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Petronas picks Technip for D18 project

Sep 08, 2015

Technip has been awarded an engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning contract by PETRONAS Carigali Sdn Bhd (PCSB) for the D18 Project. The project covers the procurement and installation of two 8” water injection flexible pipes totalling 9…

Airborne inks Petronas TCP first

Aug 17, 2015

Following the successful completion of a three-year qualification program of subsea flowline for hydrocarbon service, PETRONAS has requested Airborne Oil & Gas to supply a TCP (thermoplastic composite pipe) Flowline for a pilot project, intended to be installed later this year…

Lundin spuds Malaysian well

Oct 02, 2015

With the spud of the Mengkuang-1 exploration well, in license PM307, Lundin Petroleum has resumed exploration offshore Malaysia. Lundin says the well will target hydrocarbons in Miocene-aged sands 75km to the northwest of the Lundin-operated Bertam field…

Record interest in Irish offshore

Sep 21, 2015

The largest number of applications in an Irish offshore licensing round have been submitted in the 2015 Atlantic Margin Licensing Round.  Some 43 applications for licensing options, from majors and independents, were submitted by the Friday 16 September deadline…

Santos starts GLNG production

Sep 24, 2015

The Santos-led GLNG project has started producing its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) on Curtis Island, Queensland, on schedule and within budget, the company said. Train 1, which welcomed its first gas in August, is producing the gas…

Petronas Irish probe tanks

Aug 14, 2015

Petronas subsidiary PSE Seven Heads' Midleton well offshore Ireland has failed to discover commercial quantities of gas, according to partner Landsdowne Oil & Gas.  PSE Seven Heads, a subsidiary of Petronas' PSE Kinsale Energy reached target depth in the well…

OE15: News in brief

Sep 08, 2015

GE, Statoil agreement GE Oil & Gas has signed a framework agreement with Statoil to provide subsea operations services on the Tordis, Vigdis, Snorre and Troll fields, offshore Norway.  GE Oil & Gas will run the services from their Dusavik site…

OE15: FLNG fundamentals remain strong

Sep 09, 2015

For decades, the number of large offshore resource discoveries has outstripped the onshore sector, and the significance of floating production and storage remains a distinct growth opportunity, despite oil price volatility, says Class NK…

Rising to TCP demands

Sep 01, 2015

Airborne Oil & Gas is taking a staircase approach to introducing new thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) technology to the oil and gas industry, with TCP risers in its sights. Elaine Maslin reports. A 6in TCP flowline…

Petronas spuds Irish prospect

Jul 30, 2015

Petronas subsidiary PSE Seven Heads has started drilling on the Midleton prospect offshore Ireland, according to partner Landsdowne Oil & Gas.  PSE Seven Heads, a subsidiary of Petronas' PSE Kinsale Energy is using Diamond Offshore Drilling's…

Where does Mexico go from here?

Sep 01, 2015

After Mexico’s historic energy reform, many have high hopes for the country’s oil and gas sector. But, the first offshore bid round was a disappointment with only two of 14 areas being awarded. Audrey Leon examines what the country has learned…

Plexus inks Petronas license

Jul 14, 2015

Engineering firm Plexus' Asian joint venture with Integrated Petroleum Services, Plexus Products, has secured a PETRONAS license to manufacture and supply Plexus’ POS-GRIP wellhead equipment in Malaysia.   Plexus believes that with the PETRONAS license secured…

Technip wins PFLNG1 tieback work

Jul 28, 2015

Technip has been awarded an engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning contract by PETRONAS Carigali for the tie-in of PETRONAS first floating liquefied natural gas (PFLNG1) facility to KAKG-A platform. The platform…

Southeast Asia in focus

Aug 01, 2015

Despite the downturn, plenty of development is underway in Southeast Asia. Audrey Raj sets out the detail. Bach Ho oil field in Cuu Long basin. Photo from PetroVietnam. Despite the fall in oil prices…

Petronas inks rig for Irish drilling

Jun 22, 2015

Petronas subsidiary PSE Seven Heads has agreed a contract to drill on the Midleton prospect offshore Ireland starting in August, according to partner Lansdowne Oil & Gas. PSE Seven Heads, a subsidiary of Petronas' PSE Kinsale Energy will…

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