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Statoil, ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips rename Luva project into Aasta Hansteen During the concept selection Statoil estimated the development capital expenditure in the Aasta Hansteen field (formerly named Luva) at some $5.6 billion (NOK 34 billion). With a total hull weight of 45,000 ton, a length of 193 meters and a draught of 170 meters, the Aasta […]
Total lowers Carbon Footprint with Power from Shore Previously called Hild, the Martin Linge development belongs to Total E&P Norge AS (51%), the operator, Petoro AS (30%) and Statoil Petroleum AS (19%). End of March, the Norwegian Government approved the development plan for the Martin Linge oil and gas field. Total capital expenditure is estimated to $4.2 […]
Jacobs Engineering won the EPCM Services Contract SABIC has awarded a contract to Jacobs Engineering Group to provide engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services to upgrade an Olefins 4 plant at its petrochemical production complex in Geleen, Netherlands. Jacobs said it will carry out the work from its office in Meerssen, Netherlands, which is […]
Definition: “Subsea Electrical System” refers to all the solutions to transport and distribute electrical power from the land or an Offshore operating unit, such as platform or FPSO, to supply seabed operating units like compressors, pumps, valves, etc… Comments: Normally electricity and water do not fit too well together, so it may look strange to consider such […]
K5 is located about 230km from Bintulu, in water depth of 80 metres. Discovered in 1970, K5 is a sour gas field offshore Sarawak in eastern Malaysia. It had been left undeveloped as it contains up to 70 % carbon dioxide (CO²) content. Anyway, Petronas and Total have now signed a heads of agreement to jointly study its […]
Definition: “CCS” stands for Capture Compression and Sequestration. This operation is directly related to the Carbone Dioxide (CO²). Comments: As reflected by the acronym, CCS require three different operations: Capture: The Capture of the CO² is not always easy, it depends very much where the CO² comes from, mixed with Oil & Gas, produced out […]
Husky Energy from Canada and CNOOC from China own each of the Madura fields, BD, MDA & MBH, in the Madura Straight on East Java, Indonesia. The remaining 20% belongs to the local Samudra Energy. The Madura BD project is well in progress as decision was made last year to go for a FPSO to process […]