Dockwise books $175 million in new contracts
JULY 9, 2013 — Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. reports that since mid-June its Dockwise subsidiary has won $175 million in new contracts for heavy marine transport as well as transport and installation
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ABB wins $20 million FPSO order from Cosco Nantong
JUNE 28, 2013 – ABB has won a $20 million contract to provide power and automation technologies to a floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) built by Chinese shipbuilder COSCO Nantong
Cylindrical floaters to be completed as FAUs
MAY 24, 2013 — Two 60 m diameter cylindrical hulls that were originally intended to become FPSO’s look set to be completed as floating offshore accommodation units (FAUs), following some somewhat intricate
HHI books $1.9 billion Chevron FPSO contract
APRIL 11, 2013 — Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) reports that it has won a $1.9 billion order to build a Floating Production Storage and Offloading unit (FPSO) for Chevron North Sea Ltd.
Wärtsilä GasReformer converts waste gas to fuel
MARCH 18, 2013 — A new Wärtsilä product, GasReformer, uses steam reforming technology to convert oil field associated gas, usually flared as waste, to a quality that can be used as fuel
Wärtsilä powered FPSO completes full load tests
JANUARY 10, 2013 — The new P-63 Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel featuring Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engines has successfully completed all the required 100 percent load tests. The tests were
Early delivery of FPSO brings BrasFELS a $2 million bonus
NOVEMBER 19, 2012 — Keppel FELS Brasil S/A’s BrasFELS shipyard in Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil has delivered FPSO Cidade de São Paulo 19 days ahead of schedule and with
Petrobras reports on monthly oil & gas output
For the month of March, Brazil’s Petrobras combined oil and natural gas output in March for both in Brazil and abroad reached an average 2,599,969 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed).
Teekay Offshore moves ahead on Sevan Piranema acquisition
Teekay Offshore GP L.L.C., the general partner of Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. (NYSE: TOO), reports that Teekay Corporation and Teekay Offshore intend for Teekay Offshore to acquire the Sevan Piranema floating production,
Teekay firms up deal with Sevan
Teekay Corporation (NYSE: TK) has now entered into an agreement with Sevan Marine ASA and holders of more than two-thirds of each of Sevan’s bond loans, that will see it go ahead