Tag Archives: operational safety

bp Reviews Future Ownership of North Sea Business as Part of Portfolio Strategy

(IN BRIEF) bp has launched a process to market its North Sea business for a potential sale. The decision is part of bp’s ongoing portfolio review and reflects the company’s disciplined approach to capital allocation as it works to become … Read the full press release

Bilfinger to Optimise Natural Gas and Crude Oil Production Assets for Harbour Energy Germany

(IN BRIEF) Bilfinger has signed a five-year framework agreement with Harbour Energy Germany, with an option for a two-year extension, to provide engineering, maintenance and safety services for natural gas and crude oil production facilities in northwestern Germany. The contract … Read the full press release

Alstom to Modernise Train Control at Mauá Norte Yard With SIL 4 Signalling System

(IN BRIEF) Alstom has signed a contract with CPTM to supply and implement the signalling system for the new Mauá Norte Yard on Line 10-Turquoise in Greater São Paulo. The yard, located between Mauá and Capuava stations, includes six tracks … Read the full press release

Volvo Autonomous Solutions and Boliden Complete Major Autonomous Transport Milestone at Garpenberg Mine in Sweden

(IN BRIEF) Volvo Autonomous Solutions and Boliden have completed an autonomous transport project at Boliden’s Garpenberg site in Sweden, reaching a major milestone in their collaboration following the memorandum of understanding signed in 2023. The project involved moving nearly 700,000 … Read the full press release

Voith Unveils Compact Prevo Retrofit for Safer, Faster Tail Threading on Existing Presses

(IN BRIEF) Voith has rolled out a compact Prevo retrofit for press‑to‑dryer tail threading, tailored to paper machines with constrained space. Already installed on PM 5 at Metsä Greaseproof Papers in Düren, the system automates the two‑step transfer—using blowpipe technology and … Read the full press release

SGS Strengthens North American Presence in Emergency Management and Safety Solutions with H2Safety Acquisition

(IN BRIEF) SGS has acquired H2Safety, a leading Canadian provider of emergency management and operational safety solutions, to bolster its Health & Safety offering in North America. This acquisition expands SGS’s capabilities in key areas such as emergency management, business … Read the full press release

Japan’s National Police Agency Becomes First in the Country to Operate Airbus H160 Helicopters

(IN BRIEF) The National Police Agency of Japan has received two Airbus H160 helicopters, becoming the first para-public operator in Japan to operate this model. The first delivery took place at the end of last year, followed by the second … Read the full press release