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GE’s Innovative Shallow-Water Technology Selected for Projects in North Sea and the Irish Sea
GE Oil & Gas (NYSE: GE), a leading supplier of equipment for offshore exploration and drilling projects, has signed contracts totaling more than $15 million to provide subsea systems to Centrica Energy Upstream of Aberdeen for use in projects in the North Sea and the Irish Sea.

Wood Group Kenny mans up for BP’s Quad 204 Project
Wood Group Kenny has been appointed by BP to provide engineering design and project management services for the subsea, umbilical, riser and flowline (SURF) infrastructure for BP's Quad 204 redevelopment project West of Shetland. Wood Group Kenny is responsible for the design of $1.2 billion worth of subsea, pipeline and riser infrastructure for the project. The dedicated engineering team is already 50 strong and will expand to 75 in the near future.

Ithaca Energy Picks GE Oil & Gas Subsea Systems, Services for Stella Oil and Gas Field Development
GE Oil & Gas (NYSE: GE) subsea systems and services have been selected by Ithaca Energy (UK) Ltd. for the Stella oil and gas field development project in the Central North Sea, GE reported today at Offshore Europe 2011.

BP and Co-Venturers Approve Development of Kinnoull Field
On behalf of its co-venturers BP is pleased to announce an agreement to invest up to £700 million to progress a project to develop the Kinnoull reservoir in the central North Sea.

Technip awarded contract by Maersk Oil in the North Sea
Technip was awarded an installation contract, worth approximately €40 million, by Maersk Oil North Sea UK Limited for the Gryphon Area Reinstatement Programme – GARP(1), located about 320 kilometers North-East of Aberdeen in 110 meters of water.

Petrofac Awarded Contracts by GDF SUEZ E&P UK
Petrofac, the international oil & gas facilities service provider, announces that its Offshore Engineering & Operations (OE&O) business has been awarded two North Sea contracts by GDF SUEZ E&P UK Ltd (“GDF SUEZ E&P UK”). Valued at £30 million over three years with an additional two year option, the contracts were awarded following a competitive tender process.

KBR Awarded Major Engineering Design Contract by Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Limited for the BP Quad 204 Project
KBR (NYSE:KBR) today announced that it has received a letter of award from Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Limited to perform engineering design and procurement support services for the BP Quad 204 Floating Production Storage and Offload (FPSO) Project to be located west of Shetland Isles in UK waters.

Offshore Solutions Completes The World's First Vessel-To-FPSO Transfer Of Personnel Project
Offshore Solutions BV (OSBV) is delighted to announce the successful completion of the world's first vessel-to-FPSO (floating production storage and offloading) personnel transfers, using a heave-compensated marine walk-to-work system.

Gannet oil leak
Shell U.K. Limited confirms the oil leak in a flow line to our Gannet Alpha platform is under control. The subsea well was shut in on Wednesday and the flowline on the seabed is now isolated and depressurized. Leakage of oil has been considerably reduced.

EnerMech win Perenco Bacton Shutdown Scope
EnerMech has been awarded a turnkey shutdown project by Perenco for its A1 plant at the Bacton gas facility in Norfolk.