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Companies

Activity

Aker Solutions acquired “This technology can be used to

Glasgow, Scotland-based predict the lifetime of an installation

International Design in a more effective manner,” said

Engineering And Services

Tore Sjursen, head of Aker Solutions’ , an

Ltd. (I.D.E.A.S.) maintenance and advanced engineering company that has inspection and monitoring services. developed software and technology “It also helps us plan more targeted to improve the quality and accuracy maintenance and inspection of integrity and life time analysis activities, and increases the quality for oil and gas assets. of our services.” and precision

Kunz. “The new name is an essential instrumentation. The laboratory move that refects our position as an includes a fow loop and a dynamic increasingly global provider of tender performance loop, powered by assist drilling vessels.” Emerson’s PlantWeb digital plant architecture. established a

ION Geophysical 

GX Technology (GXT) seismic data processing center in Perth, to serve the needs of oil & gas companies in Australia and throughout the Asia-

Pacifc region. The new center is

Aberdeen-based acquired staffed with geoscience profession- EnerMech

Australian industrial sector frm als with regional expertise and offers

Vicon Services, and UK-based a range of seismic imaging services pump equipment specialist and technologies, including depth inaugurated a new research

Total Clariant , for a imaging and ION’s patent-pending a new development in Suzano, Brazil.

Reclaim Systems Ltd

TM combined US$15.34 million. WiBand  broadband processing The laboratory begins operations with

EnerMech will introduce new business technology. a complete infrastructure, state-of- lines and signifcantly strengthen its the-art equipment with a team of presence in the multi-billion dollar researchers dedicated to develop new

Australian energy sector through the generations of catalysts, and providing

Vicon deal. The acquisition of Total technical support to customers in the

Reclaim Systems (TRS) increases the region. The company sees the increase range of services EnerMech can in production from the pre-salt provide to the drilling sector. reserves and potential of shale gas as a platform for growth in Latin America.

Houston-based is

BassDrill Ltd.

changing its name to will launch a new

Atlantica Vallourec   This change research center in Rio de Janeiro,

Tender Drilling Ltd. Emerson Process is part of a larger rebranding effort opened a new expected to be operational next

Management designed to refect the growing strength European education facility at the month. The Rio center will focus on of the company. “Atlantica is the name valve manufacturing center of excel- all pre-salt activities. Located next given to an ancient continent that once lence in Cernay, France, in May. A to Petrobras’ CENPES research cen- connected parts of West Africa and unique feature of the facility is its fow ter in the Technological Park of Rio

Eastern South America, our primary laboratory, which provides a training de Janeiro, the Rio center will allow marketing area,” said President Kerry infrastructure for control valves and Vallourec to work even more closely

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