Projects

Wison Announces North American LNG Agreement

Shanghai-based Wison Offshore & Marine Ltd., a subsidiary of the Wison Group, has finalized an agreement with EDF Trading and Exmar NV to pursue LNG export opportunities in North America using offshore, barge-mounted natural gas liquefaction facilities developed by Exmar, Wison and Black & Veatch.

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2013 Offshore Technology Conference Highlights

More than 80,000 offshore energy professionals are expected May 6-9 to attend OTC 2013 -- the world’s largest offshore conference at Houston’s Reliant Center. Some 2,400 of the world’s leading offshore service and manufacturing companies from 110+ countries will participate in the exhibition in Reliant Center, Reliant Arena and the OTC Parkway.

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ExxonMobil Selects GBS To Develop Hebron Field Off Canada

ExxonMobil Corp. will develop the Hebron oil field offshore the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador using a Gravity-Based Structure (GBS) that will recover more than 700 MMbbls of of oil, an increase versus earlier estimates.

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Ecosse Subsea’s Next Generation Pipelay System

Ecosse Subsea System has unveiled what it considers game-changing pipelay technology. The subsea firm says it has developed and patented a rigid pipelay system which can be deployed from smaller, more readily available vessels and which will slash schedules and installation costs for pipe-laying projects.

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Four Deepwater Platforms Readied For Gulf Of Mexico Operations

With federal Gulf of Mexico production projected to increase in 2014, averaging 1.45 MMbpd, operators are readying four deepwater facilities for installation in the area to develop reserves in challenging areas.

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McDermott Awarded Turnkey Contract For PEMEX Platform

A McDermott International, Inc. subsidiary has received a letter of award for a turnkey contract valued at US$A230 million for the PB-Litoral-A production platform for PEMEX Exploracion y Produccion in the Litoral Tabasco Tsimin-Xux fields.

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CNOOC Limited Completes Acquisition of Nexen Inc.

China-owned CNOOC Limited has completed its acquisition of Nexen Inc. for US$15.1 billion.

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Mexican Officials Weighing Gas Pipeline

A gas pipeline planned for Mexico's west coast could offer multiple advantages for Vancouver-based Chesapeake Gold's Metates gold-silver project.

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Advanced Tension Monitoring Solution For Pipelay Vessels

MAATS Tech Ltd. is a specialist ship design organization with expertise in the provision of turnkey carousel systems and associated equipment installed in special purpose vessels used for laying flexible pipe, umbilicals and power cables.

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Controversial Pipeline Construction Under Way In Pakistan

Pakistan is moving ahead with a pipeline to bring natural gas from Iran despite American opposition with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad insisting the West has no right to block the project.

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