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Bibby Offshore secures subsea project with BP

Bibby Offshore, a leading subsea services provider to the oil and gas industry, has been awarded a multimillion pound contract by BP to replace subsea infrastructure in the Central North Sea. The work is part of the $1billion Eastern Trough Area Project (ETAP) Life Extension Project announced by BP in the summer. ETAP is one...

Emerson nets ten-year contract with BP

Emerson and BP have signed a global agreement for Emerson Process Management, a global business of Emerson, to after care services and automation technologies for BP’s upstream oil and gas operations. According to the Emerson press release, the new 10-year agreement extends the existing arrangement between the companies, allowing Emerson to provide an expanded scope...

Carillion $124m Oman construction contract

Construction group Carillion has stated that one of its units has won a $124.2-million contract from BP for the construction of a residential complex at the Khazzan tight gas project site within Block 61 in Oman. A leading integrated support services company, UK-based Carillion has a substantial portfolio of public private partnership (PPP) projects and...

Massy Wood Group win $250m BP contract

Massy Wood Group has won a 5 year contract, with a potential value of up to $250 million, by BP to provide services to its operations in Trinidad & Tobago. The company, which is jointly owned by Wood Group PSN (WGPSN) and the energy division of Massy Holdings Limited, will deliver engineering, procurement and construction...

Amec Foster Wheeler win BP North Sea contract

Amec Foster Wheeler has announced that it has been awarded a BP contract to provide operations, maintenance and project support for the Forties Pipeline System. This includes the Unity offshore platform and onshore pumping stations in Aberdeenshire and Perthshire – and the Central Area Transmission System terminal in Teesside, north-east England. The contract, worth over...

Galfar wins Oman BP power contract

BP Oman Khazzan project … a big win for Galfar. Oman-based Galfar Engineering and Contracting said it has been awarded a $10.05-million construction contract by BP Exploration (Epsilon) for the installation of a 26-km overhead line in the sultanate. The scope of work at Oman Khazzan 132-kV project includes the installation and commissioning of a...

Moving Abroad Checklist

Initial Considerations

Will your partner be travelling with you?

If so, what will they be giving up in your present home and will they be able to continue with their career in your new home? You will need to check whether a separate visa is required for your partner to work or if your visa gives that right. If they are unable to work you will need to decide on the effect on your finances and what alternatives are available to give a fulfilling life (home business, training, voluntary work).

Are you taking family with you?

Moving with family raises many exciting opportunities, but also can create challenges. The HSBC Expat Explorer survey indicates that expat kids can take six months to settle in to their new country (see article). Getting young or even older children to prepare to move and leave their friends and family behind can be a challenge and should be thought through.

The options for education is another area that needs to be thought through.

Moving your child to a new country with a different education system can be a great opportunity to broaden their experience, but if they are close to key exams the timing can make this inadvisable. If you do take your family with you, it is important to decide between joining the local school system or choosing an international school.

Where will you be living?

Whether you will be living in a house or apartment, furnished or unfurnished, these decisions will affect what you need to take with you. The time you are planning to live overseas will also affect whether you should leave your property at home empty, rent it out or sell it. See the article Sell, Store or Ship.