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Turbine access

Dec 01, 2012

Houlder and BMT Nigel Gee have completed offshore trials of their jointly developed Turbine Access System, or TAS, at RWE's Rhyl Flats wind farm off the North Wales coast. The lightweight motion compensated gangway provides improved access to wind turbines for maintenance personnel…

Pangea to build Texas LNG facility

Nov 30, 2012

Pangea aims to build Texas LNG facilityPangea LNG is seeking approval to build a liquefied natural gas export facility at Corpus Christi Bay, Texas, the company announced on 30 November 2012.Pangea has filed an application with the U.S. Department…

PXP finalizes GOM acquisitions

Nov 30, 2012

Holstein | Photo: SeatraxPlains Exploration takes reins on Gulf assets Plains Exploration and Production (PXP) has closed on $6.1 billion worth of Gulf of Mexico assets belonging to BP and Shell, the company announced on 30 November 2012…

VAM expands Houston facility

Nov 30, 2012

VAM's Houston facilityHouston facility tests GOM shale applicationsVAM USA has plans to expand its Houston-based Connection Technology Center to 90,000 sq ft, doubling its R&D capacity, the company announced on 29 November 2012.The…

No deal on Boskalis offer

Nov 30, 2012

Boskalis plants flag in Dockwise takeoverDockwise dissatisfied with $884 million offer. Dockwise's board of directors have announced that it is dissatisfied with an $884 million offer by Dutch dredging company Boskalis.Shareholders…

Petrobras cancels rig order

Nov 30, 2012

Petrobras cancels rig contract with Ocean Rig Petrobras has cancelled a leasing contract with Ocean Rig, the Brasilian NOC announced on 29 November 2012.Petrobras had announced in February that it planned to lease five drilling rigs…

Black Elk death toll rises

Nov 29, 2012

Black Elk Energy production platformBody indentified as missing Grand Isle workerThe death toll from Black Elk Energy's 16 November platform fire has risen to three as the body of the sole missing worker has been recovered off Grand Isle…

BP barred from U.S. contracts

Nov 29, 2012

Deepwater Horizon accidentEPA says BP shows lack of business integrity The EPA has temporarily banned BP from receiving federal contracts, citing a ‘lack of business integrity' due to its role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, the U…

Foster Wheeler acquires Three Streams

Nov 29, 2012

Three Streams EngineeringFoster Wheeler buys Canadian engineering firmFoster Wheeler has acquired Calgary-based Three Streams Engineering for an undisclosed amount.Three Streams is a multi-discipline full service engineering, procurement…

Brugdan drilling halted

Nov 28, 2012

COSL PioneerOperations have been temporarily suspended on the Brugdan II well offshore Faroe Islands, Statoil announced on 27 November 2012.Statoil and partners ExxonMobil and Atlantic Petroleum made the decision based on expected bad weather this winter…

Boskalis launches Dockwise takeover

Nov 28, 2012

Boskalis plants flag in Dockwise takeoverDutch dredging company Boskalis has launched a takeover of Dutch marine contractors Dockwise; the company announced its intentions on 26 November 2012.On Monday, Boskalis offered the company $884 million…

Hammerfest production returns

Nov 28, 2012

Photo: Harald Pettersen / StatoilHammefest LNG has returned to normal production, Statoil announced on 28 November 2012.Production shut following a power failure on Monday 19 November. Statoil said both the plant's own power and that of…

Torhaug to head DNV Research

Nov 28, 2012

Rune TorhaugDet Norske Veritas (DNV) has appointed Rune Torhaug as the new Managing Director for DNV Research and Innovation. He has worked internationally with leadership roles in DNV Energy, DNV Maritime and DNV Business Assurance.Torhaug has a strong background in risk and reliability…

GAC supports search for oil in Burundi

Nov 28, 2012

BurundiGAC UK & GAC-Seaforth have overcome challenges to complete the successful delivery of a complex collection of cargo to Lake Tanganyika, Burundi, to support Surestream Petroleum (UK)'s explorations in Africa.Independent oil exploration company Surestream Petroleum Ltd…

UTEC nets SBM Offshore framework

Nov 28, 2012

Carlos PintoUTEC has been awarded a multi-year framework agreement with SBM Offshore, the company announced on 27 November 2012.UTEC will provide offshore survey and positioning services carrying its construction vessel fleet, initially…

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