Aker Solutions has been selected to supply further subsea umbilicals for leading US independent oil and gas company Noble Energy Inc. The deal is worth approximately NOK 270 million. This latest order is an exercise of options agreed under the initial NOK 650 million umbilical contract which was ann
French Jifmar Offshore Services has ordered two Saab Seaeye Cougar XT ROVs for a new Algerian contract. This important new project will involve work at three different oil terminal points where the ROVs will be used for inspection, maintenance and repair (IRM) tasks on structures, pipes, manifolds a
Damen Dredging Equipment has replaced the submersed dredge pump drive of the sand mining dredger “Maas”. The dredger, built by Damen back in 1986, is still owned by its first owner, the dredging company Geluk. The operation included the removal of the former hydraulic drive, the engineering and fitt
Nexen Inc. announces that hook-up and commissioning of the fourth platform at Buzzard in the North Sea is progressing well and start-up activities are being advanced from early next year to take advantage of cost efficiencies. As a result, start-up of the new platform will commence in October and fo
Engineers in Southwest Research Institute’s (SwRI) Mechanical Engineering Division have successfully tested a two-stage centrifugal compressor for offshore production. A test loop designed and built at SwRI was used to evaluate the compressor’s performance under wet gas conditions. The testing was c
Halliburton announced that it has acquired The Permedia Research Group: industry leading suppliers of petroleum systems modeling software and services. Permedia’s tools and expertise enable oil and gas companies to better assess exploration risk and manage the cost of developing deepwater, sub-salt
Foster Findlay Associates Ltd (“ffA”) and Statoil ASA (“Statoil”) have agreed a continuation of their ongoing Research and Development Collaboration. This is the sixth phase of the collaboration, which has allowed the companies to work together in producing state-of-the-art 3D seismic analysis capab
Sigma Offshore, which has developed a pioneering mooring and fluid transfer system for oil and gas production vessels, has opened a new office in Singapore. Sigma’s Eirik Refstie moves from the company’s Oslo base to head up the new Singapore office ahead of the FPSO Asia Congress in Singapore on Se
Mainboard listed Technics Oil and Gas Limited (“Technics” or together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”), a leading full service integrator of compression systems and process modules for the global offshore oil and gas sector, today announced that it has secured another EPCC contract from JV Vietso
Bjørge Gretland has informed Badger Explorer ASA that he will resign as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors effective from 4 October 2010 due to the fact that he has moved to Silicon Valley (California) for the duration of one year. Following this, the Board of Directors will comprise Rolf
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced that it has signed an agreement with Statoil for the manufacture and supply of subsea production equipment to support the Katla development. The award has a value of approximately $75 million in revenue to FMC Technologies. Katla is a fast-track offshore oil and gas
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor Corporation (MCO), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has received an order for two carbon dioxide (CO2) gas injection compressors from Solar Turbines Incorporated of the U.S. The compressors on order will be installed on a fl
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced that it has signed an agreement with Total Exploration & Production Angola for the manufacture and supply of subsea production equipment for the CLOV development project. The award has a value of approximately $520 million in revenue to FMC Technologies. FMC’s scope
FoundOcean, the subsea and offshore grouting specialist for the global energy construction industries, has mobilised grouting equipment and eight offshore personnel from Stavanger, Norway to the North Sea to perform jacket upgrade operations through member strengthening to the Valhall Quarters Platf
