Drilling & production

Hyundai Heavy Industries has placed an order with Strainstall Marine to supply StressAlert Hull Stress Monitoring System for a new floating drydock.

GE’s Power Conversion is to equip four new Samsung Heavy Industries’ LNG tankers with dual fuel electrical propulsion systems.

Kinetrex Energy is to supply LNG to fuel 1000 UPS tractors in the Midwest.

Petrobras announces the winner of the first pre-salt bidding round held by the Brazilian NAP.

Stonepeak has signed an equity construction agreement with LNG Ltd worth US$ 660 million.

BP has been selected by Argentina’s energy firm YPF to supply the majority of its LNG requirements for the next two years.

GlobalData have said that Libya’s oil and gas industry is to suffer long lasting effects due to the country’s instability.

Some staff appointments made in oil and gas companies across the globe during October 2013.

With high operating and development costs surrounding many offshore Arctic fields, profit can only be achieved with decreased state taxation rates says an analyst with GlobalData.

Santos GLNG has launched its Virtual Field Explorer, which encourages visitors to learn about the LNG industry through the use of touch screen technology.

Despite a pause in drilling activity during the third quarter of 2013, the North Sea remains an investment focus, according to Deloitte.

Egypt is set to look to other nations for the supply of LNG but remains hopeful that LNG supply from the Gulf state will not cease due to political tensions.

Across the US and party lines, 67% of voters support offshore drilling for domestic oil and natural gas resources.

InterMoor has won a design, fabrication and installation contract with LLOG Delta House FPS in the Gulf of Mexico.

Dynex Energy launches strategic energy production partnership with RHS Oil & Gas and the completion of the first well in the DeRoen Project.