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ABS Lands FPSO for Tupi Field
ABS has been selected to class the pilot floating production, storage and offloading unit (FPSO) for the Tupi field in the Santos Basin offshore Brazil. It will be the first permanent FPSO to operate in the Tupi area for Petrobras. Read more. |
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First Chinese FPSO Conversion To ABS Class
Not only is China rapidly developing its shipbuilding capacity but it is also developing its capabilities to serve the offshore market. ABS was selected to class the first and three other floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) conversions undertaken at China’s COSCO Dalian shipyard this year. Read more. |
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Drillship Success Continues With Globetrotter
Noble has signed contracts for the construction of the first of a new series of harsh environment, dynamically positioned, ultra-deepwater drillship with South Korea’s STX Heavy Industries. ABS has been selected to class the new vessel. Dutch-based design and construction firm Huisman Equipment B.V. will complete the installation and commissioning of the topsides equipment in the Netherlands. Read more. |
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OSV Nor Valiant Joins ABS Classed Fleet
The Nor Valiant newbuild OSV becomes one of the latest to join the ABS classed fleet of offshore supply and support vessels. ABS currently classes approximately one third of these industry workhorses which have become increasingly sophisticated in order to handle the demands of ultra deepwater exploration and production. Read more. |
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Jubilee Victory for Class Society
Another field first, this time off Ghana, for ABS as it was selected to class the first FPSO for Tullow Ghana Ltd.’s Jubilee oil project off the coast of Ghana. The Jubilee field is one of the largest oil field discoveries offshore West Africa in the past ten years. Read more. |
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Another “Hit” for “MIS” Jackups
ABS continues to build on its relationship with United Arab Emirates-based Maritime Industrial Services (MIS) by classing two more newbuild jackups for Bahrain-based MENAdrill. Currently 93 percent of the newbuild jackups worldwide are building to ABS standards. Read more. |
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JDC Awarded ABS HSQE Certification
Tokyo-based Japan Drilling Company (JDC) has become the first offshore drilling operator in the Pacific to be awarded ABS’ Marine Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental Management Certificate. Read more. |
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Floating LNG Design Receives Full Approval In Principle
The floating LNG FPSO design concept from SBM Offshore and German-based gas processor Linde has reached another milestone toward commercialization with the completion of the concept’s review and the issuance of approval in principle (AIP) by ABS. Read More. |
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ABS and CHC Team Up On Arctic Offshore Research
ABS recently hosted an Arctic Offshore Issues workshop in Houston, held with staff from the Canadian Hydraulics Centre (CHC). What are some of the critical issues facing operators drilling in the Arctic? Read more. |
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Visit ABS at OSEA 2008
Visit ABS at the 17th International Oil & Gas Industry Exhibition & Conference at Suntec Singapore December 2-5. For more details, visit the OSEA2008 website.
ABS invites you to download a complimentary admission ticket. Print, complete and bring along to the conference and it will serve as a visitor pass. |
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Applying CFD To Offshore Structures
ABS and the National University of Singapore’s Centre for Offshore Research & Engineering (CORE) recently teamed up to offer a one-day seminar on “CFD Simulation of Fluid-Structure Interactions Including Violent Free Surface Motions.” Various computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations can be applied to offshore structures. Read more. |
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Mooring Advances Discussed at Deepwater Offshore Technology Symposium
Ken Huang, Senior Managing Principle Engineer, Offshore Engineering Department, ABS Americas, will discuss the challenges of mooring as industry moves to deeper water at the Deepwater Offshore Technology Symposium in Shanghai, China, November 17-19. Topics include design criteria, mooring patterns and anchoring systems. |
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