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Toyo and SOG create TS Participações S.A. Last month MODEC TOYO Offshore Production Systems Pte. Ltd. (MTOPS), a joint company created by Toyo Engineering Corporation (Toyo) and MODEC, Inc. (MODEC) established in Singapore, has been awarded a EPC contract to install topsides units for a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) system from Dutch company of Cernambi Sul MV24 […]

Definition The Henry hub is the pricing point for the natural gas future and spot contracts traded on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX). Physically the Henry hub is located in Erath, Louisiana, USA and belongs to the Sabine Pipeline LLC. Comments Future and spot prices set at Henry hub are denominated in $/mbtu (million of British thermal units) and are generally […]

Odebrecht, Petrobras & Braskem to lead Camisea gas field development Brazil has come forward with cash injections aimed at bringing the gas into the international markets and help Peru’s Petrochemical sector development. Odebrecht will lead a consortium of three Brazilian firms plans to spend up to $5 billion capital expenditure instead of the previous $3 billion  in the perspective of higher potential for Peru’s […]

Russian tax incentive unlock foreign investments The key factor that prompted the companies to sign the agreement was the steps taken by the Government of the Russian Federation to introduce tax incentives for offshore production, including cancelling export duties and introducing a reduced Mineral Extraction Tax rate of 5-15% depending on project complexity. The Russian Government also offered guarantees that the favourable tax regime will remain in […]

Definition “CBM” is the acronym of CoalBed Methane. CBM is a form of natural gas found along with coal seams underground. It is also called as Sweet gas because of lack of hydrogen sulphide in it Comments In a natural gas reservoir, gas is compressed by the pressure in the formation.  Expansion of the gas provides […]

$4 billion for first Brunei Refinery & Aromatics complex Zhejiang Hengyi Petrochemicals co.ltd (Zhejiang Hengyi) is the largest polyester fibers manufacturer in China. Founded in 1994 it is a privately owned company. Zhejiang Hengyi is planning to build an integrated refinery and petrochemical complex at Pulau Muara Besar in Brunei Darussalam with  the country’s first aromatics production facilities, the chemical-fibers production units. […]

Tsusho takes 32.5% of Encana’s Coalbed Methane Toyota Tsusho Corporation (Tsusho) has reached an agreement with Encana Corporation (Encana), Canada‘s largest natural gas producer, to acquire a 32.5% interest in a coalbed methane (CBM) project. Tsusho will pay C$602 million to acquire the interest and in capital expenditure over the coming seven years. Tsusho has […]

Definition “Take-or-Pay Contract” is one of the three most used LNG contracts type, see comments below. Take-or-Pay Contract are written agreements between a buyer and seller that obligate the buyer to pay regardless of whether or not the seller delivers the good or service. Generally, this obligation to pay does not involve the full amount due […]

UOP provides Propane Dehydrogenation Technology Zhangjiagang Yangzi River Petrochemical Co. Ltd is a joint venture between:  – New Oriental Energy Co.,  – Huachang Chemical Co.  – Feixang Chemical Co (a Rhodia‘s subsidiary). Zhangjiagang  is located in the Jiangsu province, China, which is about 110 km from Shanghai. This large scale project is to meet the growing demand in […]

Framo Engineering is now part of Schlumberger to create a subsea process and boosting system capable of meeting the demands of the subsea environment and changing flow conditions over the life of a field. The Gullfaks Field is located in the central part of the East Shetland Basin in the Northern Norwegian North Sea and […]