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Wood Group works on Peregrino platform

Jun 28, 2016

UK-based engineering firm Wood Group has been awarded a multimillion dollar contract to provide detailed engineering and design, and procurement services on the development of the Peregrino field wellhead platform C, offshore Brazil. Wood…

UH researcher develops new tertiary recovery method

Jun 27, 2016

As oil producers struggle to adapt to lower prices, getting as much oil as possible out of every well has become even more important, despite concerns from nearby residents that some chemicals used to boost production may pollute underground water resources…

McDermott inks Pemex Abkatún EPCI

Jun 27, 2016

Houston-based McDermott International will deliver the engineering, procurement, construction & installation (EPCI) work for Mexico’s Pemex Abkatún-A2 platform, which was involved in a deadly accident last year, in a US$454 million deal. McDermott…

Archer releases Point system for well integrity management

Jun 24, 2016

Oil services company and well integrity specialist Archer has launched the Point system, a well integrity resource that combines Archer’s experience and its proactive and systematic approach to integrity management.  The Point system…

Delta SubSea, Boskalis enter GoM MoU

Jun 22, 2016

Delta SubSea and Boskalis Subsea Services have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to provide integrated diving and ROV solutions in the Gulf of Mexico. Image from Boskalis. The…

Chevron picks Atkins for Australian engineering

Jun 22, 2016

UK-based engineering firm Atkins has been awarded a contract with Chevron Australia to provide engineering support services for the oil and gas major’s Western Australian-based assets. The agreement includes provision of a range of onshore…

DNV GL updates Sesam HydroD

Jun 21, 2016

DNV GL is offering a new, and what it describes as pioneering stability analysis solution, that allows for hydrodynamic and stability analysis on one common model, giving naval and offshore engineers unprecedented control over their projects…

McDermott bags Brunei installation contract

Jun 20, 2016

McDermott International has been awarded further pipeline work for 2017 under a multi-year offshore installation contract with Brunei Shell Petroleum Co. (BSP). The work includes transportation and installation (T&I) of pipelines and umbilicals in the Fairley and Ampa Fields offshore Brunei…

Ezra lands US$300 million in deepwater contracts

Jun 20, 2016

Ezra Holdings has received a total of some US$300 million in awards for several new deepwater projects in various offshore oil producing regions in the Gulf of Mexico, Southeast Asia and West Africa. The scope of work for these new projects include project management…

OneSubsea inks Zohr EPC

Jun 20, 2016

OneSubsea has been awarded a US$170 million engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract from Belayim Petroleum Co. (Petrobel) to supply the subsea production systems for the first stage of the Zohr gas field, located in the Shorouk Concession…

Wood Group acquires fabrication business

Jun 17, 2016

Wood Group has acquired the trade and assets of Enterprise Engineering Service Limited’s (EESL) Aberdeen based fabrication and manufacturing business; following EESL's fall into administration in May. Wood Group says the acquisition enhances its asset integrity management capabilities…

GE, Technip ink joint LNG solution pact

Jun 14, 2016

GE Oil & Gas and Technip have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a joint project to explore areas to co-develop digital solutions for the LNG industry, with a particular focus on the design and build phase of new liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects…

iXblue offers INS range for AUVs

Jun 14, 2016

The iXblue’s Phins Compact Family has been designed to offer the AUV industry players the ability to choose an inertial navigation system (INS) adapted to their vehicle. Based on iXblue’s fiber-optic gyroscope technology, Phins C3, C5, and…

Siemens breaks ground at German wind turbine plant

Jun 13, 2016

Siemens has begun construction at its new wind turbine plant in Cuxhaven, one year after the initial investment decision. Soil compaction and the preparation of the pile foundation, with 1900 concrete piles, have already been completed. Construction…

Mustang, Diavaz team up in Mexico

Jun 09, 2016

Wood Group Mustang and Grupo Diavaz, a Mexican oil and gas operator and services company, have created a joint venture engineering business to capitalize on Mexico's energy reform. Mustang Diavaz is based in Mexico City and will provide engineering…

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