Aker wins Egyptian well-head contract
Aker Solutions has won a contract from Bapetco to supply surface wellhead equipment for its operations in Egypt’s Western desert.
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Aker Solutions has won a contract from Bapetco to supply surface wellhead equipment for its operations in Egypt’s Western desert.
In the most recent escalation of violence between Sudan and South Sudan, the disputed border town of Heglig and the surrounding oilfield were captured by South Sudanese forces causing international alarm.
Technip has won a contract worth € 245 million for the development for the Wheatstone and Iago fields, which will provide gas for the Wheatstone LNG project.
Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited (TEN) has ordered a state-of –the –art LNG carrier for delivery Q1 2015 from a major South Korean yard. The vessel is of the new tri-fuel design enabling the ship to run on fuel oil, marine diesel/gas oil and natural gas offering attractive alternatives to charterers.
BHP Billiton has announced the closure of the Norwich Park metallurgical coal mine, part of its BMA joint venture with Mitsubishi Corp., after a seven week review of the mine’s viability.
South Sudanese troops appear to have captured the town of Heglig and the surrounding oilfield from its northern neighbour. Sudan has vowed to use “all legitimate means” to return the town to its possession.
PGNiG has started drilling a borehole in the Tomaszów Lubelski licence area in the Province of Lublin to determine the volume of shale gas in the deposits.
The ongoing leak at Total’s UK North Sea Elgin rig is costing the French company US$ 2.5 million per day.
Gasum Oy is exploring the feasability of building a large LNG import terminal in order to diversify the nation’s source of supply.
Fluor Corp. is to perform the FEED contract for a new LNG regasification terminal, which will be located in the town of Lahad Datu, Sabah, and will be built by Petronas Gas Berhad.
Sembcorp Marine has won a US$ 568 million contract to build a ultra-deep semi-submersible rig for North Atlantic Drilling Ltd.
Production has been stopped at Yemen LNG’s Balhaf LNG terminal after a pipeline linking the Block 18 gas field and the terminal was sabotaged.