Oil & gas news
Technip wins offshore commissioning contract for Icthys LNG
Inpex Corp. has awarded Technip a €210 million offshore commissioning contract for the offshore FPSO unit and central processing unit.
Field gas gathering system and nodal station to be constructed at Liulin CBM project, China
The construction of a field gas gathering system and nodal station at the Liulin CBM gas project in Shanxi Province, China, has been approved.
Digging a hole
Gordon Cope asks whether US coal can recover from the twin threats of slowing demand and rising gas use.
Chevron acquires Permian Basin shale acreage
Chevron USA has bought 246,000 acres of shake gas acreage from Chesapeake in the Permian Basin in New Mexico.
TROLEXPERT: Refuge chamber monitoring
The second installment of the TROLEXPERT column looks at the importance of gas and environmental monitoring in mine refuge chambers.
Repsol makes gas discovery in Peru
Repsol has made a new gas discovery in block 57 in Peru.
Cheniere files applications to build Corpus Christi terminal and export LNG
Cheniere Energy has filed a an application with FERC for authorisation to build the Corpus Christi LNG terminal.
YPF reveals five year plan
YPF CEO, Miguel Gallucio, has announced a five year plan from the newly nationalised company to increase production and reduce Argentinian fuel imports.
The footprint in the sand
Bruce White, Edmonton Economic Development Corporation, Canada, explains how new research laboratories and environmental initiatives are helping to build a cleaner oilsands.
RasGas hit by computer virus
RasGas’ computer network has been hit by a computer virus, just two weeks after Saudi Aramco. LNG production remains unaffected.