Tag: oil

New Zealand: Worley wins offshore award

Worley has been awarded the contract to perform the Front-end Engineering Design (FEED) for the Kupe development off the Taranaki coast of New Zealand.

Cladding contracts

Arc Energy Resources (UK) recently completed two fast-track weld overlay cladding projects for the Pembroke refinery of Chevron Texaco.

Mexico: ICA Fluor signs contract with Pemex

AICA Fluor has signed four contracts, each for the fabrication of an offshore drilling platform to be installed in Campeche Bay in the Gulf of Mexico.

Norway awards licenses

Statoil, Hydro, Shell, Eni, BG, Gaz de France and ChevronTexaco were among 16 companies offered participation in production licenses in Norway's 18th licensing round.

Libya: “open for business”

Declaring his country "open for business," a top Libyan oil official has said he expects the state-owned National Oil Corp. to offer eight exploratory blocks for bid this summer.

Stainless solenoid valves

A new series of solenoid valves is specifically designed for the compressor OEM and after markets.

Australia: Enfield contract

Technip and Subsea 7 have announced that their Australian entities have been awarded a contract by Woodside Energy Ltd for the Enfield oil development located in the Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia.

Smedvig secures new UK drilling contract

Smedvig has been awarded a letter of intent by Shell UK Limited for platform drilling services and maintenance on 12 fixed installations on the UK continental shelf.

Buzzard contract

Weir Westgarth, part of the Techna Division of the Weir Group, has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract on the Buzzard Oilfield Development Project.

Protecting oilfield valves

Weld overlay cladding specialist Arc Energy Resources has applied a coating of corrosion-resistant alloy for A. Finkl & Sons, to protect a brand new oilfield valve and refurbish an old one.