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The company has been providing services on the Chevron-operated Gorgon and Wheatstone Projects and other assets since February 2015.

This is the first contract win for Texo Group’s MODU business unit, having won the contract through a competitive tendering process.

Subsea Connect, the Aptara™ TOTEX-lite subsea system and BHGE’s SPS Catalogue were unveiled to E&P customers at a launch event in Houston, USA.

As part of the transaction, Tullow will become the operator, and will partly carry Discover for a 3D seismic survey and the first exploration well.

The company has announced the spudding of a new deep well A8 within the Airshagyl field of the BNG contract area. It has reached a depth of 350 m without incident.

The Iguana field remained undeveloped for over 34 years until DeNovo became the operator in 2016, and is the first gas development campaign in the Gulf of Paria.

The broad work scope for the 30 day campaign ranges from the provision of general visual inspection (GVI) services through to changing out subsea hardware in water depths of 1400 m, using the vessel’s 150 t crane.

This new offering will complement Aubin’s capabilities in the United Arab Emirates, as the company looks to further increase its manufacturing presence in other Middle Eastern countries.

Project management and engineering are scheduled to be performed in Houston, Texas, with offshore installation by McDermott targeted for completion in mid-2019.

The company has signed Marinesat as a value-added reseller to deliver its maritime-optimised communication solutions to vessels in China and other markets.