McDermott International's Chinese joint venture Qingdao McDermott Wuchuan Offshore Engineering (QMW) completed a fast-track compression process module fabrication subcontract for Jord Oil & Gas Systems. The company is the prime contractor…
The two compression modules on board of FPSO Cidade de Mangaratiba MV24 have been successfully commissioned for MODEC. The high pressure modules, developed by MAN Diesel &Turbo (MDT) in Switzerland, will maintain field pressure thus maximizing oil production…
UTEC Survey’s Australian business unit completed a major infield inspection covering 550km of pipelines and 20 infield structures, off northwestern Australia using its Gavia autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV). One of the AUVs in a sling…
Emerson Process Management launched Roxar Tempest 7.1, the latest version of its integrated reservoir engineering software suite. The new software enhances its uncertainty management and reservoir prediction features within the software module Tempest ENABLE…
Dubai's Drydocks World has successfully completed turret modules 1 and 2 for the world’s largest floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility. This innovative FLNG facility will be stationed at Shell's Prelude gas field off the northwest coast of Australia…
Houston-based William Jacob Management, Inc. (WJM) introduced a modular offshore drilling rig design that reduces deployment costs and improves speed-to-market for upstream operations. The modular offshore rig facility (MORF) is a copyrighted design for a 3000hp modular drilling facility…
Dubai based oil and gas engineering and fabrication firm Lamprell has been contracted by Petrofac Emirates to fabricate 29 modules for the Upper Zakum artificial island field development being developed by the Zakum Development Company, part of Abu Dhabi Oil Company (ADNOC)…
Nexen Petroleum's Golden Eagle development living quarters [LQ] module sailed away from its fabrication yard yesterday, 19 May (pictured). The LQ module was designed and built by Sembmarine SLP in Lowestoft at its Hamilton Dock. The 2000-tonne module…
UTEC Survey has advanced its service offering by doubling its AUV fleet to 4 vehicles in response to increasing demand for its highly regarded AUV services, the company reports as it prepares to head to OTC (Houston). The firm now operates a fleet of four…
Dockwise has been awarded a US$275 million contract by Bechtel for Module Transport Services regarding the Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project in Western Australia. Work is expected to begin early 2014. The contract's scope includes logistical…
As subsea production systems are entering a new era, Statoil is finding that designing, qualifying and installing the subsea factory is just the start—the future will require a new breed of vessel, Elaine Maslin explains. Earlier this summer…
Fugro recently took delivery of the first of two SMD QT1400 trenching systems for burial of cables, umbilicals and flowlines up to almost 36in diameter. The vehicle is equipped with a 3m jetting tool for soils of 100KPA, a mechanical chain…
Adhering to best practice in areas such as process optimization and piping, electrical and structural design will help to deliver safe and operable FPSO topsides that minimize capital and operating expenditures. Alliance Engineering’s Norb Roobaert…
HSM Offshore’s Schiedam yard in the Netherlands recently completed a wellhead platform for UK independent EOG Resources’ Conwy field in Irish Sea block 110/12. The topsides weight was 850t, the jacket 690t and the piles 700t. HSM started platform…
Brazilian operator Petrobras expects to initiate production from a new reservoir to existing facilities in Modules 1 and 2 of its deepwater Marlim Sul field this summer and bring a third module onstream via the P-56 semi early next year. Asset…
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