The largest pipeline repair clamp in the world was recently showcased at the public ceremony held in Haugesund, Norway. The clamp was built by Oil States’ Houston Subsea Pipeline Systems division as part of a contingency equipment plan for a twin 48” pipeline system that runs through the Baltic Sea. This unique diver-assist or ROV operated clamp was designed to overcome many engineering challenges for emergency pipeline repair.  The clamp, the world’s largest full structural and leak repair clamp, weighs approximately 106 tons and is 30 feet in length. It has a sealing length of 10 feet and operates at...

At the TOPSIDES trade show in New Orleans, February 21-23, 2017, Oil States is introducing our expanded deepwater crane, winch and active heave compensated solutions. Visit us at the TOPSIDES show at booth #418 to learn more about Oil States’ integrated systems which include the following field-proven deepwater product lines and active heave compensated solutions:   AHC Subsea Knuckleboom Cranes Knuckleboom Cranes AHC Knuckleboom Soft Rope Cranes AHC Telescopic Gangways A-frame Cranes Pipe Davits Pedestal Cranes AHC Subsea Winches Anchor Handling Winches Towing Winches Mooring Winches Chain Stoppers Stern Rollers Swivel Fairleads and Sheeves Spooler Units Control Rooms HPU Containers...

Oil States dedicates significant time and resources to provide training to our customers and business partners. If you would like to schedule any training courses, please contact us at training@oilstates.com 2016 Oil States Skagit™ SMATCO™ TRAINING CALENDAR

What do you do when a once dominate product line seems to be slipping in the marketplace? You go to the drawing board! But first, you visit the customers and ask lots of questions. As new products are developed, older ones become less efficient and less cost effective sometimes becoming obsolete. The difference here is that Rick Barnett (Director of Product Development) and Edgar Keijser (International Sales Representative, France) sat down with various customers in France, Italy and Houston to ask a lot of questions about what they needed for their particular operation. Most of those answers pointed back to...

Recently Oil States was proud to celebrate the Grand Opening of our new Aberdeen Gateway facility just south of the city. For about 30 years, Oil States in Aberdeen has been principally located at a leased facility on Blackness Road in Altens Industrial Estate. This location has historically been home to many OSI-UK administrative functions, but also manufacturing and welding of specialty tubular connectors. However, this site has had space limitations and had become outdated. To solve these challenges, in parallel to opening of the Gateway facility, manufacturing is being transitioned to a newly constructed 240,000 square foot manufacturing facility...