowledge Management, where teams of geoscientists and engineers work with clients to capture and transform data into knowledge.


Ziebel AS, wellbore technology company based in Stavanger bought Knowledge Reservoir in May 2007

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