South China Sea
CNOOC opts for Lingshui FPSO and export pipeline The state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) is opting for a conventional scheme to develop the offshore gas field Lingshui 17-2, one of its largest discovery in the deepwater of the South China Sea. Located 150 kilometers south of the Hainan Island, the Lingshui 17-2 gas field […]
China Key projects and business highlights 2014 If China growth domestic product (GDP) slowed down these last years, it remains twice higher than world average and it maintains its top position as the country with the largest energy consumption. In 2014, China is passing USA to become the world largest net importer of liquid fuels. […]
CNOOC to tender one FEED for two TLPs in Liuhua The national oil company (NOC) China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) made its mind up regarding the conceptual design to be used for the development of the offshore oil and gas fields Liuhua 11-1 and Liuhua 16-2 in favor two tension legs platforms (TLPs) to […]
Petronas plans Malaysia Block SK 316 second platform The Malaysia national oil company (NOC) Petronas is qualifying the engineering companies and contractors to be invited to bid (ITB) for a second platform to be installed on the Block SK 316 to develop the Kasawari gas field offshore the Sarawak Province in Malaysia. Since 2011, Petronas accumulated […]
CNOOC to award Liuhua 11-1 TLP FEED contract The state-owned company China National Oil Offshore Corporation (CNOOC) is finalizing the conceptual design for the expansion of the Liuhua 11-1 offshore oil and gas field within the South China Sea. Immediately after hammering the decision of the concepts to be developed, CNOOC will award the corresponding front […]
Genesis to provide support and detailed design China National Offshore Oil Corporation Deepwater Development Limited, a subsidiary of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), selected the consortium made of Technip from France, and the local China Offshore Oil Engineering Corporation Ltd (COOEC) for the engineering, procurement, installation, and construction (EPIC) services contract for the Panyu offshore field development. The […]
ConocoPhillips to merge Offshore experience and Cascade LNG know-how into its first Floating LNG In 1969 the ConocoPhillips Company (ConocoPhillips) pioneered liquefaction of natural gas (LNG) with its first LNG facility in Kenai LNG, Alaska, USA. Then ConocoPhillips optimized its process with a series of world-scale onshore LNG projects, Atlantic LNG, Egyptian LNG, Darwin LNG, Equatorial LNG and Angola […]
Definition Continental Shelf (CS) refers to the part of the seabed sloping gently between the coast and the deep ocean. Geographically and legally the definition of the Continental Shelf is different from the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Comments The Continental Shelf is the sub-sea extension of the continent where the waters are still shallow, between 150 […]
