Offshore

Brazil’s First Floating LNG Facility Planned

Technip, in association with JGC Corp. and Modec Inc., was awarded a lump sum contract by Petrobras for the front-end engineering design (FEED) of a proposed floating LNG (FLNG) project.

February 2010 Vol. 237 No. 2

McDermott Acquires Interests In Construction Vessels

J. Ray McDermott, S.A., a subsidiary of McDermott International, Inc. has finalized a transaction with Oceanteam ASA for the construction vessel, North Ocean 102 (NO102) and a new build vessel, North Ocean 105 (NO105).

February 2010 Vol. 237 No. 2

Woodside Contract Awarded To Fugro GOES

The Australian office of Fugro GEOS has been awarded a contract by Woodside Energy Ltd. to undertake a year-long metocean study 37 miles north of Broome in western Australia.

February 2010 Vol. 237 No. 2

Study Finds Strong Potential For AUV Market

Although 629 Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) have been produced to date, they are still regarded as a relatively new technology.

February 2010 Vol. 237 No. 2

Pipeline Inspection Minimizes Project Risk In Angola Oilfield

UK-based specialist measurement technology company Optical Metrology Services (OMS) Ltd. has completed a pipe inspection study for BP Exploration (Angola) Ltd. in fields that lie in a water depth of 2,000 m northwest of Luanda, Angola.

February 2010 Vol. 237 No. 2

First Subsea Performs Successful Installation On STL Buoys Off Massachusetts

First Subsea has completed installation of four diverless bend stiffeners for risers and umbilicals off the coast of Gloucester, MA.

February 2010 Vol. 237 No. 2

Technip Awarded Contract for Fields Off Spanish East Coast

Technip has been awarded a lump sum contract by Repsol Investigaciones Petroliferas SA for the development of two fields located approximately 50 kilometers off the east coast of Spain.

February 2010 Vol. 237 No. 2

Bisso Marine Gains Quality Management System Certification

Bisso Marine has achieved ISO 9001:2008 certification of its Quality Management System after being assessed by ABS Quality Evaluations, Inc.

January 2010 Vol. 237 No. 1

Oceaneering Orders Dive Support Vessel

Oceaneering International Inc. has commissioned construction of a dive support vessel (DSV) with an estimated cost of $17 million.

January 2010 Vol. 237 No. 1

McMoRan and Energy XXI estimate 2 trillion cubic feet in shallow Gulf find

The Houston Chronicle reported January 11 that McMoRan Exploration Co. and Energy XXI have announced initial readings suggesting one of the largest oil and natural gas discoveries in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico in decades.

January 2010 Vol. 237 No. 1