Posts Tagged ‘Europe’

USA to release brakes on second LNG export project

Freeport LNG Expansion to get approval on H2 2013 After Cheniere Sabine Pass LNG in Louisiana, the Freeport LNG Expansion project in Texas could be the second export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) project to be approved by the US administration. This Freeport LNG Expansion project stands on the second position in (more…)

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Novatek and Total to implement Russia Yamal project on fast track

Technip and JGC win Yamal LNG EPC contract The Russian Novatek and the international oil company (IOC) Total from France have selected, through their joint venture JSC Yamal LNG, the consortium made of Technip from France and JGC from Japan to build the liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant of their (more…)

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Europe opens back doors to shale gas exploration – production

From UK to Turkey all Europe is working on shale gas In December 2012, UK made the most noticeable step in Europe when ending the moratorium on fracking process after the Blackpool tremors in 2011. At that time not only UK lifted the fraking ban but also unveiled tax breaks (more…)

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SOCAR moves on Oil & Gas Processing and Petrochemical Complex (OGPC) project

KBR wins Azeri OGPC Gas Processing Plant PMC The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) selected the Houston-based engineering company KBR to provide project management consultancy (PMC) for the front end engineering and design (FEED) of the gas processing plant (GPP) within its Oil & Gas Processing and Petrochemical Complex (OGPC) project (more…)

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Alltech Pechora LNG gets support from Russian Nenets

Technip completed Pechora LNG feasibility study February 21st 2013, Alltech Group (Alltech) and Pechora LNG LLC (Pechora) meet in Moscow, Russia, with RF Deputy Regional Development Minister Sergey Vakhrukov and the Governor of Nenets Autonomous District Igor Fyendorov to move the project of liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant, Pechora LNG, (more…)

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BASF to invest $1 billion in Germany Ludwigshafen expansion

BASF awards Fluor Ludwigshafen TDI EPCM contract On February 19th 2013, the Germany-based BASF chemical company selected the Fluor from the USA to provide engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for the new toluene diisocyanate (TDI) production in the Ludwigshafen chemical complex. Ludwigshafen is already one of the largest (more…)

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Oman Oil scales up Duqm Refinery and Petrochemical complex project

OOC and Takamul to build world-scale storage terminal On January 2013, Oman Oil Company (OOC) and Takamul Investment Company (Takamul), both companies from the Sultanate of Oman, established a joint venture to build one of the world largest oil storage terminal at Raz Markaz in Oman. Called Oman Tank Terminal (more…)

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Total awarded main packages on Martin Linge in Norway

Technip and Samsung Heavy Industries won Topsides In selecting the consortium made of  Technip and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for the topsides of its Martin Linge project in Norway, the french international oil company, Total, awarded the main package of this $4.2 billion project. Lying by 120 meter water depth on the Norwegian (more…)

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One Day – One Country: Russia

Russia Key Projects and Business Highlights  In 2012, the newly elected President Putin managed to re-shape its oil and gas and petrochemical industry with number of strategic decisions to ensure that Russia will remain the largest producer of oil and gas in the coming years. President Putin based its economic program (more…)

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Gazprom opens North Pole sea route with first LNG carrier

Gazprom first LNG shipment from Norway to Japan Gazprom prepared and implemented successfully the first shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) through the freezing Northern Sea Route (NSR) around the North Pole from Norway to Japan. Leaving the Port of Hammersfet in Norway on November 9th, the Ob River LNG carrier (more…)

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