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DNV releases new methodology for offshore fatigue design/operation May 5, 2008 5:17 PM
A new update of DNV's "Recommended Practice Fatigue Design of Offshore Structures" is now available, the company announced at the 2008 Offshore Technology Conference today in Houston.
Proserv wins GoM decommissioning contract May 1, 2008 12:01 PM
Proserv's Abandonment and Decommissioning strategic business unit (SBU), has been awarded a $7 million contract for platform decommissioning projects in the Gulf of Mexico.
NuCoastal hires Swiber to construct SPM April 30, 2008 1:51 PM
NuCoastal (Thailand) Ltd. has awarded Swiber Holdings Ltd. a contract to engineer, procure, supply, and construct a single-point mooring (SPM) calm buoy.
Technip/Subsea 7 win Asia/Pacific projects April 30, 2008 7:57 AM
Technip Subsea 7 Asia Pacific Pty Ltd has won two contracts for subsea installation and pipelines in New Zealand and Vietnam.
AMEC wins Azerbaijan EMS contract April 29, 2008 11:21 AM
BP has awarded AMEC a five-year, $500 million engineering modification services (EMS) contract in Azerbaijan.
ADSB selects AVEVA for ship build/design April 28, 2008 12:54 PM
Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) has selected the AVEVA Marine software solution to support the design, fabrication, and construction of its new projects.
Agip modifies Kashagan gas treatment April 18, 2008 11:31 AM
Agip KCO has contracted Petrofac for a fourth sales gas compressor train for the gas and LPG plant under construction for the Kashagan development in the Caspian Sea.
EOCP completes Galoc offshore installation April 15, 2008 12:06 PM
EOC Ltd.'s wholly owned subsidiary, Emas Offshore Construction and Production Pte Ltd. (EOCP) has completed a contract to install subsea facilities and floating production mooring system in the Galoc field located 65 km (40 mi) northwest of Palawan Island in the Philippines.
Grenland Group wins Pazflor subsea contract April 14, 2008 12:08 PM
Grenland Group has signed a $32-million letter of intent with FMC Technologies' subsidiary in Kongsberg for the fabrication, assembly and testing of subsea structures that will be part of FMC Technologies's delivery for Total's Pazflor project, offshore Angola.
DNV assigned CVA for US GoM FPSO April 10, 2008 1:20 PM
DNV and Petrobras America have signed a Certified Verification Agent (CVA) contract for the first FPSO in the Gulf of Mexico.
McDermott awarded Woodside's North Rankin B jacket April 9, 2008 2:34 PM
Woodside Energy Ltd. has awarded J. Ray McDermott a contract to construct the North Rankin B (NRB) platform substructure and for the North Rankin Redevelopment Project.
Angel topsides installed off Australia April 8, 2008 8:54 AM
Working for Clough Aker on behalf of Woodside Energy Ltd., the Dockwise Black Marlin heavy-lift vessel has installed the 7,300-metric ton (8,047-ton) Angel platform topsides off the North West Shelf of Australia.
Heerema Hartlepool wins Buzzard contract April 7, 2008 11:26 AM
Nexen Petroleum has awarded Heerema Hartlepool a contract for the fabrication of the production sweetening deck and bridge for the Nexen Buzzard oil field in the UK North Sea.
Ferguson nets two contracts off Australia April 1, 2008 2:18 PM
Woodside has awarded Ferguson Modular an AU$1.5-million ($1.36-million) contract to supply of a 16 persons on board (POB) accommodation complex for the Pluto platform offshore Western Australia.
Heerema gets EPC for Buzzard jacket, piles April 1, 2008 1:20 PM
Nexen Petroleum has awarded Heerema Vlissingen an EPC contract for the construction of a jacket and eight piles for the Nexen Buzzard oil field in the North Sea.
Aibel to install oil/water separation equipment on Brazil FPSO April 1, 2008 12:04 PM
Teekay Petrojarl Production has awarded Aibel a contract for pilot installations of its latest technologies: the High Temperature Vessel Internal Electrostatic Coalescer (HT VIEC) and the Inductive Level Measurement System (ILMS).
BHP Billiton funds share of North West Shelf project March 31, 2008 11:02 AM
BHP Billiton has approved spending $850 million for its share of the North West Shelf's $5-billion North Rankin Gas Compression project to recover remaining lower pressure gas from the North Rankin and Perseus gas fields.
William F. (Bill) Lawson, General Chair, 16th Improved Oil Recovery Symposium Rafael Sandrea, President, IPC Petroleum Consultants, Inc./IOR 2008 Plenary Speaker Paul Willhite, Technical Program Chair, 16th Improved Oil Recovery Symposium Bob Williams, Director of Research, Oil & Gas Journal Research Center
