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When a bolt has seized or a flange gasket requires inspection, bolting systems tools from SPX® FLOW are often used as a solution in the oil and gas industry.
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When a bolt has seized or a flange gasket requires inspection, bolting systems tools from SPX® FLOW are often used as a solution in the oil and gas industry.

It will serve all ADNOC Group companies, catering to the upstream, midstream and downstream segments.

In the first part of this two-part article, Graham Gillies, Baker Hughes, examines how tier one suppliers have responded to the prolonged downturn in oil prices by embracing work methodologies designed to drive greater levels of standardisation and achieve supply chain efficiencies that would continue beyond any future price recovery.

Recent events in the Middle East, including risks to oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, have brought safety to the forefront of many operators’ minds.

Mark Fraser has taken up the role of Regional Manager in the Middle East, while Martin Webster has been appointed Regional Manager in Asia.

A company which aims to transform corrosion management has secured a £1 million investment to further develop its technology and expand into the oil, gas and petrochemicals sectors.

The subsea robotics specialist is set to add to its ranks at its Middle East base due to a rise in demand for its services following a successful first year in the region.

The company continues to observe growth in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Steve Gordon, Managing Director of Clarksons Research, said that offshore investment and activity levels are increasing in the region, with project Final Investment Decisions totalling US$23 billion reported in the year to date.

Recent reporting from the company's ongoing project in support of NPCC demonstrate a 60% reduction in overall cutting time utilising its ultra-high-pressure abrasive water jet internal cutting system.

Safe and continual performance of lifting equipment crucially depends on minimising risk through improved resilience to failure

Entries are open to all UK-registered companies within the oil and gas and renewables sectors.