Equipment
ABB electrical system ordered for Petronas’ second FLNG
ABB said it has won a contract worth more than $50 million to supply the electrical system for one of the world’s first commercial FLNG facilities, and the second to be owned by Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas.
ABB electrical system ordered for Petronas’ second FLNG
ABB said it has won a contract worth more than $50 million to supply the electrical system for one of the world’s first commercial FLNG facilities, and the second to be owned by Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas.
ABB to supply Petronas FLNG with electrical systems
ABB, a power and automation technology group, has won a contract worth more than $50 million to supply the electrical system for one of “the world’s first commercial floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facilities”, and the second to be owned by Malaysian oil and gas company PETRONAS. It will be ca
MRECo to Manage Tidal Testing at Turners Falls
The Marine Renewable Energy Collaborative (MRECo) has entered into an agreement with the Conte Fish Research Center to manage tidal testing in its large flumes in Turners Falls, Massachusetts. John Miller, Executive Director of MRECo, said: “We are very excited to be working with Conte to provide a
Gina Krog FSO to get Aluminium Offshore helideck
Aluminium Offshore Pte Ltd has been awarded a contract to deliver a 26.1m XE Enhanced Safety Helideck to Teekay for their FSO at the Gina Krog field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The FSO will be based on a converted Shuttle Tanker in the Teekay Fleet. According to the company, the contra
Intertek expands corrosion testing facility
Intertek has invested £1.2 million ($1.8 M) expanding its centre of excellence for corrosion testing services in order to meet growing demand for asset life extension solutions in the oil and gas industry. The expansion, which has been driven by new contract awards worth around £1m, takes the total
Nexans’ Umbilicals for Statoil’s Visund Field
Statoil’s Visund oil and gas field, located in the Tampen area of the Norwegian North Sea, will be the fifth project to use standard umbilicals developed by Nexans. The standardised umbilicals are made up of electrical and fibre optic cables as well as hydraulic and chemical lines. Nexans will deliv
Statoil: Nexans umbilicals for Visund field
Statoil has signed a contract at a value of 4.5 million EUR ($5.15 M) for the fifth delivery of standardised umbilical cables developed by Nexans. According to Nexans, Statoil’s Visund oil and gas field, located in the Tampen area of the Norwegian North Sea, will be the fifth project to use these st
MAN targets offshore drilling. Launches PA6 B Offshore GenSet
MAN Diesel & Turbo has announced the launch of its PA6 B Offshore GenSet (OG). The company says that the new engine is specifically targeted at semi-submersible drilling rigs. The PA6 B is a four-stroke, medium-speed engine built at MAN Diesel & Turbo’s St. Nazaire, France facility from where the co
WGK Nets FEED Contract for GWF Phase 2
Wood Group Kenny (WGK) has secured a contract with Woodside to provide the front end engineering design (FEED) of the flowline system, and associated procurement support, for the proposed Greater Western Flank Phase 2 (GWF-2) development offshore Western Australia. The scope of work includes enginee
WGK wins GWF-2 FEED deal from Woodside
Wood Group Kenny (WGK) has secured a contract with Woodside to provide the front end engineering design (FEED) of the flowline system, and associated procurement support, for the proposed Greater Western Flank Phase 2 (GWF-2) development for the North West Shelf (NWS) Project, offshore Western Austr
VIDEO: VBMS in Luchterduinen OWF Export Cable Setup
In October 2014, VBMS installed the export cable for the Eneco Luchterduinen Offshore Wind Farm, executed by the CLV Ndurance and the Trenchformer. The multi-purpose trencher, developed and built by VBMS and Boskalis, used its jetting sword to bury the cable 3 metres deep near shore. This video show
Damen Gets ‘Global 1200’ Upgrade Job from Technip
Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam (DSR) has been awarded a contract by Technip, for dry-docking, upgrades and operational modifications to the deepwater rigid pipe S-lay and heavy lift vessel, the Global 1200. The Global 1200 is the first of two deepwater rigid pipe S-lay and heavy lift vessels owned by Te
Prysmian Plans Expansion in Romania
Prysmian Group has announced new development plans to strengthen its operations in Romania, as a further step of the investment plan started in 2013 with the opening of a newly built optical cable plant in Slatina. The announcement of a Memorandum of Understanding to study a submarine connection bet