Nexen advises that its Buzzard platform in the North Sea, is operating at reduced rates due to problems with the platform’s cooling system. A permanent solution has been identified and production is expected to be variable until the repairs are completed this summer. The Buzzard field is located in
International energy company Statoil has signed a two year, NOK 66m contract for the Riserless Mud Recovery system (RMR®) from AGR Drilling Services. The deal is for rigs on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. It also includes two optional extension periods of two years each which, if taken, will bring
Technip was awarded by Statoil a contract, worth approximately €55 million, for the Vigdis NE field development located in the Norwegian Sea at a water depth of 220 – 310 meters. This contract covers: * welding and installation of flowlines*, including a 1.5 kilometer pipe-in-pipe production flowlin
IHC Merwede has been awarded the contract to design and construct a backhoe dredger for the Panama Canal Authority (ACP). In its bid, IHC Merwede was successful against a strong field of international competitors. The contract is worth US$43 million, and thanks to such projects, the development of t
Nexans, a worldwide leading expert in the cable industry, has been awarded a 4.8 million euro contract by Norske Shell to supply the 6.5 km infield umbilical for the Ormen Lange North Field project. The Ormen Lange natural gas field on the Norwegian Continental Shelf started production in 2007. This
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions provider, has been contracted by Kleven Maritime of Norway to design a new LNG powered Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) of the Norwegian operator Rem Offshore. The scope of the order also includes the propulsion machinery, automation and other equipment
Siemens Energy has been awarded several contracts for the supply of topside solutions including power generation, water injection and power distribution packages for a Brazilian FPSO (Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading) project. Purchaser for the power generators and power distribution sys
At Nantong COSCO Shipyard, module hoisting operations for the SEVAN BRASIL, the semi-sub drilling rig, (including Drill Floor, lower and middle parts of the derrick, living quarters for 150 people, BOP carrier and Riser gantry cranes) have now been successfully completed. The top priority among them
KBR announced that it has been named as subcontractor by Dragados Offshore, S.A. (Dragados) for the detailed engineering work on the South Arne Phase 3 Project, an expansion of the existing South Arne field located offshore in the Danish sector of the North Sea. The EPC award to Dragados includes tw
Kleven Maritime has signed a new contract with Rem Offshore for delivery of one LNG powered offshore vessel. With this new contract, Kleven Maritime’s order reserve increases to 9 vessels at a combined value of 3.3 billion NOK. The vessel is of Wärtsilä Ship Design and is scheduled for delivery from
Liquiline annonced that it has entered into a contract with E.ON, one of the world’s largest private energy companies, for delivery of a newly developed public gas filling station for cars and taxis in Stockholm. The agreement has been signed with E.ON’s Swedish subsdiary, E.ON Gas Sverige AB, which
GDF SUEZ has entered into an agreement with Petronas LNG Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas), the national oil company of Malaysia, under which, GDF SUEZ will supply Petronas LNG with 2.5 million tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from August 2012 over a 3.5 year
Fugro has reached agreement with JDR Cable Systems (Netherlands) Ltd to acquire JDR Cable Systems Holdings Netherlands BV and its marine cable subsidiary JDR Cable Systems BV, together comprising JDR’s Marine Cables division. JDR Marine Cables designs and produces special marine cables for oil and g
SBM Offshore announces it has been awarded the following contracts. 1. FPSO Oil Offloading System A contract relating to the Deep Water Oil Loading System required as part of an oil field development offshore West Africa. The scope of work for SBM Offshore consists of: · the engineering, procurement
