ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has secured total orders worth close to US$40 million from three leading gas transportation industry players in the first quarter of 2013 to supply power and electric propulsion equipment for LNG vessels to be built in South Korea. ABB will sup
Light Structures, the leading producer of fiber-optic monitoring technology, has recently released its new Sloshing Monitoring system and announced on Wednesday that it has entered a marketing agreement with GTT, the French technology and engineering company who is the market leader of LNG (Liquefie
Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), the world’s leading maritime services provider, has been selected to provide support logistics to the Jan De Nul Group for an offshore energy megaproject in Australia. The Belgium-based Jan De Nul Group specialises in dredging operations around the world and has app
Statoil Petroleum AS (Statoil) has received the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA’s) consent to use the living quarters and production facility on the Gudrun field. Statoil is the operator of the Gudrun field located in block 15/3 in the central part of the North Sea, approx. 55 km north of Sle
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, recently won a $12million order to supply electrical power and propulsion systems for a deepwater pipe laying vessel. The vessel, tentatively named Derrick Lay Vessel 2000 (“DLV2000”), will be constructed at Keppel Singmarine in Singapore and d
Ertech has secured a roadwork and earthworks contract with John Holland, for the Construction Village at the Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project. The contract, valued at an estimated $7.6 million, will create 20 jobs in Western Australia with two administrative positions in Perth and 18 located at t
When the time came to expand Dalian Shipyard’s shipbuilding and repair facilities to build next-generation LNG tankers and container vessels, they turned to long-term partner GE Power Conversion to supply the complete drive and automation system for Goliath Crane. Over their 12-year relationship, GE
Cecon has agreed a contract with EMAS AMC for the use of “Lewek Centurion” (formerly known as “Caesar”) to install pipelines in support of Cecon’s project commitments currently in-hand. The work consists of approx 60km pipelay plus associated activities, which are scheduled for execution August/Sept
Liquiline North America announced that it has been contracted to provide LNG vaporization and distribution equipment for a project being undertaken by Yukon Electrical, ATCO Gas and ATCO Energy Solutions in Watson Lake, Yukon, Canada. The project will convert one of the six diesel-fired electrical g
Santos Offshore Pty Ltd, the Operator of the Winchester-1 exploration well being drilled in the Dampier Sub-basin permit WA-323-P, offshore Australia, has announced that at 06:00 hours (WST) on Tuesday, 28 May 2013, the well was at a depth of 2891m MDRT (measured depth below rotary table) and prepar
Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) will continue to provide duty holder and asset management services to the Hummingbird Spirit floating storage offloading production (FPSO) vessel, under a new contract extension from Teekay. Effective from April 2013, the contract continues until the end of 2013 with options t
Japan’s INPEX said that its affiliate , INPEX Masela and Shell Upstream Overseas Services, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, have signed an Agreement with PT EMP Energi Indonesia (EMPI) for the acquisition of EMPI’s 10% participating interest in the Masela Block, Arafura Sea, Indonesia (Abadi LNG P
KCA Deutag, the international drilling and engineering contractor and a global leader in platform drilling services, announces the award of significant drilling operation and maintenance contracts for work in the North Sea. These awards represent a long term commitment with core clients Total E&P UK
The Board of Directors of Otto Marine Limited (the “Company”) announces that the sale of the Multi-purpose Field Support and ROV Support Vessel, “Otto Explorer 3”, to RY Offshore Limited for an aggregate consideration of approximately US$50 million had been successfully completed. RY Offshore will c
