Italian engineering companies could offer competitive engineering, procurement and construction services in the Mediterranean Sea, should activity pick up, but West Africa is currently the hot spot for contracts. Litchendjili…
Statoil Petroleum recently completed a North Sea inline isolation in order to facilitate the tie-in of its Valemon platform to its Huldra-Heimdal pipeline. The tie-in will require 27km (16mi) of pipe to be laid. Statoil chose SmartPlug isolation technology…
EPCI contractor McDermott International and Accra, Ghana-based Hydra Offshore Group have joined forces to create a new joint venture called, McDermott Marine Construction Ghana Limited (MMCGL), focused on opportunities offshore Ghana. McDermott's partner…
This year, Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan and Uruguay plan to begin importing natural gas via floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) vessels. The vessels are a solution to the challenge of importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) into areas…
The latest EIC Monitor report once again shows a significant decline in the levels of contracting activity across the global upstream sector in Q1 2015. Despite the overall number of contracts being awarded dropping, the value of some is substantial…
Tampet awarded UK-based Global Marine Systems Ltd. two contracts in the North Sea, designed to further enhance high-capacity communications networks in the area and entail highly skilled route survey, cable installation and protection services…
The US$18.5 billion Santos GLNG project is approaching its 95% complete mark and is expected to produce first LNG around the end of 3Q 2015. From Santos GLNG. Previous guidance for first LNG was in 2H 2015…
BP awarded Amec Foster Wheeler a US$73.9 million, five-year contract to provide operations, maintenance and project support for the Forties Pipeline System (which includes the Unity offshore platform and onshore pumping stations in Aberdeenshire…
Saipem awarded Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies a US$10 million contract for the delivery of subsea structures for the gas export pipeline project of the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project. Image from Kongsberg…
KrisEnergy awarded Singapore-based Synergy Engineering the front-end engineering and design (FEED) for the Lengo gas development offshore East Java, Indonesia. Image of the Lengo platform. From KrisEnergy…
T.D. Williamson (TDW) appointed Robert D. McGrew, previously TDW VP and CFO, to the position of president and CEO. McGrew will be responsible for the operating performance and strategic direction of the company. A native of Ponca City…
Eckhard Hinrichsen analyses the race for oil and gas reserves as the market liberalizes. The Mexican energy industry is at last open to foreign companies. Investment opportunities abound as the important first licensing rounds loom. The…
Seaway Heavy Lifting entered into a contract with Cardon IV in Venezuela for transportation and installation of the Perla project gas production platforms complete with tie-in of the subsea infrastructure. The Perla development consists…
Harkand Arena secured a US$5 million contract in Mexico to perform saturation diving services in support of an offshore pipeline project for Swiber Offshore Mexico S.A de C.V. Image from Harkand. The…
Chris Sparrow shows how using inflatable buoyancy for pipelaying operations could result in shallow-water savings. Inflatable buoyancy units during deployment on Wheatstone. Photo from Allseas…