Oil & gas news
GE wins Jack St. Malo contract
GE Oil & Gas will supply three customised aeroderivative gas turbine-generator modules to provide reliable electric power for a new Chevron floating production unit that will produce oil and gas from the Jack and St. Malo fields in the Gulf of Mexico.
Fluor to provide support services to Lithuania FLNG
Fluor Corporation has been awarded a contract by Klaipedos Nafta AB, Lithuania’s state-owned oil company, to provide engineering and business support services for a new FLNG import terminal in Klaipeda, Lithuania.
Ukraine to put out tender for LNG plant
Ukraine’s government is to put out a tender to perform a feasibility study for an LNG receiving terminal on July 6 in a bid to diversify its sources of supply.
Karoon Gas and ConocoPhillips receive approval for Browse Basin exploration programme
Karoon Gas Australia Ltd through ConocoPhillips, the operator of its three Browse Basin blocks, received the required approvals to commence drilling in the Browse basin.
Iran struggles against international sanctions, but exports continue to increase
Iran threatens to cut supplies of crude to India as the importer reportedly finds payment channels blocked, while NIPC reports growth in the country’s lucrative petrochemical industry.
Latin America is leading the field of oil and gas growth
Global rigging activity reveals that Latin America takes the lead on growth within the oil and gas sector.
Coal, Cost and Culture: Superintendents and their links to improvement
July 2011: Kay Sever outlines how mine and plant superintendents are 'caught in the middle'. Expectations from above put all the responsibility for equipment performance and cost control on their shoulders.
Qatargas to supply LNG to Argentina
Qatargas is to supply Argentina’s ENERSa with 5 million tpa of LNG for 20 years, beginning in 2014.
Call to create jobs through America’s energy resources
American Petroleum Institute President calls on US President to make course correction for America’s future
GS E & C selects GE to aid water preservation in oilsands operation
GS Engineering & Construction (GS E&C) has selected GE to supply the produced water evaporation and zero liquid discharge (ZLD) system for the Blackgold Oil Sands project, located near Conklin, Alberta.