Continuing years of commitment to improving vehicle energy performance, Peugeot and Total are combining their capacity for innovation once more in a breakthrough project: the 208 HYbrid FE. The aim is to design a vehicle combining real driving pleasure (0 to 100km/h / 0 to 62 mph in just 8.0 seconds) and low emissions of CO2 (49g/km). This technological demonstrator will benefit from Peugeot and Total's latest innovations in aerodynamics, weight-saving and drivetrains. The performance of this technological demonstrator will be achieved without the use of a top-up energy source (non plug-in petrol technology) and taking as its base an already very efficient production vehicle. 49g CO2/km, 0 to 100km/h / 0 to 62 mph in 8 seconds… This means halving the emissions of the most economical of the petrol engines (Fuel Economy) while obtaining acceleration worthy of a small sports car (so Fun and Efficient).

 Leading subsea engineering company OceanTools have released a range of electric pan & tilt units suitable for a wide variety of underwater applications and budgets.

 Technip was awarded by Sarawak Shell Berhad an engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning contract for two new gas-export lines at the Laila and D12 fields, respectively located 50 kilometers Northwest of Miri, at a water depth of 75 meters, and 140 kilometers offshore Bintulu, Malaysia, at a water depth of 50 meters.

 Welcoming the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s (DECC) approval to develop the Mariner heavy oilfield, Mike Tholen, Oil & Gas UK’s economics director, said: “We are delighted that the Government has approved this £4.3 billion investment in the UK’s oil reserves. 

 In early December 2012, Dutch subsea service provider, DCN Diving, required the assistance and service of MacArtney Benelux, to co-design, build and deliver an extensive range of underwater technology equipment, for use on a major project.

 IceBlue Refrigeration Offshore, part of the Ferguson Group, a specialist in providing refrigeration and freezer solutions for offshore food transportation and storage, is pleased to announce its new 6m dual zone refrigerated/chiller container.

Following extensive market research, IceBlue Refrigeration Offshore has developed a new 6m dual zone refrigerated/chiller container manufactured to DNV 2.7-1/EN12079 for the offshore energy sector. 

 Phil Kirk, chief executive of independent oil and gas exploration and production company Chrysaor Limited, is to join the Board of the UK oil and gas industry’s leading trade association, Oil & Gas UK.

Malcolm Webb, Oil & Gas UK’s chief executive, said: “Oil & Gas UK is fortunate to have individuals of the highest calibre on its Board of Directors. Our aim is to maximise the recovery of the UK’s oil and gas resources, promote the long term sustainable future of our industry’s supply chain and raise awareness of this great British industry, the UK’s largest industrial investor. It is therefore of great benefit to us that experienced senior executives such as Phil Kirk are willing to volunteer for this extra commitment to the sector.

 Technip, in a consortium with Construcciones Industriales Tapia, was awarded by Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) through its subsidiary PEMEX Refinación, a contract for the revamp of one of the conversion unit of the Ing. Héctor R. Lara Sosa refinery, located in Cadereyta, Mexico. Technip’s share of the contract is worth approximately USD 40 million.

  Technip was awarded by Sabah Shell Petroleum Company Ltd (SSPC) an important subsea pipelines contract(1) for the Malikai Deepwater project, located offshore Sabah, at a water depth of approximately 650 meters.

 Technip officially named its latest new vessel today in Vigo, Spain. The Deep Orient, a newbuild medium construction vessel, will be dedicated to subsea construction and flexible pipelay projects.

During the ceremony held at the Metalships & Docks (MSD) shipyard in Vigo, the ship was named by the vessel’s godmother, Véronique Delormel, wife of Frédéric Delormel, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Subsea at Technip.

 New MacArtney offices host industry knowledge sharing events

In March 2013, in the wake of the recent opening of new MacArtney Inc. offices on the Western US Seaboard - MacArtney Pacific Northwest and West Coast Operations will be opening the doors to a couple of ambitious 'Lunch and Learn' knowledge sharing and networking events.

 Total has received a firm offer from Borealis for its entire 56.86% interest in Belgium’s Rosier S.A., listed on NYSE Euronext Brussels. A leading international provider of chemical solutions, Borealis is already active in nitrogen fertilizers in Central Europe, as well as in France following its acquisition of PEC-Rhin S.A. in early 2012. Borealis has offered €200 per share for Total’s majority interest.

 Technip, in a joint venture with Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering Sdn Bhd (MMHE)(1), was awarded by Sabah Shell Petroleum Company Ltd (SSPC) a substantial contract(2) for the engineering, procurement and construction of a tension leg platform (TLP) for the TLP Malikai Deepwater Project.

 It is with the deepest regret that BP is now able to confirm the identity of the fourth and final BP employee who was killed in the terrorist attack on the In Amenas gas joint venture in Algeria on 16 January.