Oil & gas news
Eastern sunrise: fuelling ASEAN growth
Girish Shirodkar, Strategic Decisions Group, India, provides an overview of the ASEAN members, centring on the strategic apparatuses in place to fuel future growth in South East Asia.
Weir Group expands US shale activities
Weir Group expands US shale activities The Weir Group PLC has agreed to acquire Seaboard Holdings Inc, an independent wellhead solutions provider focused on the growing North American unconventional oil and gas drilling and production markets for US$ 675 million (£431 million).
Aker wins subsea contract for Vilje South project
Aker Solutions has been awarded a contract by Statoil for the engineering, procurement and construction of a subsea production system for the Vilje South project on the Norwegian continental shelf. The contract value is approximately NOK 225 million.
World’s first LNG fuelled tanker in operation
Bit Viking, which is owned by Sweden's Tarbit Shipping, was converted under supervision from Germanischer Lloyd (GL) and now qualifies for lower nitrogen oxide (NOx) emission taxes under the Norwegian government's NOx fund scheme.
Tanzania to build gas pipeline
In order to ease the supply of gas in Kenya, a natural gas pipeline between Tanzania and Kenya is being planned.
Infinis & ExxonMobil agree gas engine oil supply & technical partnership
Infinis, a leading generator of renewable power in the UK, has agreed a three year contract with ExxonMobil to help optimise the gas engines operating across Infinis’ 123 landfill gas (LFG) generating sites in the UK. The contract will see the continuation of a working relationship which has been in place for over 15 years.
San Leon announces well completion in Baltic Basin
San Leon has announced the successful completion of its first shale gas exploration well in the Baltic Basin. The Talisman Energy operated Lewino 1G-2 well, on the Gdansk W Concession in Poland, has been drilled to 3600 m.
Statoil and Centrica sign deal to supply UK with 5 billion m3/yr of gas
Statoil and Centrica have entered into a long term gas sales agreement for the delivery of 5 billion m3/yr from 2015 to 2025 to the UK market.
Cheniere signs 20 year supply deal with Gas Natural Fenosa
Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. has entered into a LNG sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with Gas Natural Aprovisionamientos, a subsidiary of Gas Natural Fenosa, under which Gas Natural Fenosa has agreed to purchase 3.5 million tpa of LNG over a 20 year period.
Total inaugurates giant Pazflor field offshore Angola
The giant Pazflor development, which lies 150 kilometres offshore Luanda in Angola, was inaugurated today.