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DNV unveils SUNdy floating solar field concept

 Researchers at DNV have developed a dynamic floating offshore solar field concept. Dubbed SUNdy, the core feature of the concept is a hexagonal array which floats on the sea surface.

ThyssenKrupp to build turnkey LDAN plant in Vietna

Vinacomin - Mining Chemical Industry Holding Corporation Ltd (MICCO) has awarded a Consortium a contract for the construction of a low density ammonium nitrate (LDAN) plant in the Thai Binh province in Vietnam on lump sum turnkey basis.

Further Natural Gas Discovery Offshore Australia

Chevron Corporation has announced further drilling success by its Australian subsidiary in the Greater Gorgon Area, located in a premier hydrocarbon basin, the Carnarvon Basin.

Outokumpu decorates pedestrian and cycling bridge

 Outokumpu has supplied three supporting 60-metre long bridge arches for a pedestrian and cycling bridge being built in Sölvesborg community in the south-east part of Sweden.

Outokumpu supplies specialty stainless steel for Q

 Outokumpu has delivered 170 tons of specialty stainless steel for the construction of the new modern headquarters of Qatar Foundation in Education Citym outside of Doha, Qatar.

Technip and COOEC awarded subsea contract in China

Technip, in consortium with Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd (COOEC), was awarded an engineering, procurement, installation and construction services contract by China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Deepwater Development Limited.

Pipeline pressure isolation competed in record tim

 TDW Offshore Services has completed an offshore pipeline pressure isolation operation in just 18 hours. The operation was completed ahead of schedule resulting in minimum downtime, reduced costs, and no impact on the environment.

Major Milestone on Kinnoull Project

newsitemBP has completed a major milestone on its Kinnoull project in the UK’s central North Sea. The new 700-ton processing unit for the Kinnoull and Andrew Lower Cretaceous reservoirs was successfully installed on to BP’s Andrew platform on October 14, 2012.

TMK supplies pipes for Lukoil’s North Caspian depo

TMK has started shipping pipes to be used in construction of deep water pipelines at Lukoil’s Filanovsky oil and gas condensate deposit in the North Caspian Sea.

Total E&P Angola Awards Framo Engineering New Cont

The Schlumberger company, Framo Engineering has announced that they have been awarded a USD$200 million contract for the supply of a subsea multiphase pumping system for the Girassol Resources Initiatives (GirRI) Project from Total E&P Angola.