Standard vs Tailor-Made Moonpool Solutions: What Operators Need to Know

October, 7 2025 Aris Hegg

When drilling a well, maintaining high efficiency and safety are always the targets. The moonpool area is one of the most critical — yet often...

Mechanized XMT/BOP handling system improving control during offshore operations.

How Controlling Lateral Movement Expands Your Weather Window

June, 24 2025 Aris Hegg

Offshore operations are constantly at the mercy of weather. For floating rigs especially, the combination of wind, waves, and ocean currents...

Future Production Automatic Disconnect System (ADS Trigger) installed on lower flex joint above LMRP/BOP stack

Emergency Disconnects Made Safer with Future Production’s ADS Technology

May, 21 2025 Aris Hegg

In high-stakes offshore drilling, split-second decisions can mean the difference between control and catastrophe.What if your rig could make one of...

FP CombiCat® horizontal pipe handling system installed on well intervention vessel – hands-free operation from driller’s cabin.

The FP CombiCat® – Skiddable and Mobile Horizontal Pipe Handling System

April, 17 2024 Aris Hegg

Future Production is proud to have delivered the innovative and highly capable horizontal pipe handling system FP CombiCat®for a Well Intervention...

Top Entry Wireline System (TEWS) from Future Production Installed on a 8th Gen. Rig

March, 13 2024 Aris Hegg

Future Production has successfully delivered and installed a Top Entry Wireline System (TEWS) on an 8th Generation Drillship in Q1 2023.

Future Production Pipe Shuttle Machine installed on Equinor’s Heidrun TLP rig – autonomous pipe handling system enhancing safety and efficiency.

Tailormade Pipe Shuttle Machine Installed on Heidrun TLP Rig

February, 8 2024 Øystein Christensen

Future Production is proud to have delivered a tailor-made Pipe Shuttle Machine (PSM) for Equinor`s rig Heidrun TLP. The machine provides Odfjell...

Tailor-made moonpool handling system lowering subsea equipment through the rig’s moonpool, demonstrating precision control and safe operation in offshore drilling environments.

Pros and Cons of Standard vs Tailor-made Moonpool Solutions

November, 27 2023 Aris Hegg

When drilling a well the goal is to do so as efficiently as possible. The overall efficiency particularly depends on the rig overall capacity and how...

Remote-operated robotic arm performing subsea equipment handling in the moon-pool area of an offshore drilling rig, improving safety and operational efficiency.

Increase Your Operational Weather Window – Controlling Lateral Movement

September, 19 2023 Øystein Christensen

Operations on offshore drilling rigs are inherently weather sensitive. Wind, waves, and currents create vessel motions such as heave, sway, surge,...

Personnel working in the moonpool area of an offshore rig, performing manual riser operations above open sea — illustrating the importance of removing people from critical zones.

How To Remove People From Critical Areas On An Offshore Rig

July, 4 2023 Torstein Bringa

Work in certain critical areas represents a safety hazard on offshore installations. These typically include areas where operations are performed at...

How Fast Can You Rig Up An MPD System? Cut NPT in Minutes

May, 9 2023 Øystein Christensen

Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) has evolved from a niche technology used only in complex wells into a mainstream drilling practice that delivers...

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