The Al Ghuwairiya LNG carrier, with a capacity of 263,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal November 16, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million tonnes of LNG a year and is capable of delivering 21 billion c
The board of BP announced that it has appointed Brendan Nelson and Frank L. “Skip” Bowman as non-executive directors of BP p.l.c. with immediate effect. Mr Nelson will succeed Douglas Flint as Chairman of BP’s Audit Committee when Mr Flint retires from the Board at the conclusion of the 2011 BP Annu
Statoil and its partners on Åsgard have opted for subsea gas compression to help recover the big remaining reserves in this Norwegian Sea field. Similar projects elsewhere are in the pipeline. Many years of development work underpin this choice. Subsea gas compression has also been assessed on Gullf
“In a market environment that continues to be difficult, BOURBON can today report third-quarter 2010 revenue growth of 6.4%. This confirms the upturn in our Offshore activity, announced previously and already in evidence in the second quarter. It also confirms our strategic choices and reflects our
ALGESCO, a joint company between Sonatrach, Sonelgaz and GE recently celebrated the official opening of its new Service Center located in Boufarik, 35 kilometers from Algiers in Algeria. Covering approximately 18,300 sq. meters, the new facility is the largest GE Oil & Gas turbomachinery equipment s
The average daily production in September 2010 was about 1 825 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate. This is 2 000 barrels less than in August 2010. Gas production was about 5.7 billion Sm3, which is 0.3 billion Sm3 less than in August. The liquid production in September was: 1 585 000 barrels of
The National Development and Reform Commission, China’s top economic planner, has granted approval to PetroChina, the country’s largest oil… (chinaknowledge) [mappress] Source: chinaknowledge, November 9, 2010;
AVEVA one of the world’s leading providers of engineering design and information management solutions for the plant, power and marine industries, today announced the successful conclusion of its new global series of AVEVA World Summits. Organised for AVEVA customers and partners, three regional Summ
The Port of Tampa is continuing to expand and that means more competitive service for the businesses that import and export goods for … (myfoxtampabay) [mappress] Source: myfoxtampabay, November 9, 2010;
Mermaid Maritime Public Company Limited (“Mermaid”) refers to its previous announcement dated 27 July 2010 titled: “Mermaid’s Rig ‘MTR‐1’Awarded Accommodation Barge Contract in the Middle East” (“Contract”). Mermaid announced that it has received notice of cessation of the said Contract from its cha
Desire Petroleum plc the oil and gas company wholly focused on the North Falkland Basin, announces that both regulatory and partner approvals have been granted for Desire to drill the 14/15-2 Rachel North well. The 14/15-1 well has been plugged and abandoned and the rig is currently waiting on weath
After a hiatus of nearly a year, mud will flow again next week onto the old Hamilton airfield in Novato to help turn it into wetlands that… By Mark Prado (marinij) [mappress] Source: marinij, November 9, 2010;
London Array is an energetic project which consists in a large wind farm of 271 turbines. The wind farm would be located more than 20km (12 miles) from the Kent and Essex coasts in the outer Thames Estuary, one of the three strategic areas the UK Government has identified for offshore wind farm deve
CGGVeritas today its non-audited third quarter 2010 consolidated results. All 2009 results are reported before restructuring. * Group revenue was $656m, down 10% year-on-year and up 1% sequentially on recovering multi-client sales, including Gulf of Mexico, and continued robust Sercel activity * Gro
