Nord Stream has received a national environmental impact assessment for its proposed Baltic Sea gas pipeline from the Uusimaa Environment Centre.

Det Norske Veritas (DNV) has joined Gassco to develop a new acoustic inspection method that allows the internal and external status of gas pipelines to be accurately characterized. Measurements can now be made without reducing the gas flow, the companies say.

Iran will shortly issue a tender for construction of a new oil export pipeline from the Caspian Sea to the Persian Gulf.

A consortium of Royal Boskalis Westminster and Allseas Group has been contracted to construct a gas pipeline through the Strait of Magellan in Southern Argentina.

Bibby Offshore has completed a pipeline replacement project for Apache North Sea, using the DSV Bibby Topaz.

Flowserve Corp.’s Brazilian subsidiary has received several related orders worth a total $18.4 million from Brazil’s Petrobras.

Oil States International Inc. subsidiary, Oil States Industries Inc., and Uniao Engenharia Fabricacao e Montagem Ltda. have formed a joint venture company to provide deepwater production and subsea pipeline solutions to Brazil's expanding offshore construction industry.

Crossmar has completed work associated with a pipeline abandonment project in the Gulf of Mexico. The company used its new DP-3 multi-purpose barge, Crossmar 21, for the job.