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| Linde Group acquires a majority interest in SIGAS, Saudi Arabia |
| 13 May 2008 |
| The Linde Group has acquired 51 per cent of the shares in industrial gases company SIGAS (Saudi Industrial Gas Co. ltd) |
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| Technip awarded contract for hydrogen plant in Romania |
| 7 May 2008 |
| Technip awarded a lumpsum contract for a hydrogen plant to be constructed at the Petromidia Refinery in Constanta, Romania |
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| J. Ray McDermott awarded two offshore projects |
| 5 May 2008 |
| Subsidiaries of J. Ray McDermott, S.A. were recently awarded two contracts for offshore construction projects |
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| Dana Gas wins award |
| 4 May 2008 |
| Dana Gas receives award for Al-Baraka well in Southern Egypt's Komombo concession by the Egyptian Petroleum Exploration Society |
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| BJ PPS completes Australian operation |
| 1 May 2008 |
| BJ Process and Pipeline Services (BJ PPS) has successfully completed a commissioning contract for Technip Oceania Pty Ltd |
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| Technip Subsea 7 JV wins pipeline contracts |
| 30 April 2008 |
| Technip and Subsea 7 joint venture company, Technip Subsea 7 Asia Pacific Pty Ltd (TS7), awarded two contracts for subsea pipelines in New Zealand and Vietnam |
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| BG bids for Origin Energy |
| 30 April 2008 |
| BG Group has approached Origin Energy Limited with a proposal to acquire all of the shares in Origin |
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| Total to acquire Synenco Energy |
| 28 April 2008 |
| Offer unanimously approved by the Board of Directors of Synenco Energy which will recommend the offer to its shareholders |
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| Morvin gets the green light |
| 25 April 2008 |
| StatoilHydro's Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) of the Morvin field was approved today |
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| BP investing in biofuels |
| 24 April 2008 |
| BP intends to take a 50 per cent stake in Tropical BioEnergia SA, a joint venture established by Brazilian companies Santelisa Vale and Maeda Group |
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| Origin signs agreement with Esso Australia and BHP Billiton |
| 23 April 2008 |
| Origin Energy enters into a Gas Supply Agreement with the Esso Australia Resources Pty Ltd and BHP Billiton Gippsland Basin joint venture |
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| PA Resources completes acquisition in Congo |
| 22 April 2008 |
| PA Resources closes acquisition of license shares in the exploration license Mer Profond Sud and the Azurite field in the Republic of Congo |
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| Global trends to rationalise energy consumption |
| 21 April 2008 |
| The increased energy demand associated with development requirements is causing some controversy and debate |
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| Aabar signs sale agreement for Pearl Energy |
| 21 April 2008 |
| Aabar Energy PJSC has signed a sales and purchase agreement with Mubadala Development Company for the divestment of exploration and production subsidiary Pearl Energy Limited |
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| Saudi Arabia investing billions in energy infrastructure projects |
| 17 April 2008 |
| Saudi Arabia is expected to invest USD 119 billion in energy infrastructure projects from 2007 to 2009 |
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| Foster Wheeler wins BANAGAS contract |
| 16 April 2008 |
| Foster Wheeler Energy Limited, has been awarded a contract by the Bahrain National Gas Company (BSC) (BANAGAS) |
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| MIST focused on future energy |
| 16 April 2008 |
| The institute will be the Middle East's first graduate education and research university focused on developing future fuels |
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| Qatar Energy City project |
| 15 April 2008 |
| Emirates Islamic Bank to partially finance Energy City project in Qatar |
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| Zamil Industrial in JV with Rabiah and Nassar Group |
| 13 April 2008 |
| Zamil Industrial acquires 50 per cent shares in Rabiah and Nassar Precast Concrete factory (RANCO Precast), based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
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| Octal Petrochemicals increasing PET |
| 13 April 2008 |
| Oman-based Octal Petrochemicals becoming one of the largest polyester producers with 800,000 metric tons of annual capacity |
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| PetroChina, Qatargas and Shell sign China LNG deal |
| 10 April 2008 |
| Qatargas, Shell and PetroChina sign agreements for long-term supply of LNG from Qatar to Chinese market |
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| Technip awarded subsea contract in Canada |
| 9 April 2008 |
| Technip awarded major engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning (EPIC) contract for the development of the White Rose oil field's North Amethyst Satellite |
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| J. Ray McDermott awarded North Rankin B Jacket |
| 9 April 2008 |
| J. Ray McDermott subsidiary awarded contract by Woodside Energy Limited for the North Rankin Redevelopment project |
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| BP and ConocoPhillips gas pipeline JV |
| 8 April 2008 |
| BP and ConocoPhillips combine resources to start Denali, the Alaska gas pipeline project |
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| Total sells Taoudenni stake to Qatar Petroleum International |
| 8 April 2008 |
| Total sells 20 per cent stake in the Taoudenni Ta7 and Ta8 permits to Qatar Petroleum International |
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| Geodynamics appoints projects manager |
| 8 April 2008 |
| Geodynamics Limited has appointed Rod Smith as its Projects Manager |
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| Santos appoints pre-FEED contractors for Gladstone LNG |
| 8 April 2008 |
| Santos awards parallel pre-Front End Engineering Design (pre-FEED) contracts to Foster Wheeler and Bechtel |
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| Austral Pacific says reports misleading |
| 8 April 2008 |
| Austral Pacific said reports that it is in financial difficulty are misleading |
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| Aker Kvaerner enters subsea deal with Petrobras |
| 3 April 2008 |
| Aker Kvaerner has signed a three-year frame agreement with Petrobras to supply subsea trees and related equipment in Brazil |
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| Trident Offshore awards Veripos positioning contract |
| 1 April 2008 |
| Trident Offshore commissions Veripos to provide range of precision GNSS positioning services and associated support under an exclusive five-year global contract |
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| Drilling riser contract to Aker Kvaerner |
| 1 April 2008 |
| Aker Kvaerner wins contract for delivery of complete deepwater marine drilling riser system with buoyancy package and associated equipment |
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| Aker Kvaerner streamlines operations |
| 31 March 2008 |
| Reorganisation launched today sets off a process that will decide the new structure, business streams and new management |
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| Mounting global concerns about growing energy consumption |
| 30 March 2008 |
| Global warming could lead to a 20 per cent decline in the world economic growth rate over the coming few years |
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| J. Ray McDermott awarded Peregrino FPSO Project |
| 28 March 2008 |
| J. Ray McDermott subsidiary awarded Peregrino FPSO (floating, production, storage and offloading) contract by A.P. Moller – Maersk A/S (Maersk Contractors) |
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| Conserving biodiversity is a business opportunity |
| 27 March 2008 |
| The business case for conserving nature is getting stronger according to a report published by IUCN and Shell |
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| ExxonMobil and Petronas new production sharing contract |
| 26 March 2008 |
| ExxonMobil and Petronas ensure sustainable energy supplies for Malaysia under a planned new 25-year production sharing contract |
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| J. Ray McDermott awarded Chevron Platong Gas II Project |
| 26 March 2008 |
| J. Ray McDermott subsidiaries awarded engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract by Chevron for Platong Gas II Project in the Gulf of Thailand |
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| Shell and Virent biogasoline collaboration |
| 26 March 2008 |
| Shell and Virent Energy Systems joint research and development venture to convert plant sugars directly into gasoline and gasoline blend components, rather than ethanol |
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| Technip awarded Shtokman gas project contract |
| 26 March 2008 |
| Technip awarded lumpsum front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for the onshore portion of the first phase of the Shtokman gas project in Russia |
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| Austral sells PNG assets |
| 26 March 2008 |
| Signs agreement with Horizon Energy for the purchase of Austral's interest in Papua New Guinea petroleum retention licenses |
