Norske Conoco AS and Kvaerner Oil Field Products AS have developed a high-pressure composite drilling riser for field demonstration, which they believe is the world's first. Partially sponsored by EU ...

On May 10 Magma Global (Portsmouth, U.K.), the manufacturer of the PEEK and carbon fiber composite m-pipe, announced the delivery of what it says is the world’s first high-pressure composite riser ...

ABB Vetco Gray has developed a unique approach to the MCI joining issue for its composite drilling riser design. Originally developed for the aerospace industry by Northrop Grumman and licensed to ABB ...

Moving to manufacture:One final issue is manufacturing capacity. Salama reckons the technology is ready to go into production, but the ability to meet demand does not exist. 'It all hinges on somebody ...