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ENERGY NEWS ARCHIVE 2004

 
 

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December 2004
Shell, government representatives and NGOs map out social responsibility for 2005
Austral Pacific Energy: Cardiff and Cheal update
Horizon Offshore signs major pipeline installation contract
Lukoil and Russian Railways develop cooperation
ROC Oil aquires Ardmore Field stake
Avery completes well in Timor Sea, Australia begins evaluation
Burren Energy Gongo success
Origin Energy Weekly Drilling Report
Hydro contract to Aker Kvaerner for Oseberg East
Yukos Serves Notice: Assets protected under US law
GE Energy gas injection technology for Caspian Sea project
Aker Kvaerner to install risers at the Sleipner Riser platform
Aker Kvaerner acquires Ellayess from Kvaerner
GE provides gas turbine for expansion of Risha Power plant in Jordan
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince inaugurates Saudi Aramco Qatif Producing Plants
TAG Oil announces Taranaki Basin acquisitions and drilling
Amerada Hess in offshore Malaysia discovery
Santos sells Carpentaria Gas Pipeline interest for A$59million
Origin sells Carpentaria Gas Pipeline interest for $16 million
Origin lodges Initial Advice Statement for Queensland natural gas-fired power station
Lundin Petroleum to sell Seven Heads gas and other Irish assets
Foster Wheeler secures contract from Total's UK refinery at Milford Haven
Santos: First Steps, Sustainability Review 2004
Foster Wheeler awarded FEED contract to upgrade condensate processing plant in the UAE
Petrosea US$11 Million 12 Month Coal Mining Contract
G. James Glass & Aluminium deploys a Cisco Storage Area Network to manage surging information growth
Syntroleum, ExxonMobil sign licensing agreement
Yukos welcomes European Court decision
Technip awarded contract by Shell Todd Oil Services for the Pohokura project in New Zealand
Shell welcomes renewal of Oman concession agreement
Yukos EGM cancelled
Casino gas project gets environmental approval
Allens Arthur Robinson selects Cisco network security solution
Hugh Fraser International expands into Middle East
CGG Geocluster seismic processing software available on both 32-bit and 64-bit cluster platforms
Technip/Chiyoda $4 billion contract in Qatar
Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil commence of major activities for Qatargas II Project
Salym Petroleum Development begins oil production at West Salym field a year ahead of schedule
Yukos files for bankruptcy protection
ODE Drills for geothermal energy in New Zealand
ChevronTexaco well-positioned for future growth
Shell to progress Singapore cracker project
Kvaerner Pulping celebrates 100 oxygen delignification systems
AGL: Notification of receipt of NGC proceeds
ChevronTexaco and Cheniere finalise agreement for capacity at Sabine Pass LNG terminal
Sydney Gas: Rosalind Park Gas Plant gas testing underway
Origin Energy: Kupe Gas Project Status Update
Origin Energy: Good gas flow recorded in Trefoil 1, offshore Bass Basin, Tasmania
Antares Energy: Commercial Gas Flow at Ellis-2
Australia: Commodity exports forecast to reach $95 billion
Oiltanking GmbH acquires stake in UAE-based Star Energy Resources
Austral Pacific Energy: Cardiff and Cheal show early promise
Yukos: Official statement from the management team
Foster Wheeler and Ndodana Holdings sign shareholders' agreement to achieve Black Economic Empowerment
Shell sells LPG business in Portugal
AGL: Update on NGC sale
Clough AU$180m four-year extension to GBP coal contract
ChevronTexaco announces senior executive appointments
Eremia 3 oil appraisal well update onshore Perth Basin, Western Australia
Horizon Oil proposed spud of kapul-1 well, Papua New Guinea
Horizon Oil confirms underwriting agreements for new capital raising
Aker Kvaerner in new methanol alliance
Oil majors facing labour market timebomb
PSL Energy win exclusive Saipem UK frame contract
Shell Canada announces major natural gas discovery in central Alberta
Aker Kvaerner awarded Union Resources Mehdiabad study
Technip awarded Gulf of Mexico contracts
BP Sharjah pioneering unique oilfield drilling technology to improve ultimate recovery
ExxonMobil boosts recoverable resources at Norwegian Sleipner West Field
Technip: Petrochemical units project award in Saudi Arabia
Aker Kvaerner takes over maintenance of the Siri platform
Origin Energy: BassGas Project Status Update
Santos: Insurers accept Moomba incident liability
Origin Energy Weekly Drilling Report
ExxonMobil Lube Technology Suite selected by Formosa Petrochemical
Stolt Offshore S.A. Awarded North Sea Contracts
Vintage success in Yemen and Gulf of Mexico
BJ Services wins Shell UK coiled tubing drilling contract
Aker Kvaerner: Rebuild of Santos fire damaged plant completed
Australia awards new exploration permits offshore Victoria
Santos secures further Indonesian exploration acreage
Woollybutt Oil Field update
ARC Energy spuds Eremia 3 appraisal well
Statoil: Continuing to secure the Snorre well
Hardman: Mauritania offshore drilling update
Woodside: Mauritania offshore drilling update
Clough: BassGas status update
Technip awarded contract for gas receiving facility in UAE
Foster Wheeler Awarded Heater Contract by Gulf Farabi in Saudi Arabia
 
September 2004
Qatar Fuel Company signs with GTS for major Oracle E-Business Suite Application rollout
Earth Decision Sciences version 2.1 suite
Schlumberger expands IPoVSAT network solutions
Formate brines enhance HTHP drilling projects in the Middle East
Hill & Associates expands Middle East operations
3i strengthens oil & gas team
T H Hill and Paradigm partner to offer major innovations in well plan optimisation
Customer requirements shaped stte-of-the-art portable gas detectors from BW Technologies
SAS, Intel to deliver business intelligence for Linux on Intel Itanium 2 processors
ADIPEC receives global accolades
Statoil: Agbami development approved
Environmental heroes honored at 50th annual ChevronTexaco Conservation Awards
Total: Production start-up of third phase of development on Al Khalij field in Qatar
Fugro and AOA Geophysics’ new seafloor map of offshore NE Spain shows unprecedented detail
Anadarko agrees to divest certain U.S. onshore assets
Statoil: Øverland becomes Borealis chair
Gimble investment for Sureclean
IBM forum to help Middle East organisations with on-demand transformation
Baker Hughes announces August 2004 rig counts
Kerr-McGee acquires interests in five North Sea blocks
ChevronTexaco announces discovery in deepwater Gulf of Mexico
ExxonMobil and Earth 911 promote environmental protection through motor oil recycling
YUKOS’ crude oil production up 8.7% in the first half of 2004
Petrofac awarded operations and maintenance contract with Total
Statoil: Top for sustainability
Magnetrol: First FMEDA analysis on displacer level transmitters
Total renews technical assistance contract with KOC
Statoil: Subsea contracts for Snøhvit
IHS Energy acquires Cambridge Energy Research Associates
Douglas-Westwood: Marine propulsion spend to set new records
Weatherford’s Pipeline & Specialty Services wins China West East pipeline pre-commissioning contract
National Oilwell and Varco announce signing of definitive merger agreement
Halliburton technology significantly improves well completion efficiency
Pavilion Technologies’ Process Perfecter version 7
Tracto-Technik — WMZ bores a pipe for the sea
 
August 2004
Schlumberger introduces new formation tester to measure reservoir pressure with lower risk
PSL Energy Services
Ducab to supply cables for DEWA’s new ‘L’ power station
Statoil: Kristin pieces falling into place
Shipping industry growth to continue for a decade says Oman authority
GAC succeeds in handling major oil rig operations in South Africa
Lundin Petroleum update on production from the Broom field, offshore UK
ExxonMobil joins Ecopetrol, Petrobras in signing offshore Colombian exploration contract
Petrobas selects GE compression modules for offshore oil production facility in Brazil
Marathon to plug and abandon deepwater exploration well offshore Nova Scotia
Statoil awards Schlumberger two-year extension to key drilling services contract
Sinopec, ExxonMobil, Saudi Aramco and Fujian Petrochemical sign agreements to progress Fujian manufacturing and marketing projects
ChevronTexaco announces completion of Hamaca crude upgrading facility
ResLab acquires ECL’s SCAL laboratory at Winfrith, UK
UK-Sponsored event to reinforce EU-Libya trade links
Honeywell supports first Fieldbus Foundation End User Council Middle East meeting
Statoil: Innovation award for glass plug
Vestdavit delivers davits to BP's Jigsaw Project
Statoil and WesternGeco establish industry’s first long-term reservoir monitoring program
ChevronTexaco announces significant natural gas discovery in Australia
Statoil: New concept for gas transport
Weatherford’s Pipeline & Specialty Services wins China West East Pipeline Pre-commissioning Contract
Statoil: New drilling method on Gullfaks
Yukos announces reductions in 2004 capital expenditures and deferral of certain tax payments
SOGAT 2004
Anadarko $1.3 Billion Gulf of Mexico Shelf divestiture
OMV increases share in Sole gas field by 5%
Statoil: Rosa project goes ahead off Angola
Total launches development of Rosa Field in Angolan Deep Offshore
Fujitsu Siemens Computers unveils new generation of Intel-based monoprocessor servers
Easy Well Solutions grows internationally
ExxonMobil introduces Mobil Polyrex EM grease
Hamworthy’s vacuum toilet
OMV half year results confirm growth strategy
Peak hosts world's first probabilistic workshop
3i invests US$15m in Singapore ’s Pearl Energy
Second licensing round in the Faroe Islands launched
Technip awarded the Bouri East Area Development project by Agip in Libya
GlobalSantaFe worldwide SCORE slightly up
VescoPlastics to make Mid East debut at Seatrade
Honeywell technology solution helps to modernise Polish oil refinery
Raqmiyat on target to double $25m turnover
PSL Energy Services secures major Australian contract
Fastwave Communications offers new pipeline monitoring technology
R110 approval provides single-source fuel delivery solution to CNG vehicle builders
Lundin Petroleum and BG to work together to commercialise licence PL292 in Norway
Aggreko supports growth on Batam Island, Indonesia
Santos: New contract for John Brookes gas field
Danway wins Belleli contracts in UAE & Djibouti
ExxonMobil affiliate begins production in West Africa's largest deepwater development
SAFCO raises SR 1.24 billion (US$ 330 million) for its fourth fertilizer plant in Al-Jubail
Roxar Software Solutions expands Middle East and Asia Pacific operations
Total and Mitsui join Santos in new exploration venture
GlobalSantaFe reports loss of drilling rig offshore Egypt
GE Energy acquires high-resolution digital mapping camera
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation makes new board appointment
Alderley picks Ambrit’s Aquire
Parker Instrumentation signs distributor in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
Commercial Bank of Dubai reduces annual energy expenditure
Expansion of GAC’s African port coverage
COADE plant design application standardises on Autodesk’s DWF file format
PANDUIT: Extra-heavy and super-heavy stainless steel ball-locking cable ties
The African Energy & Mining Safari
Saudi’s Sigma to dock at Seatrade
Baker Hughes: July 2004 Rig Counts
Eclipse replaces Top-Bottom installed displacer transmitters
Total acquires interest in an exploration block deep offshore Indonesia
Lundin Petroleum: First oil from the Broom field, offshore UK
LNG contract awarded in Nigeria
SABIC awards contract for hot strip enhancement to Voest Alpine Industrieanlagenbau
GE Energy supplying three gas turbines for petrochemical complex in Indonesia
Transocean Inc. semisubmersible Sedco Express selected for BP's Greater Plutonio project
Lundin Petroleum: Oil discovery in the Acquitaine Basin
Lundin Petroleum: Alvheim partners plan to develop reserves offshore Norway
ASRY to double Seatrade Middle East Maritime presence
J. Ray McDermott awarded additional work, offshore Saudi
GAC handles ‘Jumbo Javelin’ – the world’s strongest heavy lift vessel – on her maiden voyage
LeapOne launches Jordan’s first IBM authorised learning centre
 
July 2004
Tabreed to expand operations to Bahrain
Shell support for go-ahead for train six at Nigeria LNG
Sixth gas liquefaction train for Nigeria's Bonny Plant
Marathon plan for development and operation for Alvheim Field offshore Norway
Lundin Petroleum spuds second exploration well in the Munir Block, onshore Iran
Ducab supplies cables to Kuwait Oil Company’s key effluent water disposal plant project
Torch Offshore update on Midnight Express conversion
Yukos: Government revokes orders concerning Yukos asset sales
Technip awarded contract for hydrogen plant in Louisiana
Shell announces agreements in principle to resolve FSA and SEC investigations
FSC’s new PRIMERGY RXI300 server delivers optimised solutions
Pacific Ethanol & Biodiesel Conference & Expo II
Jordanian gas transmission pipeline
Shell announces first production from Glider Field
Weatherford to supply additional services for Front Runner Project
Statoil: Awarded new block in Algeria
BHI to sell Baker Hughes Mining Tools
ExxonMobil Kazakhstan Subsidiary Participates in North Caspian Discovery
RasGas II and FPL Group Resources announce Heads of Agreement to supply LNG to Florida
Tanmia officials brief technical and business students on UAE labour market environment
Keppel to build another rig at US$126 million for Sinvest ASA
Shell selects Invensys for Smart Fields initiative
Shell and Schlumberger to develop Smart Fields value loops
Shell: Direct gas exports from Denmark to the Netherlands begin, via new pipeline
Keppel: BP awards US$20 million follow-up job to Keppel yard in the Caspian
Kuwait’s Munshaat Real Estate Projects Company uses Oracle E-Business Suite Special Edition
Turkish shipbuilders to mount Seatrade pavilion
Emoil: new US $33 million gasoline storage and blending facility at Jebel Ali Free Zone
Shell and partners to accelerate development of Smart Fields technology
SPC acquires Coastal Indonesia Sampang Ltd from El Paso Corporation
ChevronTexaco announces discovery in Gulf of Thailand Block G4/43
Motiva Enterprises signs license and catalyst lease agreements with ExxonMobil
Almansoori launches multi-million dollar M/V Al Shaheen
Keppel Offshore & Marine secures S$66 million offshore contracts
Schlumberger: Rotary steerable technology to optimise vertical drilling
Dolphin signs US$1.36 billion loan agreement
Technip successfully delivers world’s first cell spar to Kerr-McGee in the Gulf of Mexico
ChevronTexaco confirms sale of Democratic Republic of Congo subsidiary
Government of Oman, Oman Oil Company and Dow Chemical Company in JV
Technip awarded contract by Sasol for a polypropylene plant in South Africa
Sniperhire makes PDO first in its class with online recruitment
International Pipeline Conference & Exposition
ADNOC attracts visitors during Iran Oil Show
GlobalSantaFe worldwide SCORE moves upward
World's deepest tension leg platform processes first production from Marco Polo field
Anadarko begins production from Marco Polo Field in Gulf Of Mexico
Keppel and China Everbright form alliance to grow environmental business
Statoil: Well tractor cuts costs
ITQAN connects Dolphin Energy across UAE, Qatar, Japan & the US
Douglas-Westwood: Energy balance essential for security of supply
Schlumberger and AspenTech alliance delivers modeling solution for oil and gas companies
Halliburton Indonesia receives three-year contract for distributed temperature sensing technology
Statoil: New cable from TampNett
New stocking service for Parker Instrumentation in Nigeria
ExxonMobil affiliate receives top environmental award
Shell announces further progress in structure and governance
Gulf ’s leading industrial consulting organisation launches industrial market intelligence portal
EV Offshore offers call-out service in Aberdeen
Santos expands with first North African venture
GE to supply second compressor train for new LNG plant in Indonesia
BHI forms Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids division
BJ Process and Pipeline Services appoints Iain Maclennan
The changing threat environment
Aramco finalises contract with Al Alamiah Computer Systems Company Kuwait
Royal Dutch and Shell Transport received the following advice from Standard and Poors
Qatar Petroleum and Shell sign agreement for Pearl GTL project
Jordanian shipping company expands business opportunities with IBM middleware technology
Baker Hughes June 2004 rig counts
Expro International Group AGM statement
Toyota and Shell launch trial Of D-CAT and GTL technology to reduce car emissions
Marathon updates guidance on items expected to impact second quarter 2004 financial results
Facilitators UK: Appointments and business growth
Statoil: More oil from better sand control
Panalpina acquires Grampian International Freight
Technip awarded contract by Statoil for the Norne Satellites project in Norway
ExxonMobil appointments
Petrofac invests in offshore Peninsular Malaysia
METITO wins major AED 20 Million industrial contract at South Pars Gas Field Project, Iran
Shell Hydrogen unveils new concept to support the development of the "hydrogen market"
Al-Falak seminar highlights the problems in ERP implementation
YUKOS Oil Company statement
SPC to acquire BPS’ Retail Network and LPG Business in Singapore
YUKOS receives notice of event of default from syndicated lenders
Saudi Aramco to acquire strategic shareholding in Showa Shell
Cairo to Host Egypt Invest 2004
Petrofac wins Engineering and Construction contract
RasGas (II) awards EPC contract for Train 5
Qatar Petroleum, ExxonMobil and Fluxys LNG sign Terminal Capacity Subscription Agreement
Radio Holland expands Middle East branch
RasGas charters seven LNG ships
Safety milestone for J.Ray in Qatar
OMV acquires OMV ISTRABENZ
BP Board appointments
PULSIM Seminar — 20 September 2004 Techniek Museum Delft, the Netherlands
ChevronTexaco increases equity interest in Singapore Refining Company
MEGlobal begins operation
GE selected to supply equipment for Finland oil refinery
Shell announces portfolio actions and writedowns
Parker Instrumentation: 1000bar-rated compression tube fittings deliver time savings
Honeywell completes $5 million project for Sarpom pipeline
Lundin Petroleum spuds exploration well in the Lematang Block, Indonesia
Mina Solutions leadership in e-Learning
 
June 2004
Statoil awards WesternGeco Q-Marine 4D projects in Norway
Shell gives green light for Pohokura development in New Zealand
Al-Falak: ME Information and Communication Technology (ICT) adoption up 24%
Lundin Petroleum completes testing in the Munir Block, Iran
Torch Offshore Shallow Water Management Promotion
Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil sign statement of intent for ethane cracker, derivatives complex
Shell announces first production from world record water depth subsea wells
Court rules against Yukos in RUR 99.4 billion tax case
Zamil Air Conditioners affirms commitment to advance scientific knowledge
GE Energy $35m controls upgrade project for Algeria's Sonatrach
World meet on nanotechnology highlights myriad uses of the new science
Biomass power capital spend to total $18 million
Inaugural US Libyan Summit
BP Charity Pro-Am 5th Anniversary
Barcelona better for multiphase
Total appoints Jean-Marc Jaubert Senior Vice President, Industrial Safety
ENOC Bunkering contracts additional storage for three year growth plan
Fujitsu Siemens Computers sponsors Microsoft "Middle East Partner Annual Event"
Risk management solutions for a networked world
BEA Systems: Liquid Computing vision to cut IT responsiveness from 'Months to Minutes'
Oilman discovers new find as Scotland 's Entrepreneur Of The Year 2004
YUKOS Board of Directors realigns management and endorses efforts to negotiate tax claims
Norway: Total awarded exploration license and operatorship
Wood Mackenzie outlook for Britain 's gas and electricity markets and security of supply
Roxar wins frame agreement extension in Qatar
IBM leads in global supercomputing
Project Managers meet in Dubai
Dolphin Energy sponsors regional coral project
J. Ray McDermott starts work on Dolphin platforms
American International School in Egypt opens new HP campus
Cisco to outline vision for the evolution of networking
IBM launches new server technologies into Lebanese market
GlobalSantaFe worldwide SCORE moves upward
World's energy leaders meet at HP's 4th Annual Executive Energy Conference in Dubai
Wood Group turns to Monitor for Brunei Project Support
OMV Chief among BusinessWeek 2004 Stars of Europe
Sakhalin Energy signs its first LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement with Kyushu Electric
GAC appointed as ExxonMobil’s logistics partner for Middle East
ExxonMobil awarded new operatorship rights on Norwegian Continental Shelf
WesternGeco completes first Q-Marine survey in Danish sector of North Sea
ACS Laboratories International and KEPS join forces
Microsoft provides extensive training for oil and gas sector IT professionals
Halliburton opens Canada’s largest real time operations centre in Calgary
Roxar announces major Russian expansion
Shell awarded exploration blocks in Norwegian 18th round
Roxar releases Irap RMS 7.3
Lundin Petroleum completes sale of Tunisia onshore assets
IBM, Intel announce mobile workstation pilot for design engineers
Statoil: Good outcome from 18th round
Paradigm epos 3.0-based solutions available on SGI Altix Platform
Paradigm and University of Colorado to bring automatic fault extraction technology to market
Caspian Oil & Gas 2004
Fugro to purchase SHOALS-1000T airborne LIDAR bathymeter
Legrand opens its first customer centre in Abu Dhabi
Paradigm to display innovative solutions and services case studies at EAGE 2004
Paradigm to display exciting petrophysics innovations at SPWLA 2004
Total and Total Energie to begin building solar panel production plant in Toulouse
Baker Hughes May 2004 rig counts
IBM highlights details of new ‘Stinger’ database software
MEOS 2005: A call for papers
AnTech awarded second contract by Geophysical Surveying Company Ltd of Japan
Shell and KUFPEC announce agreement on Rosetta concession
Lime Rock Partners and SGAM/4D Global Energy acquire Serimer DASA
BJ Pipeline Inspection Services awarded major contract by Kern River Gas Transmission Company
Exxon Mobil Corporation senior management changes
Statoil: GTL output starts in South Africa
Wellstream to showcase new pipeline technology
Magnetrol: Eclipse Guided Wave Radar for solids
Rollstud opens new purpose built facilty at Jebel Ali Free Zone
Fujitsu and Sun to deliver advanced product line for high-performance Solaris solutions
3CMetal opens new facility in Dubai Investment Park
Record day for Alnaboodah Contracting
Santos Group expands US exploration portfolio
GAC and Wilson Sons — Global agency network now in Brazil
Trevitest valve technology extends intervals between shutdowns
Anadarko expands Gulf of Mexico discovery; first production expected in 2005
Winter Corp survey: the world’s largest commercial database runs Oracle
WesternGeco wins Statoil contract
Faroese Petroleum Administration
First template for Snøhvit
 
May 2004
IBM opens its first deep computing on demand center in Europe
The EIC opens in Dubai
Gulf Extrusions exports grew by over 10 per cent in 2003
HP migrates OmanLNG to Windows 2003 Active Directory
GE Energy’s rental business opens new regional Center Of Excellence at Jebel Ali Free Zone
Dubai hosts major oil industry event
BTU Power completes acquisition of majority interest in Tunisia’s Carthage Power Company
Intel and Oracle team up on collaboration suite
Tanmia launches new initiative to train Nationals for jobs in accounts
Enoc’s GTS wins Risco Oracle ERP implementation
Healthcare Solutions receives ISO 9001: 2000 certification
Aviation students get hands-on safety experience
MEsteel.com crosses 100.000 visitors per month
Marathon-led Equatorial Guinea LNG project on track
Lundin exploration well in Iran reaches its target depth
Lundin Petroleum and OMV acquire a new exploration asset offshore Albania
Torch Offshore update on Midnight Express conversion
Landmark awarded 15-month contract from Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc
Oil Search, Halliburton and KBR sign unique agreement
Statement by YUKOS oil company
New ‘Rocking Hydrates’ rig helps reduce expensive blockages and minimise production delays
BJ Services introduces new well cleaning system
National Oilwell launches Ideal Rig
Technip/Fels Setal consortium secures US$ 639 million P-51 contract from Petrobras Offshore Brazil
Statoil gains top ranking for sustainability
PSL Energy Services wins three new pipeline and process contracts
Oracle provides companies with single source of customer truth
Cisco and IBM pave way for customers to easily adopt voice and video IP services
Statement by Yukos Oil Company
World shipping summit focuses on the China factor
Anadarko announces management team changes
OMV Move & Help educational program launched
Jacobs serves as EPC Contractor for Project of the Year
Jacobs receives contract from BP in Texas
New SABIC metals facility to increase annual production
IBM, Int@j drive business-on-demand in Jordan
ExxonMobil's shipping affiliates receive awards for environmental excellence
New chief executive appointment at Advantica
ChevronTexaco announces sale of Western Canada assets
PGS opens new seismic data processing center in Rio de Janeiro
Keppel forms joint venture to grow environmental business in China
Technip awarded two major contracts by Woodside for the Otway Gas Project
Winners of Emirates Businesswomen’s Award to be feted
World’s energy leaders meet at HP’s 4th Annual Executive Energy Conference in Dubai
ExxonMobil and Apache Corporation to optimise Exploration and Development
BJ Tubular services completes expandable casing running operations in Middle East and Asia
Statoil: oil find in Linerle
ENOC Lubricants backs Automechanika Gulf
WOMA Middle East provide full range of Hydro Jetting Equipment
IBM technologies bring new growth opportunities for Abu Dhabi organisations
Hitachi Data Systems opens Middle East regional office
FSC launches ultra-portable LIFEBOOK S7010
Petrovietnam and PGS to acquire a Multi-Client 3D seismic survey over 2005 License Round Acreage Offshore Vietnam
ADCO develops first Gulf system for drilling waste management
Shell awards $150 million pan-European maintenance contract
ENOC's GTS takes AAAID contract
Masons Galadari JV to provide legal servies to ME construction and engineering industries
Shell Egypt announces Western Desert oil discovery
BP first to provide hydrogen at existing filling station
Otway Gas Project approved
ChevronTexaco announces sale of Canadian Midstream Company
Foster Wheeler awarded contract by Bahrain National Gas Company to revamp LPG facilities
More satellite contracts for Statoil
ADNOC HSE 2003 Awards — Opening speech by H.E. Yousef Omair Bin Yousef
HSE 2003 award winners honored by ADNOC
Sonoran submits additional bids for Iraqi oilfield contracts
Honeywell wins contract with saudi-European petroChemical company
Anadarko awarded offshore block in Qatar
Oracle awards GTS highest partner accreditation
ExxonMobil participates in production startup of Gulf of Mexico Llano field
GlobalSantaFe worldwide SCORE continues decline
New Schlumberger sonicVISION tool
alger energy 2004
ChevronTexaco Sells 150 U.S. Producing Properties to XTO Energy Inc
Major oil price increases forecast
IBM drives new PC technologies into Abu Dhabi market
Intel names general manager for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Zamil Steel Industries awarded stage II contract for Shoaiba Power Plant Project
Tabreed’s regional expansion plans gain ground
Saudi Telecom Company to discuss post liberalisation impact at CONNECT
Terras Persia Seismic Company joins “2 mile high club”
ChevronTexaco awarded extension to Block 0 Concession in Angola
Schlumberger acquires Decision Team
Jacobs receives contract from GASCO
Ashraf El-Arabaty appointed Product Marketing Manager for Enterprise Solutions by Fujitsu Siemens
GE Energy and RasGas sign long-term service agreement
U.S. Robotics wireless ADSL gateway certified by Etisalat
Torch Offshore announces contract for Alba Project in Africa with Marathon
SABIC awards contract to Linde AG
The world’s largest heavy lift ship enters service
Saudi Aramco releases annual review 2003
Metito awarded AED 56 million Kazakhstan oilfield contract
RasGas long-term agreement with PII Pipeline Solutions
Gas reinforces the Middle East’s role as a key energy supplier
Eirik Raude for the Barents Sea
Samim Group goes live with Linux and Oracle
Plans for GE Energy to acquire ChevronTexaco's gasification technology business
Ducab reports record sales for 2003
Saudi Aramco to participate in first Saudi Arabian International Gas Conference
Sinopec and Shell form retail joint venture in Jiangsu
Energy Exchange hosts its annual Oil and Gas Pipelines conference with ADNOC in Abu Dhabi
ExxonMobil and TransCanada install world's strongest gas transmission linepipe
Statoil dream job for Norwegian students
Shell: Region well placed to meet rapid growth in demand for gas
IBM and SAP solutions drive Middle East organisations to on-demand era
New Tanmia report gives voice to UAE Nationals’ work experiences in the private sector
Fujitsu Siemens PRIMERGY BX600 blade servers
Saudi Aramco & Sumitomo Chemical signing ceremony
Summer in the Gulf Region boosts demand for energy management technologies
MPGC 2004 held in Bahrain with support of Ministry of Oil and BAPCO
Microsoft names Samer Abu-Ltaif General Manager for North Gulf
ExxonMobil signs agreement to begin exploration activities offshore Colombia
Wood Mackenzie looks at North American natural gas market
ConocoPhillips forms global gas organisation
Baker Hughes April 2004 rig counts
Santos announces new continuous improvement program
ExxonMobil receives NACME 2004 Corporate Leadership Award
ENOC in $430 million shipping JV
New LYNX 20 decanter centrifuge – for cost-effective drilling mud treatment
Alfa Laval compact solutions for coolers, heaters, condensers and reboilers
Oil and Gas Companies Tap Upstream Applications from SAP for Business Success
Al Khorayef group implements Oracle solution
Halliburton and BP Norway break barrier in real time operations
Schlumberger introduces new well control system
Schlumberger delivers subsea production assurance services to optimize subsea productivity
GE Energy to supply compressors for Norwegian gas processing plant
Halliburton’s conductivity endurance technology addresses US natural gas industry challenge
Shell Foundation commits $10 million for energy funds in developing countries
AAPG, EAGE, SEG, SPE join together to organise new international technical conference
EV Offshore expanded camera inspection systems
New Version of PIPENET Software released
Halliburton technologies share spotlight at OTC
Halliburton performs first engineered solution and limited emissions drillstem test in Gulf of Mexico
Halliburton wins six E&P engineering innovation awards
Schlumberger FloScan Imager System
Halliburton awarded $300 million contract by ConocoPhillips
More reliable and cost-effective FPSOs
BJ PPS major pipeline pre-commissioning operation for Shell Exploration & Production in Gulf of Mexico
KCA DEUTAG unveils new 3000 HP Rig for ME
 
April 2004
SGI Altix for seismic applications at Total
SGI technology drives Statoil's new onshore support center
Honeywell system for Aluminium Bahrain
Hydro selects WesternGeco for North Sea Q-Marine Survey
Statoil upgrades Alve reserves
Lundin petroleum recommence drilling in Munir Block, Iran
Royal Dutch/Shell first quarter performance and buy back program
Statoil acquires advanced geoscience solutions from Paradigm
BP Egypt Taurt discovery in Eastern Nile delta
Tenaris and Sidor sign agreement to purchase Venezuelan HBI plant
Santos: first quarter impacted by Moomba incident
Growing Oil and Gas Conference Returns to Dubai
Technip-Subsea 7 JV awarded contract in Australia for the Enfield subsea development
Saudi Aramco exploration meets 2003 targets
ChevronTexaco awarded exploration rights in Nigeria
Oil spill disaster prevention system test and analysis is completed
Statoil improves recovery from Lufeng
Landmark awarded five-year global technology and services agreement by Statoil
Transocean gets contract extensions for high-specification rigs
BP plans to sell over 50 per cent of petrochemicals business and prepares for IPO
Technip awarded contract for hydrogen plant by Cenex Harvest States
Honeywell solution for Hungary's largest oil and gas company
GAC research: Dubai companies believe outsourcing logistics operations improves efficiency
First Middle East Corporate Social Responsibility Summit
OTC and NearSpace offer service for handheld devices
Tokyo Electric increases purchase of LNG from Sakhalin Energy
Paradigm acquires Reservoir Technologies Division of Core Lab
Pavilion appoints Dave Cooper Chief Technology Officer
SABIC awards 45 principal suppliers for outstanding performance
Technip awarded major feed contract by ChevronTexaco for the Tahiti project
ENOC: Loosely regulated UAE lubes market leads to proliferation of low end products
Saudi’s Saline Water Conversion Corporation selects Oracle
SABIC awards Zamil Air Conditioners as outstanding supplier
Fujitsu Siemens Computers appoints new Regional Manager for Middle East
Schlumberger showcases integrated reservoir completions Center
Statoil spuds exploration well from Gullfaks
ExxonMobil announces Canela discovery in Deepwater Angola Block 32
Caspian Oil and Gas 2004
J. Ray Mcdermott new platform offshore Qatar
EV Offshore introduces CamCcan EVO2
Hedonistic approach to a healthy working environment
Dolphin energy signs mou with Oman Oil Company to supply natural gas to Oman
Worldwideworker oil & gas recruitment trends
West Africa Industrial Week 2004
Cisco Academy Training Centre established at LAU
Marathon Neptune unit appraisal well results in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico
SABIC: record annual results announced
Statoil standing by accident findings
GE Energy unifies global processes with Oracle
Dubai Police Chief urges companies to embrace social responsibility initiatives
Dolphin Energy awards contract to install offshore production sealines
Shell supports strategic forum on higher education
Cal Dive at Sidoti & Company Eighth Annual Emerging Growth Institutional Investor Forum
OTC 2004 exhibition grows
Oilcareerfair plans debut OTC appearance
ChevronTexaco contract awards for Tahiti Project
Statoil: Flotel for Visund
YUKOS records strong reserve replacement in 2003
SINOPEC selects Invensys to supply advanced SCADA system for new Dispatching Center
Aberdeen's PSL Energy notch up British first in Bulgaria
Torch Offshore: Annual Results and Midnight Express update
Compact sealing technology in 26-platform project for Dubai Petroleum
Woodside and TXU finalise gas sales agreement
Somaliland Geosciences Board to host conference
Noordgastransport selects Honeywell to automate gas treatment plant
Foxboro introduces industry’s first touch-screen LCD monitors for process control applications
Schlumberger forms E&P business consulting group to focus on optimisation of upstream operations
Lundin Petroleum: Norway drilling operations update
Marathon announces oil and gas discovery offshore Norway
Paradigm donates state-of-the-art software to Cardiff University in Wales
Yukos Oil Company CEO, Simon Kukes, issues an open letter to all shareholders
Fujitsu Siemens Computers’ new PRIMERGY RX600 and TX 600 servers to boost performance
ENOC Lubricants enters Philippines market
Technip contract award for Ethylene Plant in Kuwait
Statoil: Odin to aid Prestige clean-up
SOGAT 2004: Sour Oil & Gas Advanced Technology 2004
ChevronTexaco grows refining interest in Singapore
Foxboro introduces industry’s first touch-screen LCD monitors for process control applications
Parker guide details rapid-assembly, 15,000 PSI tube fitting components
Ultrasonic gas leak detection at the speed of sound
SPE Middle East: List of future Middle East events
SPE Middle East: Details of Middle East events
Hitachi Data Systems makes Middle East debut
Turner Design at Offshore Technology 2004
ExxonMobil invests in Malaysia gas compression platform
Schlumberger bandwidth-on-demand connectivity
Datastar remote asset management via satellite
Dubai Oil & Gas Summit
MPGC Middle East Petroleum & Gas Conference
Technip sets deepwater records
ENOC launches super lube concept
Total Professeurs Associés and the University of Petroleum, Beijing
Motor Oil Hellas chooses Honeywell
Asia Oil & Gas conference — AOG