A subsidiary of British-based Wood Group in Houston has launched a new tool designed to defeat the formation of gas hydrates in pipelines.

New fibre-optic sensing technology is to be rolled out by Shell and Britain's QinetiQ.

Dutch marine transport specialist Dockwise has done what no company has achieved before: A successful float over operation mating a hull from Russia with topsides in Korea.

Seismic group CCG Veritas has signed up to a research programme with Brazil's Petrobras to further the use of of geophysics.

New directional drilling technology has been launched by a  UK-based downhole tooling specialist firm which it says will revolutionise current practice.

New offshore site inspection software is being launched at a conference and exhibition in Aberdeen this week which is designed to take much of the hassle out of certifying offshore lifting equipment.

Another international exploration major has signed up to a joint industry project to take forward low  frequency seismic survey technology.

A new remote tubular cutting technique has been proven by a UK-based offshore contractor which says it can now be safely deployed on future decommissioning projects.

Doug Suttles, a former North Sea business unit leader for BP, has told an energy conference how his company first set out on the path to using real time data to improve production performance.

CO2 emissions can be reduced significantly if the CO2 capture from the two sources at Kårstø are coordinated, a new report states.

Latest generation design software has been released by global offshore wind farm engineering group Garrad Hassan.

Drilling services specialist AGR has been asked to continue working on design of a dual gradient drilling system – described as “game-changing” technology - with operator Chevron.

Japan's Mitsubishi has given a green light securing £100 million of new investment of wind power research in the UK.

Shell and computer giant Hewlett Packard have formed an agreement to work together on developing an ultra high-resolution wireless seismic sensing tool.

Six subsea technology themes have been identified by a North Sea-based  expert group for further research and development.

Shell UK has placed a first order for a new type of subsea tree developed by Vetco Gray – part of Italy's GE Oil and Gas group.

A new technology which offers a way of predicting oil and gas flow into production wells which has been developed by a  UK-based firm is set to be launched  at a major industry conference.

Middle East based Masdar and Germany utility E.ON have signalled their intention to form a joint venture through which to roll out carbon capture technology internationally.

Norway's Ormen Lange gas field has taken a further step towards a wireless world with the start up of a two-way telemetry system which can be used to control downhole hardware.

Riserless Mud Recovery drilling technology developed in Europe has made its debut in the US Gulf of Mexico Mississippi Canyon region with Statoil on board the Discoverer  Americas drillship.

Statoil has tested a new cost-effective method which simplifies drilling operations in unstable formations on the Brage field.

Oilfield service giant Schlumberger has launched  a new downhole monitoring service to provide data on movement of well fluids through the wellbore to help with production profiling, leak detection and evaluation of gas lifting.

A specially-built subsea trenching vehicle featuring components from various European companies is to be deployed by a Danish firm to work on a UK offshore wind farm in the North Sea.

British Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has unveiled a new Energy Bill which introduces an incentive scheme for carbon capture and storage projects in the UK as the government seeks to encourage transition to a low carbon economy.

An Aberdeen-based IT firm is rolling out a new super-fast broadband system to serve the offshore oil and gas industry.

Britain's Industry Technology Facilitator has lined up with a government-backed initiative to support an energy-based knowledge sharing network across the UK.

Claims have been made about the discovery of a new CO2-free source of energy which its backers claims is more powerful than oil and gas.

Experience with light well intervention offshore Norway with two specialised vessels has led StatoilHydro to signal “substantial” reductions in costs while servicing production wells.