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Companies

Activity teamed up with us to grow globally and Shell

SPOTLIGHT

Kinder Morgan’s increase our service offerings overseas,”

Southern Liquefaction

Houston warehouse boost to develop a natural said Variable Bore Rams gas liquefaction plant president Hines M

Dubai-based shipping, logistics, and marine services at Southern LNG’s Elba Marshall Jr.

GAC provider began construction on its new North

Island terminal near

Houston of? ce and warehouse. The 181,067 sq ft cross

Savannah, Georgia, US. Aberdeen-based subsea dock building, slated for completion in July, includes four

The partners plan to marine equipment acres of outside storage space. “We are excited about the modify the Elba Express rental ? rm ,

Seatronics opportunities this latest new warehouse will bring to the

Pipeline and the Elba an Acteon company,

Houston community in terms of jobs and business from

Island LNG Terminal in completed the start-up the oil and gas markets,” said Bob Bandos, CEO, GAC order to transport natural phase of its new facility

Energy & Marine Services. Pictured at the recent ground- gas to the terminal and in Macaé, Rio de Janeiro. left to right breaking ceremony are ( ) GAC executives to load the LNG onto The center will serve as

Carlos Arrieta, Bob Bandos, William Hill, and Lars ships for export. The an of? ce, workshop and

Heisselberg, with Jay Kraft and Hans Brindley of Liberty total project is expected warehouse facility for

Property Trust.Property Trust.

to produce 2.5mmtpa of sales, rental, engineering,

LNG. and cable molding activities. “Brazil is a

Subsea engineering vitally important area

Jee opened its ? rst ? rm for our survey and ROV

London of? ce in January. clients,” said Fabio

The new location is part D’Agostino, Seatronic’s of the company’s strategy new VP in Brazil. “The to create 150 jobs in the new facility will enhance

UK over the next four our options for providing years. “The new location products and services will allow us to better to all our Brazilian and serve existing clients, and international customers.” will be a hub from which be used for open water New Energy Ventures we can attract more high- workover, riser workover, business, Tocardo aims Texas-based coiled- caliber employees,” said rigless intervention, and to enhance its offshore tubing provider

Global

Mike Hawkins, technical drilling safety systems. engineering capabilities. , opened a new

Tubing director of the London Enovate’s current service center in Red of? ce. management will continue Deer, Alberta, Canada, last

Variable Bore Rams on with the company after struck a deal to supply month. The 1709 sq m acquired the acquisition. ’s Asia facility will house two

Aker Solutions Weatherford

Aberdeen-based well Paci? c subsidiary with full indoor service lines, control equipment ? rm partnered Spain’s blowout preventer rams. and provide coiled

Repsol for an with the Netherland’s Equipment stocking tubing services including

Enovate Systems undisclosed amount. Aker , a tidal and began last month and spooling, welding, hydro-

Tocardo plans to develop Enovate free-? ow water turbine includes multiple sizes testing, preventative as an independent producer, to develop of rams. “We hope that maintenance, asset supplier of components offshore tidal energy. With our presence in the Asia management, repair and and products that can backing from Repsol’s Paci? c region will help wireline injection services.

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