Gas Natural Fenosa (GNF) said it has signed a long-term contract with Chilean firm Minera Escondida, operated by BHP Billiton, to supply liquefied natural gas to the Mejillones terminal in northern Chile. Under the agreement, Gas Natural Fenosa will deliver the LNG from its global portfolio, includi
ConocoPhillips is getting ready to proceed with drilling at the Pharos-1 well, offshore W. Australia, following the blowout preventer installation. As at 0600 WST on 30 May 2014 the cement shoe at the bottom of the 13-3/8″ casing has been drilled out and preparations are being made to drill ahead in
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers received guidance from Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Jo-Ellen Darcy May 27 on moving forward with further development of the Los Angeles River Ecosystem Restoration Study and future documentation. Based on information presented by USACE, as well as
Sterling has completed drilling operations and has abandoned a well in Romania’s Black Sea .
Marine terminal service company Smit Lamnalco believes it has an important contribution to make as new safety regulations for floating gas terminal facilities are drawn up. Group Business Development Manager Andrew Brown points out that although there is some overlap on safety issues between floatin
Qatargas said it has signed an agreement with Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) to supply KPC with liquefied natural gas in 2014. Under the agreement, eight LNG cargoes will be delivered to Kuwait by the end of the year. The LNG is sourced from Qatargas 2 – Train 4, a joint venture between Qatar Pe
Australia’s Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane has announced the awarding of nine new permits as part of Round 1 of the Australian Government’s 2013 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release.
The Board of Directors of ASL Marine Holdings Ltd. has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, ASL Shipyard Pte Ltd, has secured new shipbuilding contracts worth approximately S$91 million for the construction of three units of powerful and highly manoeuvrable Infield Support Vessels (of ART 100
HARKAND, a leading global name in subsea inspection, repair and maintenance and light construction, has extended its ROV support vessel fleet operations in the North Sea by signing a charter agreement for the Surf Ranger. The multi-purpose ROV, survey and air diving vessel, owned by Go Offshore, wil
SOCAR President Rovnag Abdullayev has received the Malaysian delegation led by Tan Sri Shamsul Azhar Abbas, President of PETRONAS, on 27 May. Welcoming the guests, SOCAR President expressed confidence that the visit of PETRONAS delegation to Azerbaijan would play an important role in the development
James Fisher Defence, the leading global subsea operations and engineering company, has been awarded a four-year contract to provide Remotely Operated Vehicle support services to the Ministry of Defence’s Salvage and Marine Operations team. The contract affords S&MO 24-hour, on-demand access to JFD’
Inpex of Japan said that it has signed heads of agreements today with Tokyo Electric Power and Shizuoka Gas for the sales and purchase of liquefied natural gas from the Prelude FLNG project in Australia. Inpex is the parent company of Inpex Oil & Gas Australia (IOGA), a holder of an equity interest
The Caspian Technical Training Centre (CTTC) in Sangachal has celebrated the 10th anniversary of its successful operation. The centre was opened in May 2004 by BP and its partners in Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli, Shah Deniz, Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan and South Caucasus Pipeline projects.
BioSonics, Inc., manufacturer of scientific echosounders, and CADDEN, specializing in geopositioning and oceanography, have signed an agreement that allows for support and service provided from CADDEN’s headquarters in Nantes, France. CADDEN personnel recently completed a factory training program at
