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Nexans cables to power Nasr fileld

Sep 03, 2015

A new super complex at the heart of the future development of the Nasr oil field, offshore from Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, is to be powered by Nexans' subsea cables. Nexans has been awarded contract worth around US$100 million by engineering…

Heerema gets second Culzean contract

Sep 02, 2015

Image: Culzean platform/Heerema Fabrication Group Maersk Oil North Sea UK has awarded Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) a second contract for structures on its ultra-high-pressure, high-temperature (uHPHT) Culzean development in the North Sea…

Malampaya DCP installation completed

Sep 01, 2015

Arup, a multidisciplinary engineering and consulting firm has announced the completion of the installation of the Malampaya depletion compression platform (DCP), a new offshore natural gas platform installed in the West Philippine Sea off the coast of Palawan…

Delivering on-time

Sep 01, 2015

Meg Chesshyre speaks with HSM Offshore business development manager Jaco Fleumer about the firm’s current work program and future prospects. A18 Topside for Petrogas Transportation at HSM Yard…

Multi-tasking

Sep 01, 2015

Collaboration on- and offshore the Netherlands has resulted in a new concept in platform operations and maintenance. Elaine Maslin reports. Wagenborg’s Kroonborg. Photo from Wagenborg. Across the North Sea…

Making waves

Sep 01, 2015

Assumptions around tidal arrays need to be rethought, according to Professor Stephen Salter. Emma Gordon reports. Image from iStock. The renewables industry needs to contest the…

Making it simple

Sep 01, 2015

Hurricane Energy has proven commercial oil can flow from its fractured basement oil reservoirs West of Shetland – it’s next job is finding an economical solution to get it to market. Elaine Maslin reports. Artist's…

Doubling Dutch wind capacity

Sep 01, 2015

The Gemini wind park in the Dutch sector of the North Sea has broken financing and renewables project size records. Elaine Maslin takes a look. An artists’ illustration of the Gemini wind park offshore Netherlands…

Taking Bravenes steps

Sep 01, 2015

Van Oord has been taking its engineering expertise in the dredging sector and applying it to the oil and gas business – with much success. Elaine Maslin reports on a first in deepwater and a new market. Van Oord’s new rock installation vessel…

Overcoming obsolescence

Sep 01, 2015

There is a big risk circling mature production installations where hardware that was once state of the art now poses a problem for managers on late-life assets. That risk is obsolescence. John Bradbury reports. BP’s Shah Deniz facility…

Pipelay market outlook

Sep 01, 2015

Audrey Leon spoke with Infield Systems’ analysts James Hall and Wei Liu to get the bigger picture. According to Infield Systems, the offshore pipeline installation market over the next 12 months will be challenging. Infield has revised…

Busy work

Sep 01, 2015

Introducing a new FPSO into a brownfield while overhauling the subsea infrastructure led to a complex multi-year SIMOPS campaign for Technip. Elaine Maslin reports. A GIS image (above) shows the complexity of the SIMOPS at Quad 204…

Modeling in the deep

Sep 01, 2015

An approach to modeling and simulation combining subsea electrical and fluid systems can facilitate a better understanding of the interaction of long-distance tiebacks supplied by step-outs. ABS’ Milton Korn explains. Subsea pipeline…

LQT Industries wins work in Trinidad

Aug 27, 2015

LQT Industries, a full-service provider of accommodation facilities, design-build construction services, and support services to the oil and gas industry, has been awarded a contract for the construction of an E-House, a temporary living quarters building…

McDermott bags its largest Mid East gig

Aug 27, 2015

Houston-based McDermott received its largest single award in the history of its Middle East operations today (27 August) by Saudi Aramco for brownfield work off Saudi Arabia. Signing the LTA. Image from McDermott…

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