Bowtech Products announce the continued expansion of their distribution network with the appointment of Neotek SA, as their exclusive agents in France. This increases the worldwide representation of Bowtech’s expanding product range to 18 countries. In recognition of their appointment, Olivier Riche
McMoRan Exploration Co., a shallow water Gulf of Mexico exploration company, reported yesterday that its Lafitte ultra-deep prospect, which is located on Eugene Island Block 223 in approximately 140 feet of water, has encountered additional hydrocarbons. The well has been drilled to a true vertical
Maersk Drilling has signed a contract with Lundin Norway AS for an ultra harsh environment jack-up rig to carry out subsea field development of the Brynhild Field in Norway. The contract will be for MAERSK GUARDIAN or MÆRSK GIANT to be declared by 1 January 2013. The firm contract duration is for t
Heatric, a Meggitt group business unit, has been awarded a contract by Technip, as part of the Technip-Samsung Consortium, to supply 18 printed circuit heat exchangers (PCHEs) for the Shell Prelude Floating LNG Project, the world’s first floating liquefied natural gas facility. The order is the larg
Farstad Shipping has been awarded the following charter contract: AHTS Far Senior (1998, UT 722L, 18.900 BHP) has been contracted by Petrobras in Brazil for a 4 year period. Petrobras has the option to extend the contract with an additional 4 years. The contract includes both anchor handling- and RO
Neptune Marine Services Ltd announced that it has been contracted by Hess Exploration Australia Pty Limited for the provision of geotechnical and geophysical surveys for the Equus Gas Fields Development Project, located 180km north of Exmouth on the North West Shelf of Western Australia. Neptune has
Reef Subsea AS announced that they have signed two five-year charter agreements for two newly-built dynamically positioned subsea construction vessels – Neptune Despina and Neptune Larissa – from Neptune Offshore AS. Simultaneously Neptune Subsea AS, the ship owning company of the vessels, welcomes
Kenya is ready for the fourth undersea fibre optic cable connection wich is scheduled to land in upcoming year. France Telecom, is spending 14 million euros to boost the “Lower Indian Network 2” (LION 2) submarine cable to the LION cable to Kenya via Mayotte. Along with the LION and LION2 cables, Fr
Foster Wheeler AG announced today that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction (E&C) Group and the subsidiary’s joint venture partner, Qatar Kentz WLL, have signed an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCm) framework agreement with Qatargas Operating Company Limit
Wood Group PSN has been awarded a new five-year contract, with an option to extend for a further five years, from Talisman Energy (UK) Limited, a subsidiary of Talisman Energy Inc, to provide Operations and Maintenance Services on all 11 of Talisman’s UK offshore assets and at the Flotta Oil Termina
Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. announces the signing of an exclusive five-year supply agreement with Canyon Offshore . Under the agreement, Forum will be the exclusive provider to Canyon of work-class ROVs and Trenchers. This agreement was initiated with the award of two Perry XLX-200 work-class RO
The KSB Group will deliver cryogenic butterfly valves for 20 liquefied gas tankers by the end of 2012. Each of the ships will be supplied with about 80 of these expensive special valves that are technically demanding to manufacture. Norwegian, Greek and Russian shipping companies are the contractors
Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. announced today that its subsidiary, Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC, and Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals, Inc. (Bechtel) have entered into a lump sum turnkey contract for the engineering, procurement and construction of the first two liquefaction trains at the Sabine Pas
Leading international oilfield service company Expro announced today its Latin America team has been awarded a new multi-million dollar wireline contract with Petrobras in Brazil. As part of the four-year contract, Expro will provide 20 packages of slickline equipment and personnel to operate them.