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All rights reserved richard@energyme.com (Richard Price) 60 en-us 88 30 http://www.energyme.com/busnews.php http://www.energyme.com/images/emebus_rss.gif News updates for professionals in the energy, oil and gas industry http://www.energyme.com/business/2012/2012000010.htm Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:30:00 +0000 GE Oil & Gas has received contracts totaling more than $1 billion to supply a wide range of equipment and services for the Ichthys liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Australia http://www.energyme.com/business/2012/2012000010.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2012/2012000009.htm Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:30:00 +0000 Veripos has been awarded an extension to its contract with BP under which it will continue to provide precision positioning http://www.energyme.com/business/2012/2012000009.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2012/2012000008.htm Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:30:00 +0000 Clough Curtain Joint Venture (CCJV) has received work orders worth approximately A$145 million associated with the PNG LNG Upstream Infrastructure contract http://www.energyme.com/business/2012/2012000008.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2012/2012000007.htm Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:30:00 +0000 McDermott's Australian subsidiary has received and signed a letter of award for the Ichthys Gas-condensate Field Development subsea umbilical, riser, flowline (SURF) project by INPEX http://www.energyme.com/business/2012/2012000007.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2012/2012000006.htm Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:30:00 +0000 Australia Pacific LNG and Sinopec signsubscription agreement for Sinopec to subscribe for an additional interest in Australia Pacific LNG http://www.energyme.com/business/2012/2012000006.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2012/2012000005.htm Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:30:00 +0000 FMC Technologies has signed an agreement with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation to provide subsea systems and life-of-field services for its Lucius project http://www.energyme.com/business/2012/2012000005.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2012/2012000004.htm Mon, 9 Jan 2012 10:30:00 +0000 FMC Technologies Australian subsidiary signs agreement with Woodside Energy for the design, manufacture and supply of subsea production systems to support the Greater Western Flank (GWF) Phase 1 Project http://www.energyme.com/business/2012/2012000004.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2012/2012000003.htm Fri, 6 Jan 2012 10:30:00 +0000 Technip was awarded the last option for the Statoil frame contract for diving, pipeline repair, contingency and modification services http://www.energyme.com/business/2012/2012000003.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2012/2012000002.htm Thu, 5 Jan 2012 10:30:00 +0000 FUGRO-TSM awarded the Greater Western Flank (GWF) Phase 1 Project Subsea Installation Contract from Woodside Energy Limited http://www.energyme.com/business/2012/2012000002.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2012/2012000001.htm Thu, 5 Jan 2012 10:30:00 +0000 The Gaiya joint-venture (Technip-Ingerop) awarded contract by ANDRA to be the main contractor of the future Industrial Geological Storage Center to be located in Meuse/Haute-Marne (East of France) http://www.energyme.com/business/2012/2012000001.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000272.htm Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:30:00 +0000 Fugro GEOS has signed a contract and begun work on the provision of a year-long programme of deepwater current measurements at two blocks off the southern coast of Vietnam http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000272.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000271.htm Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:30:00 +0000 Technip was awarded a lump sum contract by Anadarko Petroleum Corporation for the engineering, construction and transport of a 23,000 ton truss Spar hull for the Lucius project in the US Gulf of Mexico http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000271.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000270.htm Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:30:00 +0000 Technip warded extension of existing reimbursable services contract, for the front-end engineering design of a gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant, located 40 kilometers south of Qarshi in Uzbekistan http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000270.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000269.htm Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:30:00 +0000 FMC Technologies signs contract with BP for the manufacture and supply of additional subsea equipment for its ongoing deepwater projects offshore Angola http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000269.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000268.htm Sun, 11 Dec 2011 10:30:00 +0000 GE Oil & Gas signs contract with Qatargas to supply advanced combustion technology that will reduce gas turbine emissions at the Qatargas 1 Utility complex to meet new regulations from the Qatari Ministry of Environment http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000268.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000267.htm Wed, 7 Dec 2011 10:30:00 +0000 FMC Technologies signs agreement with LLOG Exploration for the design, manufacture and supply of subsea production systems to support its Who Dat project in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000267.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000266.htm Tue, 6 Dec 2011 10:30:00 +0000 Partnership between CSG company and SkillsTech Australia is valued at over $1 million http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000266.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000265.htm Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:30:00 +0000 FMC Technologies Australian subsidiary signs agreement with Chevron Australia for the design, manufacture and supply of subsea production systems to support the Wheatstone Project http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000265.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000264.htm Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:30:00 +0000 Technip awarded engineering services contract by Samsung Heavy Industries at Statoil's Valemon gas and condensate field located in the Norwegian North Sea http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000264.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000263.htm Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:30:00 +0000 Statoil and Centrica signed a long term gas sales agreement for the delivery of 5 billion cubic metres (bcm) per year from 2015 to 2025 to the UK market http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000263.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000262.htm Fri, 18 Nov 2011 10:30:00 +0000 BP has agreed to sell its interests in the Pompano and Mica fields in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico to Stone Energy Offshore, LLC, a subsidiary of Stone Energy Corp http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000262.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000261.htm Fri, 18 Nov 2011 10:30:00 +0000 Over 51 billion is expected to be spent on new offshore wind installations over the next five years, according to a new report by international energy business advisors Douglas-Westwood http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000261.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000260.htm Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:30:00 +0000 FMC Technologies reported that its enhanced vertical deepwater tree (EVDT) system set a new deepwater completion record of 9,627 feet (2,934 meters) http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000260.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000259.htm Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:30:00 +0000 Seadrill has been awarded a two-year extension for the ultra-deepwater semi-submersible rig West Aquarius which is currently operating in Asia under a worldwide contract for ExxonMobil http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000259.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000258.htm Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:30:00 +0000 Australia Pacific LNG and The Kansai Electric sign binding Heads of Agreement for the sale and purchase of approximately 1 million tonnes of LNG per year for 20 years http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000258.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000257.htm Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:30:00 +0000 OriginOil launches Algae Appliance, a commercial entry-level algae harvesting system that will help producers process algae at very low cost and without chemicals http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000257.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000256.htm Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:30:00 +0000 Petrofac awarded lump-sum engineering, procurement and construction contract by Sasol Petroleum Temane, a subsidiary of Sasol Petroleum International, for the Pande and Temane gas field developments in Mozambique http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000256.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000255.htm Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:30:00 +0000 Lundin Petroleum awarded Technip a lump sum contract for the Brynhild field development http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000255.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000254.htm Wed, 9 Nov 2011 10:30:00 +0000 Corpro reported the successful completion of its first ever large-bore, wireline coring job in Colombia, South America http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000254.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000253.htm Thu, 3 Nov 2011 10:30:00 +0000 McDermott subsidiary wins engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) project for Oil and National Gas Corporation (ONGC) Cluster 7 Development Program http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000253.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000252.htm Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:30:00 +0000 Sir Robert Wilson to stand down as Chairman of BG Group at the conclusion of the Company's Annual General Meeting in May 2012 http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000252.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000251.htm Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:30:00 +0000 Archer to continue providing drilling, maintenance and engineering services on the Nelson platform and four additional platforms in the Brent field http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000251.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000250.htm Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:30:00 +0000 Technip awarded lump sum contract for the Causeway field development http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000250.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000249.htm Thu, 13 Oct 2011 10:30:00 +0000 BP and partners developing four new oil and gas projects investing almost £10 billion in the UK's oil industry over the next five years http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000249.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000248.htm Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:30:00 +0000 Latin America will account for half of the projected floating production Capex over the next five years according to a new Douglas-Westwood report http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000248.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000247.htm Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:30:00 +0000 Technip subsidiary, DUCO Inc. was awarded two contracts, by Shell Offshore Inc, for the Cardamom and West Boreas field developments, located in the Gulf of Mexico http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000247.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000246.htm Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:30:00 +0000 NSW MPs in Federal Parliament are being urged to rethink the carbon tax as new figures show it could force almost half of the State's underground coalmines to shut down prematurely http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000246.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000245.htm Fri, 7 Oct 2011 10:30:00 +0000 The new Victorian-based Centre for Geological Carbon Storage will enhance Australia's role as a leader in carbon capture and storage (CCS) research and education http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000245.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000244.htm Fri, 7 Oct 2011 10:30:00 +0000 Seadrill signs a MoU with a major oil company for a five-year contract for operations in North America with the ultra-deepwater semi-submersible rig West Capricorn http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000244.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000243.htm Wed, 5 Oct 2011 10:30:00 +0000 Technip and Bluewater sign exclusive agreement to jointly market the Spiral Stacked Turret (SST), a turret system component intended for floating units http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000243.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000242.htm Tue, 4 Oct 2011 10:30:00 +0000 Douglas-Westwood publishes first edition of its 'Unconventional Gas: World Production & Drilling Forecast' detailing multi-billion dollar opportunities in rapidly developing energy sector http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000242.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000241.htm Mon, 3 Oct 2011 10:30:00 +0000 Demand for petroleum products will be led Asian economies, and the proximity of the Middle East to emerging markets in Asia provides opportunity for region's oil & gas companies http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000241.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000240.htm Thu, 29 Sep 2011 10:30:00 +0000 BG Group signs HoA with Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation (GSPC) for the long-term supply of up to 2.5 million tonnes per annum of LNG http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000240.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000239.htm Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:30:00 +0000 Technip awarded procurement, installation and operation support contract by Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA) for an accelerated production system on the Mariscal Sucre Dragon development, offshore Venezuela http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000239.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000238.htm Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:30:00 +0000 Strong demand across Western Australia's mining and oil & gas sectors has seen employers offering pay rises to key workers, according to Ambit Engineering Recruitment http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000238.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000237.htm Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:30:00 +0000 Expro secures contract worth in excess of $6 million with Hess Australia for an appraisal drilling campaign off the North West Shelf of Western Australia http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000237.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000236.htm Mon, 26 Sep 2011 10:30:00 +0000 Arrow Energy has entered into a Scheme Implementation Agreement with coal seam gas company Bow Energy Ltd under which Arrow has agreed to acquire all of the shares in Bow http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000236.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000235.htm Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:30:00 +0000 Apache Corporation subsidiary, Apache North Sea Limited, has agreed to acquire Exxon Mobil Corporation's Mobil North Sea LLC assets http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000235.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000234.htm Tue, 20 Sep 2011 10:30:00 +0000 GE Oil & Gas to supply two steam turbine-driven compressors for the Shell Prelude Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) project http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000234.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000233.htm Thu, 15 Sep 2011 10:30:00 +0000 Chevron reported Australian subsidiaries sign Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Kyushu Electric Power Company for the delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Wheatstone Project in Western Australia http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000233.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000232.htm Thu, 15 Sep 2011 10:30:00 +0000 Apache Australian subsidiary and its partners sign long-term sales and purchase agreements with Kyushu Electric Power Company for liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project in Western Australia http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000232.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000231.htm Thu, 15 Sep 2011 10:30:00 +0000 The Clough Downer Joint Venture (CDJV) awarded contract by Fluor for construction of pipelines, compression facilities and associated infrastructure relating to the Fairview component of the Santos GLNG project, located in the Surat Basin http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000231.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000230.htm Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:30:00 +0000 ACE Winches has signed an agreement with Newfoundland Offshore Services (NOSO) Ltd that will see the company act as an agent and distributor for ACE Winches http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000230.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000229.htm Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:30:00 +0000 Veripos awarded contract by Dolphin Geophysical AS for supply of services aboard its recently-commissioned 3D seismic vessel Polar Duke http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000229.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000228.htm Fri, 9 Sep 2011 10:30:00 +0000 A four-year contract has been secured for the ultra-deepwater rig West Hercules for operations for harsh environment for Statoil http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000228.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000227.htm Thu, 8 Sep 2011 10:30:00 +0000 Repsol was recognised as a leader in the Oil & Gas sector in the 2011 edition of the prestigious Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000227.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000226.htm Thu, 8 Sep 2011 10:30:00 +0000 Economist Intelligence Unit research survey suggests delegates at Offshore Europe believe short-term growth in the oil and gas industry will be restricted by companies neglecting to invest in innovation http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000226.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000225.htm Thu, 8 Sep 2011 10:30:00 +0000 Technip, in consortium with NPCC(1), awarded an engineering, procurement and construction lump sum contract, worth approximately $500 million, for the Satah Full Field Development project http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000225.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000224.htm Sun, 4 Sep 2011 10:30:00 +0000 Petrofac's Offshore Engineering & Operations (OE&O) business has been awarded two North Sea contracts by GDF SUEZ E&P UK Ltd http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000224.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000223.htm Fri, 2 Sep 2011 10:30:00 +0000 TAG Oil in farmout agreement with Apache Corporation to explore and potentially develop oil and natural gas resources in the East Coast Basin of New Zealand http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000223.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000222.htm Fri, 2 Sep 2011 10:30:00 +0000 Offshore Independents awarded a project management contract by international dredging, marine and offshore contractor Van Oord of Rotterdam, The Netherlands http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000222.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000221.htm Thu, 1 Sep 2011 10:30:00 +0000 ASCO wins contract worth over £1.1m (NOK 10m) from Statoil http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000221.htm http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000220.htm Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:30:00 +0000 BP completes acquisition of 30 per cent stake in 21 oil and gas production sharing contracts (PSCs) that Reliance operates in India, including the producing KG D6 block http://www.energyme.com/business/2011/2011000220.htm