Maersk and Sonangol to select bidders on Angola Chissonga
Chissonga FPSO and TLP to be tendered separately Maersk Oil and Gas A/S (Maersk) from Denmark, the national oil company Sonangol from Angola and Odebrecht from Brazil are proceeding to the selection of...
View ArticlePetronas prepares FEED on Canada Pacific Northwest LNG project
British Columbia LNG project in design competition The Malaysia national oil company Petronas and its partner Japan Petroleum Exploration Corporation Ltd (Japex) are opening a design competition for...
View ArticleAnadarko at feasibility study on Offshore Mozambique LNG
Anadarko combines subsea and FPU in Rovuma Area-1 The Houston based Anadarko Petroleum (Anadarko) and its partners Mitsui E&P (Mitsui), BPRL Ventures Mozambique B.V. (BPRL), Videocon Mozambique...
View ArticleShell and Petronas to invest $1 billion in 2013 in Iraq Majnoon oil field
Shell and Petronas to double Majnoon production The super major Shell and its partners, the national oil companies Petronas from Malaysia and South Oil Company (SOC) from Iraq, are planning to invest...
View ArticlePetrobras invests in new hydrogen plant for clean fuels refinery
Toyo-Setal awarded ComperJ hydrogen facility EPC The national oil company (NOC), Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras), selected the joint venture Toyo-Setal Empreendimentos Ltda (Toyo-Setal) to design...
View ArticleCobalt to become a big player in Angola with Cameia discovery
Cobalt to join Majors in Angola pre-salt Kwansa Basin With the Cameia discovery, the junior Cobalt International Energy Company Inc. (Cobalt) is joining the major companies BP, Chevron, Eni,...
View ArticlePetronas moves forward on RAPID Petrochemicals despite delays
Petronas calls for tender RAPID Package 8 EPCC The Malaysia national oil company (NOC) Petronas has sent the invitation to bid (ITB) to the pre-qualified engineering companies for the Package 8 of the...
View ArticleQP and QAPCO prepare FEED for Ras Laffan Petrochemicals Project
Bechtel wins Ras Laffan Petrochemicals PMC contract The national oil company (NOC) Qatar Petroleum (QP) and the joint venture Qatar Petrochemical Company (QAPCO) selected the US-based engineering...
View ArticlePetronas to develop marginal fields offshore Malaysia
Petronas calls for competitive FEED on Sepat project Since 2010, the national oil company (NOC), Petrolian Nasional Bhd (Petronas), has decided to put efforts to develop marginal fields offshore...
View ArticleIraq to ramp up refining capacity with foreign investments
SCOP awards Technip Karbala Refinery PMC contract The Iraq national oil company (NOC) State Company for Oil Projects (SCOP) selected the French engineering company Technip to provide project management...
View ArticleMurphy and Petronas to increase size of Malaysia Block H FLNG-2
Petronas FLNG-2 to require MEG additional module The El Dorado, Arkansas-based, Murphy Oil Corporation (Murphy) and the Malaysian national oil company Petronas are revising upward the design of their...
View ArticleTechnip wins PDVSA Puerto La Cruz Refinery hydrogen reformers
PDVSA to increase heavy crude oil refining capacity The consortium made of Hyundai Engineering & Construction Corporation Ltd (Hyundai) from South Korea and Wison Engineering Corporation Ltd...
View ArticleKOGAS to move ahead with Akkas gas field development in Western Iraq
Daewoo Engineering wins Akkas Gas processing plant The South Korean Gas Corporation (KOGAS) and the local Iraq National Oil Company (INOC) have awarded to Daewoo Engineering, & Construction...
View ArticleChevron intends to stay in the lead in Thailand with Ubon project
Chevron and partners pre-qualify contractors for Ubon The US super major Chevron and its partners, the Thailand national oil company PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Ltd (PTTEP), Hess from...
View ArticleOne Day – One Country: Angola
Angola Key Projects and Business Highlights After a first wave of exploration and production of conventional oil and gas offshore fields, the major companies such as BP, Chevron, Cobalt International...
View ArticleOne Day – One Country: Argentina
Argentina Key Projects and Business Highlights Argentina is one these countries with oil and gas reserves among the largest in the world but have hard to stand self-sufficient in energy. Since 2007,...
View ArticleOne Day – One Country: Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan Key Projects and Business Highlights With giant projects such as Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG), the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline, and the Shah Deniz Phase-2, Azerbaijan has joined the...
View ArticleOne Day – One Country: Brazil
Brazil Key Projects and Highlights In 2012, Brazil and its flagship, Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras), had to face a reality regarding their capacity to deliver on time all the fleets of drilling...
View ArticleOne Day – One Country: Egypt
Egypt Key Projects and Business Highlights The first half 2013 appears as a contrasted period for the oil & gas and petrochemical sector in Egypt with major companies such as Apache, BG Group (BG),...
View ArticleOne Day – One Country: Malaysia
Malaysia Key Projects and Business highlights On the first half 2013, Malaysia confirmed the previous trends to become a key players of the Oil & Gas and Petrochemical sector in Asia-Pacific...
View ArticleOne Day – One Country: Mexico
Mexico Key Projects and Business Highlights Since 2004, when Mexico was able to produce 3.4 million barrels per day (b/d), this oil and gas giant managed to come down to 2.55 million b/d on first half...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia to increase natural gas production capacity
Saudi Aramco to evaluate Fadhili gas plant FEED bids The national oil company Saudi Aramco is currently evaluating the tenders submitted by the qualified engineering companies in competition to provide...
View ArticleSinopec starts giant Batan PT West Point Terminal project in Indonesia
Will Sinopec trigger Indonesia new refineries projects? The world largest refining company Sinopec from China has decided to build the largest oil storage terminal in Southeast Asia at the Batam Free...
View ArticleONGC finalizes scope of work for offshore India Bassein Expansion
ONGC may re-tender Bassein Expansion EPC contract The national oil company (NOC), Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is considering on last minute to rethink the scope of work for its Bassein...
View ArticlePertamina and ExxonMobil to build Indonesia Cepu Gas Plant
Tiung Biru and Jambaran gas fields reach FEED stage The super major ExxonMobil and the national oil company (NOC) Pertamina have agreed to prepare the call for tender for the front end engineering and...
View ArticleSocar awards contracts for new Azerbaijan Ammonia Plant
Haldor Topsoe wins Socar Sumgayit Ammonia Licence The national State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (Socar) selected the Danish catalysis expert Haldor Topsoe to provide its first integrated...
View ArticleRepsol keeps heading Algeria North Reggane gas fields development
North Reggane first production still targeted in 2016 Despite the In Amenas attack, the Spanish Repsol and its partners, the national oil company (NOC) Sonatrach, RWE Dea from Germany, and Edison from...
View ArticleStatoil and Husky pill up discoveries offshore Canada Newfoundland
Statoil and Husky to consider FPSO for Flemish Pass The Norwegian national oil company (NOC) Statoil ASA (Statoil) and the Canadian company Husky Energy Inc. (Husky) are accumulating crude oil...
View ArticleIndonesia Pertamina to expand West Madura Offshore Project
Pertamina adds six platforms at West Madura Offshore The Indonesia national oil company (NOC) Pertamina and its partner Kodeco from South Korea, are ready to call for bid (CFB) six new platforms to...
View ArticleGiant Onshore Mozambique LNG project likely to be delayed
Anadarko and Eni to review Afungi LNG Park phases The Anadarko Petroleum Company (Anadarko) from USA and the national oil company (NOC) Eni from Italy are facing some delays in the implementation of...
View ArticleStatoil to prepare new upgrade in Norway Mongstad Refinery
Foster Wheeler won Statoil Mongstad feasibility study The national oil company (NOC) Statoil ASA (Statoil) sanctioned a feasibility study contract to the Swiss-based engineering company Foster Wheeler...
View ArticlePetronas Angsi standby triggers Shell Malaysia St Joseph CEOR project
Shell calls for bid St Joseph CEOR Pilot Vessel project The international oil company (IOC) Royal Dutch Shell is calling for bid a three year engineering contract to design and develop a pilot vessel...
View ArticleSCOP still struggles to increase oil storage capacities in South of Iraq
$2 billion Nasiriyah and Bin Umar Oil Depots delayed The national oil company (NOC) State Company for Oil Projects (SCOP) has announced to postpone the tenders opening ceremony for the $2 billion oil...
View ArticlePTTGC and Pertamina in talk for Indonesia Petrochemical Complex
PTTGC – Pertamina to sign Java Complex joint venture The Thailand-based PTT Global Chemical plc (PTTGC) and the Indonesian national oil company (NOC) Pertamina are in final talks to establish a joint...
View ArticleSunbird to develop South Africa largest offshore gas field
Sunbird mulls over FPSO for Ibhubesi Phase-1 The Australian company Sunbird Energy (Sunbird) and its local partner, the national oil company (NOC) PetroSA, are considering to use a floating production,...
View ArticleEcopetrol to develop Colombia East Cano Sur heavy crude oil field
Ecopetrol to invest $6.5 billion in exploration-production In 2014, the Colombia national oil company (NOC) Ecopetrol SA (Ecopetrol) has announced to invest more than $6.5 billion capital expenditure...
View ArticleBP and Oman Oil signed Khazzan and Makarem tight gas project
BP – OOC start Oman Block-61 development phase-1 BP and the Sultanate of Oman took one year to align on a $16 billion capital expenditure program to develop the first phase of the Khazzan and Makarem...
View ArticleWintershall farm-in agreement to explore Argentina Vaca Muerta
Wintershall inks deal with Gas y Petroleo del Neuquen The Basf oil and gas subsidiary Wintershall and the Argentina local company Gas y Petroleo del Neuquen (GyP) finalized their joint venture...
View ArticlePetrobras to call for tender Tartaruga Verde converted FPSO
Petrobras on the pace to tender two FPSO per year The Brazilian national oil company (NOC) Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) is ready to publish next week the call for tender to charter a new floating...
View ArticleONGC at study phase on Krishna Godavari deep offshore project
ONGC to award pre-FEED on KG-DWN-98/2 deepwater The India state-owned company Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is on the way to award the contract to perform the pre-front end engineering and...
View ArticlePetroceltic, Sonatrach and Enel to develop Algeria Isarene gas field
Petroceltic to prepare FEED on Ain Tsila development The Irish junior company Petroceltic International plc (Petroceltic) and its partners, the Algerian national oil company (NOC) Sonatrach and the...
View ArticlePTTEP and Chevron to call for Thailand Arthit Field Development
PTTEP to add Arthit South Gas Gathering Platform The Thailand national oil company (NOC) PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Ltd (PTTEP) and its partners, Chevron from USA and Mitsui Oil...
View ArticleBapco evaluates bids for Bahrain Sitra Refinery Expansion
Bapco to award Bahrain Refinery FEED and PMC The national oil company (NOC) Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) is currently evaluating the technical and commercial offers submitted by the engineering...
View ArticleChevron and Eni re-qualify contractors for Gendalo-Gehem FPO
Gendalo-Gehem bidders to include Indonesia partners The US major company Chevron and the Italian national oil company (NOC) Eni are reviewing the qualification of the contractors in competition for the...
View ArticleEni considers own Mozambique LNG Plant to secure 2018 first shipment
Eni may run its own fast track on Mozambique LNG The Italian national oil company Eni and its partners China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC or PetroChina), Kogas from South Korea, Galp Energia...
View ArticleChevron and KMG align offers on Kazakhstan Future Growth Project
Fluor and WorleyParsons designed Tengiz Expansion The California-based international oil company (IOC) Chevron Corporation (Chevron) and its partners, the Kazakh national oil company (NOC) KazMuniaGas...
View ArticleBP and Socar to boost Azerbaijan ACG Full Field Development
BP recommends AIOC to add platforms before 2021 As the operator of the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) oil field in the Caspian Sea of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan, BP shared with his partners, the State Oil...
View ArticleSaudi Aramco on fast track with Master Gas System Expansion
Foster Wheeler at FEED on MGSE gas compression In October 2013, the national oil company (NOC) Saudi Aramco selected the Swiss-based engineering company Foster Wheeler to perform the front end...
View ArticleOphir prefers FLNG to run fast track in Equatorial Guinea
Petrofac contracted as Block R Development Operator The London-based junior company Ophir Energy plc (Ophir) has appointed the engineering company Petrofac from UK, to support them for the development...
View ArticleChevron and Dana to extend UK Captain life with chemical injection
Chevron validated chemical EOR to maintain Captain The Californian San Ramon-based international oil company (IOC) Chevron Corporation (Chevron) and its partner Dana Petroleum (Dana), a Korean National...
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