ARLINGTON, TX: May 25, 2021 – Oil States Industries, Inc. (OSI) is very pleased to confirm that the company was selected in the first quarter of 2021 by Allseas to supply a Deepsea Minerals Riser System for their deepsea nodule collection vessel, the Hidden Gem.   The project includes the design and manufacture of a deepwater riser system to collect polymetallic nodules in the extremely remote Pacific Ocean Clarion Clipperton Zone.  These nodules contain high concentrations of minerals utilized in electric vehicle batteries, solar panels, and other systems which support the energy transition.   RiserTec™, an independent division of OSI,...

HOUSTON, May 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Oil States International, Inc. (NYSE: OIS) announced that it was presented with a Spotlight on New Technology® Award by the 2021 Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) for its Merlin™ Deepsea Mineral Riser System. The award recognizes Oil States for their technological advances in support of the developing deepsea minerals industry. Oil States has adapted its Merlin™ riser and connection system technology to support this rapidly developing industry of deepsea minerals gathering. Oil States’ President and Chief Executive Officer, Cindy B. Taylor, stated, “We are proud and honored to receive a Spotlight on New Technology® Award from OTC. Our Merlin™ Deepsea Mineral Riser System provides a robust, fast make-up, hands-free, automated...

Lingshui 17-2 is a deepwater gas field located in the South China Sea, near China’s Hainan Province. With water depths of up to about 1,500 meters, the field is the first ultra-deep project developed by China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) in the region. “We are pleased to work with CNOOC and enable the development of the Lingshui gas field with the supply of the first-ever deepwater steel catenary riser FlexJoint™ assembly packages for China,” said Jeff Jewitt, project manager. “The execution of this global project involved bringing together scopes of supply from international suppliers as well as six different...

Oil States Industries is very pleased Cosmos Shoji Co Ltd, Japan have chosen OSI to supply an Automated Hands-Free Deepsea Mining Riser System. The system is based upon Oil States’ field-proven, industry-leading Merlin™ Connector, and designed for rapid deployment in water depths of up to 6,000 meters. Deepsea Mining projects can be located in extremely remote areas, often a four- or five-day sail from the nearest shore.  System reliability therefore is critical.  OSI’s non-helical Merlin Connector is easier to reliably automate, faster to deploy, and with no moving parts is not subject to the many mechanical issues typically found in...

Oil States International’s CEO, Cindy Taylor, was featured in the February 2020 edition of PESA’s Energy Connection Magazine. Click the links below to read the full article or magazine. Article: Energy Connection Magazine – Cindy Taylor Article Magazine: Energy Connection Magazine

Oil States, a global leader in complete riser systems for drilling & workover applications, has now translated it’s experience in designing and manufacturing riser systems for oil & gas to meet the needs of the growing subsea mining sector.  Based on proven Merlin™ Riser Technology, Oil States now offers subsea mining riser systems. The Merlin™ Subsea Mining Riser System incorporates the world-leading high-fatigue, high-load capabilities of Oil States Merlin connectors which have been proven for decades in casing, conductor, tension leg platform (TLP) tendons, drilling and completion riser, caissons and FPSO turrets. It features non-rotational makeup with dual metal-to-metal seals...

Oil States Industries has completed the successful installation, testing, and commissioning of a 26-ton Nautilus™ Crane on board the Shell FPSO Fluminense in the Bijupira and Salema Fields in the Campos Basin.  The Fluminense is installed about 295 km offshore of Rio de Janeiro city.  The refurbishment involved complete disassembly and inspection, reassembly, and functional testing; test lifting the assembled crane and transporting it to the dock, all while maintaining the crane’s original API 2C certification. Beyond the technical challenges, an aggressive timeline, coordination of nearly a dozen different contributing companies, language barriers, and cross-border logistics all added to the...

Oil States has been awarded over £80k in funding from the Scottish Government’s Decommissioning Challenge Fund (DCF). The award, which was recently announced in St. Andrews, is part of a £2.5m funding pot, shared between 12 decommissioning projects. Oil States’ successful application will be used to develop innovative technologies that will enable both time efficiencies and cost savings in the Well Plug & Abandonment (P&A) operations of subsea wells. Well P&A remains one of the highest cost operations when decommissioning offshore wells in the UKCS and across the globe. It is an area that desperately requires new ideas to help...

The American Petroleum Institute (API) Global offered congratulations to the Oil States Industries Asia for being granted the API Specification Q2 Certification. THis new certification joins the seven other certifications Oil States Industries Asia holds with API. Oil States Industries Asia officially received the award from representatives of the American Embassy in Singapore and API. Congratulations to everyone at Oil States Industries Asia for this team effort and great achievement!

Oil States Marine Cranes & Deck Equipment division delivered a 45 ton Radial Logging Crane. During mid-2017, Oil States Marine Cranes & Deck Equipment division in Houma, LA was approached by a timber automation company, about manufacturing the structure for their 175’ X 45 ton logging crane. These cranes are used at their facilities to offload arriving logging trucks and also to load the conveyor which takes the logs to be processed. This is the first venture by Oil States into the logging industry and it is offering some new opportunities. The scope of work included all fabrication, machining, and...