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Shell orders FMC subsea equipment for Stones in ultra-deepwater GoM

Shell has contracted FMC Technologies Inc. (NYSE: FTI) to supply subsea equipment for the Stones ultra-deepwater project in the Gulf of Mexico.

Teekay to convert FSO for Gina Krog in North Sea

Teekay Offshore Partners (NYSE:TOO) has entered into an agreement with Statoil to provide a floating storage and offtake (FSO) vessel for the Gina Krog oil and gas field development in the Norwegian North Sea.

Further platform work for Bifab on Cygnus in North Sea

GDF SUEZ has contracted Burntisland Fabrication (BiFab) for construction of the UK North Sea Cygnus gas field quarters and utilities platform.

Heated pipeline for Lianzi-BBLT tieback offshore Congo/Angola

Wärtsilä is to supply a direct electric heating (DEH) system for Chevron Overseas Congo’s Lianzi development.

Latest platform installed on Kuwait/Saudi Arabia offshore field

Al-Khafji Joint Operations (KJO) has started operations at the seventh platform at the gathering station on the offshore Al-Khafji field on the median line between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.

Punj Lloyd to install B-127 pipeline offshore India

ONGC has contracted Punj Lloyd for construction of the B-127 cluster pipeline offshore western India.

Saipem orders umbilicals from Oceaneering for Egyptian subsea tieback

Saipem has contracted Oceaneering International (NYSE:OII) to supply umbilicals for the West Delta Deep Marine Phase IXa development in the Egyptian sector of the Mediterranean Sea.

Well to test undrilled TGT fault block offshore Vietnam

SOCO International and its partners have contracted the jackup Naga-2 for further appraisal and development drilling offshore southern Vietnam.

Afren plans more development in Ebok area offshore Nigeria

Afren has started front-end engineering design and fabrication planning for a new wellhead platform and production unit for the Okoro field extension offshore Nigeria.

Sea Lion offshore Falklands approaching FEED stage

Premier Oil says 60 separate studies are under way for pre-front-end engineering design for the Sea Lion field development in the offshore North Falkland basin.

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Punj Lloyd to install B-127 pipeline offshore India

ONGC has contracted Punj Lloyd for construction of the B-127 cluster pipeline offshore western India.

Well to test undrilled TGT fault block offshore Vietnam

SOCO International and its partners have contracted the jackup Naga-2 for further appraisal and development drilling offshore southern Vietnam.

Sea Lion offshore Falklands approaching FEED stage

Premier Oil says 60 separate studies are under way for pre-front-end engineering design for the Sea Lion field development in the offshore North Falkland basin.

Shell lines up Boskalis for Malampaya installations

Shell Philippines Exploration has commissioned Royal Boskalis Westminster to install an offshore depletion compression platform for the Malampaya project.

Giant Liwan topsides awaiting installation offshore China

Husky Energy says the Liwan gas project in the South China Sea is on schedule for start-up around the turn of the year.

Petrofac proves more oil in Cendor offshore Malaysia

Petrofac has drilled a successful appraisal well on the Cendor field offshore Peninsular Malaysia.

KUFPEC gets interest in Galoc development offshore Philippines

With Phase II development drilling scheduled to begin in June and first Phase II production in 4Q 2013, the Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Co. has assumed a 26.84473% working interest in the Galoc joint venture.

Vietnam offshore project nears startup

Talisman expects first oil from the Hai Su Trang/Hai Su Den (HST/HSD) development offshore Vietnam around mid-year.

Mubadala picks up second tract offshore Indonesia

Mubadala Petroleum and INPEX have won a production-sharing contract (PSC) for the West Sebuku block offshore Indonesia.

Nexans to fasttrack umbilical for Shell offshore Malaysia

Persada Engineering has contracted Nexans to supply an electro/hydraulic umbilical for Sarawak Shell Berhad’s F29 field development.

Development plan for offshore India block NEC-25 goes to review

Niko Resources Ltd. (TSX:NKO) has submitted to the government of India its field development plan for offshore block NEC-25.

ONGC to overhaul more platforms offshore India

ONGC plans a revamp of unmanned platforms on its Mumbai High, Neelam, and Heera assets offshore western India.

CNOOC starts first production from Beibu Gulf platform

Roc Oil (China) Co. reports first production from the WZ 6-12 wellhead platform offshore China in the Beibu Gulf.

ExxonMobil starts offshore Malaysia gas production at Telok

ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) has started production from the Telok natural gas field offshore Malaysia in the South China Sea.

Hardy aims to increase offshore India gas project stake

Partners in the Dhirubhai 33 gas discovery offshore western India are in discussions over possible development.

Petrobras moves FPSO conversion work to China

Petrobras (NYSE:PBR) is moving to China the work of converting four tankers into FPSOs.

BP, RIL plan major expansion of gas production from offshore India

BP (NYSE:BP) and Reliance Industries Ltd. have updated plans for joint development to increase production from block KG D6 offshore India.

Statoil issues main Norwegian Sea trunkline contracts

Statoil (OSE:STL) has awarded three contracts for the long-distance Polarled gas pipeline in the Norwegian Sea.

Technip to install offshore Sabah, Sarawak pipelines

Shell has awarded Technip (Paris:TEC) pipelay contracts for two projects offshore Malaysia.

Strong performance from latest Bualuang wells offshore Thailand

Four wells are onstream under a new phase of development drilling on the Bualuang oil field in the Gulf of Thailand, according to operator Salamander Energy.

Air Lift bags to support India pipeline overhauls

Leighton Welspun in Mumbai, India, has ordered Seaflex Air Lift bags from Unique Hydrographic Systems for use in subsea and topsides applications offshore western India.

Petronas adds platform at Yetagun offshore Myanmar

Petronas Carigali has contracted Larsen & Toubro (L&T) for a new wellhead platform offshore Myanmar.

Liwan offshore China on course for late-year start-up

Husky Energy (Toronto:HSE) expects first gas from the Liwan project in the South China Sea either in late 2013 or early 2014.

Giant chain consignment awarded for Ichthys LNG

Vicinay is to supply anchor chains for the mooring lines of INPEX’s Ichthys LNG project offshore northwest Australia.

Deepwater Malaysia Malikai field gets development go-ahead

Shell Malaysia, PETRONAS Carigali, and ConocoPhillips Sabah Ltd. have made the final investment decision to develop the deepwater Malikai oil field, some 100 km (62 mi) offshore Sabah, Malaysia.

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