Drilling & production

The Asian LNG market remains the premium market for suppliers. Pat Roberts, reports from the 4th World LNG Series: Asia Pacific Summit.

Wood Mackenzie has predicted that Central Asian Gas exports will be dependent upon the development of the South Iolotan (Galkynysh) project.

Adam Howard, EPC operations manager, Rockwell Automation, explains the benefit of upgrading safety systems at oil and gas facilities.

Adam Howard, EPC operations manager, Rockwell Automation, explains the benefit of upgrading safety systems at oil and gas facilities.

Total has signed two Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs) with the Government of Indonesia represented by BPMIGAS, for the Telen and the Bengkulu I - Mentawai exploration blocks. The Group will hold a 100% participating interest in each PSC.

According to a report released by Lloyd’s Register, pricing will be a key factor in determining the rate of growth in infrastructure but collaboration from stakeholders is also required.

Cheniere Energy has awarded GE the contract to supply the gas compression trains for the Sabine Pass liquefaction expansion project.

China dominates the global coal industry with coal production expected to reach 4.5 billion t by 2020 and consumption expected to reach 5.2 billion t. Ankita Sinha, GBI Research, UK, outlines why China continues to lead the global coal mining market and what lies ahead for this coal giant.

KBR is to perform pre-FEED for Statoil’s LNG facility in Tanzania. Statoil is currently examining the viability of such a venture and the project is expected to be completed during 2013.

Technip has been awarded a lump sum contract for the development of the Dalmatian field, located in the Gulf of Mexico, by Murphy Exploration & Production Company.

GE Oil & Gas has been contracted to supply compressor train technology for Asia’s first Floating LNG facility, located off the coast of Malaysia.

AGRI LNG Project Company SRL has awarded Penspen Ltd the contract for conducting the feasibility study for the Azerbaijan-Georgia-Romania-Hungary Natural Gas Interconnector Project.

Cyril Widdershoven, TNO, the Netherlands, explains how changes in domestic demand for natural gas in the Middle East could impact upon global supply.

The Center for LNG has praised a call from Western US lawmakers for a quicker LNG export application approval process

Barry Baxter reports on fears that South African mine violence will spread.