Top News of the Week of Sep 08 – Sep 14, 2014

1. Technip Lands EPIC Gig on BP Juniper Project Off Trinidad

Technip has been awarded a substantial EPIC lump sum contract by BP Trinidad and Tobago LLC for the development of the Juniper project, to be located off the South East coast of Trinidad.

2. Malaysia: Norshore Atlantic Kicks Off for Shell

Norshore Atlantic, Norshore’s first versatile drilling vessel, has now begun on the contract with Sabah Shell Petroleum Company Ltd on the Malikai field in Malaysia.

3. Canada Discovers Franklin Expedition Wreck

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has issued the following statement to announce the discovery of one of the ships belonging to the ill-fated Franklin Expedition which was lost in 1846.

4. Subsea 7 to Wrap Up Guará-Lula by Year-End

Subsea 7, contractors in seabed-to-surface engineering, construction and services to the offshore industry, is back on track with Guará-Lula offshore project in Brazil.

5. Fugro’s Tasks on Gwynt y Môr OWF Complete

Fugro has undertaken two key tasks at the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm, successfully completing the trenching and burial of inter-array cables for CT Offshore and providing unexploded ordnance (UXO) survey support.