ELECTROHYDRAULICS IS THE most widespread motion control technology in typical applications for oil & gas such as: top drives; skidding and chain jack hydraulic systems for offshore drilling platforms (2); hydraulic stabbing arms for drillstring mating, etc.

HALLIBURTON RECENTLY DEPLOYED its new Hostile Sequential Formation Tester II (HSFT-II™) tool in Libya. This latest formation evaluation tool allows operators to evaluate formations at increased pressures and temperatures, up to 30,000 pounds per square inch (psi) and 450°F, respectively, and in boreholes as small as four inches.

THE NEW 2010 Hi-Force hydraulic tools catalogue is by far the biggest and best ever offering from Hi-Force, the leading UK based manufacturer of high pressure hydraulic tools and equipment.

TOTAL IS PROTECTING the subsea christmas trees on the Dalia field offshore Angola with gel to prevent hydrates forming during production shutdowns.

THE TALLEST TANK ever made in the southern hemisphere will be commissioned at Sasol Secunda for its Benzene 3 per cent Reduction Project. This double walled tank has a 12 438.86 cu m capacity and stands 47.54 m tall from the ground to its roof.