Cargotec has delivered liquefied natural gas-powered (LNG) terminal tractors that fully meet California’s 2010 California Air Resources Board (CARB) standards for off-road vehicle emissions, while improving on the performance of equivalent diesel-powered units. Twelve Kalmar Ottawa 4×2 terminal trac
STX Offshore & Shipbuilding, the South Korean shipbuilder, recently delivered the ‘Castillo de Santisteban’ to Empresa Naviera Elcano, the globally active Spanish shipping group. Five MAN dual-fuel 8L51/60DF engines will power the 300-metre long LNG carrier with each delivering 8,000 kW at 514 rpm.
STEP Offshore, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aker Solutions, has won a contract from Awilco Drilling Limited to engineer and deliver mud mixing and solids control systems to the Arctic II rig. STEP Offshore estimates that the value of the work will be approximately NOK 12 million(Approximately USD $2
FMC’s scope of supply will include 11 subsea trees rated at 10,000 psi and two production manifolds. The company will also supply an artificial lift manifold containing four subsea gas/liquid separation and boosting modules, as well as related subsea controls. The subsea system will be engineered an
Meridian Systems, the Plan-Build-Operate technology solutions leader for project-based organizations, announced today that David Boland, Inc. has selected the Prolog® solution to standardize construction management processes for its complex federal construction projects nationwide. David Boland, Inc
During the period 16-19 August 2010, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out an audit of Statoil Petroleum AS’ (Statoil) facilitation of future efficient and sound handling of materials on the Troll A facility. The audit activity was carried out through a start-up meeting at Statoil’
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has cited the French company Technip for an innovative technology that allows pipeline operators to transfer liquified natural gas over long distances. ASME presented the 2010 Global Pipeline Award to Technip at the recent International Pipeline Co
Mercon Steel Structures B.V. has signed a framework agreement with Shell U.K. Limited and the Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij B.V. (NAM) for the construction and installation of Riser Access Towers (RAT). The framework agreement encompasses the call off of one and possibly up to nine RAT’s. These
Nexans, the worldwide leader in the cable industry, has been awarded a contract worth in excess of 14 million euros by BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd of Aberdeen to deliver a subsea umbilical system for the Devenick gas field in the North Sea. Nexans wins major subsea umbilicals contract from
EnerMech has been awarded a contract to provide offshore crane maintenance services for Esso Australia. The five year multi-million dollar contract, with options, covers Esso assets in Bass Strait, Australia, and includes the provision of offshore crane maintenance personnel for the ExxonMobil subsi
AWE Limited reports that the recommencement of production from the Pateke-3H well has been delayed due to further technical issues. A clean up flow of the well was undertaken prior to the Kan Tan IV rig being released from site on October 15, 2010, with the well repair activities having been success
Dril-Quip, Inc. (NYSE: DRQ) today announced that Dril-Quip do Brasil LTDA, its wholly owned subsidiary, has been awarded a contract valued at approximately $28 million for the supply of subsea wellhead systems to Petrobras for the Papa Terra field located in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil. Equipme
OSPRAG, the UK’s Oil Spill Prevention and Response Advisory Group, has agreed to move ahead to commissioning detailed designs for a full/partial pressure capping device which has the potential to become a key element of the UK offshore oil and gas industry’s oil spill response contingency plans. OSP
Technip has been awarded a contract by ExxonMobil, on behalf of the Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC), to design an emergency response system that will be available to contain oil in the event of a potential future underwater well incident in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The contract covers fr
