Offshore

First Subsea Performs Successful Installation On STL Buoys Off Massachusetts

First Subsea has completed installation of four diverless bend stiffeners for risers and umbilicals off the coast of Gloucester, MA.

Technip has been awarded a lump sum contract by Repsol Investigaciones Petroliferas SA for the development of two fields located approximately 50 kilometers off the east coast of Spain.

Bisso Marine has achieved ISO 9001:2008 certification of its Quality Management System after being assessed by ABS Quality Evaluations, Inc.

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Oceaneering Orders Dive Support Vessel

Oceaneering International Inc. has commissioned construction of a dive support vessel (DSV) with an estimated cost of $17 million.

The Houston Chronicle reported January 11 that McMoRan Exploration Co. and Energy XXI have announced initial readings suggesting one of the largest oil and natural gas discoveries in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico in decades.

The first drill riser buoyancy modules capable of withstanding nearly 5,000 psi (c. 350 bar) pressure at 11,000 feet (c. 3,350 meters) below the surface have been developed and manufactured by Trelleborg Offshore.

Geoforce, Inc. has launched the largest oilfield equipment tracking and management deployment in the Gulf of Mexico on behalf of Gator Tank Rentals Inc.

Annual oil and gas industry expenditure on work-class ROV (remotely operated underwater vehicle) operations is likely to reach $3.2 billion by 2014 - with African and Asia Pacific expenditures overtaking that of Western Europe.

The well integrity services team from international oilfield service company Expro has completed the first Well Cast job for a major customer on one of the Gulf of Mexico’s largest producing wells.

Deep Down, Inc. received a $1 million order to manufacture 70 metric tons of buoyancy products for a project in the Gulf of Mexico.

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