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Personal safety of Transocean staff unknown after fire

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The personal safety of a number of Transocean employees is in question after a fire occured at one of the company's semisubmersible drilling rigs in the US Gulf of Mexico. In a statement, the organ...

Transocean offers condolences to staff members families

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Transocean has offered its condolences to the families of people who are presumed dead following a fire and subsequent explosion at one of the company's semisubmersible operations. The company said...

BP launches Transocean response operation

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A large-scale response operation has been started by oil giant BP following the fire and subsequent sinking of a Transocean rig. Located in the Gulf of Mexico, the platform caught ablaze earlier th...

Digital Gas Detector with Electro-chemical Sensor

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The DGTec-ex, from Detector Oy (Finland) is a new generation of digital gas detector for explosive atmospheres (zone 0, 1 and 2). The detector is fitted with an electro-chemical sensor. It is desig...

Marathon Oil Takes Infrared In-House

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Unlike other oil and gas production companies who subcontract condition monitoring Marathon Oil is committed to undertaking this highly valuable work in house. Reliability Offshore Supervisor Lee...

BP speeds up oil spill efforts

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BP has announced it is gaining momentum on offshore oil recovery efforts being provided for the Transocean facility in the Gulf of Mexico. Personal safety is being described as the main objective o...

Transocean spill costing owners 6m a day

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BP has announced that operations to contain a spillage at an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico is costing the owners $6 million (?3.9 million) a day. The natural resources giant, which has a 65 pe...

Combustible Gas Detection System Web Video Features Detector Calibration Demonstration

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General Monitors (USA) recently announced the debut of its new IR4000 Combustible Gas Detection Calibration Demo. This new five-minute demo provides step-by-step instructions on how to perform gas...

IS Intrinsically Safe Detector Now UL Certified

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Crowcon’s (UK) intrinsically safe TXgard-IS+ gas detector is fitted with electrochemical sensors which enable it to detect a wide range of toxic gases and oxygen. Gases detected include those...

Deepwater Horizon will raise personal safety in UK

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The lessons learned from the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico will be applied in the UK to help improve personal safety beyond its existing level, according to Oil & Gas UK.Malc...