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Aker Solutions Awarded Troll Extension

Sep 28, 2012

Aker Solutions wins a Statoil contract to deliver three subsea trees, tubing hangers & a tool package to the Troll field, Norwegian continental shelf. The extension, estimated contract value NOK 250 million, is a call-off from a contract signed with Statoil in February 2012…

Offshore Automation Contract for ABB

Sep 12, 2012

ABB wins four-year $16 million automation services contract renewal for PEMEX in Mexico.ABB wins an order worth $16 million for the renewal of a lifecycle service contract to maintain and upgrade automation equipment installed on sixteen…

New Charters, AHTS Acquitions by Topaz

Aug 12, 2012

Topaz signs over $65 million of new charters and announces the acquisition of two AHTS.Renaissance subsidiary, Topaz Energy and Marine (“Topaz”), a UAE-based oil field services company, has been awarded two new long term charters, totalling over $65 million…

Nigeria Fines Shell US$ 5-billion for Oil Spill

Jul 23, 2012

Nigeria fines the country's subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell US$5-billion over the massive Bonga offshore oil field spill in 2011Dr. Peter Idabor, Director General, National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) was quoted by  local…

Elgin Platform Gas Leak – Financial Implications

Apr 11, 2012

Patrick de la Chevardiere, Total CFO, explains financial implications of the Elgin Platform gas leak problemExcerpts from the speech follow:'From an environmental standpoint, it is important to understand that Elgin is a natural gas and condensate field…

Ultra Filter Pads for Effective Spill Containment

Jan 04, 2012

Capture Oil, Gas and Other Hydrocarbons While Allowing Clean Rainwater To Flow Through. Use Ultra-Filter Pads on construction sites, oil fields and other areas where spill containment is needed but shelters or structures are not available to keep rain water out…

GAC India Opens Pipavav Office

Jan 04, 2012

Branch will coordinate support for Mumbai High oil field.  GAC India has opened a new office in Pipavav to cater to the needs of the growing number of vessels calling at the port and principals using it as a base for operations in the Mumbai High oil field…

Real-Time Anchor & Riser Monitoring System (RAMS) for FPSOs

Sep 01, 2011

Tritech has developed a system for the real-time integrity monitoring of mooring lines, umbilicals and risers on Floating Production Storage and Offloading Units (FPSOs). RAMS (Riser and Anchor Monitoring System) is a 360 degree riser and…

Kirby Retires from SeaArk

Aug 10, 2011

SeaArk Marine announced the retirement of Vice President of Engineering, Casmer “Cas” Kirby. Kirby began his career with SeaArk Marine, Inc. in 1991 and was promoted to Vice President of Engineering for the company in 2006. During that time…

Norway's Prince Officially Opens Peregrino

May 25, 2011

Norway’s Crown Prince Haakon officially opened the Statoil-operated Peregrino oil field offshore Brazil today in a ceremony aboard the floating production storage and offloading ship (FPSO).The event was attended by relevant authorities and international journalists…

AMEC Wins FPSO Contract Offshore Brazil

Feb 07, 2010

AMEC announced that it has been selected by Brazilian company QUIP to perform basic engineering services for the topsides of the P-63 floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, to be operated on behalf of Petrobras, Brazil’s national oil company…

New Wilhelmsen Office in Russian Baltic Port

Feb 03, 2010

Wilhelmsen Ships Service has opened an office on the port of Primorsk on the Russian Baltic Sea. The company started providing its broad range of ships agency services there in December 2009, supplying first MT Atalandi, which sailed on Dec…

Cathelco Wins Orders from FPSO

Feb 03, 2010

Cathelco is supplying an impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) system for the FPSO Okha which is being converted by Single Buoy Moorings. After conversion, the Okha will be operated in oil fields off the North West Shelf of Australia by Woodside Energy Ltd…

Expro New Project in Nova Scotia

Nov 23, 2009

Expro, an international oilfield service company, announced that it has been awarded a surface testing and subsea landing string service contract from EnCana Corporation for work offshore Halifax, Nova Scotia.The six-month contract will…

Production Begins at Tyrihans

Jul 08, 2009

StatoilHydro has begun production from the Tyrihans oil and gas field in the Norwegian Sea. The new field comprises Tyrihans South, an oil field with a gas cap, and Tyrihans North, a gas and condensate discovery with a thin oil zone. The recoverable…

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