Oil & gas news
Personnel problems, Part 1
Ian Williams, Campbell Dallas LLP, UK, investigates the skills gap in the North Sea oil and gas industry and explains how other sectors, such as agriculture, can play a role in meeting the demand.
Russia’s Transneft says Caspian pipeline expansion is running late
CPC Pipeline expansion running up to one year behind schedule, complicating Caspian oil exports ahead of a jump in Kashagan oilfield output
BP has awarded UK Companies over £1 billion of contracts for key west of Shetland project
The contracts are to provide services and equipment for the major re-development of the Schiehallion and Loyal oil fields to the west of Shetland.
Brazilian oil and gas subsea specialist widens its marine equipment portfolio
Seatronics do Brazil has been appointed as the exclusive distributor for CodaOctopus Ltd in Brazil, widening its portfolio of specialist subsea marine equipment.
Operational Land Rig Demand to Rise 23% by 2017
The outlook for the land drilling rig market is looking good through to 2017, according to the latest edition of Douglas-Westwood’s World Land Drilling Rig Market Forecast.
LNG supply concerns in Japan and South Korea
LNG market in Japan and South Korea faces growing concerns due to uncertainty surrounding policy and regulation, prompting a reduction in LNG supply development, warns Wood Mackenzie
Reliance Power quits LNG project with Shell
Reliance Power renounces its involvement in LNG project with Shell at the Kakinada Deepwater Port. The move sees Shell assume 100% control of the project.
BP discovers gas in Salamat well in Egypt
BP Egypt has announced a significant gas discovery in the East Nile Delta.
Stena transfers two LNG ships to UK register.
Subsidiary of the Stena group, Stena LNG, has moved two of its LNG ships to the UK register.
The coal miner’s election wish list
Three things the Australian mining industry will be hoping for after the general election.