Encana Corporation has agreed to acquire a 30 percent interest in the planned Kitimat liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal, located on the west coast of central British Columbia, and the associated natural gas pipeline. This proposed Kitimat LNG export development is intended to open tremendo
EnerMech Qatar LLC has been awarded a multi-million pound three year call-off contract with Dolphin Energy Limited. Mechanical engineering company EnerMech, which has bases across the eastern hemisphere, will provide nitrogen purging and leak testing on Dolphin Energy’s onshore and offshore faciliti
At a ceremony in Bangkok on 18 March 2011, Statoil signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) of Thailand. Last November, Statoil agreed to sell to PTTEP a 40% stake in its Kai Kos Dehseh Canadian Oil Sands asset, forming a strong partnership with PTTEP. T
Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals has awarded Toll Global Resources a contract for dedicated Roll On Roll Off vessels between Gladstone and Curtis Island to support the construction of the QCLNG Project by BG subsidiary, QGC. This contract will be over 56 months and requires two dedicated Roll On Roll
AED Oil Limited wishes to provide the following update on the Lempuyang-1 well testing program. AED has made considerable progress on the procurement of downhole testing equipment and redesign. It is now anticipated that testing of the blue zone in the Lempuyang-1 well will recommence towards the en
Apache Corporation announced that its subsidiary, Apache Deepwater LLC, has agreed to join Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC), a not-for-profit, independent organization committed to being continuously ready to respond to a well control incident in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. “Apache is commit
VERIPOS has been awarded a long-term contract by Petrobras for provision of positioning services in support of the Brazilian state-owned company’s BGL-1 pipeline installation barge operations. Under the two-year contract, which includes an option for a further two years, VERIPOS will provide the 122
Saudi Aramco has finalized its bid selection for the four Lump Sum Turn Key (LSTK) contracts of the Shaybah natural gas liquids (NGL) Program, selecting Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd. to perform the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) work for all the four packages. The scope of this major
The specification sets out the terms of reference for the research project: refining sea-bed process models for aquaculture. The project will consider the physical processes determining the distribution of solid wastes from marine aquaculture and the resulting ecosystem response as represented in th
Havila Shipping ASA has successfully completed the issuance of a new NOK 600 million secured bond. Final maturity date is in March 2017. The bond will be sought listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. The net proceeds from the bond issue will be directed towards long term financing of the vessel Havila S
Tap Oil Limited provides the following update on the Zola-1 exploration well, offshore Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia. Location / Proposed Depth The Zola-1 well is located in permit WA-290-P, immediately south of the giant Gorgon gas field in the Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia. The well is b
Technip announced that the Marine Well Containment Company (MWCC) has awarded it a contract for the design, procurement and fabrication of the umbilical, riser and flowline components of MWCC’s expanded well containment response system for the US Gulf of Mexico, set for completion in 2012. Technip’s
Cameron has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Petrobras, confirming Cameron’s intent to enhance its research and development efforts in Brazil through a $30 million investment in R&D facilities at two locations. Cameron’s Jacarei plant in Sao Paulo State will add leading-edge testing c
Grenland Group has received three Letters of Intent for a total of NOK 220 million (USD 38.8 Million) from FMC Technologies’ Kongsberg operation. Manufacture of equipment to support the Ormen Lange Project Grenland Group, as a supplier to FMC Technologies, has received a Letter of Intent to manufact