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TransCanada to connect with Pacific Northwest LNG Petronas from Malaysia and its Calgary based subsidiary, Progress Energy Canada, selected TransCanada to design, build, own and operate (BOO) the Prince Rupert gas transmission project in British Columbia. On December 7th 2012, Canada Prime Minister approved Progress Energy Resources Corp. acquisition by Petronas for the amount of […]
CNPC to pay BHP $1.6 billion for 10% of Browse LNG The super giant China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC or PetroChina) is to acquire the 10% stakes held by BHP Billiton in the $40 billion capital expenditure Browse LNG project. In practice the transaction is based on PetroChina to pay $1.6 billion to BHP Billiton for: – […]
OGS and Samsung won Lavaca Bay LNG project FEED Excelerate Energy LP (Excelerate) is planning to convert its Lavaca Bay liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal into export LNG facility. Located at Lavaca Bay on the Texas Gulf Coast, the Excelerate export LNG project should be the first one in USA to be designed with a floating LNG […]
Keppel Subic to build Malampaya compression platform On December 7th 2012, Shell Philippines Exploration B.V. (Shell), Chevron Malampaya LLC (Chevron), Philippines National Oil Company Exploration Corporation (PNOC) will celebrate the kick off of the Malampaya Phase 3 project with a “Strike steel” ceremony in the Keppel Subic Shipyard in Zampales, Philippines. This Malampaya Phase 3 project […]
Shell to boost Pulau Bukom ethylene cracker by 20% On November 2012, Shell made the final investment decision (FID) for the debottlenecking of its petrochemical complex in Pulau Bukom, in Bukom Island, Singapore. Identified as Shell Eastern Petrochemical Complex (SEPC) project, Shell started up this petrochemical complex in March 2010. Because of the increasing demand in South East Asia, Shell is […]
Petronas to move on Burma Yetagun North expansion The Yetagu gas field is located in southern Andaman Sea about 100 kilometers west offshore Myanmar coast line. Originally explored and developed by Texaco, Premier Oil and Nippon Oil Exploration (JX NOEX) , the American withdrew in the years 2000s because of the US sanctions against Myanmar. The Malaysian […]
Mozambique to join Qatar and Australia LNG exporters Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (Anadarko) and its partners Mitsui E&P, BPRL Ventures Mozambiques, Videocon Mozambique, PTTEP after acquiring Cove Energy, and Emprecia Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos (ENH), may propel Mozambique among the largest LNG exporting countries with Qatar and Australia with their Mozambique LNG project. With estimated $15 billion capital expenditure, Anadarko LNG project may […]
BP submitted plan for $12 billion Tangguh expansion In August 2012, BP and its partners MI Berau B.V., CNOOC Ltd , Nippon Oil Exploration (Berau) Ltd, KG Berau/KG Wiriagar, LNG Japan Corporation and Talisman Energy submitted their plan for the Tangguh LNG expansion project to the Indonesian Authorities. BP is planning to add a third train […]