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ENERGY NEWS 2005 ARCHIVE |
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| November 2005 |
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| Diversifying Beach eyes 3 million oil barrels per year |
| McDermott appoints Goldman to Board of Directors |
| CSIRO enhances oil discovery prospects: APPEA |
| ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum progress LNG project |
| CNOOC successful appraisal in Bohai Bay |
| Foster Wheeler project management contractor for Thailand aromatics complex |
| Peak expands management team |
| Cowrie 1 exploration well commences onshore Otway Basin, South Australia |
| Beach JV spuds in south east South Australia |
| US fund invests $8.75M in Po Valley |
| OMV success in Yemen |
| OGS 2005 sees signing of multi-million dollar deals |
| Chevron executive vice president Charles R. Williamson to retire |
| Austral Oru-1 to be plugged |
| ePermit success for Dubai Ports, Customs and free Zone Corporation |
| DNO ASA - Rig secured for Jaguar Prospect |
| Austral reports on Cardiff-2 testing and other operations |
| Successful marine test for MTEM |
| Statoil emission trading in Russia |
| Jeyco in Craig Group Australian expansion |
| Emerson awarded contracts for Sakhalin II |
| Eni and Çalik to develop pipeline linking Black Sea and Mediterranean |
| ExxonMobil's Lee Raymond addresses Senate Energy & Commerce committees |
| PSL Energy Services appoints Derek Paterson Director of Human Resources |
| Breakfast seminar launches Aberdeen Emergency Response Service Centre |
| Middle East poll tackles key questions about future of Arab world |
| Dubai International Financial Exchange invests in HP technology |
| Major telecom leaders wrap up 2005 in December conference |
| New fields CFD 11-3/5 on stream in Bohai Bay |
| Origin Energy Environment Impact Statement for Spring Gully Power Station |
| Farmin by Energy Investments Limited |
| McDermott reports third quarter 2005 results |
| Chevron natural gas storage project in Colorado |
| Middle East’s biggest financial services event gets bigger |
| Bahrain to host ground-breaking government technology forum |
| Easywell celebrates SwellPacker success |
| Large Cooper Basin acreage awarded to Australian Energy |
| Chevron secures pipeline transportation for Sabine Pass LNG terminal |
| H.H. Sheikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum opens OGS 2005 |
| Petrofac secures major EPC contract with PDO |
| Furmanite develops specialist cutting equipment for Harriet Bravo well abandonment |
| AMEC wins multi-million dollar PetroChina contract |
| Baker Hughes October 2005 rig counts |
| APIA: Ministers must focus on gas transmission issues |
| B&W wins environmental equipment contract for AEP Amos Plant |
| iXSea in MetOcean deal |
| Wärtsilä to power the largest oil drilling ship |
| Statoil Kristin gas field on stream |
| APPEA welcomes Dampier-Bunbury pipeline decision |
| Australia awards new offshore oil exploration blocks |
| Yokogawa wins contract with the Netherlands Refining Company |
| PTTEP announce net profits of 7,183 million Baht |
| New president for peak Australian Pipeline Industry Association |
| Petsec Energy West Cameron gas field resumes production |
| Australian energy ministers urged to encourage new investment with sound regulation |
| Aker Kvaerner wins Transocean contract |
| Santos awarded acreage adjoining Caldita gas discovery |
| APIA: Young pipeliners must adress looming skills shortage |
| Fluor wins Habshan contract in Abu Dhabi |
| Baker Hughes CFO Steve Finley to retire |
| ExxonMobil cuts drilling time up to 35 per cent |
| APIA: National approach key to boosting pipeline safety |
| Record financial results for CNOOC |
| Occidental Petroleum record 3Q earnings |
| New Veripos appointment |
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| October 2005 |
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| Italian companies eye the US$ 2 billion oil & gas projects in the UAE |
| Dubai Techno Park strong participation at OGS 2005 |
| Easy Well wins top award |
| Aker Kvaerner deep water drilling system to Jurong Shipyard |
| AGL confident of green light for PNG-QLD gas pipeline project |
| Australia’s Beach Petroleum in top Asian business performance list |
| International recognition for Australia’s pipeline environmental code |
| SPE Aberdeen scoops first ever top award |
| Santos acquisition of Tipperary approved |
| Kupe Gas Project update |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation reports 3Q result |
| FDT Group attracting major players |
| First sales of Gorgon Gas into world's largest LNG market |
| AMEC wins contract for BP Harding offshore gas project |
| New gas power station for Townsville |
| Aker Kvaerner improves cleaning of produced water on Troll B |
| BP: The Global Oil & Gas Challenge - Lord Browne |
| Amerada Hess estimated results for 3Q 2005 |
| Zamil Steel wins $19.9 m contract for supply of transmission towers |
| Record quarterly revenue for Santos |
| Aker Kvaerner continues strong performance in 3Q05 |
| IMCA annual seminar: Expanding marine contracting |
| World Islamic banking conference |
| PTTEP sells shares in Thaioil Power |
| Foster Wheeler wins EPC contract for Italian waste-to-energy plant |
| PSL Energy appoints regional manager for Caspian region |
| Honeywell CEO tours Middle East |
| Labtech boosts profile in Kazakstan |
| Sundance raises $7.525m for US gas exploration |
| Saudi Arabia evolves into a global petrochemicals hub |
| OGS 2005: Malaysian companies tap potential in Middle East |
| BP makes ninth oil discovery offshore Angola |
| Apex- BP Solar in development of Great Southern Desert of Tunisia |
| Shell Brasil's participation in bid round 7 in Brazil |
| Woodside awards oil and gas contract to AMEC/Clough |
| The Peak Group secures first contract with KNOC |
| Technip awarded EPCI contract at Campos Basin offshore Rio de Janeiro |
| AGL launches second Sustainability Report |
| Halliburton acquires Easy Well Solutions |
| SABIC reports 3Q results |
| Queensland gas reserves tripled for Molopo |
| ExxonMobil Chemical expands world's largest IPA plant |
| OGWA 2006 |
| Neptune awarded $2 million government grant |
| Coal and oil in long term outlook for Australian energy consumption |
| Fugro GEOS tracking squalls and avoiding 'lost time' |
| PSL Baku pigging contract gets BP seal of approval |
| BP $2.2 billion expansion Of Wamsutter gas field |
| BP and HPCL in refining and marketing JV in India |
| Petro-Canada contract for Expro North Sea Ltd |
| CNOOC reports new discovery in Bohai Bay |
| Sundance drills first horizontal gas well in US |
| Georgian section of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline inaugurated |
| Emerson continuous emissions monitoring system for BP Coryton refinery |
| Integration of Fugro GEOS and Fugro Structural Monitoring |
| Foster Wheeler awarded BASF FINA Petrochemicals contract |
| The Peak Group joins forces with RBS |
| Emerson's new Brooks Instrument Quantim Coriolis mass flow products |
| Sinopec selects Invensys for China’s longest crude oil pipeline |
| Aggreko provides 40 MW rental power station to Senegal |
| Siemens automation solutions at OGS 2005 |
| SAFCO reports SR818.8 million in the first nine months of 2005 |
| Yukos: Allegations unsubstantiated and slanderous |
| Shell Malaysia oil & gas discovery offshore Sabah |
| Roxar: New release leading reservoir simulation solution, Tempest |
| Labtech completes contract with GEOServices |
| Noreco receives £50m equity financing from 3i, HitecVision and Lyse Energi |
| Horizon Oil litigation regarding Bayou Choctaw field |
| Firm foundations laid for Gastech 2006 |
| IMCA joins fight against malaria |
| IMCA establishes security task force |
| BP to sell petrochemicals business to INEOS for $9 billion |
| Rosneft-BP JV makes second Sakhalin discovery |
| Horizon to proceed with Maari field development |
| CanArgo Georgian and Kazakh operations update |
| Yukos offices raided again |
| Foster Wheeler awarded major EPC in Saudi Arabia |
| GE Energy landfill power plant in Malaysia wins renewable energy project award |
| HFI legal team in $65 million Medco Energi deal |
| 3i backed Petrofac in £742m/$1,309m flotation on London Stock Exchange |
| Aker Kvaerner subsea contract to increase oil recovery |
| ExxonMobil in Libya exploration licensing round |
| SABIC affiliate signs three contracts for mega expansion project |
| The Peak Group wins west African contract |
| ExxonMobil production start-up from Sakhalin-1 Project in Russia |
| Invensys process simulation software selected by ExxonMobil |
| J. Ray McDermott awarded Asia Pacific contract |
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| September 2005 |
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| Petsec Hurricane Rita update |
| Beach’s Bass strait oil JV moves to stage two |
| Aker Kvaerner NOK 103 million subsea umbilical contract |
| New €6.8 billion North Sea windpower study |
| New gas field discovered offshore Northern Territory |
| iXSea launches PHINS 6000 at UUVS 2005 |
| GlobalSantaFe finds missing jackup rigs off Louisiana coast |
| Aker Kvaerner wins further Polyethylene project in China |
| Austral arranges US$10 million financing |
| Doha Debates return |
| Roxar: Largest multiphase meter for Statoil’s Norne field |
| Labtech secures Sakhalin contract extension |
| Petrofac awarded Hasdrubal FEED contract |
| BP plans for second Zhuhai PTA plant |
| SABIC: Petrochemicals industry trends and challenges |
| AMEC partnership wins Yemen pipeline contract |
| AlMansoori launches new product |
| Molopo increases Gloucester Basin interest |
| Foreign business interest in Saudi and region escalating |
| Metoc sells stake in SeaZone Solutions |
| WFT awarded LOI by Saipem for Dophin Gas Project |
| Technip in multi-billion dollar RasGas 3 deal |
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| August 2005 |
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| J. Ray McDermott awarded marine installation contract |
| China National Petroleum Corporation buys PetroKazakhstan |
| South Africa hosts World Petroleum Congress |
| ENERGEX appoints new Chief Executive |
| Offshore Europe 2005: Interactive voting session on the button |
| Peak expands international management team |
| Dana Gas floats IPO in September |
| Sasol Chief Executive in high-level talks with DME Minister |
| Sundance Energy appoints company secretary |
| Great Artesian Oil and Gas Limited: Kiana-1 to spud |
| Petrofac secures significant Marathon contract |
| Santos acquires additional Gippsland Basin interests |
| BP to appoint independent panel to review US refinery safety |
| J. Ray McDermott awarded Saudi Aramco project |
| Roxar, Statoil and Research Council of Norway in multi-million US$ R&D Project |
| Shell partners with CHOREN in the world's first commercial SunFuel development |
| Santos to supply gas to another new Australian power station |
| Peterborough 1 commences onshore Otway Basin, Victoria |
| Radiometric anomalies at Yarlbrinda South Gawler Craton, SA |
| Chevron corporate responsibility report |
| GlobalSantaFe worldwide SCORE shows continued strength in all markets |
| APPEA: WA gas power station welcomed |
| Molopo lifts Queensland gas production |
| IPS-TRADE.COM awarded contract for IGAT 5 project |
| Engineered Software releases PIPE-FLO Overtime |
| NDA promotes drug-free workplaces |
| OneSteel selects BHP Billiton as Project Magnet marketing partner |
| Roxar US$7.5 million Gulf of Mexico contract |
| APEC Gas Conference |
| First agreement signed under SA’s streamlined Native Title scheme |
| Jingemia 9 oil appraisal well commences, onshore Perth Basin, Western Australia |
| SABIC selects Aker Kvaerner for Ibn Zahr Polypropylene III expansion |
| Tullow Oil selects Schlumberger Petrel software |
| Marcus Evans: Energy Efficiency Conference |
| Marcus Evans: Oil And Gas 2005 Conference |
| BHR Group’s 16th International Pipeline Protection Conference |
| SmartSignal Summit 2005: New Ideas for Peak Performance |
| The Peak Group develops multi-well program for North Sea |
| Exploration boost for new S.A. uranium-gold prospects |
| IPS-Trade.com in multi-million South Pars contract |
| BP makes eighth oil discovery in ultra-deepwater Block 31 Angola |
| Weatherford’s Pipeline & Specialty Services gets ISO-9001:2000 and OHSAS 18001 certification |
| Roxar wins court ruling to protect multiphase flow meter technology |
| Austral Pacific drilling, testing & corporate update |
| Chevron Unocal merger complete |
| New training initiative for oil and gas industry welcomed by APPEA |
| Avery to drill five wells in farmin deal with Victoria Petroleum |
| Hardman Resources appoints new Chief Financial Officer |
| HFI aid well engineers SPD ahead of internatonial expansion |
| RasGas awards new contract to Avineon India |
| PSL Energy £3 million deepwater Angola contract |
| Bayu-Undan LNG sales contract signed |
| Emerson digitally automates Shanghai SECCO petrochemical complex |
| Parker acquires Herl |
| Nido Petroleum awarded operatorship of new acreage in Philippines |
| Statoil signs deal with Sonatrach |
| Keppel FELS to build fourth jackup for Sinvest |
| Noble to build two F&G JU-2000E jackups |
| Baker Hughes July 2005 rig counts |
| Santos takes exploration position in central Asia |
| Emerson Global Users Exchange Conference |
| ExxonMobil Chairman and CEO Lee Raymond to retire |
| Foster Wheeler and Methanol Casale form global strategic alliance |
| Furmanite secures 3 year In Salah Gas contract |
| Apache spuds Gats well offshore Australia |
| Shell appoints Jorma Ollila as new Chairman |
| Petrofac Brownfield secures WaGE project |
| Labtech celebrates double order for Caspian |
| YUKOS once again under fire |
| EAGC 2005 Ministerial opening and welcome from BP |
| CNOOC withdraws Unocal bid |
| IMCA publishes offshore renewable energy position paper |
| ENERGEX opens new overhead training facilities |
| New Veripos appointment |
| Santos confirms new gas discovery offshore Victoria |
| Hot rocks boost as Petratherm spuds second geothermal well |
| Invsat secures its first upgrade contract in Brazil |
| Gastech 2006 call for abstracts |
| Shell awarded Beaufort Sea leases |
| BASF and Shell complete sale of their stakes in Basell to Nell Acquisition |
| Saudi Arabia's King Fahd dies in hospital |
| Saudi Aramco and Sumitomo Chemical in JV agreement |
| Dolphin Energy attracts US$ 4 billion in financing |
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| July 2005 |
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| Apache's Mohave boosts Australian oil production |
| Lukoil commences wide-scale upgrade of Odessa refinery |
| Occidental to resume operation of historical properties in Libya |
| Foster Wheeler signs frame agreement with Italiana Energia Servizi |
| BHP Billiton and Baosteel join forces |
| Shell reports two discoveries in Nigeria Big Cat prospects |
| North West Shelf Venture preparation contract for Phase V |
| Beach Petroleum bigger stake in Bass Strait development |
| CETO wave energy trial success |
| ONGC offshore platform gutted |
| Anadarko expands exploration in Indonesia |
| SHARQ to construct olefins, ethylene glycol and polyethylene plants |
| BP Thunder Horse 2005 start unlikely |
| Petrofac secures new gas plant contract in Oman |
| BP makes seventh discovery in Angola's ultra-deepwater |
| All systems go for IMCA Annual Seminar |
| Origin Energy Tarantula 1 Sidetrack update |
| Horizon Oil: Clarification of Zari Resources press release |
| Aker Kvaerner wins polyolefins project in Saudi Arabia |
| Yuzhmorgeologia selects iXSea |
| IMarEST granted IOC observer status |
| SABIC clarifies newspaper report |
| SABIC signs letter of intent with Aker Kvaerner and SINOPEC |
| CanArgo operational update on Georgia and Kazakhstan activities |
| Austral Pacific drilling, testing and corporate update |
| Occidental Petroleum second quarter earnings |
| Technip awarded ethylene expansion project award in Russia |
| PSL Energy profits rise with UK and international success |
| Australian Government awards 8 petroleum exploration permits |
| BHP Billiton joint venture with JFE Steel secures $US4.3 billion sales contract |
| New zone at Porters Creek-1 improves production rate |
| DeepSea takes on new vice president |
| Repsol YPF purchases three oil fields and one gas field in Trinidad & Tobago |
| Sibneft begins offshore seismic work in Chukotka’s Anadyr Bay |
| Tasnee, Sahara, SIPCHEM and Basell Polyolefins award ethylene cracker project to Linde and Samsung |
| Atwood's Vicksburg wins Total contract |
| Tischuk expands into Chinese market with major deal |
| Unocal accepts increased offer from Chevron |
| Molopo reports 57% increase in gas flows from Mungi |
| Antares Energy Velimese-2 new gas discovery |
| Greater Gorgon development flows downstream to Kellogg Joint Venture-Gorgon |
| Amerada Hess: Agreement signed for sale of gas from Phu Horm |
| BP: Thunder Horse update |
| Cooper Energy cash bonanza |
| Santos sells Golden Beach interest |
| Baker Hughes organisational changes |
| ExxonMobil early startup of 3rd major development offshore Angola |
| Sakhalin II Project’s PA-B platform offshore concrete gravity structure begins journey to Sakhalin |
| SABIC awards contract for ethylene glycol plant to Toyo Engineering Corporation |
| SACOME: Drop HECS to boost science study and skills |
| BassGas project update: Commissioning delays and reserves upgrade |
| BP: Thunder Horse response effort update |
| SABIC metals signs HP contract |
| SAFCO 474 million profit in first half of 2005 |
| Emerson acquires Solartron Mobrey |
| Top level line up for WMTC 2006 |
| Sakhalin Energy signs an LNG supply deal with KOGAS |
| Hardman clarifies media report |
| BMA ships billionth tonne of coal and announces port expansion |
| Aker Kvaerner awarded extensive pulp mill rebuilds in Indonesia |
| CB&I to provide sulfur processing facilities for Valero Houston refinery |
| Sundance strikes more gas with 2nd USA well |
| BP: Thunder Horse response effort continues |
| BP: Thunder Horse platform update |
| Sydney Gas: Camden Gas Project and Wyong Gas Project |
| Shell reports European refinery share swap with Total |
| BP assesses damage to Thunder Horse Platform in Gulf of Mexico |
| Victoria Petroleum: Commencement of drilling at East Flour Bluff E-10 well, Texas |
| Hakia 2 gas exploration well onshore Perth Basin, Western Australia |
| Borouge awards Project Management and Financial Advisory Contracts |
| The Peak Group secures North Sea contract with Century |
| J. Ray McDermott adopts AVEVA VANTAGE Enterprise Net (VNET) for Dolphin Gas Project |
| Shell EPM appoints Raoul Restucci as Executive Vice President for Middle East, Russia and CIS |
| Management change at Fugro GEOS |
| Astorg Partners acquires Geoservices |
| Foster Wheeler wins JSC Mozyr Oil Refinery contract in Belarus |
| Parker Instrumentation wins supply agreement for Kashagan field |
| DNV establishes center to meet needs for LNG safety |
| Petrofac and GPR in £1 million contract for Addax Petroleum |
| Technip awarded two contracts by Statoil for subsea services in Norway |
| BP, Gazprom CEOs Discuss LNG, N Europe gas pipeline |
| Energy 21C: The challenge facing 'new society' energy suppliers |
| GlobalSantaFe delays GSF development driller operations |
| Austral Pacific operations and corporate update |
| Patrick S. Parker, global industrial leader, passes away |
| ExxonMobil community investment initiative in Africa, Asia, Middle East, Caspian |
| Gazprom and Shell in Zapolyarnoye-Neocomian and Sakhalin-2 share deal |
| Technip awarded contract for a major ethylene plant in Kuwait |
| Aker Kvaerner subsea contract in Malyasia |
| Iraqi Oil Wealth - Issues of Governance and Development |
| Foster Wheeler awarded environmental project by Polimeri Europa in Italy |
| Santos strengthens Sorell Basin exploration position |
| Molopo to sell China coalbed methane gas asset |
| Chevron advertising targets dialogue about global energy issues |
| Chevron awarded new acreage offshore Australia |
| SimSci-Esscor next generation on-line process modeling and optimisation solution |
| DNV opens Paris office |
| Foster Wheeler wins Saudi Aramco FEED/Project Management Services contract |
| SAGIA and Ma’aden promote investment opportunities in mining sector |
| Shell secures new deepwater acreage in the Carnarvon Basin |
| Oil & Gas IQ’s Gas Commercialisation Asia 2005 |
| Antares Energy spuds Velimese-2 well in Turkey |
| Sydney Gas response to the Australian Financial Review article |
| Origin Energy sells Tubridgi assets |
| Santos accelerates Tipperary acquisition |
| AGL PNG gas equity agreement |
| AGL commits to PNG Gas |
| Qserv invests £6 million in premises and equipment |
| Commercial operation of first independent power plant in Saudi Arabia |
| CIA 2005: Regional show to draw 800 industry players |
| The Peak Group wins VAALCO contract |
| Labtech secures Norwegian contract |
| Russia’s first concrete gravity base platform structure successfully installed in the Lunskoye gas field |
| OGS 2005 a platform for study and innovation |
| APPEA: Upstream oil & gas industry hungry for greater success |
| Keppel secures US$174 million contracts for two jackups |
| Honeywell to acquire InterCorr International |
| Shell appoints new Country Chair for Dubai and Northern Emirates |
| CNOOC files CFIUS notice |
| Technip wins contract in Malaysia for the Kikeh field subsea development |
| $13 billion to be spent on marine renewable energy by 2009 |
| ExxonMobil completes restructuring of Dutch gas transportation interests |
| Santos to acquire premier coal seam methane position |
| Oil Plus launches unique new research service for oil and gas operators |
| Greater Gorgon venture moves into feed key Shell project reaches major milestone |
| Extension of Falkland Islands exploration licences |
| Global Process Systems secures major MOPU contract |
| Woodside approves Neptune development |
| Chevron milestone for Greater Gorgon gas development |
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| June 2005 |
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| New windpark opened at BP terminal in Amsterdam |
| BP and partners plan clean energy plant in Scotland |
| BHP Billiton to develop Neptune oil and gas field in Gulf Of Mexico |
| BP, Sinopec & SPC celebrate SECCO completion |
| Tronic joins the elite with its third ISO accreditation |
| Molopo completes share purchase plan |
| Sakhalin Energy loads 100th cargo of Sakhalin Vityaz crude oil |
| Securities and Exchange Commission clears Chevron, Unocal to hold stockholder vote |
| SABIC decides against buying the Egyptian Fertilizers Company |
| Foster Wheeler awarded process design for hydrogen production unit by NIS, Serbia |
| Well service promotion for Garry Michie of Qserv |
| Emerson appoints new national business development manager |
| Emerson appoints new channel manager |
| Sundance spuds second gas well in US |
| Gas discovery for Po Valley’s largest Italian prospect |
| Emerson predictive capability in AMS Suite equipment performance monitor |
| South Australian natural gas price path decision |
| Jingemia oil field update, L14, North Perth basin |
| SPL WorldGroup in Asia Pacific expansion |
| Parker Hannifin acquires Korean-based valve maker Hanil Hydraulics |
| Douglas Westwood: Oil and gas projections put paid to unrealistic demand forecasts |
| PNG pipeline link to Northern Territory |
| Woodside: Blacktip gas sales agreement terminated |
| Tarantula 1 Sidetrack gas exploration well commences onshore Perth |
| Woodside widens options for US LNG exports |
| ADMA powers oil and gas exploration with Intel |
| Airpac demonstrates commitment to quality rental service |
| Fu Chengyu, Chairman and CEO of CNOOC on Unocal offer |
| CB&I helps Suncor Energy rebuild damaged fractionator tower |
| Umberto della Sala to lead Foster Wheeler's Engineering and Construction Group |
| Foster Wheeler awarded two contracts by Syndial |
| BHP Billiton reports assessment by Australian Tax Office |
| PSL Energy Services wins two call-off contracts worth £3 million |
| TNK-BP develops new advantageous export routes for its oil |
| Hakia 2 gas exploration well commences onshore Perth Basin, Western Australia |
| Horizon Oil Bussabong field drilling update |
| Chevron Corporation statement on Unocal transaction |
| CNOOC proposes merger with Unocal |
| SABIC launches Chinese web site |
| Foster Wheeler wins project for desalination unit in Saudi Arabia |
| Hugh Fraser International in strategic alliance |
| Saudi Aramco acquires additional shares in Showa Shell |
| Labtech jobs boost and major contract with M-i swaco |
| MRO solution for Oman Wastewater Services Company |
| ESC draft decision adversely impacts electricity network |
| Right to negotiate agreement signed for permit ATP 794P, Queensland Cooper Basin |
| Antares Energy drilling update |
| Chevron approves major project |
| Vela reports successful VOC-emissions reduction test |
| Honeywell awards space academy scholarship to Abu Dhabi teacher |
| Woodside AC/P8 Petalonia North-1 drilling report |
| Sundance US gas success |
| GlobalSantaFe worldwide SCORE markets remain strong |
| ExxonMobil Chemical's new Vistamaxx grades stretch into China |
| Venezuela gas discovery boosts Chevron’s LNG Plans for region |
| Halliburton receives contract for precommissioning of the Langeled pipeline |
| ABARE: Mixed outlook for Australia’s commodity sectors |
| Global energy demand and supply prompts record results for Canadian companies: PricewaterhouseCoopers |
| J. Ray McDermott adopts AVEVA VANTAGE Enterprise Net for Dolphin Gas Project |
| BPTT agrees sale of Trinidad oilfields |
| Shell selected for major new coal gasification opportunity in Australia |
| Australia’s largest wind farm opened |
| Horizon Oil drilling update on Bussabong second appraisal well |
| Project management excellence award for Mozambique gas project, designed and built by Foster Wheeler |
| Latest safety statistics from IMCA |
| FMEA Management Guide now available from IMCA |
| Agility expands presence in Queensland |
| New boost for advanced Aker Kvaerner drilling systems |
| ExxonMobil seeks to overturn unwarranted Grefer award |
| Russia’s first offshore concrete gravity platform begins journey to Sakhalin |
| Project participants sign MOU to develop Bass Strait Kipper gas field |
| Kipper partners apply for a production licence |
| Motiva signs agreement with ExxonMobil for 3rd lube train at Port Arthur |
| Aggreko completes three-and-half year power delivery contract in Soroosh oilfield |
| The Peak Group wins major Falklands contract |
| Beach Petroleum appoints new directors |
| Beach Petroleum hits one million barrels |
| Austral Pacific corporate and operations update |
| Horizon Oil Bussabong field drilling update |
| Peak Group secures Australian well management contract |
| HH Prince Saud Ibn Abdullah Ibn Thunayan Al-Saud welcomed by the Egyptian Prime Minister in Cairo |
| Borouge highlights Ruwais plant success at MEED conference |
| General manager from Yukos subsidiary held by General Prosecutor's Office |
| Australian renewable energy program 'REDI' with $100m |
| Mubadala Development and Shell sign MOU to form strategic alliance |
| Zamil Steel wins contract for Qatar Gas II development project |
| Chevron announces expansion of Australian North West Shelf LNG facilities |
| BP Solar expands its manufacturing facilities in Spain |
| Foster Wheeler awarded EPCm contract for Australian LNG project |
| BHP Billiton approves North West Shelf expansion |
| U.S. Oil and Gas group takes 10 per cent of Sundance prospect |
| Seventh production season from the Vityaz complex starts |
| Aker Kvaerner to deliver drilling equipment to high efficiency jack-up rigs |
| Intelligent toxic gas monitoring system for hazardous environments |
| DNV celebrates its first 25 years in Argentina |
| McDermott appoints Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer |
| SLIVER – award winning solar technology |
| Chevron and Unocal reach agreement with Federal Trade Commission |
| Castrol and Dong Feng to manufacture lubricants in China |
| Invensys Process Systems opens new technology center in Beijing |
| Foster Wheeler awarded contract for extraction of petrochemical feedstock from LNG in India |
| Innovene and Delta Oil major petrochemical investment in Saudi Arabia |
| Nowcasting scales new heights with Peak deal |
| Peak Group secures Australian well management contract |
| 3i strengthens oil & gas team |
| Saudi Aramco progress of Rabigh refining/petrochemical project |
| Saudi Aramco presentation highlights Kingdom’s evolving petrochemical industry |
| Sydney Gas resumes drilling in Wyong: JB13 spudded |
| Hindmarsh Resources joins uranium hunt in SA |
| Heemskirk strategic Canadian investment |
| GlobalSantaFe executive management changes |
| Honeywell wins FEED project for Pearl GTL plant in Qatar |
| Petrofac extends contract with oil major |
| UK's flagship large offshore wind farm comes a step closer |
| Hardman Chinguetti finance facility |
| Tasman: Marathon South Drilling update and results of general meeting |
| More gas for Petsec in Gulf of Mexico |
| A sustainable future for the oil & gas industry |
| Santos adopts international accounting standards |
| Po Valley drills largest Italian gas prospect |
| Aker Kvaerner awarded contract for the world's largest bamboo cooking plant |
| Aker Verdal wins North Sea contract |
| BWXT receives contract extensions at Pantex, Y-12 |
| Weatherford awarded Sakhalin II pre-commissioning contract |
| Mike Greive, Shell, speaks at the 2nd Middle East CSR Summit in Dubai |
| 2nd Middle East Corporate Social Responsibility summit in Dubai |
| Sakhalin pivotal Asia-Pacific LNG supplier |
| Sakhalin Energy LNG Sales and Purchase Agreement with Toho Gas |
| Baker Hughes May 2005 rig counts |
| PepinNini secures vital drilling rig |
| APPEA: New approaches needed to encourage vital exploration |
| SABIC AR-RAZI 5 project awarded to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
| WMTC 2006 call for papers |
| BHP Billiton gets over 50 per cent of WMC and declares offer unconditional |
| Origin Energy installs solar to power SA's State Parliament |
| Cardiff gas well interim test operations report |
| Emerson introduces Rosemount transmitter with radar echonomics |
| Origin Energy Jingemia 7 oil appraisal well progress report |
| Horizon Oil to begin gas drilling program, offshore gulf of Thailand |
| Invensys optimizing assets and plant performance seminar |
| Marine partners scheme goes from strength to strength |
| Top safety award for Fugro GEOS |
| Technip-JP Kenny JV selected for the Greater Gorgon upstream development in Australia |
| Gas pipeline industry welcomes infrastructure taskforce report |
| Sakhalin Energy signs LNG supply deal with Tohoku Electric |
| Emerson acquires Tescom Corporation |
| Petrofac Expo 2005: Reflect on Tomorrow Today |
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| May 2005 |
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| Roxar launches fault seal analysis solution |
| New interface simplifies integration of crude assay data into PRO/II process simulations |
| Emerson wins contract for Norway’s second largest gas field |
| Renewable power generation to serve more than 100,000 households |
| Shell welcomes progress in Ogoni reconciliation process |
| Prestigious International Safety Award for J. Ray McDermott |
| SEAWATCH extends global reach |
| World Islamic Funds excellence award to Gulf finance house |
| Santos signs Indonesian gas sales agreement |
| Yukos Oil Company sues for damages from the sale of Yugannskneftegas |
| Yukos disappointed by Khodorkovsky verdict |
| SABIC signs LOI with the US Fluor Company for the construction of utilities and site facilities at Yansab in Yanbu |
| Foundation stone laid for Dolphin Energy’s giant gas plant at Qatar’s Ras Laffan |
| Illogical W.A. Government Energy Policy decision |
| SABIC affiliate SHARQ wins prestigious British Safety Council award |
| Sakhalin Energy signs an LNG supply deal with Hiroshima Gas |
| Jingemia 7 oil appraisal well commences onshore Perth Basin, Western Australia |
| Petsec awarded two new leases in Gulf of Mexico |
| Australian explorer enters US gas market |
| Molopo announces $1.4m share purchase plan |
| SAGIA Governor discusses energy opportunities with US |
| World Islamic Funds Conference brings together investors and asset managers |
| Enerpac parent company acquires Hydratight Sweeney |
| TAG Oil expands its Canterbury holdings |
| Eni starts up production from K2 field offshore Gulf of Mexico |
| Petsec Energy spuds third well in Gulf of Mexico |
| ConocoPhillips’ S Zorb Sulfur Removal Technology for China’s Yanshan Refinery |
| Joint industry project offers new solution for prediction of reservoir souring |
| Yokogawa extends scope of annual conference |
| Foster Wheeler receives safety accolade |
| Presidents of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey inaugurate BTC |
| John Crane LaserFace technology |
| Kitson-1 drilling report, PEL 88, Cooper Basin South Australia |
| Antares Energy: Adatepe-5 well spuds in Turkey |
| New pipeline gives Caspian oil access to world markets |
| Roxar launches RMSwellstrat |
| Shell aviation products at 5th Airport Build and Supply Exhibition |
| Parker Hannifin acquires assets of Netherlands-based distributor |
| Yukos to split into two operating units |
| SABIC launches acetic acid technology at Ibn Rushd complex in Yanbu |
| Petsec to develop new USA gas field |
| Aker Kvaerner to modify Indian offshore platforms |
| New Chairman Leads 2006 OTC Board |
| Baku investment pays off for PSL Energy Services |
| Douglas-Westwood : $13 billion for Offshore Renewable Energy Projects |
| Corporate Social Responsibility Dubai summit |
| Shell makes significant discovery in the Norwegian Sea |
| Facilitators UK wins major contract and unique international best practice award |
| Qserv wins prestigious safety award |
| Santos growth outlook stronger than ever |
| The Peak Group announces growth plans for international market |
| SABIC expands capacity to meet growing Asian demand |
| BP And NOVA Chemicals sign binding agreements for European styrenics joint venture |
| Further SNS responsibility for Petrofac |
| USA group joins Australian oil & gas search with interest in Sundance Cooper Basin well |
| Aker Kvaerner wins risk assessment contract from SABIC Europe |
| BTS: Offshore labour market extremely restricted |
| Antares Energy drilling update |
| Herb Elliott to be Deputy Chairman of Fortescue Metals Group |
| Po Valley in first gas discovery in Italy since listing |
| Clough buys Henry Walker Eltin |
| ABARE: Record number of advanced minerals and energy projects |
| Invensys Process Systems' 2005 Customer Conference |
| Yukos refutes Russian government and administration allegations |
| BP Products North America accepts responsibility for explosion |
| Technip awarded contract for a major petrochemical plant in Saudi Arabia |
| PetroChina and Shell proceed with Changbei project |
| Saudi Aramco President & CEO speaks at Baker Institute |
| Vienco and AGT Energy form new oilfield technology company |
| BHP Billiton launches development program for Southern Africa |
| Victoria Petroleum drilling report for East Flour Bluff D-24 well |
| New Chairman for Fortescue Metals Group |
| GlobalSantaFe worldwide SCORE maintains positive movements |
| Shell sponsors the world’s largest gathering of entrepreneurs |
| Testing operations at BG Webb #1 well - Flour Bluff Gas Project |
| EPL raises capital budget, names Phillip Gobe President, elects two directors |
| Roxar IRAP RMS to run on 64-bit Linux desktop |
| ExxonMobil reports record energy efficiency, health and safety performance |
| Sheldon Banks takes responsibility for sales at Parker Instrumentation |
| Origin welcomes extension to PV Rebate Program |
| CNOOC starts oil production in LD 4-2 ahead of schedule |
| Yardarino 6 gas appraisal well commences onshore Perth Basin |
| Molopo enters large US gas project |
| Foster Wheeler awarded engineering services contract for Hyundai Heavy Industries gas project |
| Middle East electricity exhibition and conference |
| SABIC awards contract to Technip for Yansab ethylene and propylene plant |
| Hangzhou Gas Company, Shell and The Hong Kong and China Gas sign natural gas pipeline contract |
| APPEA comments on Australian budget |
| AGL appoints new Director |
| Start of BTC linefill |
| BP extends Egyptian concessions |
| HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak honoured at Emirates Businesswomen Award |
| BP promoting innovation and competitiveness: a transatlantic dialogue |
| Good Shepherd and Origin Energy provide no interest loans for energy efficient appliances |
| Ergon set to take Molopo gas from 2006 |
| ChevronTexaco changes name and image |
| Foster Wheeler awarded project management consultancy contract by GASCO |
| Saudi Aramco’s VP of New Business Development speaks at Saudi Mega Projects 2005 conference |
| Technip awarded contract for the FPSO of the deepwater Akpo field in Nigeria |
| Austral Pacific test operations to commence at Cardiff gas well |
| Sempra Metals strategic stake in Terramin’s Australian lead & zinc project |
| Saudi Aramco President & CEO addresses Saudi Mega Projects 2005 Conference |
| Al-Mady: Challenges threaten future of Middle East petrochemical industry |
| Roxar opens Vietnam office to meet growing customer demand |
| Wood Group open day opens doors for Aberdeen software firm |
| Baker Hughes April 2005 rig counts |
| OTC 05 Focuses on sustaining the success of offshore industry |
| ExxonMobil and Apache expand exploration and development in Western Canada |
| BASF and Shell sell stakes in Basell to consortium led by Access Industries |
| Statement from Yukos Oil Board of Directors and Management |
| APC awards key contract for pipeline FEED |
| Panasonic and Intergraph critical outage management project |
| Macquarie supports Terramin’s SA lead and zinc project |
| Technip contracts for subsea developments in North Sea and offshore Ireland |
| CETO wave energy generator sinks in readiness for test phase |
| Aker Kvaerner receives two technical awards at OTC.05 |
| Hindmarsh Resources appoints Managing Director |
| Falklands oil search results better than expected |
| Petratherm wins PACE funding for Callabonna drilling |
| Antares Energy drilling update |
| Aker Kvaerner contracts for environmentally friendly energy production |
| ChevronTexaco orders two LNG carriers |
| CommSecure direct debit solution for Country Energy |
| Foster Wheeler contract for fuel oil upgrading by Preem Petroleum |
| Roxar signs technical co-operation agreement with Smartec |
| Roxar new ultra compact, subsea sand and pig monitoring AD3000 system |
| Roxar multi-million dollar Multiphase Flow Meter deal |
| Roxar to supply permanent downhole monitoring equipment to Hydro |
| Scan Tech UK to provide ROV tooling for North Sea |
| Hardman completes 4800km 2D Seismic Programme in South Falklands Basin |
| SA government may consider subsidy to overcome chronic drill rig shortage |
| Libya National Oil Corporation and Shell agree on major integrated gas deal |
| SABIC Metals to construct Korean flat steel painting facility |
| ARF to construct biodiesel plant in South Australia |
| Clough gets new deep sea construction vessel |
| Origin Energy: Halladale-1 DW-3 Well, offshore Otway Basin, Victoria |
| SA Resources, Energy and Investment Conference |
| GE Energy’s pipeline services group joins global energy transmission network |
| Fugro GEOS activity in GoM |
| Fugro camera systems |
| 3i examines the prospects for North Sea oil and gas |
| Aker Kvaerner deepwater subsea contract |
| Antares Energy spuds Yukon-1 |
| Business confidence levels in the Middle East region at an all time high |
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| April 2005 |
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| ExxonMobil technology substantially reduces subsea well intervention costs |
| John Crane makes its mark on this year’s BPMA Awards |
| CNOOC reports a surge of oil & gas revenue |
| IPART hands down final decision on AGL Gas Networks |
| New Oil and Gas licences granted |
| Parker Instrumentation: Low cost non-return valves accommodate pressures to 10,000 psi |
| Global business success leads to expansion for Eclipse |
| New specialist oil and gas law service launched |
| Beach Petroleum achieving record results |
| Strong opening quarter for Santos |
| ExxonMobil reports start up of cogeneration facility in Baytown |
| ChevronTexaco celebrates 2004 as 'A Year of Great Accomplishment' |
| Northrop Grumman Chairman, CEO and President Ronald D. Sugar Elected to ChevronTexaco Board of Directors |
| Technip awarded FEED contract for Mississippi LNG terminal |
| K Home International receives Queen’s award |
| Michell Instruments wins Technical Innovation of the Year Award |
| Pinsent Masons boosts construction team in Dubai |
| Petrofac secures critical upgrade project in Kuwait |
| SABIC forecasts increase in polymers sales volume for South East Asia in the next five years |
| TNK-BP replaces 127 per cent of production with new reserves |
| UAE Petroleum engineering gets massive productivity boost from SGI Altix 350 series architecture |
| EIC leads trade mission to Qatar |
| Origin Energy: Halladale-1 DW-3 Well, offshore Otway Basin, Victoria |
| East Flour Bluff D-24, Flour Bluff Gas Field Development Project update |
| Petsec spuds new Gulf of Mexico well |
| SIA Engineering Company and Parker Hannifin form Asia-Pacific Hydraulic Equipment Service Center joint venture |
| Aker Kvaerner financial target achieved |
| Middle East set to dominate global polyolefins industry |
| WellLife cementing service helps ensure long-term zonal isolation in difficult HPHT wells |
| Instrucalc 6: Instrument engineering software |
| Santos wins gas contract for new Queensland power station |
| SAS oil & gas solutions a hit at MEOS 2005 |
| New-look Caspian conference proving a draw |
| Performace Plus wins Queen's Award for enterprise |
| Avantis introduces web-based solution for supply chain collaboration |
| Enerpac high-pressure pumps designed specifically for bolting applications |
| BP’s views on energy security |
| OMV in major Austrian gas discovery |
| ChevronTexaco award of Front-End Engineering and Design contracts for Angola LNG plant |
| Aker Kvaerner wins contracts for boiler island and evaporation plant upgrades |
| Shell venture sells first regasified LNG from Hazira terminal in India |
| Sydney Gas appoints Michael Knight AO as chairman |
| CNOOC: LD 10-1 oil field outperforms daily production |
| TD-4100 Oil in Water Monitor bilge alarm receives US Coast Guard certification |
| Austral Pacific Energy shares trading under AEN symbol |
| Aker Kvaerner joins new alliance with Lucite International in UK |
| Emerson selected for $14 million flow measurement project for one of world’s largest sub-sea pipelines |
| Shell and ExxonMobil plan to market interests in three uk North Sea assets |
| Aker Kvaerner wins engineering contract from DSM |
| Foxboro introduces embedded virus protection for Windows-based I/A Series system workstations |
| SABIC reports US$ 1.354 billion profit in 1Q 2005 |
| BP to invest $130 million on clean fuels production |
| Shell and Bechtel agree to $1.75 billion sale of InterGen |
| WellConstructor: An internet based consultancy |
| CGG vessels secure an acquisition backlog worth an additional 75M$ |
| Halladale-1 DW-2 encounters gas in offshore Otway Basin, Victoria |
| GlobalSantaFe worldwide SCORE continues to improve |
| Technip: A new contract for a major steamcracker in Qatar |
| Portajohn signs with Modest |
| Roxar signs global software contract with Repsol YPF |
| Parker Hannifin record 3Q sales |
| ZIIC profits continue to rise |
| SAGC and Shell plan to launch new fast oil change joint venture in China |
| Fortescue raises resource budget |
| SABIC Board announces payment of SR 4.5 billion in dividends |
| AlMansoori launches purpose built tubular inspection services in Abu Dhabi |
| ExxonMobil MSDW lube technology selected by S-Oil for second application |
| Petrofac appoints Kjell Almskog as non-executive director |
| Foxboro Coriolis mass flowmeter now certified for international custody transfer applications |
| DeepSea provides new deepwater monitoring service |
| Petronas-Shell joint venture makes fourth successive discovery |
| Technip awarded two contracts by Norsk Hydro for the Fram East and Vilje projects in Norway |
| SAFCO announces 102% profit increase in Q1 2005 |
| Go ahead for Santos’ first Indonesian development |
| Aker Kvaerner contract for completion of Snøhvit LNG project |
| SimSci-Esscor releases enhanced steady-state simulator for safety systems and pressure relief networks |
| COADE announces support for Autocad 2006 |
| Expro International Group acquires DHV International |
| 18th Middle East Energy Insurance Seminar brings together international and regional experts |
| 10th Asia Upstream 2005 |
| Aker Kvaerner awarded third expansion project with Teijin Twaron in the Netherlands |
| Aker Kvaerner for Statfjord B and C modifications |
| Baker Hughes organisational changes |
| Engineered Software PIPE-FLO Compressible 2005 |
| The Oil & Gas Operations Summit 2005 |
| New Vistamaxx grades for spunbond processing deliver enhanced elasticity |
| CB&I wins turnkey contract for LNG storage terminal in China |
| GlobalSantaFe public offering of ordinary shares |
| OTC 2005: Westmark simplicity in safety |
| Canada-Europe Power Investment Roundtable |
| CNOOC takes stake in Canadian MEG Energy |
| ENERGEX recognised for Greenhouse efforts |
| American Stock Exchange approves listing of Austral Pacific Energy |
| GE Energy launches J312 GMD engine for gass compression |
| BP awarded three Algerian exploration blocks |
| Judges begin assessment of Emirates Businesswomen Award entries |
| SimSci-Esscor launches new version of DYNSIM dynamic simulation program |
| Foster Wheeler/Huanqiu JV awarded coal-to-liquids study contract in China |
| Honeywell sponsors PMI Arabian Gulf Meet |
| Technip and Kerr-McGee win 2005 OTC Distinguished Achievement Award |
| Victoria Petroleum update on gas reserves estimates for Flour Bluff Gas Project |
| Woodside joins Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative |
| Woodside Energy CEO Don Voelte addressing APPEA 2005 |
| IMCA celebrates 10th Anniversary |
| Shell to sponsor coveted Arab Journalism Awards 2005 |
| ChevronTexaco awards major contract for Nigerian Gas-To-Liquids project |
| Hardman initiates proceedings |
| Santos: Casino gas project awarded a production licence |
| Hardman: Marloo-1, Timor Sea final drilling report |
| Australian Infrastructure Taskforce releases discussion paper |
| ChevronTexaco multimillion-dollar strategic research alliance in Australia |
| Australian mining technology businesses winning lucrative contracts |
| Labtech awarded Hitec contract |
| Baker Hughes March 2005 rig counts |
| Victoria Petroleum plans 8 wells in next three months |
| OTC 2005 exhibition grows |
| Austral announces year end result |
| Aker Kvaerner scores in independent safety audit |
| Clean energy breakthrough |
| Statoil extends contract with Maritime Well Service |
| ExxonMobil enters final negotiations on Upper Zakum Field participation |
| Roxar joins energy consortium POSC |
| Solar Power boost for second Ponds Creek Development |
| New equity arrangements for Australian Greater Gorgon project |
| Aker Kvaerner opens Rotterdam office |
| ExxonMobil signs framework agreement for Australian gas resources |
| AGL shareholders approve $228 million return of capital |
| Parker reports monthly orders trend |
| Foster Wheeler awarded PES contract for new chemical facilities in Saudi Arabia |
| iXSea launches ECHOES CHIRP Profiler Range |
| PSL Energy wins £6 million BP contract |
| Oman: Ministry of Commerce and Industry signs two contracts with Gulf Business Machines |
| Gastech 2005 breaks records and settles on next two venues |
| Hardman Resources Timor Sea update |
| Origin Energy: Halladale-1 DW-1 encounters gas in offshore Otway Basin, Victoria |
| Shell and Total awarded contract offshore PSC in Cameroon |
| ChevronTexaco signs framework agreement for Australian gas resources |
| Amerada Hess reports unsuccessful results at Wembley |
| EPL reports five exploratory successes |
| ChevronTexaco to acquire Unocal |
| The Peak Group recruiting for global expansion |
| Tap Oil spuds two wells |
| Tap Oil participates in WA-351-P – Jacala prospect |
| Vanco appoints new president |
| Jubail wins economic award |
| Three Shell experts to present key addresses at MPGC |
| ExxonMobil appeals reduced but unwarranted awards in Grefer case |
| Expro welcomes chinese delegation |
| ENERGEX trials new composite fibre cross arms |
| Sydney Gas spuds four new wells |
| Kupe JV decides on new gas production station |
| Clough AMEC forge links with Woodside |
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| March 2005 |
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| TNK-BP: Lisichansk Refinery shut down for repairs in April |
| ChevronTexaco and Repsol to develop new area in Venezuela's Orinoco Belt |
| CB&I wins EPC contract for LNG terminal expansion in UK |
| GlobalSantaFe takes delivery of second ultra-deepwater semi |
| Technip contract for refinery in the US Virgin Islands |
| Santos upbeat on 2005 exploration program |
| Aker Kvaerner wins ChevronTexaco Thailand contract |
| Parker Hannifin in JV with Tejing Hydraulics |
| Saudi Aramco, Indian Oil Corp sign technical accord |
| Mustang establishes Asia-Pacific base in Australia |
| Sakhalin Energy relocates offshore pipelines to protect whales |
| Murphy Oil drills dry wells in Congo |
| CNOOC signs new PSC with Primeline |
| Santos first production from Mutineer-Exeter |
| Technip wins contract for a large gas plant in Saudi Arabia |
| Hardman Timor Sea drilling update |
| Victoria Petroleum BG Webb-1 well drilling report |
| Origin Energy drilling report |
| British Australian tidal power venture |
| Tidalmarine syndicate hands over Fujairah Mini Finger Pier project to Vopak |
| Zamil Steel celebrates 2004 record achievements |
| Dubai Techno Park and Omni Oil research and development centre |
| Woodside and Korean National oil Corporation sign joint study agreement |
| Ventures International target Norwegian skills for ME markets |
| Ezra Holdings concludes US$78.1m sale-and-leaseback deal on four AHTS |
| KS Tech provides refurbished jack up rig for Norwegian client |
| Petrofac secures groundbreaking $125m Kuwait contract |
| ESS goes back to school with education link up |
| Tronic wins prestigious engineering award |
| Amerada Hess ventures into Russian Federation |
| BWXT amends $135 million revolving credit facility |
| Florida hydrogen business partnership finalises hydrogen energy roadmap |
| Origin Energy: Commissioning of the BassGas Project Facilities |
| BJ Services Sponsors SPE Online eLibrary for Students |
| Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids introduces world’s first viscometer for Extreme HPHT Drilling Fluids Analysis |
| Regional forum on reinventing government in Arab states |
| ADB opens first Clean Development Mechanism facility project to buyers |
| Mad Dog extension well encounters significant oil pay |
| TNK-BP: Samotlorneftegaz unique project |
| Expro International trading update for the year ended 31 March 2005 |
| PSL Energy Services appoint new VP |
| Shell announces global strategic partnership with KPI |
| Origin Energy finalises Gas Swap Agreement |
| Origin Energy: Halladale-1 DW-1 spuds in offshore Otway Basin |
| Victoria Petroleum more gas shows in BC Webb-1 |
| Largo Vista Group signs Agreement in Principal with Shanghai Offshore Oil Group |
| GlobalSantaFe worldwide SCORE overall positive |
| SABIC Board approves bonus share and dividend increase plan |
| Yukos produced 85.1 million metric tonnes of crude in 2004 |
| Aker Kvaerner wins contract from British Nuclear Group Project Services |
| BP creates new identity for petrochemicals company |
| Insurance experts to convene at Middle East energy insurance seminar |
| CETO Australian wave power leads in renewable energy technology |
| Borouge completes USD 40 million investment in Abu Dhabi |
| AAPG, EAGE to Serve as Conference Secretariat for 7th Bi-annual GEO Conference |
| TNK-BP core executives visit the Orsk refinery |
| Origin Energy answers call for more generation in Queensland |
| Shell review of remuneration policy for executive directors |
| Peak Group collects award at oil and gas Oscars |
| AlMansoori 2nd oilfield open-house event |
| Potential for new technologies to reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions |
| EPL successful high bidder on 22 blocks in Central Gulf lease sale |
| Invensys awarded multi-million dollar RasGas II contract |
| Gulf of Oman License Block 18 Awarded to Reliance Industries Ltd |
| New Catalyst Screening Unit generates high quality data 24/7 |
| Saudi Aramco signs contracts for Khursaniyah, Hawiyah NGL mega-projects |
| BP and Sinopec to sign a Joint Venture Contract for their Nanjing acetic acid plant |
| Honeywell unveils comprehensive simulation solution for processing plants |
| McDermott fourth quarter and full-year 2004 unaudited results |
| ChevronTexaco Ivan-Damaged Petronius back in production |
| Yukos rejects Rosneft claims |
| Aker Kvaerner secures term maintenance contract and alliance management role at Teesside Power Station |
| Oil Education and Training is focus of Global Event |
| Invensys donates software extensions for FOUNDATION fieldbus to PACTware Consortium |
| Parker Elects Daniel Serbin as VP of Human Resources and Corporate Officer |
| Parker elects Tom Williams New Instrumentation Group President and Corporate Officer |
| BP awards well services contract to QSERV |
| Australia, UAE agree on Free Trade Agreement talks |
| Shell to sell its interests in the Laminaria and Corallina oil fields |
| Emerson expands Fisher NotchFlo dirty service control valve capability |
| LNG business set for remarkable growth in capital expenditure |
| Middle East energy leaders meet to prevent future power and water crisis |
| Austral set to test Cardiff-2A deep gas well |
| IMarEST appoints new president |
| ExxonMobil record-breaking 2004 performance |
| Cooper kicks off campaign with Kitson |
| Victoria Petroleum Dines CBM-1 drilling report |
| Santos appoints new Investor Relations executive |
| Sembcorp Marine subsidiary PPL Shipyard wins US$121m rig building contract |
| Keppel completes proprietary deepwater accommodation platform |
| Lucent Technologies targets China’s oil and gas industry |
| Sonangol and ChevronTexaco key agreements for Angola LNG Project |
| Origin answers Government's challenge |
| ABARE: Australia’s mineral export earnings December quarter |
| EPL acquires additional interest at South Timbalier 26 |
| Technip awarded engineering consultancy contract for Arzew refinery in Algeria |
| Bahrain to host top quality conference at MEOS 2005 |
| COADE releases updated PVElite and CodeCalc pressure vessel software |
| Shell showcases oil industry’s contribution to people development |
| Akzo Nobel wins prestigious contract for supplying water treatment technology |
| Qatar Petroleum & ExxonMobil US$12.8bn Qatargas II Project to supply UK |
| BHP Billiton announces US$7.3 billion cash offer for WMC Resources |
| Enhanced Avantis condition monitoring solution from Invensys facilitates real-time, proactive maintenance |
| Foster Wheeler, WorleyParsons JV received Letter of Intent for North West Shelf LNG Phase V Project in Australia |
| GE Energy’s cost effective SCC-screening solution |
| BP opens of new marine fuels terminal at Fremantle Port |
| Baker Hughes February 2005 rig counts |
| Wellhead contract to Aker Kvaerner from Unocal Thailand |
| Happy 21st Birthday Gastech |
| Performance Plus: Processing plants missing out on major reliability improvements |
| ChevronTexaco donates seismic data to American Geological Institute |
| South East South Australia (SESA) Pipeline underway |
| Foster Wheeler scoops the ECITB Active Cup for the fifth time |
| CB&I wins phase II award for UK LNG import terminal |
| DNV acquires CC Technologies |
| Top Welsh companies bound for MEOS |
| Distinguised achievement awards to be handed out at OTC2005 |
| ExxonMobil announces sale of Sinopec shares |
| Homosassa Springs State park receives hydrogen fuel cell |
| ChevronTexaco reports first condensate from Angola's Sanha Field |
| Attention focuses on Azerbaijan in 'Year of Oil' |
| Hardman sells Gabon interests |
| North West Shelf Venture signs LNG Phase V Letter of Intent |
| Victoria Petroleum BG Webb-1 drilling report |
| Clough Thai JV secures first fabrication contract |
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| February 2005 |
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| Baker Hughes announces organizational changes |
| Qatar Petroleum and Shell sign a Letter of Intent for the development of a petrochemical complex |
| Oil & Gas Industry Leaders at MEOS 2005 |
| Qatar Petroleum and Shell sign Qatargas 4 agreement |
| Gastech breaks record but it's not all new |
| Roxar multi-million dollar software deal with TNK-BP |
| Shell appoints Graeme Sweeney CEO Shell Renewables and President Shell Hydrogen |
| Expro appoints new president |
| IMCA: New technical advisor |
| IMCA: Making contracting fair |
| Aker Kvaerner power boiler contracts for UPM's paper mills in UK and France |
| APC calls for tenders for PNG pipeline FEED |
| Roxar new corporate branding to better serve the E&P industry |
| Spotlight shines on Expro Group |
| Shell signs development agreement for LNG terminal in Italy |
| CGG develops its presence in India |
| Honeywell automation and information management systems to Gaz de France |
| Victoria Petroleum Flour Bluff Gas Development drilling report |
| Clough reports turnaround and BassGas impact |
| Santos makes two new appointments |
| GlobalSantaFe worldwide SCORE maintains upward swing |
| Foster Wheeler hydrotreater unit in Lithuania for AB Mazeikiu Nafta |
| BP Solar awarded solar power contract in Zambia |
| BP Clair Field inauguration |
| SAS drills down business intelligence at Middle East Oil & Gas Show |
| Wind farm to boost Hallett generation |
| Diving in contaminated waters |
| Intel and IBM oil & gas initiative in Middle East |
| Santos announces new President for expanding Indonesian operations |
| First Chevron hydrogen energy station unveiled |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation 2004 reserves replacement |
| Parker Hannifin acquires Markwel Hose Industries |
| BP Takes Minority Share in New R 250 Million Black-Owned, Black-Managed and Black-Controlled Fuels Joint Venture |
| Expro announces new contracts awarded |
| New Lease of life for the northern producer |
| Santos acquires OMV’s Gippsland and Cooper Basin assets |
| Statoil extends Aker Kvaerner's maintenance work in the North Sea |
| Invensys receives two new patents for Digital Coriolis mass flow measurement technology |
| BP makes fifth oil discovery in the ultra-deep water Block 31 Angola |
| Differential Glonass service for Veripos in Brazil |
| ExxonMobil Chemical to expand Santoprene TPV manufacturing site |
| Accident investigations improving safety at sea: Stanley Gray lecture 2005 |
| Advantica and Hyder secure ADNOC technical consultancy contract |
| Sakhalin Energy: IUCN Report offers way forward |
| Shell and Malaysia's National Oil Company sign Production Sharing Contracts |
| Shell joint ventures win Kogas tender |
| Saudi Aramco CEO speaks at CERA Week 2005 |
| Antrim completes acquisition of oil and gas fields in Argentina |
| AKER KVÆRNER: Strategic acquisition of shares in RR Offshore |
| ChevronTexaco and BG Group success offshore Trinidad and Tobago Block 6d |
| Crude oil spill on the Ohio river monitored by the TD-500 Oil in Water Meter |
| Production begins at Central Azeri in the Caspian Sea |
| Labtech celebrates record year for business |
| The Peak Group wins key Irish Sea well contract with major independent |
| Austral Pacific Energy : Drilling and oil production operations update |
| OTC 2005 Industry breakfasts focus on Canada, Libya and Norway |
| African power, water and gas utilities to meet in Cape Town in May 2005 |
| Caspian Oil & Gas plans for seismic acquisition |
| Antares Energy Wilbeck update |
| Weatherford completes GreenStream dewatering and drying for Saipem |
| iXSea launches HYDRINS |
| PSL Energy win 4.2 million Ormen Lange excavation contract |
| Origin Energy: Gas supply issues in Mount Gambier and Penola region |
| Shell announces appointment of new Company Secretary |
| Expro Group awarded two significant Shell European contracts |
| McDermott fourth quarter financial preview and 2005 information |
| SABIC awards contract for Sharq-1 expansion project to Foster Wheeler Energy |
| Fram East contract for Aker Kvaerner |
| Woodside appoints new Chief Financial Officer |
| vMonitor wins Oman contract |
| Foster Wheeler awarded study contract by TNK-BP in Russia |
| Shell Oman Marketing distributes dividends |
| YUKOS dismisses banks in adversary proceedings |
| Honeywell inaugurates the largest integration center in the Middle East |
| Clough wins Saudi Aramco contract |
| Baker Hughes January 2005 rig counts |
| Statoil opens new office in Qatar |
| GASTECH 2005 – Breaking all records |
| Ness Energy uses new technology to re-interpret dated seismic |
| Kerr-McGee establishes position in South China Sea |
| Hardman Resources looking for new CFO |
| Antares Energy Wilbeck-1 update |
| McDermott announces new appointments |
| Technip awarded pipeline contract for Caledonia’s Johnston development |
| Norwegian asset swap between Statoil and Shell |
| Austral carried in US$6 million farm-out |
| Santos discovery in Indonesia’s Kutei Basin |
| Victoria Petroleum to start drilling at Flour Bluff Gas Field, Texas |
| Origin Energy progress report for Corybas 1 gas exploration well |
| Woodside investigates flowline fault |
| ABARE: Future of national industries discussed at OUTLOOK 2005 |
| Parker reports continued high order volume in all segments |
| More service orders to Aker Kvaerner |
| ExxonMobil signs PSC for exploration activities |
| ChevronTexaco and co-venturers sign production sharing contract |
| Zamil Air Conditioners wins multiple projects in Bahrain |
| Origin Energy announces organisational changes |
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| January 2005 |
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| Foster Wheeler awarded PMC contract by Abu Dhabi Gas Industries |
| Foster Wheeler's Ian Bill receives CBE |
| ExxonMobil estimated fourth quarter and 2004 results |
| ChevronTexaco returns to Libya |
| CanArgo Energy signs contract for Manavi appraisal drilling |
| Repsol YPF wins exploration block in Liberia |
| Horizon Oil second quarter report |
| Antares Energy Wilbeck-1 Update |
| Clough signs A$170M BG India contract |
| Aker Kvaerner secures GBP30 million contract from BP |
| Roxar opens Asia Pacific headquarters in Kuala Lumpur |
| Schlumberger opens Reservoir Fluids Center in Canada |
| ExxonMobil Chemical to expand oxo alcohol capacity in Singapore |
| BP opens Mega Data Centre in Singapore |
| OMV looks to Western Siberia |
| EPL announces results of five exploratory wells |
| Total signs two production sharing contracts in Mauritania |
| Origin Energy: BassGas JV wins court dispute on Clough bank guarantees |
| Clough Limited: BassGas status update |
| Woodside successfully bids for Liberian acreage |
| Corybas 1 gas exploration well progress report, Perth Basin, WA |
| Murphy Oil significant deepwater oil discovery in Congo Republic |
| Hydrogen future drives into the Big Apple |
| J. Ray McDermott & Keppel FELS sign Letter Of Intent for ABB Lummus global patents |
| Total signs two production sharing contracts in Mauritania |
| BHP Billiton appoints President Energy Coal |
| Rookwood North-1 drilling report, ATP 608P, Surat Basin, Queensland |
| Victoria Petroleum production update for Mirage and Ventura new oil field discoveries |
| Hardman secures project financing for Chinguetti development |
| Vicpet to double oil production |
| Santos steps up exploration in 2005 |
| ChevronTexaco reports record $13.3 billion year |
| GlobalSantaFe reports 2004 results |
| Aker Kvaerner to proceed with Spence project in Chile |
| Shell signs North Sea Exploration deals with Apache |
| Hugh Fraser International guide for North Sea companies expanding into UAE |
| Total stake in two Australian deep offshore exploration blocks |
| BHP Billiton announces new Board appointment |
| ExxonMobil Chemical to expand Ethylene capacity in Singapore |
| Kvaerner Power wins power boiler contract in Finland |
| Virginia Burnell appointed president of Invensys Process Systems |
| Natural Gas Services names Stephen C. Taylor as President and CEO |
| Honeywell starts multimillion dollar contract to expand oilfield in kazakhstan |
| Origin Energy: Corybas 1 gas exploration well commences onshore Perth Basin |
| Victorian Department of Education&Training deploys largest Cisco WLAN in Asia Pacific region |
| Environmental assessment for Origin’s Victorian generator project |
| Roxar multiphase flow meters for Rosa Project in Angola |
| Enerpac parent company acquires Hedley Purvis |
| Technip awarded Kerr-McGee Ticonderoga field contract |
| EPL closes of south Louisiana acquisition increases 2005 budget |
| Aker Kvaerner: Contracts for Ormen Lange merged |
| BP reveals $2 billion plan for UK North Sea business in 2005 |
| BP in Iraq technical study |
| BP begins production at Mad Dog in deepwater Gulf of Mexico |
| Performance Plus and Sasol deliver ahead of schedule |
| John Crane technology raises the bar for high performance sealing solutions |
| Australia Mexico meetings reveal potential for Australian LNG exports to America |
| Santos: Jeruk 2/ST3 well results |
| Horizon Oil: Kapul-1 well drilling report update |
| Victoria Petroleum: Rookwood North-1 drilling report, ATP 608P, Surat Basin, Queensland |
| SABIC announces highest ever profit of us $ 3.8b in 2004 |
| Australia and Mexico in energy cooperation agreement |
| Santos goes direct with its own marketing of Minerva gas |
| Antares Energy spuds Wilbeck-1 |
| BHP Billiton begins production at Mad Dog oil & gas field in deepwater GoM |
| Clough JV Wins A$33m Indonesian offshore oil & gas contract |
| Parker posts fiscal second quarter results |
| HP Integrity server solution sales pass $1 Billion in 2004 |
| ExxonMobil announces first gas production at Arthur Field in southern North Sea |
| Keppel FELS to deliver KFELS B class jackup ahead of schedule |
| BHP Billiton reports first gas from Minerva development in Australia |
| Carbon capture and geological storage reduces cost of achieving emissions reductions |
| GlobalSantaFe worldwide SCORE improves steadily |
| Invensys and Hyperion in joint partnership |
| Technip led joint venture awarded contract for Freeport LNG terminal in the USA |
| Saudi Aramco CEO promotes closer co-operation with India |
| BP to sign MOU with JTC to build second hydrogen refuelling station |
| Intel embarks on technology awareness roadshow for consumers |
| Shell to participate in an integrated field study in Iraq |
| Baker Hughes files application with Ontario Securities Commission |
| Technip and NPCC to execute Qatargas II offshore EPC contract |
| Aker Kvaerner: Subsea contract for Vilje |
| ChevronTexaco partners with CITIC Resources to expand Caltex retail operation in China |
| Foster Wheeler establishes new oil and gas |
| Intel CEO at International Consumer Elecronics Show |
| Horizon oil: Kapul-1 well drilling report |
| BHP Billiton: First oil production from the Greater Angostura field |
| ChevronTexaco finds oil in four wells drilled in offshore Cambodia |
| General Monitors: New open path gas detection system |
| HP and Cisco align support services for mutual customers |
| AGL adds to wholesale gas portfolio with TGT deal |
| Austral Pacific Energy:Cardiff-2A sidetrack operations commence |
| ExxonMobil senior VP discusses new resources and advanced technology |
| Zamil Steel increases production capacity |
| Foster Wheeler, SNC-Lavalin JV awarded contract for development of Goro nickel-cobalt project |
| PSL Energy Services assist recovery in the Gulf of Mexico |
| C-SAM Ltd appoints non-executive director |
| TAP Oil acquires interest in new permit offshore Australia |
| BHP Billiton appoints COO, Aluminium Southern Africa |
| Baker Hughes December 2004 rig counts |
| Horizon Oil successful share purchase plan to raise $10 million |
| Florida purchases world’s first commercial hydrogen powered shuttle buses |
| Total extends Usan field in Nigeria |
| Atwood Eagle wins more work from BHP |
| Santos: Recommencement of dividend reinvestment plan |
| Parker Hannifin reports monthly orders trend |
| Energy Partners production, operations, and exploratory update |
| ChevronTexaco de Mexico awarded CRE permit |
| CGG wins land acquisition backlog worth $ 115 million |
| Aker Kvaerner wins boiler and evaporator contracts |
| ChevronTexaco first oil from Angola 's Bomboco Field |
| Sun Resources Cooper 1 well results disappointing |
| ProCurve Networking by HP sets the agenda for 2005 |
| Oil Drilling & Exploration expands international oilfield services division |
| Sun deploys Grid Cluster Supercomputer at ADCO |
| Parker Hannifin divests remainder of Wynn Oil business to Illinois Tool Works |
| POGEE: 3rd Pakistan Oil, Gas & Energy Exhibition and Conference |
| Honeywell wins $60 million contract to modernise Algeria refinery |
| Keppel FELS kick-starts 2005 with new rig order |
| Woodside forms Gulf of Mexico alliance with Explore Enterprises |
| Aker Kvaerner wins second tranche of work at Shell's Pernis refinery |
| LNG terminal contract to Aker Kvaerner/ IHI consortium |
| Attracting oil and gas investment in Indonesia |
| Stretching Frontiers: 5th Doha Conference on Natural Gas |
