Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. (“Chubu Electric”) announced it had reached agreement for basic terms and conditions to purchase LNG with BG Group plc (“BG Group”). The agreement relates to Chubu Electric’s purchase of LNG supplied from BG Group’s global LNG portfolio. It is the first time that Chubu
Woodside advises that it has entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement to acquire a 50% participating interest in exploration permit WA-404-P, offshore Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia from Hess Exploration (Carnarvon) Pty Ltd. On completion Woodside’s participating interest in WA-404-P will beco
Westport Innovations Inc. , a global leader in alternative fuel, low-emissions transportation technologies, today announces that Robert Transport of Boucherville, Quebec has issued a purchase order for 180 Peterbilt liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks featuring Westport HD Systems. Robert Transport i
Desire Petroleum plc, the oil and gas company wholly focused on the North Falkland Basin, provides further update on the drilling progress to date on the Rachel 14/15-1Z sidetrack well. The well reached its measured total depth of 3,418 metres on 27 October and the process of pulling out of the dril
CB&I announced today that it has been awarded two contracts valued in excess of $50 million by Woodside for additional work on the Pluto LNG Project in Western Australia. This is a third quarter award. Earlier this year, CB&I completed two full containment LNG tanks and three condensate tanks on the
Husky Energy announces it has completed the successful drilling of a second appraisal well at the Liuhua 29-1 discovery on Block 29/26 in the South China Sea. The West Hercules deepwater rig drilled the Liuhua 29-1-3 well to a total vertical depth of 2,900 metres below sea level. The well, which enc
Galoc Production Company (“GPC”) advises that production from the Galoc oil field offshore the Philippines has been shut-in following Typhoon ‘Megi’. Rubicon Offshore International (“ROI”), the owner and operator of the FPSO conducted an emergency disconnection from the mooring and riser system duri
Tap Oil Limited provides the following update on the Manora-4 appraisal well, in concession area G1/48, Gulf of Thailand. Location / Proposed Depth The Manora-4 well is located in the northern Gulf of Thailand in 45 metres of water, approximately 75 kilometres from shore and 230 kilometres south of
International engineering information management specialist, Pearson-Harper, has been awarded a £6.25million ($AUD10.3m) contract by Chevron Australia Pty Ltd. The Pearson-Harper contract is to provide engineering information management (EIM) services and software solutions for the Gorgon Project. A
Desire Petroleum plc , the oil and gas company wholly focused on the North Falkland Basin, provides an update on the drilling progress to date on the Rachel 14/15-1Z sidetrack well. The well is currently at 3,000 metres progressing towards the expected measured total depth of around 3,418 metres. De
The following operational statement concerns Cairn’s 2010 exploration drilling campaign offshore Greenland. All operations concluded at the end of the drilling season as agreed with the Greenland Bureau of Minerals and Petroleum (BMP) and the Stena Forth and Stena Don rigs have been released off con
Nido Petroleum Limited (Nido), as Operator of Service Contract 54A (SC 54A), provides an update on the ongoing operations at Tindalo. Since the last update: • production continued whilst specialized diagnostic equipment was mobilised to the Aquamarine Driller; • a suite of diagnostic testing has bee
Xcite Energy Ltd announced that the 9/3b-6 well on the Bentley field is progressing on plan, on schedule and has reached target depth for the first part of the planned work programme, the pilot section of the well. The pilot section confirmed 113ft oil column, some 40ft thicker than the 73ft prognos
STX Finland Oy and Viking Line ABP have signed a preliminary agreement for the construction of an environmentally friendly, new generation cruise ferry for Viking Line. The agreement includes an option for a sister ship. The ship price will be about 240 million euros, and will be built at Turku ship
