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Saipem’s Castorone Vessel on Its Way to Türkiye’s Largest Gas Field

Dec 30, 2024

Saipem’s pipelay vessel Castorone has crossed the Bosphorus Strait in Türkiye, continuing its journey toward the Black Sea for a pipeline installation job as part of the second phase of the Sakarya project for Turkish Petroleum - Offshore Technology Center (TP – OTC)…

Russian Gas Exports to Europe Rise 20% in 2024

Dec 26, 2024

Total exports of Russian gas to European countries have so far been 18-20% higher this year than in 2023, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Wednesday.In January to November, supplies of pipeline gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) exceeded 50 billion cubic metres…

DeepOcean Takes Over Equinor’s Pipeline Repairs Contract from TechnipFMC

Dec 20, 2024

Ocean services provider DeepOcean has taken full ownership of the pipeline repair and subsea intervention (PRSI Pool Services) contract with Equinor, formerly operated in a joint venture (JV) between DeepOcean and TechnipFMC.The transaction…

US Pipeline Operator Signs 20-Year LNG Agreement with Chevron

Dec 20, 2024

U.S. pipeline operator Energy Transfer said on Thursday its unit has entered a 20-year LNG sale and purchase agreement with oil and gas major Chevron.Under the agreement, the unit, Energy Transfer LNG, will supply 2.0 million tonnes per annum…

Brava Energia to Sell Potiguar Basin’s Gas Infrastructure to PetroReconcavo

Dec 19, 2024

Brazil's Brava Energia has signed an agreement with PetroReconcavo to sell 50% of its natural gas processing infrastructure in the Potiguar basin for $65 million.As part of the partnership agreement with Brava Energia, PetroReconcavo will buy…

Fugro Gets Busy at Equinor’s Offshore CO2 Highway

Dec 17, 2024

Fugro has started conducting comprehensive ground investigation for a CO2 highway, off the coast of Belgium, part of a 1,000-kilometer-long planned pipeline by Equinor to transport CO2 between mainland Europe and Norway.Under the contract, Fugro…

Saudi Aramco Engages Subsea7 for Pipeline Replacement at Abu Safah Field

Dec 12, 2024

Saudi state-owned oil giant Aramco has hired Subsea7 for the replacement of pipeline at its Abu Safa field, offshore Saudi Arabia, under contract worth up to $300 million.The contract scope includes the decommissioning of existing subsea facilities as well as engineering…

Trump to Boost LNG Exports, Oil Drilling from Day 1

Nov 27, 2024

Donald Trump's transition team is putting together a wide-ranging energy package to roll out within days of his taking office that would approve export permits for new liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects and increase oil drilling off the U…

EU Court Rejects Nord Stream 2 Challenge to Gas Legislation

Nov 27, 2024

The lower court at the European Court of Justice has dismissed an attempt by Russia's Nord Stream 2 to contest the EU's unbundling rules on gas transmission pipelines, the court said in a statement on Wednesday.In 2019, the EU amended its gas…

Netherlands to Enlist Private Firms to Protect North Sea Assets from Russian Sabotage

Nov 21, 2024

The Netherlands plans to temporarily enlist additional personnel and equipment from private companies to strengthen security in its part of the North Sea, the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday, confirming media reports.The decision follows…

BP's Whiting IA Refinery Restart Delayed

Nov 19, 2024

The return to service of BP's BP.L Whiting, Indiana refinery has been delayed, industry sources said.BP started the planned turnaround work at its 435,000 barrel-per-day refinery in late September. The refinery began restarting units involved in the turnaround in early November…

StreamTec to Work on Hydrogen Transmission Infrastructure in Baltic Sea

Nov 19, 2024

Gasgrid, the Finnish gas TSO, has selected StreamTec Solutions as its owners engineering partner to support development of hydrogen transmission infrastructure projects in the Baltic Sea.These hydrogen transmission infrastructure projects are…

Brazil and Argentina to Assess Gas Export Infrastructure Development from Vaca Muerta

Nov 19, 2024

Brazil and Argentina signed an agreement on Monday to study the development of infrastructure for natural gas exports to Brazil, with Brazilian authorities saying the deal could lead to imports of as much as 30 million cubic meters of gas per day by 2030…

Saipem Secures $1.9B Subsea Work at TotalEnergies’ Suriname Field

Nov 14, 2024

Saipem has secured an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract by TotalEnergies for the subsea development of the GranMorgu field, offshore Suriname.Saipem’s scope of work under the contract worth $1.9 billion entails the engineering…

Norway Agrees Terms with Private Firms for $1.6B Gas Export Network Takeover

Nov 12, 2024

Norway has reached a deal with seven private owners for a government takeover of much of the country's extensive gas pipeline network, the Norwegian energy ministry said on Tuesday.Norway in 2023 announced plans to nationalise most of its vast gas pipeline network…

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