Offshore & subsea

ABB has signed a framework agreement with Aker BP ASA for Electrical, Instrument, Control and Telecommunications (EICT) set to contribute to improved project execution.

The contract will be executed by Wood Group’s Rio de Janeiro office focusing on the technical requirements of a floating production unit (FPU) and subsea structures, and all bid package evaluations and execution phase.

Lamprell, a provider of fabrication, engineering and contracting services to the energy industry, is pleased to announce the completion of the 'Shelf Drilling Krathong' jackup drilling rig and its delivery to Shelf Drilling Ltd.

Exova, the global testing company, has been awarded a contract with McDermott to deliver a range of testing services for offshore fabrication projects in the oil and gas sector.

Forum Energy Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce the sale of two Sub-Atlantic™ Comanche ROVs to international diving contractor Baltic Taucherei- und Bergungsbetrieb Rostock GmbH (Baltic Diver Germany).

Decom North Sea, the membership organisation for the oil and gas decommissioning sector, has announced it will host a networking business breakfast during the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) next month.

Trendsetter Engineering, Inc. has announced the award of multiple contracts to design and manufacture subsea production equipment for Noble Energy’s Leviathan Project, in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Israel.

Trelleborg’s offshore operation launches Buoyant Uraduct®, a protection system for subsea cables, umbilicals, flowlines and hoses.

Late life-cycle integrity specialists, Well-Centric and Hunting, have been awarded an approx. £5 million contract for the maintenance, storage and recertification of equipment for a major North Sea exploration and production operator.

The offering combines the strength and experience of the two companies, bringing together Trelleborg’s manufacturing capability and Teekay’s operations expertise.

Total E&P Norge (Total) has chosen Aptomar’s tactical collaboration and management system, TCMS, to digitalise and manage environmental monitoring and oil spill detection at its Martin Linge field.

Norwegian authorities have approved the PDO of the Trestakk discovery on the Halten Bank in the Norwegian Sea. Investments are calculated at NOK 5.5 billion, almost half of the original estimate.

FairfieldNodal has announced an exclusive alliance with Ikon Science, an industry leader in geoprediction software sales and services, to offer complete reservoir services to the oil and gas industry.

BP has announced it has agreed to sell its Forties Pipeline System (FPS) business, with assets including the main Forties offshore and onshore pipelines and other associated pipeline interests and facilities, to INEOS.

The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) authorised the use of QuietSea for seismic survey operations in the US waters of the Gulf of Mexico.