expat network

Sparrows Group wins inspection contract with Stena

Sparrows Group has been awarded a 20-month inspection services contract to cover Stena Drilling’s global fleet of drilling vessels. The agreement will see Sparrows Group deliver LOLER lifting gear surveys, potential dropped objects surveys, cargo carrying unit (CCU) and non-destructive testing (NDT) inspections as well as rig specific maintenance. Sparrows Group had previously held a...

Double contract win for Wood Group in Iraq

Double contract win strengthens Wood Group’s Middle East presence. Wood Group has secured two new, three year contracts, collectively valued at over $140 million, to deliver technical services and expertise to one of the world’s leading international oil companies (IOC) in Iraq. Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) will provide brownfield front end engineering design, detailed engineering,...

Trant win £55.7m Falklands Power Project

Southampton-based Trant Engineering has been awrded a £55.7m contract for the upgrade of the power station, boiler house and district heating system at the Mount Pleasant complex on the Falkland Islands. The project for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) will form part of defence secretary Michael Fallon’s commitment of £180m investment over the next decade...

Saipem awarded $1.3bn contract

SAIPEM AWARDED NEW $1.3BN CONTRACT FOR SHAH DENIZ STAGE 2 Saipem and its consortium partners Bos Shelf and Star Gulf have been awarded call-off 007 under the Shah Deniz Stage 2 Master Agreement by BP, on behalf of the Shah Deniz partnership. The total value of the contract is approximately $1.5 billion (Saipem share approximately...

Penspen awarded contract by ADNOC, UAE

Penspen awarded Design Consultancy Services contract by ADNOC Distribution Penspen, a leading global provider of engineering and management services to the energy industry, has signed an agreement with ADNOC Distribution to provide detailed engineering services for the modification and upgrade of various terminals and depot facilities in the United Arab Emirates. These include Al Ain...

Pöyry awarded contract for wastewater plant in Finland

Pöyry awarded detailed engineering assignments for Blominmäki wastewater treatment plant in Finland. Helsinki Region Environmental Services (HSY) has awarded Pöyry detailed engineering assignments for the Blominmäki wastewater treatment plant to be built in Espoo, Finland. The assignments include the structural and architectural design of the treatment plant, electrical, instrumentation and automation design, area planning, and...

AmecFW awarded Azerbaijan FEED contract

Amec Foster Wheeler announces today that it has been awarded a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract to modernise the Heydar Aliyev Oil Refinery (HAOR) in Baku, Azerbaijan. The contract, awarded by the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR), is part of a major investment to increase the refinery’s capacity and improve the quality of the...

Wood Group wins $500m EPCM contract in Azerbaijan

Wood Group has won a new five year contract with BP-operated projects, valued at $500 million, to deliver services to eight facilities, offshore Azerbaijan. Effective immediately, Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) will provide engineering, procurement and construction management services (EPCM) under the contract, which has the option of two, two year extensions. Creating approximately 200 new...

Kone wins major Doha Metro order

KONE, a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, has won an order to supply elevators and escalators for the Qatar Rail project in Doha. The contract includes the delivery of over 500 items of equipment for Doha Metro’s Red Line South and Gold Line and a 20-year maintenance agreement. The Doha Metro project...

Technip awarded contract extension in Brazil

Technip has signed a four years extension of its five-year initial contract signed in January 2011 with Petrobras S.A. for its Flexible Pipes Logistic Base (BAVIT), located in Vitória, Brazil. The scope covers storage, handling, inspection, testing, load-out (two simultaneous vessel load-out points), internal cleaning and maintenance of flexibles pipes. The base has a 300t...

Add Energy wins Shell Global Framework Agreement

Add Energy, the international oil and gas upstream consultancy, has agreed a new, global maintenance integrity and asset performance management agreement with Shell. The contract, valued at approximately £3 million, will secure jobs for more than 9 people over the next three years. Under the agreement, Add Energy will be responsible for the provision of...

DP selected CH2M for Dubai container terminal

DP World, a leading enabler of global trade and operator of 77 marine and inland terminals across six continents, has selected CH2M’s port and maritime experts to provide design review and site supervision services in support of the delivery of the civil, mechanical and electrical works for the new Container Terminal 4 at Jebel Ali...