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McDermott, Anadarko ink subsea tieback gig

Jan 27, 2016

Anadarko Petroleum awarded McDermott International a subsea umbilical and flowline installation contract to support Anadarko’s Phase II development of the Caesar/Tonga field in the Gulf of Mexico. Lay…

Wintershall to cut Skarfjell costs 40%

Jan 27, 2016

German operator Wintershall has delayed a decision on concept selection for its Skarfjell project offshore Norway in order to slash 40% of the costs from the project. Wintershall said this will see a decision made in Q3-Q4 this year, rather than Q1 as expected…

Trelleborg elastomers pass industry standards

Jan 26, 2016

Two elastomers developed by Trelleborg Sealing Solutions , Isolast XploRTM J9523 perfluoroelastomer (FFKM) and XploRTM V9T82 fluoroelastomer (FKM), have now met the ISO 23936 standard as well as revision three of NORSOK M-710. FFKM and FKM…

Saudi Aramco, Lamprell, HHI, Bahri, ink shipyard MOU

Jan 26, 2016

Saudi Aramco, Dubai based rig builder and engineering firm Lamprell, the national shipping company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) and Hyundai Heavy Industries have signed a memorandum of understanding over establishing a Maritime Complex in Saudi Arabia…

Aker picked for Johan Castberg FPSO study

Jan 26, 2016

Statoil has picked Aker Solutions to provide a concept study for a floating production, storage and offloading facility for the Johan Castberg oil field development in the Barents Sea. The announcement comes just days after Statoil said it was now moving ahead with the delayed project…

Aker wins two Asgard A gigs

Jan 25, 2016

Aker Solutions won a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract from Statoil for the Trestakk field tie-in to the Åsgard A production vessel in the Norwegian Sea. The company also secured a separate concept study order for a low well-pressure project at Åsgard A…

Paradigm upgrades Sysdrill 10 suite

Jan 20, 2016

Paradigm has released Paradigm Sysdrill 10.5, the latest version of its integrated suite of well planning and drilling engineering applications.  New features in this release include updated modelling, including HDGM for declination calculation and ISCWSA Rev 4 error models…

Plexus enters Oman with Masirah contract

Jan 20, 2016

Wellhead engineering firm Plexus has won a contract with new customer Masirah Oil and its majority owned technology driven oil and gas company REX International for POS-GRIP Tersus Mudline equipment and a 10,000psi adjustable rental exploration wellhead for oil exploration offshore Oman…

Statoil upgrades to AVEVA E3D

Jan 19, 2016

AVEVA has announced that it has entered a multiyear agreement with Statoil for AVEVA Everything3D (E3D). Statoil has selected AVEVA E3D to be its strategic 3D design software platform, upgrading from its existing design system, AVEVA PDMS…

Trendsetter TEX-5 gets API qualification

Jan 19, 2016

Trendsetter Engineering has announced the successful qualification of our high‐temperature, metal‐to‐metal sealing TEX‐5 gasket. The TEX‐5 gasket is featured in Trendsetter’s proprietary Trendsetter Connection System (TCS) vertical flowline connection system…

Aqualis Offshore lands BorWin3 gig

Jan 19, 2016

Aqualis Offshore has been contracted by Petrofac to perform technical support services for its work on the BorWin gamma topside that is destined for the North Sea.  The scope of work includes preparation of technical specifications for…

Peter Bennett appointed Clough CEO

Jan 18, 2016

Peter Bennett has been appointed as chief executive officer (CEO) of Australian diversified engineering firm Clough and the Murray & Roberts oil and gas business platform, with effect on 1 February 2016. Bennett will also join the Murray & Roberts board…

Aquatic joins DNV GL JIP

Jan 18, 2016

Aquatic Engineering & Construction is working with DNV GL and other organizations in the subsea supply chain, on a joint industry project (JIP) to develop a set of guidelines to be incorporated into new or existing DNV GL Offshore Standards or Recommended Practices…

ExxonMobil, Hunting partner on autonomous tools

Jan 18, 2016

ExxonMobil Upstream Research Co. has signed a joint development agreement with Hunting Energy Services’ Titan division to develop new autonomous tools technology focused on well construction and intervention efficiency.   The two Houston…

Tidewater Subsea charters Brandon Bordelon

Jan 18, 2016

Tidewater Subsea and Bordelon Marine have agreed to the charter of the Jones Act compliant MV Brandon Bordelon for 60 days plus options. In addition, Tidewater Subsea is mobilizing two FMC Technologies Schilling 150-HP remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) to the vessel…

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