BASF and Trelleborg Offshore announce Trident™ launch

BASF Polyurethane Solutions today announced that it has formed a strategic alliance with Trelleborg Offshore US Inc, to develop and market Trident™ thermal insulation for subsea applications. Trident is the next generation of Glass Syntactic Polyurethane (GSPU) and enters the market as the new standard in GSPU for the insulation of subsea structures. Full text

Subsea Headlines

FMC Technologies Receives Contract to Support Marulk Field Development

2010.03.10 - Subsea Headlines -

FMC Technologies Receives Contract to Support Marulk Field Development

FMC Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has signed an agreement with Statoil ASA for the manufacture and supply of subsea production equipment to support the Marulk field. The award, a call-off from FMC's existing frame agreement with Statoil, has a value of approximately $62 million in revenue to FMC Technologies. Full text

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Contracts

EMGS awarded survey worth USD 5 million offshore West Africa

2010.03.12 - Contracts -

EMGS awarded survey worth USD 5 million offshore West Africa

Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has today received a Letter of Award from an oil and gas company to provide 3D EM data acquisition services offshore West Africa. Full text

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Field Development

ANADARKO ANNOUNCES FIRST DEEPWATER DISCOVERY OFFSHORE MOZAMBIQUE

2010.02.19 - Field Development -

ANADARKO ANNOUNCES FIRST DEEPWATER DISCOVERY OFFSHORE MOZAMBIQUE

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation today announced the Windjammer exploration well in the frontier Rovuma Basin offshore Mozambique has reached an intermediate casing point and encountered more than 480 net feet of natural gas pay in high quality reservoir sands, with a gross column of more than 1,200 feet. To date, this well has tested one of the seven identified play types in Anadarko's operated acreage offshore Mozambique. Full text

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Projects

Chevron Deploys a Second Ultra-Deepwater Drillship

2010.03.12 - Projects -

Chevron Deploys a Second Ultra-Deepwater Drillship

Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX), today announced that it has commenced operations on the Discoverer Inspiration, an ultra-deepwater drillship, in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The vessel has the capability to drill wells in 12,000 feet (3,650 meters) of water to a total depth of 40,000 feet (12,200 meters). Full text

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Company News

EnerMech Signs Up High Pressure Experts In North Sea Deal

2010.03.08 - Company News -

EnerMech Ltd has signed a distributorship agreement with Innovative Pressure Technologies (IPT), the leading US manufacturer of Ultra High pressure tube, valves and fittings. The dealership covers the oil, gas and energy industries in the UK North Sea and gives EnerMech a competitive advantage in this specialist market place. Full text

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Technology

Spectrum enhances 3D depth imaging technology

2010.03.12 - Technology -

Spectrum has upgraded its seismic data processing technology with Tsunami's 3D anisotropic Kirchhoff Pre-Stack Depth Migration (PSDM) and 3D Grid Tomography model building software. The new software significantly enhances the company's seismic data processing capabilities in response to the growing demand it is experiencing for advanced 3D pre-stack depth imaging services. Full text

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Industry

Chevron Well-Positioned for Future Growth

2010.03.12 - Industry -

Chevron Well-Positioned for Future Growth

Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) enters the decade with an upstream portfolio of major capital projects that uniquely positions the company for future growth, executives said today at a meeting with financial analysts in New York. In the downstream business, executives highlighted plans to improve returns by aggressively lowering costs, exiting markets and streamlining the organization. Full text

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