MAN Diesel & Turbo has won an order to supply the main gensets for a multi-layer vessel newbuilding, recently commenced by Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven AG for British client, Ceona. The Ceona Amazon will be equipped with 2 × 9L32/44CR + 4 × 8L32/44CR main gensets, providing a total output of 28 MW. Each
Incat Tasmania Pty Ltd has secured a contract for the construction of a fast 70 metre crew support vessel for operations in the Caspian Sea oil industry in Azerbaijan. The contract was signed yesterday (Thursday 1st August) in Baku Azerbaijan by Incat Chairman Robert Clifford and representatives of
DeepOcean UK, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV, today announced two key appointments, to strengthen its Management Team in Aberdeen. Mervyn New joins DeepOcean as Trenching Business Line Manager – Aberdeen. Mervyn brings over 30 years’ experience in the subsea oil & gas industry, with a st
Offshore drilling solutions provider AGR Enhanced Drilling has further secured its position in the Caspian after BP signed a two-year contract extension. The extension, which runs from January 1, 2013 and was signed by BP Exploration (Caspian Sea) Ltd, will see Enhanced Drilling extend the placement
Technip was awarded by Total E&P Congo an important engineering, procurement, and supply contract for the Moho Nord project, the largest development ever in the Republic of Congo, located 75 kilometers offshore Pointe Noire. The Moho Nord project consists of two developments: Moho Phase 1bis and Moh
Doedijns from the Netherlands has been awarded a contract for the delivery of a major part of the Rig-less Intervention System for the BC-10 FPSO production facility by SBM Offshore Malaysia. Shell’s BC-10 Development in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil implemented a new method of subsea-separation
Doedijns from the Netherlands has been awarded for the delivery of a major part of the Rig-less Intervention System for the BC-10 FPSO production facility by SBM Offshore Malaysia. Shell’s BC-10 Development in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil implemented a new method of subsea-separation and boostin
CHINA – CIMC Raffles has placed an order for a complete drilling package for its new Y13-1293 Jack-up rig. The package, valued at approximately $29-6 million will be delivered by TSC Offshore Group. Upon delivery, it will be the eighth such package delivered by TSC to CIMC Raffles since 2008. The Ex
U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced that the University of Maine, along with partners Maine Maritime Academy, Sandia National Laboratories, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, received a $983,997 grant from the National Science Foundation to design, develop, and cons
A newly extended pier in Orkney is currently host to more tidal energy technologies than at any other single site in the world. Five tidal energy developers – OpenHydro, Alstom Hydro, Scotrenewables Tidal Power, ANDRITZ Hydro Hammerfest and Voith Hydro – have all used the new facilities in recent we
GE control valve technology has been selected for an offshore production platform that is a key component in the development of the Hejre oil and gas field in the Danish sector of the North Sea. The development project is expected to increase the reliability of Denmark’s oil and gas supply and is a
The MacArtney Group announces the delivery of a CORMAC 4Stainless Steel Winch system to the Institute of Geosciences at the Christian Albrechts University of Kiel. The winch system, which was acquired through German MacArtney Group member, MBT GmbH, will be put to good use onboard various research v
Foster Wheeler AG announced today that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a project management contract by Cardon IV S.A., for new production facilities for the Perla Field in the Gulf of Venezuela. Cardon IV S.A. is a joint venture company owned by Eni Ve
Wood Group Kenny (WGK) has recently been awarded a new contract containing two Engineering Services scopes with BP Angola under the BP Global agreement awarded to WGK in 2007. The contract involves Subsea Operations Support: one is for work associated with the Block 18 Greater Plutonio Operations gr
