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Technip to supply Iracema North field

Nov 21, 2014

Technip has been awarded a contract for the ongoing development of the Iracema North field, in the Santos Basin pre-salt area, Brazil. The contract, awarded by Tupi BV, a consortium controlled by Petrobras Netherland BV (PNBV, 65%), with partners BG (25%) and Galp (10%)…

Technip upgrading French flexible pipe plant

Nov 13, 2014

Technip is investing more than US$84.7 million and more than four years to modernize its flexible pipe manufacturing plant, Flexi France, in Le Trait, France. This plan focuses on the installation of new-generation machines and site optimization to fit 12m diameter reels…

Technip snaps up Malaysian work

Nov 06, 2014

Technip has secured a five-year framework agreement with PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd (PCSB) for engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) or supply-only of flexible pipes for PCSB’s projects in Malaysia. The Deep Orient…

A look at Ceona’s Polar Onyx PLSV

Sep 01, 2014

Claudio Paschoa takes a look at Ceona’s vertical pipelay vessel, Polar Oynx, now serving Petrobras offshore Brazil. Polar Onyx  in the Storfjord in Norway. Photo from Norsk Skipsfarts Forum. With…

Ceona awards NCS Survey subsea contract

Aug 12, 2014

Ceona awarded NCS Survey Ltd. a five-year contract for positioning services, in which mobilization has been successfully completed on the first vessel, Ceona’s DP3 multi-purpose vessel, the Normand Pacific. Following initial work in the Gulf of Mexico…

DeepFlex new Florida facility

Jul 11, 2014

DeepFlex has signed an agreement with Offshore Inland Marine & Services, Inc. (OIMO) to set up a new unbonded flexible pipe manufacturing and qualification testing facility in the Port of Pensacola, Florida. The industrial complex will have direct access to the existing deep water quayside…

Seven Arctic gets animated

Jun 02, 2014

Subsea 7 provides this animation of its new heavy construction vessel The Seven Arctic, which is under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in South Korea, and due for delivery in 2016. The newbuild subsea construction vessel…

Global Deepwater Review: Deepwater drives manufacturing expansion

May 01, 2014

A large-bore center tube umbilical cross section. Photo by: DUCO.  The growing deepwater market is driving pipeline and umbilical manufacturing expansion on Newcastle's Walker Riverside in the UK…

Preventing integrity problems for flexibles

Apr 22, 2014

Experience can play a major role in the development of an effective flexible pipe integrity management system (FIMS) and plan. Unbonded flexible pipes have been deployed in the global oil and gas industry for more than 30 years…

Petrobras chooses McDermott for pipelay

Mar 20, 2014

One of McDermott International’s subsidiaries has entered into an agreement with Petrobras for the supply of its subsea Lay Vessel North Ocean 105 (LV105). This contract is included in McDermott’s 1Q 2014 backlog. The LV105 will carry…

Solstad-Vard in new build deal

Mar 12, 2014

Ship designer and builder Vard Holdings has agreed a letter of intent with Solstad Offshore for the design and construction of a large offshore subsea construction vessel (OSCV).  The contract will be the largest single vessel order in…

Prysmian establishes Houston base

Jan 23, 2014

Prysmian Group, established a new headquarters in Houston, TX, under the responsibility of Robert Conners who joins the Group. With the strengthening of its operations in Houston and with professionals such as Robert Conners joining the company…

Prysmian wins DHT contract

Jan 17, 2014

Petrobras awarded a US$24 million contract to Prysmian Group for downhole technology (DHT) systems. The DHT systems for offshore oil and gas extraction application will be delivered in July 2014, and will be manufactured in the Prymian Group’s facilities in Bridgewater…

GE Oil & Gas opens Brazilian logisitic base

Jan 06, 2014

GE Oil & Gas today announced the opening of a logistics base for the Brazilian oil and gas sector. With an area of 590,000sq. ft and investments that exceed US$100 million, GE’s base in Niteroi in the state of Rio de Janeiro was designed primarily to load and unload installer ships…

Ceona contracts ROVOP for ROVs

Oct 04, 2013

Subsea construction firm Ceona has awarded a five-year contract worth over £45million to ROV provider ROVOP. The contract will see ROVOP provide hydraulic, work-class ROV services on board Ceona’s fleet of new, purpose-built deepwater…

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