Uniper: EU Decision on Nord Stream 2 Won't Affect Construction
Uniper said on Thursday it will stick to its contractual obligations concerning Russian gas export pipeline Nord Stream 2, adding that the outcome of an upcoming EU meeting would not affect the construction of the pipeline."I firmly assume that the Nord Stream 2 project will be realised", a spokesman of the energy group said.The European Union executive…
Shell Awards FEED Work for Crux
Wood and KBR,Inc. have secured a new multimillion dollar contract to deliver integrated front-end engineering design (FEED) for Shell Australia’s Crux project to build a not normally manned (NNM) platform and gas export pipeline located approximately 600km north of Broome, offshore Western Australia (WA).The Crux facilities will be a source of backfill…
McDermott Bags Petrobras Contract
McDermott International announced a large contract award by Petrobras for a natural gas pipeline project in support of the client’s Santos basin pre-salt field program.The contract covers the implementation of the ultra-shallow segment of the new Rota 3 gas export pipeline, said the provider of technology, engineering and construction solutions to the energy industry.The scope of work includes design and detailed engineering…
MODEC Secures FPSO FEED Contract
MODEC, Inc. subsidiary MODEC International Inc. has been awarded a contract by ConocoPhillips Australia, as operator of the Barossa joint venture, for the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) of a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for Australian waters.Under the contract, MODEC will participate in the FEED on a competitive basis…
Russia Must Speed Up European Gas Pipeline Projects - Novak
Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said on Tuesday that Russia should speed up work on agreeing gas export pipeline projects in Europe due to tensions with Ukraine over transit gas. "In my opinion, we should speed up (the realisation of projects) to mitigate the risks we're having today," the TASS news agency cited Novak as saying. Kiev and Moscow…
Rosneft Elects German Ex-chancellor Schroeder as Chairman
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is set to face a fresh backlash at home after he was elected as chairman of Russia's biggest oil producer Rosneft on Friday. Schroeder, a Social Democrat who led Germany from 1998 to 2005, prompted widespread criticism in his homeland in August when he was nominated to Rosneft's board, given Western sanctions…
Wood Group Wins Ichthys Subsea Deal
Wood Group has secured a new, five-year contract with INPEX Operations Australia Pty Ltd (INPEX Australia) to provide subsea engineering services for the integrity of the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project, offshore Western Australia. The operations of all subsea assets and the gas export pipeline will be supported under the contract which includes two, one-year extension options and is effective immediately.
Qatar LNG Not Affected by Arab States Tension -Exxon
Exxon Mobil Corp said on Tuesday that production and exports of liquefied natural gas from Qatar have not been affected by rising diplomatic tensions in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt on Monday cut ties with Qatar, accusing the country of supporting extremism. Qatar denies the allegations. The growing diplomatic rift has raised concerns about global access to Qatar's LNG…
Gazprom: No Progress in Talks on TurkStream Project
Russia's Gazprom said on Wednesday there was no progress in talks over the Turkish Stream gas export pipeline project. A company executive told a conference call the discussions were at the same stage as before they were halted last year after Turkey shot down a Russian air force jet. (Reporting by Olesya Astakhova and Andrey Kuzmin; Writing by Maria Kiselyova)
SensorView Reduces Non-productive Rig Time at Ichthys
Software that enables acoustic data to be streamed in real-time from subsea structures as they are installed has helped to reduce non-production time (NPT) for independent oil and gas producer, INPEX, and its survey contractor, Neptune Geomatics, during construction of the Ichthys gas field, offshore Western Australia. Supplied by subsea technology company Sonardyne Asia Pte.
Sound Energy Reports Progress On Moroccan, Italian Licences
Sound Energy, the European/Mediterranean focused upstream gas company, is pleased to provide the following update on its Moroccan and Italian gas portfolio. Further to the recently announced signatures with Schlumberger of both the strategic partnership across Europe and Africa and the Field Management Agreement specifically on Tendrara, the Company…
Update on Sound Energy's Nervesa
Sound Energy, the European/Mediterranean focused upstream gas company has informed that the following award of the Production Concession from the Italian Ministry of Economic Development (announced on 14 July 2015), that works to connect the onshore Nervesa well to the national gas export pipeline have now commenced (the remaining works are expected to take approximately 40 days to conclude).
DNV GL Wins Ichthys LNG project Contract
DNV GL has secured a contract to provide in-service verification and classification services to a range of facilities at the Ichthys LNG project in Australia. The contract marks INPEX’s commitment to continue working with DNV GL as it prepares to transition from the project execution phase to the operational phase of the mega project. DNV GL has provided vendor inspection…
Sound Oil Negotiating farm-in to Tendrara Licence, Morocco
Sound Oil has been granted a 30 day period of exclusivity from the Moroccan Oil and Gas Investment Fund ("OGIF") in relation to a potential farm in to the Tendrara licence, onshore Morocco (the "Tendrara Licence"). The grant of exclusivity initiates exclusive negotiations between Sound Oil and OGIF and follows the submission of an indicative offer letter from Sound Oil to OGIF in respect of the Tendrara Licence…
McDermott Engineers Created the World’s Largest Specialty Valves
After nearly two years of planning and development McDermott's team has achieved a first of a kind in the valve industry; creating the world’s largest forged body specialty valve, in collaboration with a valve manufacturer. The valves are destined for the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project. “The Ichthys Project umbilical, riser and flowline infrastructure…
New Malaysian Offshore Gas Pipeline Safely Tested
T.D. Williamson (TDW) announced that as the result of a pressure isolation carried out on a major export gas pipeline offshore Malaysia, the pipeline was safely hydro-tested and made ready for commissioning. The isolation was carried out by TDW on behalf of a major operator on a newly-installed subsea pipeline between the floating production system (FPSO) pipeline end manifold (PLEM) and a key gas complex…
Fugro Provides Current Measurements for Statoil
Fugro GEOS has been contracted by Statoil to provide current measurements for the construction planning of two export pipelines in the North Sea. An oil pipeline will run from the Johan Sverdrup field to the Mongstad terminal, whilst a gas export pipeline from the same field will connect to Kalstø. Seventeen current moorings will be deployed in water…
Major BP Upstream North Sea Project Starts Production
BP and partners start production of oil/gas from the Skarv field in the Norwegian Sea, one of a series of new major upstream projects. “The start-up of Skarv is a key operational milestone for BP, adding new production from one of our core higher-margin areas,” said Bob Dudley, BP group chief executive. The Skarv field is approximately 210 kilometres west of the Norwegian coast in water depths of approximately 350-450 metres.
