Equipment & Technology

FMC to Supply Offshore Loading Arms for Prelude LNG in Australia

FMC to Supply Offshore Loading Arms for Prelude LNG in Australia

FMC Technologies, Inc., a global provider of technology solutions for the energy industry announced today that it has signed an agreement with Technip France, on behalf of the Technip Samsung Consortium (TSC), to supply offshore loading arm systems as part of the Shell Prelude Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) Project. FMC’s scope of supply includes [...]

Kongsberg: Subsea Operations Can be More Environment-friendly (EXPO 2012)

Kongsberg: Subsea Operations Can be More Environment-friendly (EXPO 2012)

Thanks to monitoring systems from KONGSBERG, underwater operations can be more environment-friendly. The need for environment-friendly maritime operations is highlighted at Expo 2012. More stringent environmental standards Owing to increasing pressures on ocean territories, ever more stringent environmental standards are being set for vessels and offshore operations. Having real-time eyes and ears under water and [...]

UK: Rolls-Royce Equipment for Iceman AHTS

UK: Rolls-Royce Equipment for Iceman AHTS

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has been awarded a £15 million contract by STX OSV to supply an extensive deck equipment package for an advanced anchor handling vessel to be operated by Iceman AS. The package, which is designed to improve operational safety, will include a new anchor handling frame (AHF) and a hydraulic [...]

Australia: Supermajors Invest Big in Spill Response System

Australia: Supermajors Invest Big in Spill Response System

Building on the Australian oil and gas industry’s capacity to rapidly respond to an offshore well incident, the industry’s leaders today announced funding of a world-class subsea response solution to be in place by early 2013. The announcement, at the annual Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) Conference in Adelaide, means Australia has an [...]

DSM Introduces New Fiber for Deepwater Mooring Ropes

DSM Introduces New Fiber for Deepwater Mooring Ropes

The Netherlands-based DSM, producer of Dyneema®, the world’s strongest fiber™, has introduced DM20, a new fiber designed for the production of incredibly strong ropes that provide unrivalled strength, stiffness and durability. DM 20 is an innovative fiber that completely redefines the capability of HMPE ropes and forms the basis of Dyneema® Max Technology. This breakthrough [...]

IEV Completes Decom Projects for Petronas Offshore Malaysia

IEV Completes Decom Projects for Petronas Offshore Malaysia

IEV (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd has safely and successfully completed the two turnkey decommissioning projects awarded by Petronas Carigali ahead of schedule on 7 May 2012. Worth a total of RM27.0 million (USD 8.8 million), the scope of work for the two Decom Projects included the provision of Engineering, Preparation, Removal and Disposal (“EPRD”) of two [...]

Murphy Awards McDermott a Subsea Contract Offshore Malaysia

Murphy Awards McDermott a Subsea Contract Offshore Malaysia

McDermott International, Inc. was recently awarded a significant subsea contract for executing a deepwater engineering, procurement, construction, transportation, installation and commissioning project offshore Malaysia. The value of this contract is included in McDermott’s first quarter 2012 backlog. The award is for the subsea infrastructure of the Siakap North – Petai (“SNP”) Development Project operated by [...]

AGR Buys Steinsvik & Co (Norway)

AGR Buys Steinsvik & Co (Norway)

AGR has acquired an 80% shareholding in Steinsvik & Co AS. Headquartered in Stavanger, Steinsvik & Co supplies safety professionals, including safety coaches and internal control officers (ICO), to drilling rigs in the Norwegian market. The firm also provides HSE training for oil companies and performs safety inspections on rigs operating both on the Norwegian [...]

Norway: Ocean Installer Hires EAB for Draugen Field Manifold

Norway: Ocean Installer Hires EAB for Draugen Field Manifold

Within the frame of its work at the Draugen field, Ocean Installer has awards an EPC manifold contract to EAB Engineering (EAB).

GE Opens New Oil & Gas Training Center in Houston

GE Opens New Oil & Gas Training Center in Houston

GE Energy announces that it is investing $10 million in the development of a new Oil & Gas Training Facility to support and advance training and development for its customers and employees. Training at the facility will focus on customer, technical and leadership skills aimed to meet the changing needs and growing global demand for [...]





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