June 2014

Total redefines strategy in Azerbaijan from Shah Deniz to Absheron

Total to focus on Caspian Sea Absheron gas field The French major Total and its partners, the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) and the other French oil and gas company GDF-Suez, are finalizing the conceptual design to develop the Absheron offshore gas field in the Azerbaijan Caspian Sea. This decision on the design to […]

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Saudi Arabia to test shale gas viability in Empty Quarter

Saudi Aramco at FEED for three shale gas projects Saudi Aramco is preparing to award front end engineering and design (FEED) contracts to develop shale gas reserves as pilot projects in three different basins of Saudi Arabia. Despite all the challenges to implement the hydraulic fracturing techniques in Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom is keen to

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Nigeria to monetize its gas locally with Brass Fertilizer projects

BFCL plans world-scale methanol and fertilizer plants The Lagos-based Brass Fertilizer Company Limited (BFCL or Brass Fertilizer) is planning to build world-scale gas treatment plant supported by methanol and nitrogen fertilizer facilities on the Brass Island in the State of Bayelsa in Nigeria. With the natural gas prices depressed as a consequence of the US

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Indian Oil to add polypropylene unit at Paradip Refinery in India

IOC Paradip PP project received board approval The state-owned Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOC) company received the board approval for the construction of greenfield world class polypropylene (PP) production unit at the Paradip Refinery and Petrochemical complex currently in construction on the east coast of India. India counts not less than 22 refineries out of

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TransCanada inks deal with Chevron-Apache on Kitimat LNG project

TransCanada Merrick Mainline Pipeline to feed Kitimat The super major company Chevron Corporation (Chevron) and the independent Apache Corporation (Apache) signed an agreement with the Calgary-based midstream company TransCanada Corporation (TransCanada) through its wholly-owned subsidiary Nova Gas Transmission Limited (NGTL) for the construction of the Merrick Mainline Pipeline project in the perspective to feed the

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Sabic at feasibility study on Saudi Arabia Oil-To-Chemicals complex

Sabic mulls over world largest Oil-To-Chemicals project The world largest ethylene producer, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Sabic) is mulling over the design and construction of the world ever largest Oil-To-Chemical (OTC) complex in Saudi Arabia. In the same way as Saudi Aramco invested heavily these last years on the downstream activities, Sabic is considering again massive

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Saudi Aramco pre-qualify bidders for offshore Maintain Potential Program

Aramco to select two consultants for broader MPP work The national oil company (NOC) Saudi Aramco will select two engineering companies to provide its offshore Maintain Potential Program (MPP) with project management consultancy (PMC) services for the next period starting on 2015. Saudi Aramco Maintain Potential Program is running for years with the mission to manage

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Woodfibre LNG to save energy on British Columbia LNG project

Woodfibre goes for electrical LNG trains in Squamish The newly established Canadian company Woodfibre Natural Gas Ltd (Woodfibre) has made the decision to go for the electrical solution to drives the liquefied natural gas (LNG) trains of its Woodfibre LNG project planned at Squamish in British Columbia, Canada. Woodfibre LNG is one of these multiple export LNG terminal projects

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AM Agrigen selects Louisiana for new nitrogen fertilizer plant

AM Agrigen to invest $1.2 billion in Killona urea project  The newly established AM Agrigen Industries Limited Liabilities Company is running full speed to propose a greenfield nitrogen fertilizer plant project near St Charles Parish in Louisiana, USA. As part of all the national initiatives launched in USA to monetize the glut of natural gas

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