
FID
Woodside and Shell closed deal on FLNG technology On April 30th 2012, Woodside Petroleum (Woodside) and Shell, its partner in the Browse project of liquefied natural gas (LNG), signed an agreement on the technology for the floating LNG (FLNG) vessels that might be used to develop Browse. In addition to Woodside and Shell, the Browse project involves […]
Shell to compare FPSO with tie-back on Gumusut The Netherlands-based major company Shell is investigating through its joint venture Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) the optimized solution to develop the Geronggong oil field offshore the Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam (Brunei). Located 100 kilometers offshore Brunei by a water depth of 1,000 meters, the Geronggong oil field […]
Zadco to prepare call for tender on Umm al-Dalkh After awarding Upper Zakum EPC-2 contract to Petrofac, the Abu Dhabi Zakum Development Company (ZADCO) is preparing the invitation to bid (ITB) for the development of Umm al-Dalkh, offshore Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. On April 11th, 2013, ZADCO awarded the engineering, procurement and […]
ExxonMobil, Woodside, Statoil ready to board on FLNG Earlier this month, ExxonMobil and its partner BHP Billiton (BHP) unveiled their project to introduce their first floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vessel as the remedy to stop the costs inflation of its Scarborough natural project offshore Australia. A week later, the Australian company Woodside Petroleum (Woodside) […]
KBR to provide PurifierTM Ammonia technology Dyno Nobel Louisiana Ammonia LLC, the US subsidiary of Australian group Incitec Pivot Limited (IPL), made the final investment decision (FID) to build a new nitrogen-based fertilizer plant in Louisiana, USA. In order to optimize its $850 million capital expenditure, IPL selected an existing chemical complex in Waggaman, Louisiana, to […]
Technip won Moho Nord Subsea and Pipeline package Total from France, and its partners, Chevron from USA and the local Société Nationale des Pétroles du Congo (SNPC) selected Technip France to provide engineering, procurement, supply, construction and installation (EPSCI) services for the subsea and pipeline package of the Moho Nord project offshore the Republic of Congo (Congo of Congo Brazzavile). In March 2013, Total and its […]
After years delay Tullow wants Kudu money back After years of uncertainty and delays, the London-based Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) and its partners, Itochu Corporation (Itochu) from Japan and the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor), are decided to move the Kudu Gas-To-Power project ahead in Namibia. Located 130 kilometers offshore the Namibia coast, the […]
KBR to complete FEED on Lucapa new-build FPSO On first quarter 2012, the international oil company Chevron through its local subsidiary Cabinda Gulf Oil Company (Cabinda) and its partners, the national oil company Sonangol, Eni from Italy, Total from France, and Galp from Portugal, had awarded the front end engineering and design (FEED) contract to […]
