Oil & gas news
BNK Petroleum acquires Spanish shale acreage
Trofagas Hidrocarburos, S.L., a wholly owned subsidiary of BNK Petroleum Inc., has been awarded an oil and gas concession totalling approximately 234,000 acres located mainly in the autonomous community of Castile and Leon, Spain.
GE to supply compressors to Prelude FLNG
GE Oil & Gas is to supply Technip with two steam turbine-driven compressors for the Shell Prelude FLNG project.
Husky Energy sanctions development of Liwan gas project
Husky Energy Inc. has sanctioned the development of the Liwan 3-1 and Liuhua 34-2 fields, the principal fields of the Liwan gas project in the South China Sea.
Bureau Veritas extends Russian partnerships
Bureau Veritas is extending its partnerships in the Russian shipping and offshore sector, focussing on High Arctic offshore projects.
Implications of Absheron
The Caspian Sea is a region with enormous potential for oil and gas exploration and production, but there are significant obstacles to overcome first.
Four UK miners killed in flooded mine
Four coal miners in south Wales have been confirmed dead despite an extensive search and rescue operation.
Veolia Water Solutions and Technology selected for oilsands project
Osum Oil Sands Corp. selects Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies’ produced water treatment for Taiga project at Cold Lake.
Hyundai wins US$ 400 million order for two LNG carriers
Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s biggest shipbuilder, today won an US$ 400 million order to build two 155,000 cubic metre LNG carriers for Singapore-based BW Maritime.
Industry plan is better choice for jobs and revenue growth
The American Petroleum Institute comment on oil and natural gas being the next job and revenue growth area
Kawasaki wins Prelude contract
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. has been awarded a contract by Technip to supply 7 units of boilers for Shell’s floating LNG facility Prelude, the world’s first Floating LNG facility, The boilers to be supplied by Kawasaki are the largest ever in the capacity for marine use.