Top News of the Week April 8 – 13, 2013

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Heerema to Build Offshore Platform for Marathon in E. Guinea

Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) in the Netherlands has been awarded the EPCI (Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation) contract for the 6,000 ton Alba PSC B3 compression platform for client Marathon E.G. Production Limited.

 

Chevron Orders Rosebank FPSO

Chevron, a California-based oil and gas exploration and production company has, through its subsidiary Chevron North Sea Limited, ordered a Floating Production Storage Offloading unit from South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries.

McDermott Lands $900 Million Worth of Contracts in Arabian Gulf

McDermott International, Inc.  announced  that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded two projects for a customer in the Arabian Gulf. The value of these contracts is approximately US$900 million and is included in McDermott’s first quarter 2013 backlog.

 

Ensco Orders Jack-Up Rig from Keppel in Singapore

U.S. drilling contractor, Ensco plc has ordered a new premium jack-up rig for delivery in early 2015. ENSCO 110, based on the Keppel FELS B Class Bigfoot design, will be constructed under a fixed-price contract with Keppel FELS Limited (KFELS) in Singapore.

 

Greenpeace Climbs Aboard West Hercules Rig. Protests Against Statoil’s Arctic Drilling Plans

Two Greenpeace activists wearing polar bear costumes climbed aboard the West Hercules semi-submersible drilling rig at Westcon Shipyard in  Ølensvåg, Norway

 

Petrofac, DSME Clinch $3.7 Billion Upper Zakum Field Contract

Petrofac has announced that Petrofac Emirates, its Joint Venture with Mubadala Petroleum, has been awarded a contract by Zakum Development Company (ZADCO) for the Upper Zakum, UZ750 field development in Abu Dhabi. The contract is worth approximately US$3.7 billion and has been secured by Petrofac Emirates in consortium with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering.

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