QGC Pty Limited has awarded a A$15.5 million contract to Queensland company J Hutchinson Pty Limited, trading as Hutchinson Builders, for a twostorey operations and production support centre in Chinchilla. The new building will be on the corner of the Warrego Highway and Carmichael Street, near QGC’
Woodside announced that it has accepted an offer from Japan Australia LNG (MIMI Browse) Pty Ltd to purchase a minority portion of Woodside’s equity in the proposed Browse LNG Development for US$2 billion, subject to joint venture pre-emption rights. The sale involves MIMI taking 16% interest in the
AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, has been awarded a contract from BP Exploration & Production Inc. (BP) to provide Front End Engineering Design services (FEED) for the topsides facilities for the second phase of the Mad Dog field development. The new facility will
Global-leading energy production technology services company Proserv is bolstering its rapidly-expanding subsea capabilities and specialist integrated services and increasing its workforce by more than 300 people. Proserv, which has operations globally, has agreed terms to assume Weatherford Interna
GE Oil & Gas will supply ATP Oil & Gas (UK) Limited with subsea production equipment, ancillary systems and related services for ATP’s signature Cheviot oilfield project in the North Sea, under the terms of an $80 million contract. ATP is a unit of Houston, Texas-based ATP Oil & Gas Corporation. “Th
National Grid and Denmark’s Energinet.dk have announced the start of a study to look at the possibility of a first electricity power connection between Great Britain and Denmark. Work will start immediately with the aim to compete it by the end of 2012. This new ‘pre-feasibility’ study is a very ear
ANSYS and FMC Technologies have executed a long-term strategic agreement for simulation software that can standardize design analysis and provide scalability for growth. The energy industry is under incredible pressure to increase efficiency, maximize recovery and decrease environmental impact. Furt
The Crown Estate has announced three further agreements for lease for wave and tidal energy projects. The sites result from the third application window in the leasing process for projects in connection with the Scottish Government’s Saltire Prize (in Scottish waters) and demonstration projects (all
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won a $30 million order from Shell to supply two industrial RB211 gas turbines to boost gas output from the Malampaya deepwater natural gas project in the Philippines. Shell has used Rolls-Royce technology as the mechanical driver for the project’s
Brunei Gas Carriers Sendirian Berhad, BGC has inked a contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries of the Republic of Korea on construction of a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessel followed by signing of financial agreements for the construction, RTB News informed. The signatories of the Shipbuilding C
Cargotec’s new offshore service centre in Houston supports its global service capabilities for an ever expanding multi-national customer base while also ensuring that it services local market needs. To further expand its offshore service capabilities, Cargotec has established a new offshore service
Norwegian-based specialist subsea service company DOF Subsea Norway has secured a contract with ConocoPhillips under the current frame agreement for Diverless Marine and Subsea Services. The contract is for debris removal utilising DOF Subsea’s construction support vessel the Skandi Skolten. The wor
UGL Limited announced that, in a 50:50 joint venture with EPC firm CH2M HILL, it has been awarded a $550 million contract by JKC Australia LNG Pty, for the construction of a Combined Cycle Power Plant for the Ichthys liquefied natural gas (LNG) Project in the Northern Territory. As part of the agree
German wind farm developer, DC Netz BorWin3 GmbH is inviting tenders for installation of a system for the transmission of electrical energy (about 900 MW) between offshore wind farms in the BorWin clusters and a network connection point on land. In particular, the transmission power, the losses, the
