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Herbert, ABS to Form JV Company
Herbert and ABS announce have entered into an agreement to form a joint venture company, Herbert-ABS Software Solutions, LLC (Herbert-ABS).
7:00 PM EST | February 15, 2011
ABS Evaluating New Teekay Floating Offshore Gas Concept
Class society ABS has been selected by Teekay Corporation to provide its technical evaluation to the basic design concept of a floating offshore gas liquefaction unit.
8:00 PM EST | May 04, 2008
ABS Announces Offshore Assessment Program for Semisubmersibles
The ABS Eagle Offshore Structure Assessment Program (OSAP) consists of three main functions: design wave calculation; global strength assessment; and buckling and ultimate strength evaluation.
8:00 PM EST | May 04, 2008
ABS Introduces New Requirements for the Evaluation of FPSO Structures
Leading offshore classification society ABS has announced it is adopting new structural requirements for the analysis of floating production, storage and offloading units (FPSOs).
8:00 PM EST | May 04, 2008
US Oil, Gas Industry Look to Past Storms for Future Improvements
The deadly hurricanes of 2005 have forced the U.S. offshore oil and natural gas industry to reevaluate and make changes in the way they operate their rigs to protect and preserve mining the nation's largest source of oil and natural gas.
8:00 PM EST | May 01, 2007
ABS Announces Middle East and Pacific Management Changes
ABS Taiwan Country Manager Stephen Auger has been named Regional Vice President, Middle East, for the classification society.
7:00 PM EST | March 04, 2007
First CNG Carrier Ready for Construction to ABS Class
ABS has given full design approval for the class of the compressed natural gas (CNG) carrier designed and developed by Canadian-based Sea NG Corporation.
8:00 PM EST | September 19, 2006
ABS and Russian Register Sign New Bilateral Agreement
A new bilateral agreement that extends the long-standing agreement on cooperation between ABS and the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping has been signed by the two societies in St Petersburg.
7:00 PM EST | November 01, 2005
ABS Selected By Woodside For Asset Base Classification and Verification
ABS has been selected by Woodside to provide classification and verification services across the Pan-Woodside Energy Ltd asset base for the next five years.
7:00 PM EST | October 31, 2005
ABS Classes Tahiti Truss Spar for Deepwater GoM Installation
ABS will class the ChevronTexaco "Tahiti" truss spar, destined for deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Targeted for 4,200 feet of water, the "Tahiti" unit demonstrates the industry's latest innovations—including the first spar with no drilling capability, no surface wellheads—and is among the first spar projects to utilize ABS' industry-first guide for building and classing these specialized deepwater floating production units.
7:00 PM EST | February 21, 2005
ABS Strengthens Offshore Presence in Caspian Sea
As the Northern Caspian Sea becomes a major oil and gas production hub, classification society ABS has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Emergency Situations which represents the Kazakh Coastal State Authority.
8:00 PM EST | June 22, 2004
MMS to Study Effects of Lili on Offshore Facilities
The MMS has awarded four new research contracts to assess the impact on offshore facilities by Hurricane Lili.
8:00 PM EST | May 28, 2003