Oil & gas news
Kawasaki to test new wave power technology in Orkney, Scotland
Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) has announced that it will test its new technology at the world-leading European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney.
Spectrum’s datasets for the 2nd Icelandic licensing round
Multi-Client seismic specialists, Spectrum, have released details of over 10,000 km of 2D Multi-Client seismic data located over the Dreki/Jan Mayen Ridge (JMR) area offshore the north-eastern coast of Iceland.
The geopolitics of Southeast Asian energy security
The energy security strategies of states across the region, if not working in cooperation with each other, could have severe geopolitical and economic repercussions in a region where high food and oil prices threaten economic recovery and human security.
Fluor Offshore awarded FEED contract in Abu Dhabi
Fluor Offshore Solutions unit as been awarded a FEED contract by Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) for new offshore facilities located at the Nasr Field.
Wood Mackenzie forecasts metallurgical coal prices to drop by Q4 2012
Wood Mackenzie’s Near-Term Market Outlook cautions of falling metallurgical coal prices from now to Q4 2012, dropping from the current quarterly price of US$ 285/t for premium metallurgical coal to under US$ 240/t.
AMEC & Clough awarded AU$ 100m Bayu Undan contract extension, Timor Sea
The Clough AMEC joint venture has been awarded a two-year contract extension by ConocoPhillips to provide operations and maintenance services to the Bayu Undan facilities located in the Timor Sea. The contract extension has an estimated value of AU$100 million.
Saipem awarded new Offshore contracts worth US$ 1.5 billion
Saipem has been awarded new E&C Offshore contracts worth US$ 1.5 billion.
Petrel awarded two blocks in Irish offshore licensing round
Petrel resources PLC has been awarded two offshore exploration blocks in the Irish Atlantic margin in bid to boost native Irish energy resources.
BP reaches 4 billion dollar Macondo settlement with Anadarko
BP has reached agreement with Anadarko Petroleum Company to settle all claims between the companies related to the Deepwater Horizon accident. Anadarko, which had a 25% interest in the Macondo well, and BP have concluded that entering into a settlement is in the best interest of the parties to resolve pending disputes.
Yemen LNG reschedules annual maintenance works after pipeline sabotage
The 38 in. gas pipeline that links the block 18 gas field to the Balhaf terminal on the Gulf of Aden was sabotaged in Yemen on October 15th. The explosion occurred at in a desert region 75 km north of the Balhaf terminal.