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GE enters Freeport LNG project

Sep 10, 2014

GE Oil & Gas announced that it is providing both technology and capital to help expedite construction of the Freeport LNG gas liquefaction and liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project in Southeast Texas. GE is supplying the main refrigeration compressors…

Kvaerner considers its options

Sep 10, 2014

Norwegian engineering and construction firm Kvaerner has announced plans to 'accelerate' the company's development, including looking at potential new partnerships and a change in ownership structure.  Image: Kvaerner's Verdal yard.  Kvaerner has appointed advsiry firm Greenhill & Co…

Wood Group PSN wins Woodside work

Sep 09, 2014

Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) has secured a contract with Woodside in Western Australia which boosts Wood Group's maintenance and brownfield project portfolio in Australia. The scope of work includes the engineering, procurement and construction…

Technip picks up Juniper EPIC

Sep 09, 2014

BP Trinidad and Tobago (BPTT) awarded Technip an engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning lump sum contract for the development of the Juniper project, off the southeast coast of Trinidad. BPTT announced the sanction of the Juniper offshore project in August…

Clough buys Booth Welsh

Sep 08, 2014

Engineering and project services company Clough Ltd. acquired Booth Welsh, a privately owned engineering services company headquartered in Ayrshire, Scotland. The acquisition follows the establishment of Clough’s engineering center in Glasgow earlier this year…

Paradigm releases upgraded version of Sysdrill

Sep 08, 2014

Paradigm has released the latest version of Sysdrill 10, its integrated suite of well planning and drilling engineering applications. This upgrade is integrated with Peloton’s WellView/MasterView corporate database for drilling and well operations…

Aqualis Offshore enters Mexico

Sep 08, 2014

Marine and engineering consultancy Aqualis Offshore opened an office in Mexico City, Mexico. This is the tenth country the company has entered since starting operations just over a year ago. In addition, Aqualis Offshore will this month…

JDR wins Dudgeon offshore wind farm

Sep 02, 2014

VBMS awarded JDR a contract for the Statoil/Statkraft Dudgeon offshore wind farm. Dudgeon, off the UK’s Norfolk coast will utilize over 95km of JDR’s copper core inter-array cable and a range of cable accessories. The design and manufacture…

Samsung Heavy Industries merges with engineering company

Sep 02, 2014

Seoul, South Korea-headquartered Samsung Heavy Industries will merge with Samsung Engineering Co., Ltd., the companies announced on 1 September 2014. The goal of the merger is to allow the companies a chance to become a global top-tier EPC (engineering…

RDS inked for Sea Lion study

Sep 02, 2014

Rig design and engineering firm RDS has been awarded a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract by AMEC for Premier Oil’s Sea Lion development in the North Falklands Basin. The FEED work is part of AMEC’s overall FEED contract for…

Making an entrance

Sep 01, 2014

Alan Thorpe examines the latest pipelaying vessels debuting on the market.  The Ceona Amazon leaving Cryst Shipyard in Poland. Photo from Ulstein.   Two new pipelayers for…

Electrical Integration – bringing process and power together

Sep 01, 2014

Managing the process and the power systems that serve it through a single integrated control system can cut costs while giving a much better overview of the total plant. Laya Sathyadevan explains. Managing…

Breaking barriers

Sep 01, 2014

Jerry Lee discusses new and improved drill bit designs and technologies with several leading companies. Rising energy demand has resulted in the need to reach reserves in more complex formations. The more complex the formation, the more…

Protecting assets through better data trending

Sep 01, 2014

Elaine Maslin examines how better data trending and a focus on key hubs could help improve ailing production efficiency rates and extend asset life on the UK Continental Shelf and beyond. NI CompactRIO…

Oceanlab, Shanghai Ocean University partnership

Aug 29, 2014

China's Shanghai Ocean University (SHOU) has been building the program at its new Hadal Science and Technology Research Centre (HAST). The Hadal Zone is ultra deewater, 6000m-11,000m below the surface and includes deep trenches formed by tectonic subduction…

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