TransCanada to connect with Pacific Northwest LNG Petronas from Malaysia and its Calgary based subsidiary, Progress Energy Canada, selected TransCanada to design, build, own and operate (BOO) the Prince Rupert gas transmission project in British Columbia. On December 7th 2012, Canada Prime Minister approved Progress Energy Resources Corp. acquisition by Petronas for the amount of […]
ReadAnadarko and Eni to create 10 Trains Afungi LNG Park The Houston based Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (Anadarko) and the Italian national oil company Eni signed Heads of Agreement (HOA) to coordinate the development of their respective natural gas fields in the prolific Rovuma Basin, offshore Mozambique. Anadarko is leading a joint venture to develop the Mozambique […]
ReadTechnip and Samsung Heavy Industries won Topsides In selecting the consortium made of Technip and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for the topsides of its Martin Linge project in Norway, the french international oil company, Total, awarded the main package of this $4.2 billion project. Lying by 120 meter water depth on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), the Martin Linge […]
ReadKOC to invest $7 billion in Lower Fars heavy crude oil The national upstream Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) is considering to move into the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC)stage for the Lower Fars phase-1 project since WorleyParsons completed the front end engineering and design (FEED) work in 2012. This phase-1 is part of the Lower Fars heavy […]
ReadSonatrach to increase CAPEX by 50% in 2013 In November 2012, Sonatrach, the Algeria national oil company announced to increase its capital expenditure from the actual $10 billion in 2012 to $15 billion in 2013. This first step is part of the new program of oil and gas projects in which Sonatrach is planning to invest […]
ReadRosneft to lead pilot project in Bazhenov formation In line with the strategic cooperation agreement signed in August 2011, Rosneft and ExxonMobil signed a Pilot Development Agreement to explore and produce tight oil from the Bazhenov and Achimov formation in the Western Siberia. According to the terms of the Pilot Development Agreement, Rosneft and ExxonMobil will create […]
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