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Aker Solutions Signs Subsea Gas Compression Contract

Aker Solutions has been awarded the Åsgard subsea compression system contract by Statoil. The contract value is approximately NOK 3.4 billion. “This award signifies a quantum leap for subsea gas compression within the oil &  gas industry.  It confirms our position as the preferred partner of subsea technology, solutions and capability” , says Mr. Andersen,...

Seadrill Has Taken Delivery West Juno Jack-up Rig

West Juno, a sister rig to West Callisto, is the sixth Keppel FELS “B Class” rig to be constructed for Seadrill. The rig features a ‘fit for purpose’ off-line pipe handling and stand building, enhanced mud systems as well as improved deck layouts and greater capacities compared to previous jack-up generations. The B Class...

Swire Oilfield Opens Office in Singapore

Swire Oilfield Services, supplier of specialist DNV rated offshore cargo carrying units (CCU), has announced its expansion in Asia with the launch of a new Singaporean subsidiary and the opening of a regional office in Singapore. The new office was opened by chief executive officer Tor Helgeland, chief operating officer Rupert Bray and chief...

World’s First Subsea Gas Compression Contract

Aker Solutions has been awarded the Åsgard subsea compression system contract by Statoil. The contract, for Aker Subsea, is valued at approximately NOK 3.4 billion. “This award signifies a quantum leap for subsea gas compression within the oil and gas industry. As one of the major subsea contracts awarded during 2010, this has been a key target...

IHC And SAS Will Be Delivering Lay System To McDermott

The Surf  installation market is expanding and pushing into ever-deeper waters. At the same time IHC Engineering Business (IHC EB) has seen a dramatic expansion of its range of pipe and cable lay systems, with a number of large scale projects delivered, or ongoing. A 300-tonne system will shortly be delivered to McDermott International...

Diagnostics Guide Solving Oil And Gas Sealing Problems

Aggressive downhole environments, high pressure pumping and temperature extremes can all lead to unexpected elastomer seal failure. Assisting oil & gas engineers in correctly identifying the cause of the failure is the starting point for the European Sealing Association’s new interactive ‘Successful Sealing with Elastomers’. Its the first guide designed to offer engineers a diagnostics-led...

DNV Will Certify Offshore Wind Converter Station

DNV will certify an offshore wind converter station being built by grid operator TenneT in the German sector of the North Sea. The company will provide full approval services for the design, manufacture, installation and commissioning of the high voltage direct current (HVDC) converter station DolWin alpha which will be located some 60 km offshore...

Seadrill Secures Contract Extension For West Pelaut

Seadrill has been awarded a new contract extension by Brunei Shell Petroleum for the semi-tender assist rig West Pelaut. The production drilling assignment has a firm duration of three years, and the contract value is estimated to approximately USD131 million.  The new contract is scheduled to start in direct continuation of the current contract...

Breakthrough Subsea Deal For Aker Solutions

Aker Solutions has secured an important contract to supply heating systems for the subsea pipelines that Technip will deliver and install for the Goliat field in the Barents Sea.  Direct electrical heating (DEH) of pipelines is a technique used to avoid hydrate and wax formation in pipelines used for transport of oil between the...

RBG’s PlusGard Received Energy Institute Recognition

RBG received a commendation from the Energy Institute at its annual awards ceremony in London last week. The awards celebrate the innovation and excellence within the all sectors of the international energy industry. RBG received the commendation for PlusGard, an advanced rail system that has revolutionised the use of scaffolding in offshore operations, greatly...

Icota Has Announced Innovation Award Winner

The Intervention and Coiled Tubing Association (ICoTA) has jointly awarded BP Exploration and Baker Hughes the European Chapter Innovation Award for the application of technical innovation in the area of well intervention. Presented with a trophy and award at the SPE/ICoTA European Well Intervention Round Table in Aberdeen, the companies were acknowledged for pushing the...

Huisman & Bakker Sliedrecht Expand China Collaboration

Dutch companies Huisman and Bakker Sliedrecht, have announced to expand their collaboration to China. The Huisman production facility in Fujian will get a specially equipped workshop supervised by Bakker specialists for the production of electronically controlled drive systems. For customers the collaboration results in the offering of a broader overall package, enabling the overall...

Bureau Veritas Launches Polar Rules And Ice Guidance

International classification society Bureau Veritas has published new rules for Polar Class vessels and specific uidance on ice/structure interaction. The rules are aimed at speeding Arctic and Caspian Sea oil & gas development by facilitating the building of tank, cargo and offshore service vessels which can operate unsupported by icebreakers in very heavy ice. The...

Pipeline End Manifold Replaced Without Flooding Lines

T.D. Williamson S.A announced that it has performed a complex subsea hot tap operation on the Temsah Concession gas pipeline network for operator Petrobel on behalf of Eni S.p.A.  Situated in deep water, the 140-t Temsah pipeline end manifold  is connected to four 900-class pipelines, ranging from 14- to 32-inches in diameter. In 2007,...

Vox Máxima Awarded KNVTS Ship of the Year

Delivered in January 2010 to Van Oord, the IHC Merwede built trailing suction hopper dredger, Vox Máxima, has been awarded Ship of the Year at the fifth annual Maritime Awards Gala. This award is presented to the manufacturer of a vessel which is designed, built and completed in the Netherlands, and which distinguishes itself...

Wellbore Intervention Gears Up For Oil&Gas Event

Wellbore Intervention Ltd is looking to maintain the momentum behind its international business growth as it takes part in its first major industry event this week. The specialist independent company is exhibiting at the 16th European well intervention round table at the Aberdeen exhibition and conference centre. Wellbore Intervention provides a complete thru-tubing intervention service...

Strong Partnership In Brazil

For over 90 years Hatlapa has been manufacturing marine equipment for the merchant shipping industry. As the offshore industry has shown extensive growth in the recent past, Hatlapa further developed its winch portfolio to meet specific offshore requirements, especially for anchor handling. Along with its growth in the offshore sector and its recent expansion...

Offshore Crane Succesfully Delivered by Liebherr

At the beginning of September, Liebherr delivered the second heavy lift offshore crane type MTC 78000 straight from its manufacturing plant in Rostock.   The MTC 78000 is one of the biggest offshore slewing cranes worldwide. With a maximum dynamic torque of 78,000 mT, the MTC 78000 is the most powerful machine within the extensive...

Seadrill Has Contract To Build Up New Ultra-deepwater Drillships

Seadrill has entered into a turnkey contract to build up to four new ultra-deepwater drillships at the Samsung yard in South Korea. The first two drillships are firmly ordered with delivery in the first and second quarter 2013,respectively. Total project price per rig is estimated to be less than USD 600 million, which includes...

Atlas Services Group Expands Presence In Algeria

Atlas Services Group has expanded its Algerian HR services to the oil and gas industry. “Atlas Tristar has been providing manpower services to several clients such as Shell, Repsol, Baker Hughes and Gaz de France in Algeria for some years now. The new office in Algiers will enable us to service our clients even...

Allweiler Expands Contracts With Leading Global Offshore Operators

The Norwegian division of Allweiler, a specialist provider of a comprehensive range of screw, centrifugal and progressing cavity pumps to the merchant marine and offshore industries, announced a series of cargo and oil recovery system deliveries, to major offshore operators including REM Offshore, Solstad Offshore, Simon Møkster, San Miquel and Bourbon. Valued at more...

Key Milestone for Juron Shipyard

Jurong Shipyard has achieved a key milestone with the construction of ‘SeaDragon I’, the largest ultra-deepwater semi-submersible drilling rig to be completed in Singapore.  The drilling rig marks a landmark achievement for the shipyard being its first harsh-environment semi-submersible project and the first of its class to be built up from a six-column bare-deck...

Lukoil Expanded Varendey Terminal

To increase exports to Western Europe and North America, Lukoil expanded the Varendey terminal’s onshore tank farm to a capacity of 325.000 cubic m and added two underwater pipelines. The company fixed also  as  an ice-resistant offshore terminal where the oil is loaded onto tanker ships. Throughput capacity of the new terminal is 12 million...

Petrotechnics Completes Roll Out of First Russian System

Petrotechnics, the global leader in transforming the efficiency and effectiveness of frontline operations in the oil & gas industry, has announced the roll out of the first Russian primary language electronic integrated safe system of work (ISSOW) solution for Sakhalin Energy Investment Company. This deployment marks the final phase of a seven-figure sum...

Gjøa On Stream

The Gjøa oil & gas field developed by Statoil began production at 15.24 on Sunday 7 November, opening the way for more activity in the northernmost part of the Norwegian North Sea.  “We envisage that its facilities can make this field a hub for developments in this area”, says Øystein Michelsen, executive vice president for exploration and production...