Tag: offshore

Amec Foster Wheeler, an international company with numerous locations in the US, has been awarded a global framework contract by BP to provide engineering, procurement support and project management services for pre-FEED (front end engineering and design) and FEED work across a range of projects.

Sevan Marine ASA has announced that (through its subsidiary HiLoad LNG AS) it has entered into a cooperation agreement with Fluor Corp.

Heerema Marine Contractors has chosen Emerson Automation Solutions, which has offices throughout North America, to provide a valve remote control (VRC) system for the world’s largest semi-submersible offshore crane vessel, SSCV Sleipnir, currently under construction at Sembcorp Marine’s shipyard in Singapore.

US engineering, procurement and construction company, KBR, has selected Intergraph Process, Power & Marine’s Smart 3D solution to enhance implementation and execution of key offshore projects.

LOOP's deepwater port recently unloaded its 10,000th crude oil vessel. The Louisiana Offshore Oil Port's marine terminal has accepted crude oil from tankers around the globe since 1981, sending more than 13 billion barrels inland by pipeline to storage facilities in south Lafourche and on to refineries across the country.

American oil giant, ExxonMobil, has discovered more oil offshore Guyana as it continues its exploration. According to ExxonMobil's partner, Hess Corporation, the Liza 3 well was drilled to a depth of 18,100 feet in 6000 feet of water on a location about 2.

Houston-based Oceaneering International Inc., a provider of offshore oilfield engineered services and products, has reported to seeing a big push from its oil and gas customers for communications and data management technology that allows them to bring workers in from their offshore facilities, said Mark Stevens, Director of Global Data Solutions at Oceaneering, in an interview with Rigzone at a recent conference in Houston.

Frames and partner Mokveld have completed two high integrity pressure protection systems (HIPPS) for PEMEX’s Lakach field gas collection station.

Statoil ASA and Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras have agreed that Statoil will acquire Petrobras’ 66 percent operated interest of the BM-S-8 offshore licence in Brazil’s highly prolific Santos basin.

Houston-based McDermott International, Inc. has announced that its new flagship vessel, the DLV 2000, has secured scope as part of the current McDermott work schedule for the INPEX Ichthys LNG Project offshore Western Australia.