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Workboat Show: Strong Demand for Offshore Service Vessels Signals Growing Market
Offshore service vessels (OSV) are becoming larger, more specialized and technically sophisticated as a result of the rising demand for more complex deepwater field developments, including the Gulf of Mexico. Currently, there are some 2,500 OSV worldwide, with a steady growth projected from now through 2020. All this has led to an expanded definition of OSV which refers to "not only traditional supply boats, but also anchor handling tug/supply ships, well stimulation ships, and standby ships" and even those "built to carry hazardous and noxious substances, to fight fires, or to occasionally recover oil," explains Stephen Gumpel, Area Manager North and Central America at GL.

Aker Solutions signs world first subsea gas compression contract
Aker Solutions has been awarded the Åsgard subsea compression system contract by Statoil. The contract value is approximately NOK 3.4 billion.

FMC Technologies and Petrobras Sign Memorandum of Understanding
FMC Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: FTI) announced today that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Petrobras to develop future subsea technology solutions for its oil and gas projects offshore Brazil.

SDRL - Seadrill to acquire the jack-up rig Petrojack IV
Seadrill has today acquired the jack-up drilling rig Petrojack IV from Petrojack IV Pte. Ltd., Singapore.

Wood Group wins Eni Australia contract
Wood Group, the international energy services company, among others, has been selected by Eni to provide long term engineering services to support Eni’s Australian assets, including Blacktip, Woollybutt and the upcoming Kitan development. Work will be performed at Wood Group’s Perth and Darwin offices.

Strategic Alliance with Seven Energy
Petrofac, the international oil & gas facilities service provider, has entered into a strategic alliance with Seven Energy International Limited (‘Seven Energy’), a leading Nigerian production and development company.

Aker Solutions signs first subsea contract with CNOOC
Aker Solutions has signed a subsea contract with the state-owned oil company China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) to supply a subsea production system for the Yacheng 13-4 gas field.

Apache Selects OGN Group for North Sea Platform Construction
Apache Corporation (NYSE, Nasdaq: APA) today announced that it has selected OGN Group, a United Kingdom-based oil and gas engineering and fabrication contractor, to build a new satellite oil production platform for the UK Forties field. The new platform will be bridge-linked to the existing Forties Alpha installation in the Apache-operated field, located on the UK continental shelf.

SDRL - Seadrill secures contract extension for West Pelaut in Brunei
Seadrill has been awarded a new contract extension by Brunei Shell Petroleum for the semi-tender assist rig West Pelaut. The production drilling assignment has a firm duration of three years, and the contract value is estimated to approximately US$131 million.

AMEC awarded Forties contract by Apache North Sea Limited
AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, has been selected by Apache North Sea Limited to undertake project management, engineering and procurement for the design and implementation of brownfield modifications to the Forties Alpha platform.