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Total signs Expro for well tests

Total E&P Nederland has awarded Expro a three-year well testing contract valued at around $8 million for the Dutch North Sea

Gas flowing from Qatar offshore complex

Offshore gas production started last month at the Qatargas 4 LNG facility, according to Peter Voser, CEO of Royal Dutch Shell.

Knowledge Reservoir forms real-time systems division

Knowledge Reservoir has formed a real-time systems division to offer integrated reservoir, drilling, and production status to operators.

AGR to devise Goliat maintenance plan

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has contracted AGR Field Operations to provide maintenance, engineering, and inspection planning services for the Goliat FPSO, currently under construction in South K...

FoundOcean to stabilize Guendalina jacket

Micoperi has contracted FoundOcean for grouting services at ENI’s Guendalina field development offshore eastern Italy.

Essar books MIS for D1 piles

Essar Offshore Subsea (India) has contracted Maritime Industrial Services for construction services for ONGC’s D1 development offshore India

Offshore Asia heads to Singapore March 29-31

The annual Offshore Asia Conference & Exhibition heads to Singapore’s new Marina Bay Sands Resort on March 29-31 expecting to expand on its success in 2010. More than 5,000 attendees from...

McDermott gets Alen project fabrication

McDermott International Inc. will fabricate a 15,000-ton platform for Noble Energy’s Alen gas/condensate development off the east coast of Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.

Aker picks MAN D&T for Asgard compressors

Aker Solutions has contracted MAN Diesel & Turbo Schweiz to supply four compressor units for Statoil Åsgard subsea compression project in the Norwegian Sea.

Petrotechnics awarded offshore Nigeria contract

Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Co. (SNEPCo) has awarded Petrotechnics a contract.

Ellis Patents cleats used on Aseng FPSO

Ellis Patents has supplied Emperor stainless steel cleats for use in the Aseng old field development off the coast of Equatorial Guinea.

Cameron unveils Nozzle Check Valve redesign

Cameron’s redesigned ENTECH DRV-BN Nozzle Check Valve introduces a modularity that allows for customized solutions, in-field reconfiguration, and a consistent spring force mechanism for simpl...

Automation improves safety on Russian field, Lukoil claims

Lukoil has issued a review of its automated monitoring systems at the Yu. Korchagin offshore complex in the northern Caspian Sea, following a first year in service.

Fugro rolls out PowerLog 3.2

Fugro-Jason’s PowerLog petrophysical interpretation software now is available in version 3.2.

New rock modeling software available

Geomodeling Technology Corp. has released SBED 4.1 and SBED 4.1 for Schlumberger’s Petrel near-wellbore modeling applications.

MIS awarded safety support programs

The Sunbelt H2S safety services division of MIS Group (Maritime Industrial Services) has won two new offshore contracts in the Middle East/Central Asia region.

Hamworthy clinches Brazil pumps order

Brazilian shipyard Engevix Construcões Oceânicas has contracted Hamworthy to supply electrically-driven cargo pump systems for eight new FPSOs.

Expro unveils new power relief valve system

Expro has unveiled the PRV MAX mud pump pressure relief valve system, an automated relief valve with an integrated hydraulic actuator, separate hydraulic power unit that can be mounted directly to ...

Grabner Instruments launches Miniflash Touch

Grabner Instruments has launched Miniflash Touch for flash point testing petroleum products and solvents.

Fjord under assignment for Escravos

Fairstar Heavy Transport NV (FAIR) has won a contract from Grinaker - LTA Construction Nigeria to transport equipment to the Chevron EGTL plant in Escravos, Nigeria.