Sweden's offshore technology

This supplement contains several articles and a number of smaller news items. The main articles are: GVA transferring Visund design basics to Terra Nova; Coiled tubing from Sandvik cuts requirement for welded connections; Swedish Space Corp system to monitor traffic around Troll; Sunrod boiler technology chosen for Petrobras, Texaco newbuildings; Sands Petroleum widening world portfolio following Neste assets deal; Svenska pins hopes on potential $1 billion Baltic oil development; Friction stir welding method improves quality, productivity; Bulb flats counter corrosion in Oryx Neptune spar hull; Small droplet technique ensures thorough purification of engine parts; Scana Ramnas pursuing deepwater, floating production developments; Experience from Statfjord A sparks development of new photogrammetric method; Titanium design selected for Harald West gas cooling.