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EXMAR orders second FLNG unit

Dec 22, 2014

EXMAR is ordering its second floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) unit from China’s Wison Offshore & Marine. Wison's yard. From Wison.   Wison will be responsible for the turnkey engineering…

2H supplies platform offshore Malaysia

Dec 17, 2014

2H Offshore will deliver a lightweight conductor supported platform for EnQuest subsidiary, EQ Petroleum Developments Malaysia Sdn Bhd, for installation in the Tanjong Baram field, offshore Malaysia. The award follows completion of a competitive tender process…

Technip drops CGG approach

Dec 15, 2014

French engineering firm Technip has dropped its big to make an offer for fellow French seismic acquisition and services firm CGG. Technip's shares rose 6% on the announcement, while CGG's dropped 30%.  Technip, which first approached CGG over a possible offer on 10 November…

Swiber breaks into West African market

Dec 15, 2014

Singapore-based offshore construction and support services firm Swiber Holdings has made its first foray into the offshore oil and gas market in West Africa. The firm has secured an award from a Houston-based oil and gas company to provide engineering…

Aker on Mariner hook-up

Dec 15, 2014

Aker Solutions is to provide engineering, construction and commissioning services for the hook-up phase of the Mariner oilfield development in the UK North Sea under a contract Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering worth more than GBP120 million…

KBR announces restructure

Dec 12, 2014

Less than one year into his tenure as the President and CEO of KBR, Stuart Bradie will spend up to US$1 billion to streamline and reorganize the energy engineering and construction giant following the results of a strategic review he initiated in June…

Wood Group wins $750m BP contract

Dec 11, 2014

Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) has been awarded a five year contract worth about $750million by BP for engineering, procurement and construction services on six UK continental shelf (UKCS) offshore upstream assets and the Forties Pipeline System (FPS) onshore midstream facilities in Grangemouth…

AVEVA gets Martin Linge work

Dec 10, 2014

Total E&P Norge selected AVEVA to supply an asset visualization and information management solution for the Martin Linge on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS).  The Martin Linge. From Total.   Built on the AVEVA NET software…

Det norske selects AVEVA for Ivar Aasen

Dec 08, 2014

Det norske oljeselskap has begun deployment of AVEVA’s Progressive Handover Solution to manage life cycle information for its Ivar Aasen field project in the North Sea. The AVEVA solution allows Det norske to benefit from improved information…

Exxon selects Wood Group for Malaysian EPC work

Dec 08, 2014

Wood Group has been awarded a multi-year contract by ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia Inc (EMEPMI), a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation. Wood Group PSN and Wood Group Mustang will deliver brownfield engineering, procurement…

2H invests in new Malaysia, Australia facilities

Dec 03, 2014

2H Offshore invested in improved office facilities in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Perth, Australia, to support ongoing growth in the Asia Pacific region. “The subsea oil and gas industry in Asia Pacific continues to grow rapidly,' says Hugh Howells…

Petrobras picks Modec-Schanin for FPSO gig

Dec 02, 2014

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) awarded Modec, Inc. and Brazilian partner Schahin Group a contract to supply, charter, and for the operation of a floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel for the Tartaruga Verde and Tartaruga Mestica fields offshore Brazil…

Delta House hook up complete

Dec 01, 2014

InterMoor successfully completed the installation and hook up of the permanent mooring system for the Delta House field floating production system (FPS) in the Gulf of Mexico. InterMoor crew hook up at Delta House…

The mighty Johan Sverdrup

Dec 01, 2014

A new and exciting chapter has opened in the history of the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Meg Chesshyre reports. Fig. 1: Johan Sverdrup phase 1, comprised of four bridge-linked platforms. Image from Statoil…

In with the new: Subsea innovations

Dec 01, 2014

Claudio Paschoa compares two new compact ROV-operated systems for seabed geotechnical drilling by Forum Energy Technologies and Helix Energy Solutions. Forum’s Rovdrill 3 system. Image by Forum Energy Technologies…

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