Oil & gas news
New course in offshore pipeline legislation
As Penspen Group's scope of subsea services grows in London, its Offshore and Integrity practices have teamed up to offer a series of specialist courses in Offshore Pipeline Legislation.
Höegh LNG awarded FEED project by DSME for Israel FPSO
Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd. has entered into an agreement with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) to initiate a project specific FEED of an LNG FPSO solution for the Tamar gas field offshore Israel.
InterOil and Pacific LNG sign HOA with ENN
InterOil Corporation and Pacific LNG Operations Ltd. announced the signing of a Heads of Agreement (HOA) with ENN Energy Trading Company Ltd., for the supply of 1 -1.5 million tpa of LNG from the Gulf LNG project in Papua New Guinea.
Atlas Pipeline to transport shale gas for XTO
Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P. has entered into a long-term, fee-based agreement with XTO Energy Inc., a subsidiary of ExxonMobil, to provide natural gas gathering and processing services for up to an incremental 60 million ft3/d from the Woodford Shale region
Rio Tinto completes divestment of Colowyo mine
Rio Tinto has completed the divestment of its Colowyo mine, a thermal coal mine located in western Colorado, US, to Western Fuels-Colorado LLC.
AKE warns of increasing violence as US withdraws
AKE Intelligence is warning that there could be increased levels of violence in Ira after US troop complete their withdrawal which could make conditions harder for foreign oil and gas companies operating there.
Antrim makes discovery in central North Sea
Antrim Energy has discovered hydrocarbons in the Erne exploration well in the UK central North Sea.
ExxonMobil set charity contribution record
ExxonMobil employee charities program sets new record for contributions with more than US$ 2.8 million raised for Washington DC area organisations.
FMC awarded subsea systems contract for Chevron's Wheatstone project
FMC Technologies, Inc is to manufacture and supply the subsea production systems to support the Wheatstone LNG Project. The contract has an approximate value of US$ 325 million.
Petrobras discovers good quality oil at the Santos Basin pre-salt area
Petrobras announces the discovery of good quality oil during drilling of well 4-BRSA-946C-SPS, informally known as Biguá.