Anadarko Petroleum Corporation today announced that its Barquentine-2 appraisal well, located in Mozambique’s Offshore Area 1 of the Rovuma Basin, encountered more than 230 net feet (70 meters) of natural gas pay in high-quality Oligocene-age reservoirs. Barquentine-2 was the first appraisal well i
Environment Minister Bill Marmion has determined appeals against the Environmental Protection Authority’s (EPA) report on the Wheatstone LNG development at Onslow. In determining the appeals, Mr Marmion said there was a need for world’s best practice standards and as a result has approved 24 tough c
The Donggi-Senoro liquefied natural gas project in Sulawesi is on schedule to start producing in the fourth quarter of 2014, a senior offici… (thejakartaglobe) [mappress] Source: thejakartaglobe, August 22, 2011;
South Pars phases 15 and 16 will be launched in October, Iran’s minister of Petroleum, Rostam Ghasemi said during a visit to the remaining phases of South Pars. Implementation of Phases 15 and 16 of SP started in 2007 with the aim of producing 50 million cubic meters of gas, 80,000 barrels of gas co
Shannon Foynes Port Company has said it is “seriously concerned” about the future of the Shannon Liquefied Natural Gas project due to tariff… (irishtimes) [mappress] Source: irishtimes, August 20, 2011;
Golar LNG will be trading ex-dividend of a total dividend of $0.275 per share on September 9, 2011. The record date is September 13, 2011 and the dividend will be paid on or about September 28, 2011. [mappress] Source: Golar LNG, August 19, 2011;
The so-called “Golden Weld” – the final weld connecting its offshore and onshore parts – was completed on the first of Nord Stream’s twin pipelines today. The “Golden Weld” thus links the Russian landfall in Portovaya Bay with the pipeline across the Baltic Sea. In the coming days, Line 1 will be re
Halliburton has successfully executed the first horizontal, multistage hydraulic fracture shale gas completion in Argentina’s Neuquén Basin for Apache. Halliburton provided all major well construction and completion services for the project, resulting in the successful delivery of South America’s fi
The government is looking to impose a new kind of tax, Infrastructure Development Levy (IDL), a domestic source of financing, on natural gas… (tribune) [mappress] Source: tribune, August 19, 2011;
Hamworthy is to open a new dedicated service centre in Brazil. The new service centre represents a direct investment in a market that has offered sustained growth for the company’s oil and gas handling systems and pump systems businesses in recent years. With offices in Rio and planned workshops and
International oil services company Aker Solutions aims to create 500 new UK jobs over the next year. In a bid to grow its business substantially, Norway-listed Aker Solutions is set to recruit 300 staff to its Aberdeen operation and create 200 positions at the company’s newly established west-London
Engineering group Monadelphous said today it has secured a new contract from Woodside to provide mechanical commissioning support for its Pluto LNG Plant on the Burrup Peninsula. This contract is expected to be completed in the first half of 2012 and follows an initial major structural, mechanical a
Changfeng Energy Inc., a natural gas distribution utility operating in China, announced that it is developing a new project on Mainland China along the Second West-East Pipeline in Xiangtan City, Hunan Province (Xiangtan Project). Xiangtan City has a population of approximately 2.7 million and is th
Santos today announced a net profit of $504 million after tax for the half-year ended 30 June 2011, 155% higher than the previous first half. The 2011 headline result includes a $246 million profit after tax from asset sales, including the sale of a 15% interest in the GLNG project to Total and KOGA
