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John Crane broadens Middle East seal service

John Crane Middle East FZE has launched a new Turbomachinery Group to provide improved support to its clients throughout the region.

Hertel wins Karan support role

Hertel OTC has won a $1.3-million contract to perform fireproofing activities at Saudi Armco’s Karan gas processing facilities project.

MWCC contracts process modules from Weatherford

The Marine Well Containment Co. has awarded a contract to Weatherford International Ltd. to design and construct the topsides process modules for two dynamically positioned tankers to operate in th...

Guendalina on target for September start-up

Development of the Guendalina gas field offshore eastern Italy is on schedule with first gas expected in September, according to partner Mediterranean Oil & Gas,

Saipem reveals scope of Al Wasit construction

Saipem has won offshore engineering and construction valued at over $2.2 billion.

AGR returns to Baltic for excavations

Polish E&P company LOTOS Petrobaltic has contracted AGR Drilling Services for inspection services for the jackup Beta Baltic.

Centrica takes slice of Norway license

Det norske oljeselskap is to transfer 10% in a Norwegian Sea license to Centrica Resources Norge.

Man overboard beacons for Reindeer platform

Apache Energy has ordered Mobilarm's VHF DSC locator beacons to provide man overboard alerting and location for staff on the Reindeer wellhead platform off northwest Australia.

Dolphin commissions Qatar pipe purge program

Dolphin Energy has awarded EnerMech Qatar LLC a three year call-off contract to provide nitrogen purging and leak testing on pipeline and related facilities offshore and onshore Qatar.

Heerema awarded second Centrica platform

Centrica has awarded Heerema Hartlepool an engineering, procurement, construction, and nstallation contract for a platform for the York gas field development in the UK southern North Sea.

CERAWeek: BP CEO outlines post-Macondo moves

Robert Dudley, CEO of BP, came to IHS CERAweek today to discuss BP's views of offshore operations in the post-Macondo era.

Honeywell to offer simulation software to Korean offshore market

Honeywell says it will implement its UniSim simulation solution at KOMERI’s new Testing and Certification Centre being built in Geoje, Korea.

Total contracts Elgin Franklin equipment from GE

GE Oil & gas has received a $7-million contract from Total E&P UK Ltd. for drilling and production equipment to expand the Elgin Franklin gas field in the North Sea

BOEMRE clears BP in Atlantis suit

Following investigation, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement says BP Exploration and Oil Inc. did maintain the required “as-built” drawings of the Atlanti...

EarthModel upgrade available

Fugro-Jason has released EarthModel FT 4.2 geological modeling software.

Ekofisk area in line for further development

ConocoPhillips Norge has submitted a plan for further development of the Ekofisk and Eldfisk fields in the North Sea.

SBM claims for mounting Deep Panuke costs

SBM Offshore says construction of EnCana’s MOPU platform for the Deep Panuke project off Nova Scotia is at the commissioning stage in the dry dock in Abu Dhabi.

M-I SWACO unveils HT/HP drilling fluid

A new water-base drilling fluid for high-pressure /high-temperature drilling is now available from M-I SWACO.

Leighton to overhaul Mumbai High topsides

ONGC has awarded Leighton Contractors India refurbishment work for the Water Injection North (WIN) platform at Mumbai High field.

Keppel teams with floater specialist Dyna-Mac

Keppel Offshore & Marine has taken a 27.77% stake in topside module fabricator Dyna-Mac Holdings via an equity placement.