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The jacket, constructed in Texas over 18 months, completed the journey on a 180-m-long barge across the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean site in 28 days, arriving in late January.

Trendsetter Engineering completed its 2-year design and build work for Noble Energy’s Leviathan project.

The Eagle Ford Shale has reclaimed its standing as one of the most attractive US onshore liquids basins, and for good reason. Does this mean more operators will seek to buy in to the play, and could further consolidation take hold following last year’s big deals?

Finding water for hydraulic fracturing and then finding a use for it when it flows back are critical engineering problems to solve in the booming Permian Basin.

DCN will execute fabrication, installation, and precommissioning of various components for a gas export pipeline from two platforms in the Dutch North Sea.

Teekay Offshore has agreed to a 3-year contract extension with Petrobras for the Piranema Spirit, an FPSO located in the Piranema field offshore Brazil. The agreement, which includes termination rights for Petrobras with 10 months’ advance notice, was signed in January but takes effect this month.

DCN Diving has received a contract from Dana Petroleum to execute work offshore the Netherlands. Under the terms of the deal, DCN will perform the fabrication, installation, and precommissioning of various tie-in spools and a flanged connector for Dana’s DP-012 gas export pipeline.

The struggle to overcome the challenge of frac hits has led to a critical dialogue about which pathway the shale sector should take. One idea is to simply put the problem at the center of every major decision.

UK’s first horizontal shale well has yielded positive results after an initial flow test. But further testing—and fracturing of a second well—will have to come amid a continuation of UK’s stringent regulations on induced seismicity.

The Golden Pass LNG export project got the go-ahead for a $1-billion liquefaction development. Baker Hughes will supply turbomachinery equipment for three LNG trains. Startup is expected in 2024.

Schlumberger's board of directors appointed Olivier Le Peuch chief operating officer of Schlumberger Limited, effective immediately. Reporting to Paal Kibsgaard, chairman and CEO, Le Peuch will be responsible for the day-to-day management of all worldwide operations. Previously, Le Peuch was executive vice president reservoir & infrastructure, responsible for the mana…

Tendeka appointed Nizami Musayev as a new area manager in Russia. He joins Tendeka from Interwell, where he was responsible for growing the company’s completion business, and previously spent 19 years working for Schlumberger in various roles progressing from field to management positions. Musayev holds BSc and MSc degrees in drilling engineering from the Azerbaijan P…