CB&I announced today that Chevron Australia Pty Ltd has awarded CB&I a contract for the mechanical, electrical and instrumentation work on the Gorgon Project on Barrow Island, Western Australia. The contract has an estimated value of US$2.3 billion and is scheduled to be completed in 2015. The contr
Halliburton announced today that it has been awarded a contract from Chevron for integrated services for shale natural gas exploration in Poland. Work on Chevron Polska’s initial shale gas exploration drilling program is expected to begin in the fourth quarter and the contract award is for three yea
On July 12, SOCAR and Swiss Foster Wheeler signed a memorandum of understanding. The document was signed by SOCAR Vice-President for strategic development Mr. Tofig Gahramanov and Chief Executive Director of Foster Wheeler Mr. Marco Maresco. The MoU involves the establishment of a joint venture on t
Offshore Energy again attracts leading companies to its two-day conference. IHC, Jumbo and Van Oord are among the confirmed speakers at Offshore Energy, Shell, GdF Suez and Chevron are invited. Conference delegates can choose from a wide range of separately bookable half-day conferences and brief to
In May 2011, SGS Industrial Services was awarded a contract to provide complex inspection and testing services for the underground road crossings of refinery pipelines by Kuwait Petroleum Europoort (KPE), one of the Q8 refineries, located in the port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Throughout the ent
Petrofac, the international oil & gas facilities service provider, announces that it has signed two memoranda of understanding (MOU) with Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) the Malaysian National Oil Company. Later, at an official ceremony that took place today, the Malaysian Prime Minister, the H
THE Gillard government’s carbon tax threatens to neutralise Australian LNG exporters’ geographic advantage over competitors from the Middle… By Peter Ker (Brisbane Times) [mappress] Source:Brisbane Times , July 13, 2011;
(AP) – Malaysia’s national energy company Petronas has drawn its first natural gas from a field off the coast of the Central Asian nation of… Source: Yahoo! [mappress] Source:Yahoo! , July 13, 2011;
Iranian government offered to supply Jordan with natural gas, Jordan’s Energy Minister, Khaled Tougan said here. Jordan is considering an Iranian offer to supply natural gas as a means of overcoming its current energy crisis; Fars news agency reported quoted Jordian minister of energy and mineral re
The Gazprom headquarters hosted a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Yury Boiko, Ukrainian Fuel and Energy Minister. The parties discussed interaction in the gas sector, particularly the issues surrounding gas supplies to Ukraine under the exist
Waste Management today added a 1000th natural gas truck to its fleet, making it the largest owner and operator of clean-running, heavy duty refuse trucks in North America. At a ceremony at its Carson, Calif., property, the company commemorated the delivery of its 1000th natural gas vehicle with Long
The Directors of Liquefied Natural Gas Limited announced that China Huanqiu Contracting & Engineering Corporation (HQCEC) has remitted the Share Placement proceeds of A$20.144 million to LNG LTD and the Share Placement is now complete. LNG LTD’s Managing Director, Maurice Brand said, “we are very pl
During 20-23 June 2011, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) carried out two audit activities; electrical and safety-critical barriers at Hammerfest LNG. Background The audit activity was carried out with a basis in the Regulations relating to health, safety and the environment in the petrole
Trelleborg Marine Systems mooring equipment ensures ship and terminal safety during critical gas discharge operations at Escobar LNG terminal, Argentina. The May 2011 completion of the 175 million cu.m. (6,000 million scf) per day Escobar LNG terminal, Argentina, within seven months of initiation, h
