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Heereema Marine to expand vessel fleet

Tue, 20 July 2010 Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) has signed a letter of intent with Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Company Korea (DSME) to build a new deep water construction vessel.

Wellstream wins flexible pipe contracts

Tue, 20 July 2010 Statoil ASA has awarded pipe manufacturing company Wellstream contracts for the Snorre development, located offshore Norway, as part of a three-year framework agreement for the design and manufacture of flexible pipe products.

Fugro to survey Indian pipelines

Tue, 29 June 2010 India’s Fugro Survey has been awarded a pipeline inspection survey contract by the state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Company (ONGC).

Technip wins pipe supply offshore Brazil

Tue, 4 May 2010 Petrobras has awarded Technip a contract for engineering, procurement, manufacturing and supply of 90 km of risers and flowlines for water injection, oil production, gas lift and carbon dioxide (CO₂) reinjection at the Tupi Oil Field.

Nord Stream construction commences

Mon, 12 April 2010 Construction has commenced on the 1,224 km Nord Stream Natural Gas pipeline, which will link Russian natural gas reserves to Europe.

TDW to service Statoil pipelines

Wed, 24 March 2010 TDW Offshore Services (TDW) has entered into a contract with Statoil to provide pipeline pressure isolation services and equipment for its installations located in the Norwegian North Sea.

Offshore development prompts new pipeline

Thu, 18 March 2010 Total will construct a 230 km gas pipeline as part of its development of the Laggan and Tormore gas fields, located 140 km offshore the west coast of Shetland, Scotland.

Saipem awards offshore pipeline contract in Brazil

Mon, 15 March 2010 Saipem has awarded Weatherford International’s Pipeline & Specialty Services group a contract for precommissioning services on the 174 km Uruguà – Mexilhão Pipeline in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil.

Subsea 7 takes out pipeline industry award

Fri, 12 March 2010 Subsea 7 was presented with the 2010 Pipeline Industries Guild (PIG) Award for Subsea Pipeline Technology at the 53rd PIG National Dinner held in London on 9 March 2010.

Weatherford wins Jubilee Field pipeline services contract

Wed, 3 March 2010 Weatherford Pipeline & Specialty Services group has been awarded a contract by Technip for precommissioning and commissioning services on the Jubilee Field Development Project, located 60 km offshore Ghana.

Tenders for Gudrun pipeline imminent

Wed, 24 February 2010 Invitations to tender for the pipeline fabrication and laying contract for the Gudrun field development, located in the North Sea, will be issued in the near future, according to joint venture partner Statoil.

Boskalis orders new fall pipe vessel

Wed, 10 February 2010 Royal Boskalis Westminster has contracted Keppel Singmarine to construct a new fall pipe vessel to be deployed in its oil and gas offshore projects.

Technip sweeps up Broom Field pipeline contract

Fri, 29 January 2010 Technip has been awarded a lump sum contract, worth approximately $US29 million, by Lundin Britain Limited to extend a pipeline at the Broom field in the United Kingdom’s North Sea.

Shell secures TSWP for Malampaya services

Wed, 9 December 2009 A joint venture between Transfield Services and WorleyParsons (TSWP) has signed a seven year contract to deliver integrated services to Shell Philippines Exploration for the Malampaya Gas Facility and associated pipeline infrastructure.

J P Kenny awarded three year contract

Fri, 25 September 2009 J P Kenny (JPK), a subsidiary of John Wood Group, has been awarded a contract with ACS Cobra Castor UTE for construction management and procurement support services.

Nord Stream fishes for agreements

Wed, 23 September 2009 Nord Stream AG has finalised agreements with German, Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Russian fishery associations on compensation and mitigation measures to be undertaken during the construction and operation of the twin 1,220 km Nord Stream natural gas pipelines.

Nord Stream: piping through the Baltic Sea

Pipelines International — September 2009 The Nord Stream Pipeline, to run from Vyborg in Russia to Lubmin in Germany, is viewed as one of the most significant current infrastructure projects in Europe. It will consist of two parallel lines, each with a transport capacity of about 27.5 billion cubic metres of natural gas.

Petrobras awards contract for offshore pipeline

Wed, 26 August 2009 C&C Technologies has been awarded a $US50 million contract for pipeline work in Petrobras’ offshore Tupi area, 333 km offshore Brazil.

Offshore Angola pipeline contract awarded

Thu, 20 August 2009 BP has awarded Subsea 7 a $US150 million contract for an offshore natural gas pipeline, offshore Angola.

New owner for North Sea pipeline system

Wed, 5 August 2009 The Abu Dhabi National Energy Company has taken over operatorship of the North Sea Brent System Pipeline and facilities.

BJ completes KG contract

Thu, 25 June 2009 BJ Services Company has completed a pipeline precommissioning services contract for Technip at the MA-D6 oil field development in the Krishna-Godavari (KG) Basin in the Bay of Bengal, offshore Kakinada, India.

Bids received for Argentinean subsea pipeline

Mon, 1 June 2009 Three companies have submitted bids to build the 37.2 km Transmagallanico subsea pipeline to connect the island of Tierra del Fuego with mainland Argentina, according to Buenos Aires daily Clarin, citing gas regulator Enargas sources.