http://www.upstreamonline.com/ www.upstreamonline.com http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1330253.ece Petrobras has handed France’s Technip the contract to build flexible pipes for a key pre-salt field in the Santos basin. Eoin.Ocinneide@upstreamonline.com (Eoin O'Cinneide) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1330253.ece Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:24:08 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1329020.ece FMC Technologies has scooped yet another subsea contract in the US Gulf of Mexico, this time from Anglo-Dutch supermajor Shell. Eoin.Ocinneide@upstreamonline.com (Eoin O'Cinneide) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1329020.ece Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:21:43 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1328902.ece Engineering player Foster Wheeler has splashed out on a Mexican company but has remained mum on some of the details. Eoin.Ocinneide@upstreamonline.com (Eoin O'Cinneide) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1328902.ece Tue, 04 Jun 2013 11:56:09 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1328865.ece Saudi Aramco has taken an equity interest in a UK-based technology player which develops artificial list systems for use on oil and gas fields. Eoin.Ocinneide@upstreamonline.com (Eoin O'Cinneide) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1328865.ece Tue, 04 Jun 2013 09:07:32 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1328555.ece Norwegian software outfit Safran Software Solutions is looking to increase its international presence in the oil & gas arena after being bough the a local private equity player. Eoin.Ocinneide@upstreamonline.com (Eoin O'Cinneide) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1328555.ece Fri, 31 May 2013 09:25:45 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1328268.ece Australia’s Linc Energy is teaming up with South African coal miner Exxaro Resources to develop commercial underground coal gasification (UCG) projects in Africa. danica.newnham@upstreamonline.com (Danica Newnham) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1328268.ece Thu, 30 May 2013 04:20:12 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1328058.ece AIM-listed independent Enegi has firmed up a joint venture pact with Advanced Buoy Technology (ABT) which will see the pair jointly hunt for offshore farm-in opportunities. Eoin.Ocinneide@upstreamonline.com (Eoin O'Cinneide) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1328058.ece Wed, 29 May 2013 07:31:22 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1327952.ece US oilfield products player Forum Energy Technologies has added to its stable with the purchase of a German outfit. Eoin.Ocinneide@upstreamonline.com (Eoin O'Cinneide) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1327952.ece Tue, 28 May 2013 12:53:06 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1327482.ece Norway’s IKM Consultants is making waves in the subsea market as it acquires a compatriot company from engineering giant Siemens. Eoin.Ocinneide@upstreamonline.com (Eoin O'Cinneide) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1327482.ece Thu, 23 May 2013 14:43:52 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1327448.ece US contractor FMC Technologies has scooped what is likely to be a lucrative subsea contract from Shell for work at a large Gulf of Mexico play. Eoin.Ocinneide@upstreamonline.com (Eoin O'Cinneide) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1327448.ece Thu, 23 May 2013 12:15:28 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1326287.ece Engineering giant ABB is on the prowl for a new chief executive after incumbent Joe Hogan handed in his notice. Eoin.Ocinneide@upstreamonline.com (Eoin O'Cinneide) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1326287.ece Fri, 10 May 2013 14:35:35 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1326004.ece The supply chain, technical challenges and a tight resource market can all throw a megaproject off schedule, industry experts told an OTC audience in Houston on Wednesday. Eoin.Ocinneide@upstreamonline.com (Eoin O'Cinneide) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1326004.ece Wed, 08 May 2013 20:46:02 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1325985.ece Classification society DNV has set up a joint industry project aimed at improving aspects of subsea construction industry wide. Eoin.Ocinneide@upstreamonline.com (Eoin O'Cinneide) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1325985.ece Wed, 08 May 2013 16:51:08 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1325743.ece US offshore project manager LoneStar Deepwater sees an uptick in deep-water field development opportunities worldwide through 2015, according to vice president and general manager, Jeff Faludi. (Anthony Guegel) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1325743.ece Tue, 07 May 2013 13:05:20 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1325012.ece China-focused unconventionals player Green Dragon Gas is to demerge one of its newly-incorporated entities as it once did with Greka Drilling. Eoin.Ocinneide@upstreamonline.com (Eoin O'Cinneide) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1325012.ece Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:29:27 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1324615.ece Engineering and consultancy firm Mott MacDonald has announced its second company acquisition in a little over a week after agreeing to buy a South African outfit. Eoin.Ocinneide@upstreamonline.com (Eoin O'Cinneide) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1324615.ece Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:15:24 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1323334.ece Houston’s FMC Technologies has secured a four-year frame agreement for subsea services with Brazilian giant Petrobras. Bill.Lehane@upstreamonline.com (Bill Lehane) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1323334.ece Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:41:10 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1323101.ece The burgeoning global services market is on course for another year of growth driven by high oil prices, expanding upstream investment and increasing use of technology, a new analysis has predicted. Bill.Lehane@upstreamonline.com (Bill Lehane) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1323101.ece Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:34:15 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1322712.ece Swedish engineering group Trelleborg has acquired UK-based buoyancy and insulation products maker Ambler Technologies to boost its deep-sea exploration range. Bill.Lehane@upstreamonline.com (Bill Lehane) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1322712.ece Tue, 09 Apr 2013 09:14:54 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1322635.ece GE Oil & Gas has acquired US-based artificial lift specialist Lufkin Industries in a $3.3 billion deal. Bill.Lehane@upstreamonline.com (Bill Lehane) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1322635.ece Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:10:11 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1322607.ece Finnish contractor Wartsila has won a major deal to design four multi-purpose platform support vessels (MPSVs) for Bumi Armada, the largest owner and operator of offshore support vessels in Malaysia. danica.newnham@upstreamonline.com (Danica Newnham) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1322607.ece Mon, 08 Apr 2013 08:06:22 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1322189.ece US energy conglomerate General Electric is investing $110 million to build a new technology research centre in Oklahoma City focussed on safe and efficient development of unconventional resources. Luke.Johnson@upstreamonline.com (Luke Johnson) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1322189.ece Wed, 03 Apr 2013 17:25:17 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1322147.ece French seismic player CGG has launched its first-ever 3D multi-client seismic survey using its broadband marine technology in the Norwegian North Sea. danica.newnham@upstreamonline.com (Danica Newnham) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1322147.ece Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:16:23 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1322112.ece Anglo-Ducth supermajor Shell is poised to spend "several hundred million dollars" on emerging technologies and venture-capital funds that can assist in finding and extracting hydrocarbons from ever more challenging environments. Luke.Johnson@upstreamonline.com (Luke Johnson) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1322112.ece Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:58:32 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1321238.ece French supermajor Total on Friday launched a new supercomputer that it says will help it find oil 15 times faster than before. Luke.Johnson@upstreamonline.com (Luke Johnson) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1321238.ece Fri, 22 Mar 2013 18:45:47 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1320889.ece Canada’s Ivanhoe Energy and floating specialist SBM Offshore have formed a global strategic alliance on equipping floating production storage and offloading (FPSOs) vessels with heavy-oil upgrading facilities. Bill.Lehane@upstreamonline.com (Bill Lehane) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1320889.ece Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:38:04 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1320791.ece Canada’s ProSep could be put up for sale as the process solutions provider investigates “strategic alternatives” in a review of financing opportunities. Eoin.Ocinneide@upstreamonline.com (Eoin O'Cinneide) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1320791.ece Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:37:03 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1319958.ece Japan has achieved the world’s first gas extraction from offshore methane hydrate deposits, said energy explorer Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corp (JOGMEC), who is targeting commercial production within six years. (News Wires) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1319958.ece Tue, 12 Mar 2013 07:22:58 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1319786.ece The US shale gas revolution stands little chance of being replicated anywhere else in the world anytime soon, particularly in Europe, according to a London-based energy professor. Bill.Lehane@upstreamonline.com (Bill Lehane) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1319786.ece Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:56:58 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1319637.ece Norway’s Gassco has hired German contractor Linde Engineering to provide engineering, procurement and construction of a new gas receiving facility at Emden in a deal worth Nkr 2 billion ($350.8 million). Bill.Lehane@upstreamonline.com (Bill Lehane) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1319637.ece Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:22:15 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1319629.ece Genel Energy chief Tony Hayward is to become non-executive chairman of UK-based gas-to-liquids outfit CompactGTL. Bill.Lehane@upstreamonline.com (Bill Lehane) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1319629.ece Thu, 07 Mar 2013 09:29:29 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1318921.ece UK services outfit Amec has scooped another high-value award from BP for the giant Clair Ridge project off the UK. Eoin.Ocinneide@upstreamonline.com (Eoin O'Cinneide) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1318921.ece Mon, 04 Mar 2013 08:02:48 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1318794.ece French technology player aims for joint ventures on subsea equipment and production units Eoin.Ocinneide@upstreamonline.com (Eoin O'Cinneide) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1318794.ece Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:24:56 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1318527.ece French seismic player CGG is looking to increase revenues this year by a quarter with high demand expected in key global locations. Eoin.Ocinneide@upstreamonline.com (Eoin O'Cinneide) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1318527.ece Thu, 28 Feb 2013 09:31:03 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1318414.ece Subsea 7 has scooped a $285 million deal from the Talisman and Sinopec joint venture for subsea work in the North Sea. Eoin.Ocinneide@upstreamonline.com (Eoin O'Cinneide) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1318414.ece Wed, 27 Feb 2013 08:22:10 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1317574.ece Chinese shipbuilding group Cosco Corporation (Singapore) has reported a 20% drop in net profits to $136.78 million as falling shipbuilding and dry bulk shipping revenues outweighed expanded marine engineering work. Bill.Lehane@upstreamonline.com (Bill Lehane) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1317574.ece Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:37:14 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1317569.ece Half the wells shut in around the world are related to well integrity problems, according to a subsea well expert speaking at a conference in Western Australia this week. danica.newnham@upstreamonline.com (Danica Newnham) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1317569.ece Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:27:15 +0000 epaper