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Global Briefs: December 2013

Nov 27, 2013

CGG surveys GOM for Pemex CGG has been selected to carry out a large high-end seismic acquisition survey in the Gulf of Mexico on behalf of Pemex. The survey, in Mexican waters, is phase 5 in Pemex’s Centauro program, the largest ever…

Gaming technology goes upstream

Nov 07, 2013

Through its development in the gaming and defense sectors, gaming technology is being adopted by various industries, including oil and gas. Elaine Maslin reports. The gaming industry has become big business - bigger than the movie business…

MacGregor buys mooring business

Oct 31, 2013

Cargotec's MacGregor has entered into an agreement to acquire Aker Solutions' mooring and loading systems unit for an enterprise value of  approximately EUR180 million.  The unit, known by the Pusnes brand name, provides mooring equipment…

Aker Solutions acquires International Design Engineering And Services

Sep 01, 2013

Aker Solutions acquired Glasgow, Scotland-based International Design Engineering And Services Ltd. (I.D.E.A.S.), an engineering company that has developed software and technology to improve the quality and accuracy of integrity and life time analysis for oil and gas assets…

Depth control: in real time

Sep 01, 2013

Issues can develop in a producing well that can negatively affect operations, production, and ultimately, revenue generated. Oilfield services provider Aker Solutions has recently completed trials of a new well intervention system designed to track coiled tubing operations in real time…

OE13: PEMEX delves deep

Sep 05, 2013

Lakach is PEMEX’s first deepwater project, with gas production due to start in 2016. It will meet dual strategic goals of expanding PEMEX expertise in DW development, and meet internal demand for natural gas. “Lakach is a very good exercise for us…

$440m North Sea contract for Aker

Jul 01, 2013

Aker Solutions has won a contract worth up to US440 million to deliver the subsea production system for an oil field development in the UK North Sea. The delivery includes 25 subsea trees and six template manifolds as well as associated controls…

Statoil to study Johan Castberg

Aug 21, 2013

Norway’s Statoil has awarded Aker Solutions a NOK250 million contract to carry out an extended concept study for a floating production system for the Johan Castberg oilfield development in the Barents Sea. The Johan Castberg field, in PL 532…

Restructure and new MD for Reef Subsea

Aug 30, 2013

Reef Subsea is to restructure its business into two divisions - one focused on integrated subsea projects and to be led by a new managing director. Reef Subsea Integrated Projects, formed by the merger of Reef Subsea Power & Umbilical and Reef Subsea Norway…

Category B project cancelled

Jun 24, 2013

A project to design and build a new Category B semisubmersible rig capable of year-round well-intervention work offshore Norway has been cancelled. Aker Solutions and Statoil have said the technology development needed to build the rig…

Aker to open new Brazilian plant

May 23, 2013

Aker Solutions laid the foundation stone of a new plant in Paraná that will double the company's subsea production capacity in Brazil.The plant in the city of São José dos Pinhais in the Paraná state will be operational in 2015. It will replace…

Aker picks up Azeri rig job

Jul 10, 2013

Aker Solutions has won a contract with Caspian Drilling Company (CDC) to provide a complete topside equipment package for a new semi-submersible drilling rig in Baku, Azerbaijan. The equipment will mainly be constructed and assembled…

Aker Solutions acquires IDEAS

Jul 16, 2013

Glasgow, Scotland-based I.D.E.A.S. has developed software and technology that improves the quality and accuracy of integrity and life time analysis for oil and gas assets. The analysis can be applied in all phases of the development of an installation…

Technip bags Moho Nord work

Aug 05, 2013

Total E&P Congo awarded Technip an engineering, procurement, and supply contract for the Moho phase 1bis development as part of the Moho Nord project, off the Republic of Congo. Moho Phase 1bis development is a brownfield development…

Aker delivers Mariner equipment

Jul 03, 2013

Aker Solutions won a contract from Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) to deliver a drilling equipment package for the production platform at the Mariner oilfield in the UK North Sea. The parties agreed not to disclose the value of the order…

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