GAIL (India) Limited and the Shipping of Corporation India Limited (SCI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to cooperate for the transportation of LNG sourced by GAIL from USA. The MoU was signed in the presence of Shri B.C. Tripathi, Chairman & Managing Director, GAIL and Shri B.K. Mandal,
VSMC recently signed two separate contracts to lay and bury export cables for the Westermost Rough (ENG) and Humber Gateway (ENG) wind farms. With these latest projects, VSMC strengthens its strong position in laying and burying electricity cables in and to offshore wind farms. Westermost Rough Offs
WGP has signed a binding letter of intent to execute a contract in respect of the second phase of the seismic data acquisition surveys to be conducted in Ecuador. The contract with Sevmoregeo SA (SMG), which is expected to be executed by the end of June, relates to surveys which are planned to comme
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has been contracted to provide the design for a large heavy construction vessel (HCV). The ship is to be built for Subsea 7 S.A., the seabed-to-surface engineering, construction, and services contractor to the offshore energy i
A new fiber-optic monitoring system developed through a Space Act Agreement between NASA and Astro Technology Inc. of Houston is helping to increase safety for workers and reduce the risk of leaks and spills on two oil platforms off the coast of West Africa. The technology also has potential future
GE Oil & Gas has signed an $84 million agreement with PEMEX Exploration and Production to supply and to install subsea wellheads for PEMEX’s deepwater and ultra-deepwater drilling projects in the Gulf of Mexico. This marks GE’s largest agreement with PEMEX for the supply of subsea high capacity well
Applied Natural Gas Fuels, Inc., (ANGF) a leading producer and distributor of natural gas fuels, announced that it has entered into a long term supply agreement with the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) to provide liquefied natural gas (LNG) to its fleet of 282 LNG buses. “We are please
FMC Technologies, Inc. announced that it has received an order from Shell for subsea equipment for its portfolio of projects in the Gulf of Mexico. The scope of supply includes 12 enhanced vertical deepwater trees and controls. “FMC Technologies has been supporting Shell’s subsea requirements for ne
The Clair Ridge Drilling & Production jacket of 23 000 tonnes – the biggest jacket ever built by the Norwegian Kvaerner yard yesterday left Verdal and is now on tow to its location west of the Shetland Islands. The jacket’s footprint on the seabed is 85 x 68 metres. With the delivery of the [&hellip
Rolls-Royce Plc has won a contract to convert the merchant ship Bergen Viking to run on engines powered by natural gas, replacing the current diesel engines. The Norwegian ship owner Bergen Tankers AS has chosen gas engines and accompanying systems from Rolls-Royce for this upgrade, to provide a mor
Songa Offshore, a Cyprus-based offshore drilling contractor, has announced its drilling rig fleet status update for May 2013. Songa Dee achieved an operating efficiency of 100% during the month continuing working for Statoil in Norway. Songa Delta achieved an operating efficiency of 100% during the
Dung Quat Shipbuilding Industry Company Ltd. (DQS) has received the Murmanskaya rig of ARKTIKMORNEFTEGAZRAZVEDKA.JOSC (RUSSIA) into Dry Dock No. 1 for repairing and maintenance works. Murmanskaya has the length of 88.0m, it is 66.0m wide and 9.7m high, with a body length of 146.0m. The main repair w
Technip was awarded a substantial lump-sum contract by Exxon Mobil Corporation for the development of the Julia field. This field is located in the Walker Ridge area of the Gulf of Mexico, at a water depth of approximately 2,100 meters (7,200 feet). The contract covers the project management, engine
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has secured a landmark offshore marine industry contract covering electrical power and propulsion systems onboard a DP class 3 Drill Ship to be conferred with ‘Enhanced Reliability’ and DYNPOS AUTRO notation from Det Norske Veritas(DNV). The co
