Carbon Capture & Storage: A New Lease of Life for Submarine Pipelines?
Since 2019, hydrogen and carbon capture and storage (CCS) have risen up the political agenda, globally, offering a route to decarbonization, as well as (more recently), increased energy security. Many…
Swiber Forms JV with Hilong Marine
Singapore offshore company Swiber Holdings' wholly-owned subsidiary, Swiber Offshore Construction (SOC) has entered into a shareholder's agreement with Hilong Marine Engineering (HME) to establish…
Petronas Expands LNG Supply
Malaysian oil and gas company Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) said that it is well-positioned to meet rising LNG demand and expands its flexible and innovative LNG solutions for existing and new…
Canada-US Pipelines Restart After Weather Disruptions
Two major pipelines carrying oil from Canada to the United States resumed operations on Wednesday after brief disruptions due to power outages from severe weather in Saskatchewan, Canada, a day earlier.A…
Norway's Gas Exports Set to Match Annual Record
Norway's gas exports hit a new high of 36.8 billion cubic meters (bcm) this summer and the annual deliveries will be on a par with the record annual figure achieved in 2017, gas system operator Gassco said on Friday.Between May and August…
DNV GL Raises the Standard for Thermoplastic Composite Pipes
DNV GL has launched a new standard that allows operators to choose thermoplastic composite pipes (TCP) instead of steel or traditional flexibles, enabling substantial cost reductions throughout the…
Norway's 2017 Pipeline Gas Exports up 8 pct
Norway's pipeline exports of natural gas to Europe rose by eight percent in 2017 to a record of 117.4 billion standard cubic metres, pipeline systems operator Gassco said in a statement on Thursday. Reporting by Terje Solsvik
Big Gas Exporter Nations Blast Unilateral Sanctions in US Dig
Representatives from a group of major energy-exporting nations on Friday said they oppose the use of unilateral sanctions on any of their members - an apparent dig at the United States for its moves against Russia, Iran and Venezuela.
Ketelaars Takes the Lead for DNV GL - Oil & Gas in the Americas
Frank Ketelaars took up the position of Director of Region Americas in DNV GL – Oil & Gas on 1 October, as North America’s energy system undergoes a transition. DNV GL’s recently published Energy Transition…
Paradigm Flow Services Announces Key Move In US Market
Oil and gas services provider Paradigm Flow Services has announced a key move in its continued expansion into North America. Business Development Manager Kevin Keogh is to relocate from the company’s headquarters in Aberdeenshire…
SapuraKencana Petroleum bags $ 215 mln Triple Contract
SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad (“SapuraKencana”) has been awarded new contracts by clients with a combined value of approximately USD215 million (approximately RM889 million, based on USD/MYR exchange rate of USD1: RM4.14).
U.S. Advances Oil Reserve Revamp Plan, Potential Crude Sale
The Obama administration has sent Congress a plan to modernize the country's emergency oil reserve, a step that could set in motion a sale of about 8 million barrels from the stash later this year to help pay for the revamp…
Transneft Resumes Pumping via Baku-Novorossiisk Pipeline
Russian oil pipeline monopoly Transneft has resumed pumping oil via a pipeline from Azerbaijan's capital Baku to Russia's Black Sea port of Novorossiisk, RIA news agency cited a Transneft official as saying on Tuesday.
PBF Logistics to Buy U.S. Product Terminals
PBF Logistics LP said on Tuesday a subsidiary would buy four refined product terminals located on the U.S. East Coast from an affiliate of Plains All American Pipeline LP for $100 million, doubling its capacity.
Athabasca Cuts Output as Alliance Gas Pipeline Shutdown Continues
Athabasca Oil Corp has suspended the production of 4,200 barrels of oil equivalent a day (boe/d) of light oil, becoming the latest western Canadian producer to curb output due to the Alliance Pipeline natural gas mainline shutdown.
Genesis to buy Enterprise U.S. GoM Pipelines
Pipeline company Genesis Energy LP said it would buy Enterprise Products Partners LP's Gulf of Mexico pipelines and services business for about $1.5 billion to expand its offshore pipelines business.
Enbridge Can Expand Canadian Crude Movements to US Gulf Coast
Enbridge Energy Partners LP says its Flanagan South and joint-venture Seaway pipeline systems can be expanded to move more Canadian heavy crude to the U.S. Gulf Coast, company president Mark Maki said on Friday.
Broadening the Remit
The evolution of inline inspection tools has continued at an impressive pace since their inception in the early 1970s. However the technology is not an end in itself as it needs to deliver to a very…
BP Selects Technip for Thunder Horse
Technip was awarded by BP Exploration & Production Inc. a lump sum project for the design, engineering, fabrication, installation and pre-commissioning of the new production pipeline systems on the…
DNV GL Approves Pipeline Isolation Tools
Pipeline engineering specialist STATS Group has received the DNV GL seal of approval for its Tecno Plug and BISEP range of pipeline isolation tools. DNV GL has issued certificate P-15082 for the 3-48” range for both Tecno Plugs and BISEPs.
