BHP Billiton and ExxonMobil are studying a new $US15-20 billion ($18bn-24bn) liquefied natural gas development in Western Australia for the… [mappress] Source: theaustralian , May 24, 2010;
The Operator, Apache Northwest Pty Ltd (“Apache”) has advised that the Ocean Shield drilling rig is now on location and has commenced drilling of the Bath-1 exploration well located in the TL/2 Production Licence, offshore Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia, for Apache on a sole risk (100%) basis. P
Australian coalbed methane player Eastern Star Gas (ESG) said it had signed an agreement with two Japanese companies to run feasibility stud… [mappress] Source: upstreamonline, May 24, 2010;
Energy major BP said on Sunday that it expected its Tangguh liquefied natural gas plant to achieve its full annual production capacity… [mappress] Source: thejakartaglobe, May 24, 2010;
J P Kenny, a subsidiary of Wood Group, is to carry out front end engineering design (FEED) for the subsea development of Apache’s largest-ever gas project, the Julimar Development Project in the Carnarvon basin, offshore Western Australia. Apache, one of Australia’s most active offshore oil & gas ex
The construction of Maasvlakte 2 is proceeding well. This month, the 120 millionth m3 of sand was sprayed on. [mappress] Source: 3plnews, May 21, 2010;
SINOPEC is in talks with Australian and Qatar firms for possible liquefied natural gas supply deals, company executives said yesterday… [mappress] Source: shanghaidaily, May 20, 2010;
Ruukki has signed an agreement with Aker Solutions of Norway to supply 24 suction anchors in September 2010 from its Kalajoki unit in Finland. Ruukki has supplied also offshore steels for the same project. The suction anchors and offshore steel plates will be used in the Goliat field in the Barents
Statoil and EGL today, 20 May, announced the divestment of a combined stake of 15% in the Trans Adriatic Pipeline Project (TAP) to E.ON Ruhrgas – a leading energy provider. The new shareholder structure of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline project now comprises of EGL holding a 42.5% share, Statoil holdin
TEHRAN – Iran and Brazil agreed to form a joint energy committee that would meet every six months, the Iranian Oil Ministry announced… [mappress] Source: United Press International, May 20, 2010;
AWE Limited advises that during the last week, Tui SW-2 was drilled to a depth of 1507 metres. The 13 3/8” casing has been run and cemented to a depth of 582 metres. This is shallower than was planned, and was necessitated by continuing difficulty with unstable shallow sediments at the Tui SW locati
South Korea will have to look to Qatar more for meeting its growing energy needs, Hyung-Gun Kim (pictured), an energy economist with Korea E… [mappress] Source: gulf-times, May 20, 2010;
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District intends to issue an Invitation for Bids for the award of a Contract to perform… [mappress] Source: fbo.gov, May 19, 2010;
Bahrain is in talks with more than 10 international oil companies to build liquefied natural gas import facilities and plans to award a cont… [mappress] Source: arabianbusiness, May 19, 2010;
