New Technology Magazine

NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J. -- AXION International Holdings, Inc., a leader in recycled plastic and plastic composite technologies used to produce ECOTRAX rail ties and STRUXURE building products, has announced the latest application of its infrastructure-grade patented building materials for the oil and gas industry--STRUXURE curbing boards which are used to install drill site liners that protect the environment at drilling sites.

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia & NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Alcoa and OJSC RUSNANO will produce technologically advanced oil and gas aluminum drill pipe finished with a life-extending antiwear coating under a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed by the companies. With the help of the Alcoa Technical Center, the parties intend to pursue the potential application of a nanotechnology-based coating for the aluminum drill pipe to enhance its wear resistance in harsh corrosive drilling environments.

LONDON, U.K. -- Ensco plc has ordered an additional advanced-capability DP3 ultra-deepwater drillship based on the Samsung GF12000 hull design. The vessel, ENSCO DS-10, will be the eighth Samsung DP3 drillship in the Ensco fleet, further extending the benefits of Ensco’s fleet standardization strategy.

HOUSTON, Tex. -- Gyrodata has introduced the commercial availability of its new Gyro-Guide GWD90 system. Introduced at the 2013 SPE/IADC conference in Amsterdam earlier this year, the system is the company’s latest addition to its highly acclaimed Gyro-Guide Gyro-While-Drilling suite of tools. Capable of surveying up to and beyond 90 degrees of inclination, GWD90 represents a major step forward in accurate and reliable wellbore placement and drilling safety.

HOUSTON, Tex. -- Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) has announced the availability of a 10k psi capping stack for use in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The completion of the 10k psi capping stack–which stands 25 feet tall including the necessary lifting gear and weighs approximately 50 tons–marks another step in MWCC’s commitment to advancing well containment capabilities in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico.