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Wood Group lands Chevron master contract

Wood Group has signed a ten-year master services agreement (MSA) with Chevron that allows them to deliver conceptual engineering, pre-front-end engineering design (pre-FEED), FEED, detailed design and procurement services in multiple locations across Chevron’s global onshore and offshore asset portfolio. Contracts to provide topsides conceptual and pre-FEED for two semisubmersible platforms on the Tigris and...

TechnipFMC awarded contract by Shell Offshore Inc

TechnipFMC has been awarded a contract by Shell Offshore Inc., a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell PLC (Shell), for the delivery, integration, and installation of the subsea production system (SPS) and subsea riser, jumper and flowline (SURF) equipment for phase one of the Kaikias deep water project in the Gulf of Mexico. This new contract...

FMC Technologies wins Mexico Shell deal

FMC Technologies, Inc., the provider of technologies and services to the oil and gas industry, has received a contract award from Shell Offshore, Inc. for its Appomattox deepwater development in the Gulf of Mexico. Under the agreement, FMC Technologies will provide enhanced vertical deepwater trees, subsea manifolds, topside controls, a control system, and a distribution...

Technip win subsea Gulf of Mexico contract

Technip has been awarded subsea de-commissioning and installation contract in the Gulf of Mexico. The contract was awarded by Chevron North America Exploration and Production Company, a division of Chevron U.S.A. Inc., a lump sum project for the decommissioning of the brownfield development and installation of new subsea equipment supporting a floating production system located...

McDermott win Gulf of Mexcio work

McDermott International has won a contract to transport and install subsea umbilicals, manifolds, jumpers and flying leads for Chevron U.S.A. Inc. to support the brownfield expansion of the Jack and St. Malo fields in the Gulf of Mexico. The Jack and St. Malo fields are within 25 miles of each other in the Walker Ridge...

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.