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Woodside, Clough enter engineering services contract

Apr 06, 2016

Clough has been awarded an engineering services contract by Woodside Energy. Clough will work as part of an engineering panel to provide multi-disciplinary engineering services for Woodside.  The contract covers the full spectrum of engineering…

Wood Group acquires SVT

Apr 05, 2016

Wood Group acquired privately-owned, Australia-based SVT Engineering Consultants (SVT) adding a global vibration, dynamics and noise (VDN) engineering service line. SVT, with headquarters in Perth, provides piping and rotating equipment vibration…

Kvaerner, Statoil sign Njord A agreement

Apr 04, 2016

Kvaerner has signed a framework agreement with Statoil, on behalf of partners, for upgrading of the Njord A semisubmersible platform. At the same time, Statoil has made the first call-off from the framework agreement with an estimated value of US$14…

MMO Njord job for Aker Solutions

Apr 04, 2016

Aker Solutions' maintenance, modifications and operations (MMO) business in Norway will be the subcontractor of Kværner to provide engineering services for upgrading the semisubmersible platform at the Statoil-operated Njord A oilfield. The…

Taqa extends North Sea Wood Group contract

Apr 04, 2016

Wood Group has been awarded a two-year contract extending its service provision for TAQA in the North Sea. Under the contract, which has the option of three, one year extensions, Wood Group PSN will continue to deliver engineering, construction…

Cracking the code

Apr 01, 2016

Scot McNeill and Kenneth Bhalla, of Stress Engineering Services, show how measured data coupled with engineering analysis can increase asset utilization. To date, the oil and gas industry has struggled to employ structural monitoring data in meaningful way…

Life goes on

Apr 01, 2016

Elaine Maslin takes a look at the Dan Bravo complex offshore Denmark, which, at 44 years old, has a new lease on life thanks to some serious steel reinforcement. Divers installing the conductor guide frame…

Chiyoda, Ezra launch EMAS Chiyoda Subsea

Apr 01, 2016

Japan's Chiyoda and Singapore-based Ezra's EPCIC service provider EMAS AMC officially launched a 50-50 joint venture called EMAS Chiyoda Subsea, which will begin operations on 1 April 2016.  The companies signed a binding memorandum of…

Aqualis lands Race Bank gig

Mar 30, 2016

Offshore marine and engineering consultancy Aqualis Offshore has been contracted by A2SEA to perform engineering consultancy services for its offshore wind farm installation work at the Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm offshore the UK. Aqualis…

Damen finds solution for idle PSVs

Mar 30, 2016

Damen Shipyards Group has developed a committed response to the increasing number of laid up platform supply vessels (PSVs). The Dutch company’s solution involves converting idle PSVs into vessels capable of taking on roles in alternative sectors such as aquaculture…

Cross completes 15,000-psi subsea live well intervention package

Mar 30, 2016

The Cross Group has completed the engineering and design phase of its 7-3/8in 15,000-psi live well intervention package. Utilizing technological advancements along with field-proven technology, the newly designed 15,000-psi subsea live…

Emerson releases Roxar Tempest 7.2

Mar 29, 2016

Emerson Process Management has launched Roxar Tempest 7.2, the latest version of its integrated reservoir engineering software suite that can be applied in a wide variety of scenarios such as field appraisal, field optimization, and brownfield development…

Hejre in limbo as DONG terminates EPC contract

Mar 29, 2016

DONG Energy's flagship high-pressure, high-temperature Hejre field development is in a state of limbo after operator DONG Energy said it was terminating a contract for the topsides, despite being well into construction. Contractors Technip and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering…

IMES wins Bibby frame agreement

Mar 24, 2016

Bibby Offshore has awarded a frame agreement for rigging equipment inspection and wire rope management to marine and subsea business IMES following a lengthy and competitive tender process. The agreement, potentially worth a seven-figure sum…

GE, SapuraKencana JV signs PFLNG agreement

Mar 24, 2016

A joint venture between SapuraKencana Services and GE Power Systems, SapuraKencana GE Oil & Gas Services (SKGE) has been awarded a long term service agreement by Petroliam Nasional (PETRONAS) Floating LNG1 (PFLNG) to provide maintenance services for PETRONAS’ two forthcoming floating LNG vessels…

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