Pacific Drilling S.A. announced that its ultra-deepwater drillship the Pacific Khamsin received its drilling permit and commenced its drilling contract on December 17, 2013. The vessel will start work on a two-year contract for Chevron in Nigeria. Pacific Khamsin, of Samsung 12000 design, is capable
Atkins said it has secured a $19 million (AUD) flow assurance contract for the Ichthys LNG project, offshore Western Australia. Gas from the Ichthys Field will undergo preliminary processing at the offshore central processing facility (CPF) to remove water and raw liquids, including a large proporti
Technip was awarded by Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) a contract, worth over USD 400 million, for consultancy services for project management and engineering. This deals with the construction of new oil and gas infrastructure facilities, as well as the upgrading of existing facilities, in Kuwait. Technip
CGG and Spectrum announced today that they are jointly launching a large, high-end BroadSeisTM 3D multi-client survey program offshore Brazil that will focus on a large proportion of open acreage in the very promising Foz do Amazonas Basin. The two companies are working as equal partners on this pro
Malaysia-based international offshore oilfield services provider, Bumi Armada Berhad announced that Afren Energy Resources Limited has extended its contracts with Armada Floating Solutions Limited and Bumi Armada (Singapore) Pte Ltd for the bareboat charter and the operations & maintenance respectiv
Freeport LNG Expansion and IFM Investors announced that IFM Investors has entered into an agreement to invest approximately $1.3 billion of equity funding for Freeport LNG’s proposed natural gas liquefaction and LNG loading facility on Quintana Island near Freeport, Texas. The facility involves the
Ennsub, the independent subsea design, engineering and technology company, has secured an order book with options in excess of £7.5 million for execution in 2014, a large proportion of which is for major international subsea installation contractors. The company, established in July 2012 by four pro
Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd’s (Keppel O&M) subsidiaries Keppel Shipyard Ltd (Keppel Shipyard) and Keppel Nantong Shipyard Co. Ltd (Keppel Nantong) have secured five contracts worth about S$150 million (USD 119.3 million) in total. Mr Michael Chia, MD (Marine and Technology) of Keppel O&M, said, “We
Knutsen OAS Shipping has placed an order for 2 × 2 7G70ME-GI engines in connection with the building of two 176,300 m3 capacity LNG carriers. The specified engines are also based on MAN Diesel & Turbo’s new, ultra-long-stroke, G-type concept to deliver an even higher, overall propulsion plant effici
Iran has generally agreed to deliver natural gas to India through a deepwater pipeline crossing the Sea of Oman, marketing director of the National Iranian Gas Exports Company (NIGEC), Ali Amirani said. “Negotiations were held with three Indian companies for their purchase of gas from Iran, and gene
In November 2011, Defra appointed Cefas as R&D Programme Manager for the collection of additional evidence to support MCZ designation. Following the successful acquisition of evidence in the previous two years, a further evidence collection programme is planned for the remainder of the current finan
Decmil Group has been awarded a QCLNG Upstream Project Wellsite Installation Services Contract. The contract, which is worth up to $80 million, is an extension of an existing contract with QGC and has been awarded to the Group’s subsidiary business Eastcoast Development Engineering. The win demonstr
MEO Australia Limited advises that the wireline logging, pressure testing and coring program at Blackwood-2 well, offshore Australia has been completed. “The presence of gas and reservoir productivity could not be conclusively established during this wireline logging phase,” MEO said in a press rele
Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) and IHI Corporation (IHI) agreed on the joint development of LNG fuel tank and supply system for LNG fueled container vessels for United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) headquartered in Dubai, UAE. These vessels are the UASC’s current newbuilding order of five 14,0
