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OTC 2012: EnerMech announces $65-million investment for US expansion

05/01/2012

EnerMech announced plans to invest more than $65 million (£40 million) to launch a major expansion in the US at the Offshore Technology Conference.

GE to supply subsea production equipment for Cheviot

05/01/2012

ATP Oil & Gas (UK) Ltd. has contracted GE Oil & Gas (NYSE: GE) to supply subsea production equipment and ancillary systems for the Cheviot field development in the UK North Sea.

OTC 2012: Lloyd’s Register acquires WEST Engineering

05/01/2012

Lloyd’s Register announced its acquisition of WEST Engineering Services at the Offshore Technology Conference on Monday.

OTC 2012: Proserv unveils innovative well abandonment tool

05/01/2012

Proserv has launched a next generation subsea cutting tool that provides complete well severance and reduces in-well operational time by up to 50% at the Offshore Technology Conference.

OTC 2012: Emerson receives Lloyd’s Register’s Marine Type Approval for Fisher valves, digital valve controllers

04/30/2012

Emerson Process Management’s complete line of Fisher valves and FIELDVUE digital valve controllers has received the Lloyd’s Register’s Marine Type Approval for process control applications within the offshore oil and gas production industry.

ATP begins drilling Shimshon well in Mediterranean Sea

04/30/2012

ATP Oil & Gas (NASDAQ:ATPG) and ATP East Med B.V. have started drilling at the Shimshon well in the Levant basin offshore Israel with the Ensco 5006 drilling unit.

OTC 2012: Balmoral unveils deepest-ever drill riser buoyancy

04/30/2012

Balmoral Offshore Engineering has introduced two additions to its drill riser buoyancy portfolio at the Offshore Technology Conference.

OTC 2012: Predictive risk system can connect policy and field practice

04/30/2012

Petrotechnics has unveiled Proscient, its new operational performance and predictive risk software at the Offshore Technology Conference.

OTC 2012: GE features insight management system

04/30/2012

GE Energy’s (NYSE: GE) Power Conversion business is previewing its new insight management system, a decision-making aid and capital asset management product at OTC.

BP contracts Technip for Mad Dog Phase 2 spar FEED

04/30/2012

BP has awarded Technip (Paris:TEC) a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for the spar hull and mooring systems for the Mad Dog Phase 2 project in deepwater Gulf of Mexico.

Pluto begins LNG production

04/30/2012

Woodside is producing LNG from its Pluto LNG project near Karratha in Western Australia.

Wood Group Mustang to provide topsides engineering for Ichthys

04/30/2012 Samsung Heavy Industries has contracted Wood Group Mustang for the topsides detailed engineering and procurement support for the semisubmersible central processing facility (CPF) in the Ichthys field development offshore Western Australia. 

Enteq Upstream to acquire Extended Exploration Technology

04/30/2012

Enteq Upstream plc is in the process of acquiring the assets of Extended Exploration Technology Inc. (XXT), a measurement while drilling equipment company based in Santa Clara, California.

TGS begins multi-client 3D survey in Norwegian Barents Sea

04/30/2012

TGS has started the acquisition of a 3D multi-client survey covering 2,400 sq km (927 sq mi) in the Norwegian Barents Sea.

OTC 2012: Halliburton introduces low ECD drilling, completion package

04/30/2012

Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) has introduced a package of low equivalent circulating density (ECD) technologies at the Offshore Technology Conference.

Shell orders Rolls-Royce equipment for Malampaya project

04/30/2012

Rolls-Royce 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.

Centrica completes $1.7-billion Norwegian asset acquisitions from Statoil, ConocoPhillips

04/30/2012

Centrica plc has completed the $1.5-billion (£936-million) agreement with Statoil Petroleum AS to acquire a package of producing and development oil and gas assets in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.

OTC 2012: Subsea 7 to increase engineering numbers

04/30/2012

Subsea 7 will use its presence at the Offshore Technology Conference to help increase the number of engineers it employs across the globe.

OTC 2012: TE features thin-wall technology, subsea communication solutions

04/30/2012

TE Connectivity (TE) is featuring its latest developments in subsea communication solutions and undersea cable systems this week at the Offshore Technology Conference.

OTC 2012: 3M reinforced tape protects pipe integrity

04/30/2012

3M will introduce Scotch High Strength Filament Tape 890HD at this year’s OTC.