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McDermott Wins EPCI Contract from Qatargas

Apr 12, 2019

McDermott International announced Friday it has secured a contract from Qatargas for engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) for expansion of the North Field offshore facilities in the State of Qatar.The contract is worth between $50 million and $250 million…

Aasta Hansteen Field Shut after Gas Leak

Apr 09, 2019

Production at Equinor's Aasta Hansteen gas field remained shut on Tuesday after a gas leak the previous day.'We are focusing on finding the cause of the leakage and prepare for repairing. We are still working on that,' Equinor spokesman Morten Eek said…

Woodside Inks LNG Supply Deal with ENN

Apr 05, 2019

Australia's Woodside Petroleum WPL.AX has signed a Heads of Agreement (HOA) to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to China's ENN Group for 10 years from 2025, both companies said on Friday.Woodside, Australia's biggest listed oil and gas explorer…

Lebanon Announces Offshore Blocks

Apr 05, 2019

Lebanon announced on Friday five offshore blocks to be included in its coming bidding round for energy exploration and production licences, including four along disputed maritime borders.Offshore energy development has been a central ambition for successive governments in cash-strapped Lebanon…

Expectations High off Equatorial Guinea

Apr 04, 2019

Equatorial Guinea, one of Africa's top natural gas producers, is struggling with the reality of dwindling oil and gas resources and the hurdle of attracting financing for the monetization of the current output from its offshore fields.The country…

Lebanon Approves Second Offshore Gas Round

Apr 04, 2019

Lebanon's government has approved a second offshore energy licensing round with bids to be submitted early next year, Energy Minister Nada Boustani said on Twitter on Thursday.Offshore energy development has been a central ambition for successive governments in cash-strapped Lebanon…

Brazil Seeks Expanded Pre-salt Exploration

Apr 03, 2019

Based on geological studies that point to great potential for ultra-deepwater pre-salt oil reserves beyond its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), the Brazilian government is considering offering for the first-time exploratory blocks beyond the limits…

Chariot Awarded Licence Offshore Morocco

Apr 03, 2019

UK based independent Chariot Oil & Gas announced Wednesday it has been awarded a 75% interest and operatorship of the Lixus license offshore Morocco. The country's Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (ONHYM) will hold the remaining 25% stake…

Inpex Awards 3-year Drilling Contract to Maersk

Apr 03, 2019

Denmark based drilling rig operator Maersk Drilling said on Wednesday it has secured a long-term contract for its ultra-deepwater semisubmersible Mærsk Deliverer, for drilling at the Ichthys gas and condensate field in the Browse Basin offshore Western Australia…

Malaysia's 2nd FLNG May be Ready by Q1 2020

Apr 02, 2019

State-owned Petroliam Nasional Bhd, or Petronas, expects to have its second floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Malaysia ready by the first quarter of next year, its chief executive, Wan Zulkiflee, told the LNG2019 conference in Shanghai on Tuesday…

New Pipeline Coming Offshore Equatorial Guinea

Apr 01, 2019

Noble Energy and partners will build a pipeline linking Equatorial Guinea's offshore gas fields to an onshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant to boost exports, the African nation's government said on Monday.Under a deal with the government…

MHI Turbine Win Starts Rovuma LNG Surge

Apr 01, 2019

A 10-year build-up of supermajor, offshore-heavyweight and expert onshore hydrocarbon players in Tanzania and Mozambique’s Rovuma Basin is starting to produce a trickle of large supplier orders that’s expected to become a torrent, as liquefied natural gas (LNG) trains line up…

Petrobras to Bid in Israeli Gas Tender

Apr 01, 2019

Israel's energy minister said on Sunday that Brazilian state-run oil firm Petrobras will take part in a tender to explore for oil and gas off Israel's shore, Reuters reports.'It was agreed that Petrobras ... will take part in a process of oil and gas exploration in Israel…

Gazprom Names Burmistrova as Deputy CEO

Apr 01, 2019

Russian natural gas giant Gazprom has appointed Elena Burmistrova, the head of Gazprom Export, to the post of deputy chief executive, Interfax news agency cited sources as saying on Monday.Oleg Aksyutin, already a board member, was also named as a deputy chief executive…

Shell Dishes EPCI Contract to Subsea 7

Mar 29, 2019

Engineering, construction and services company Subsea 7 announced on Friday it has been awarded a contract by Shell for the Arran gas field development, located approximately 240 kilometers east of Aberdeen in the UK North Sea.Subsea 7 said…

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