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More dual-fuel units for MAN

Sep 18, 2014

MAN Diesel and Turbo picked up another order for its MAN 51/60DF engine. An international consortium that includes Teekay LNG Partners has selected a dual-fuel diesel electric propulsion solution featuring 2×12V51/60DF + 2×8L51/60DF engines for each of four liquid natural gas carriers (LNGC)…

Arena picks Gulf Island for fabrication

Aug 12, 2014

Gulf Island Fabrication has received an award letter from Arena Offshore for the fabrication of two jacket/piles and topsides for Arena’s projects in the US Gulf of Mexico. Delivery for these units is set for late second quarter 2015…

Isle of Man seismic sought

Jun 06, 2014

The Isle of Man's Department of Economic Development is seeking expressions of interest to undertake 3D seismic studies in the Isle of Man’s territorial sea, in the East Irish Sea, ahead of a hydrocarbon exploration licensing round. The…

Solutions OE March 2014

Apr 02, 2014

MAN compressor installed offshore MAN Diesel & Turbo in Zurich was awarded a contract to deliver a HOFIM (high-speed, oil-free, integrated motor) compressor to Det norske oljeselskap ASA. It is MAN’s first hermetically-sealed compressor to be installed on an offshore production platform…

Zamakona launches Ocean Marlin

Feb 04, 2014

Spain's Zamakona Yards has launched its second Havyard HY820-design field support and emergency response vessel, the Ocean Marlin. The vessel, which is due to work in the North Sea for French oil major Total from Q2, is the second of three vessels Zamakona Yards will launch…

Walk to walk JIP launched

Nov 19, 2013

DNV GL has launched a joint industry project (JIP) to provide guidance on an alternative means of personnel transfer onto offshore installations. The Walk to Work (W2W) approach, where offshore installations are manned from a ship via gangway…

Under pressure

Jul 31, 2013

The TUP (transfer under pressure) Diving System, designed and built in-house by N-Sea, has undergone a refit and been converted to allow it be used as a mobile system, deployable from most DPII support vessels and platforms. The system will be online August 2013…

Wood Group wins contract extension

Jul 25, 2013

ConocoPhillips (UK) extended one of its longest running projects in the North Sea under a US$60 million (£40 million) one-year contract extension with Wood Group PSN. WGPSN will continue to provide operations and maintenance services, and…

MAN Diesel & Turbo win LNG contract

Jul 17, 2013

MAN Diesel & Turbo won the contract to supply the engines for six Chinese LNG carriers (LNGCs). The order for the 30 × MAN 51/60DF dual-fuel engines is a significant development for both Chinese shipyards as well as the LNGC market. The…

IOC production falls 25% in past 12 years

Apr 23, 2013

The crude oil production of five major international oil companies: Exxon, BP, Shell, Chevron, and Total, has fallen by 25.8% over the past 12 years. This follows an historic high in 2004, when total combined crude production reached 10.76 MMbo/d…

Statoil, Man sign supply pact

Feb 26, 2013

Norwegian energy company Statoil signed Framework Agreements with MAN Diesel & Turbo Switzerland for the supply of new turbomachinery equipment and maintenance services. The duration was set for five years with options to prolong the contracts…

Screw compressors for Petrobras

Feb 18, 2013

Compressor order from Petrobras for Santo Basin FPSOsA crane loads a two-stage screw compressor unit with noise control enclosurefor offshore useSix two-stage screw compressor units for six offshore oil production installations, known as FPSO (floating production…

Dual fuel engines

Feb 01, 2013

Teekay LNG Partners ordered two twin MAN Diesel & Turbo B&W ME-GI dual-fuel, two-stroke, gas injection engines for two of its LNG carriers currently under construction at DSME’s South Korean yard. The newbuilds will be equipped with M-type, ME-GI twin engines…

Man Diesel & Turbo

Apr 28, 2012

The MAN Diesel & Turbo oil & gas business in Zurich has completed the acquisition of Mecos Traxler, a Swiss-based supplier of magnetic bearings for compressors, turbines and other high-speed rotating machinery.

MAN to put pressure on Asgard

Feb 02, 2011

Following lengthy qualification trials in Norway, MAN Diesel & Turbo has been selected as the supplier of the subsea gas compressors for the Åsgard field. According to field operator Statoil, in comparative trials carried out at the operator's K-Lab testing facility at Kårsto…

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