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ENERGY NEWS 2005 ARCHIVE |
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| November 2005 |
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| Diversifying Beach eyes 3 million oil barrels per year |
| McDermott appoints Goldman to Board of Directors |
| CSIRO enhances oil discovery prospects: APPEA |
| ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum progress LNG project |
| CNOOC successful appraisal in Bohai Bay |
| Foster Wheeler project management contractor for Thailand aromatics complex |
| Peak expands management team |
| Cowrie 1 exploration well commences onshore Otway Basin, South Australia |
| Beach JV spuds in south east South Australia |
| US fund invests $8.75M in Po Valley |
| OMV success in Yemen |
| OGS 2005 sees signing of multi-million dollar deals |
| Chevron executive vice president Charles R. Williamson to retire |
| Austral Oru-1 to be plugged |
| ePermit success for Dubai Ports, Customs and free Zone Corporation |
| DNO ASA - Rig secured for Jaguar Prospect |
| Austral reports on Cardiff-2 testing and other operations |
| Successful marine test for MTEM |
| Statoil emission trading in Russia |
| Jeyco in Craig Group Australian expansion |
| Emerson awarded contracts for Sakhalin II |
| Eni and Çalik to develop pipeline linking Black Sea and Mediterranean |
| ExxonMobil's Lee Raymond addresses Senate Energy & Commerce committees |
| PSL Energy Services appoints Derek Paterson Director of Human Resources |
| Breakfast seminar launches Aberdeen Emergency Response Service Centre |
| Middle East poll tackles key questions about future of Arab world |
| Dubai International Financial Exchange invests in HP technology |
| Major telecom leaders wrap up 2005 in December conference |
| New fields CFD 11-3/5 on stream in Bohai Bay |
| Origin Energy Environment Impact Statement for Spring Gully Power Station |
| Farmin by Energy Investments Limited |
| McDermott reports third quarter 2005 results |
| Chevron natural gas storage project in Colorado |
| Middle East’s biggest financial services event gets bigger |
| Bahrain to host ground-breaking government technology forum |
| Easywell celebrates SwellPacker success |
| Large Cooper Basin acreage awarded to Australian Energy |
| Chevron secures pipeline transportation for Sabine Pass LNG terminal |
| H.H. Sheikh Ahmad Bin Saeed Al Maktoum opens OGS 2005 |
| Petrofac secures major EPC contract with PDO |
| Furmanite develops specialist cutting equipment for Harriet Bravo well abandonment |
| AMEC wins multi-million dollar PetroChina contract |
| Baker Hughes October 2005 rig counts |
| APIA: Ministers must focus on gas transmission issues |
| B&W wins environmental equipment contract for AEP Amos Plant |
| iXSea in MetOcean deal |
| Wärtsilä to power the largest oil drilling ship |
| Statoil Kristin gas field on stream |
| APPEA welcomes Dampier-Bunbury pipeline decision |
| Australia awards new offshore oil exploration blocks |
| Yokogawa wins contract with the Netherlands Refining Company |
| PTTEP announce net profits of 7,183 million Baht |
| New president for peak Australian Pipeline Industry Association |
| Petsec Energy West Cameron gas field resumes production |
| Australian energy ministers urged to encourage new investment with sound regulation |
| Aker Kvaerner wins Transocean contract |
| Santos awarded acreage adjoining Caldita gas discovery |
| APIA: Young pipeliners must adress looming skills shortage |
| Fluor wins Habshan contract in Abu Dhabi |
| Baker Hughes CFO Steve Finley to retire |
| ExxonMobil cuts drilling time up to 35 per cent |
| APIA: National approach key to boosting pipeline safety |
| Record financial results for CNOOC |
| Occidental Petroleum record 3Q earnings |
| New Veripos appointment |
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| October 2005 |
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| Italian companies eye the US$ 2 billion oil & gas projects in the UAE |
| Dubai Techno Park strong participation at OGS 2005 |
| Easy Well wins top award |
| Aker Kvaerner deep water drilling system to Jurong Shipyard |
| AGL confident of green light for PNG-QLD gas pipeline project |
| Australia’s Beach Petroleum in top Asian business performance list |
| International recognition for Australia’s pipeline environmental code |
| SPE Aberdeen scoops first ever top award |
| Santos acquisition of Tipperary approved |
| Kupe Gas Project update |
| Exxon Mobil Corporation reports 3Q result |
| FDT Group attracting major players |
| First sales of Gorgon Gas into world's largest LNG market |
| AMEC wins contract for BP Harding offshore gas project |
| New gas power station for Townsville |
| Aker Kvaerner improves cleaning of produced water on Troll B |
| BP: The Global Oil & Gas Challenge - Lord Browne |
| Amerada Hess estimated results for 3Q 2005 |
| Zamil Steel wins $19.9 m contract for supply of transmission towers |
| Record quarterly revenue for Santos |
| Aker Kvaerner continues strong performance in 3Q05 |
| IMCA annual seminar: Expanding marine contracting |
| World Islamic banking conference |
| PTTEP sells shares in Thaioil Power |
| Foster Wheeler wins EPC contract for Italian waste-to-energy plant |
| PSL Energy appoints regional manager for Caspian region |
| Honeywell CEO tours Middle East |
| Labtech boosts profile in Kazakstan |
| Sundance raises $7.525m for US gas exploration |
| Saudi Arabia evolves into a global petrochemicals hub |
| OGS 2005: Malaysian companies tap potential in Middle East |
| BP makes ninth oil discovery offshore Angola |
| Apex- BP Solar in development of Great Southern Desert of Tunisia |
| Shell Brasil's participation in bid round 7 in Brazil |
| Woodside awards oil and gas contract to AMEC/Clough |
| The Peak Group secures first contract with KNOC |
| Technip awarded EPCI contract at Campos Basin offshore Rio de Janeiro |
| AGL launches second Sustainability Report |
| Halliburton acquires Easy Well Solutions |
| SABIC reports 3Q results |
| Queensland gas reserves tripled for Molopo |
| ExxonMobil Chemical expands world's largest IPA plant |
| OGWA 2006 |
| Neptune awarded $2 million government grant |
| Coal and oil in long term outlook for Australian energy consumption |
| Fugro GEOS tracking squalls and avoiding 'lost time' |
| PSL Baku pigging contract gets BP seal of approval |
| BP $2.2 billion expansion Of Wamsutter gas field |
| BP and HPCL in refining and marketing JV in India |
| Petro-Canada contract for Expro North Sea Ltd |
| CNOOC reports new discovery in Bohai Bay |
| Sundance drills first horizontal gas well in US |
| Georgian section of Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline inaugurated |
| Emerson continuous emissions monitoring system for BP Coryton refinery |
| Integration of Fugro GEOS and Fugro Structural Monitoring |
| Foster Wheeler awarded BASF FINA Petrochemicals contract |
| The Peak Group joins forces with RBS |
| Emerson's new Brooks Instrument Quantim Coriolis mass flow products |
| Sinopec selects Invensys for China’s longest crude oil pipeline |
| Aggreko provides 40 MW rental power station to Senegal |
| Siemens automation solutions at OGS 2005 |
| SAFCO reports SR818.8 million in the first nine months of 2005 |
| Yukos: Allegations unsubstantiated and slanderous |
| Shell Malaysia oil & gas discovery offshore Sabah |
| Roxar: New release leading reservoir simulation solution, Tempest |
| Labtech completes contract with GEOServices |
| Noreco receives £50m equity financing from 3i, HitecVision and Lyse Energi |
| Horizon Oil litigation regarding Bayou Choctaw field |
| Firm foundations laid for Gastech 2006 |
| IMCA joins fight against malaria |
| IMCA establishes security task force |
| BP to sell petrochemicals business to INEOS for $9 billion |
| Rosneft-BP JV makes second Sakhalin discovery |
| Horizon to proceed with Maari field development |
| CanArgo Georgian and Kazakh operations update |
| Yukos offices raided again |
| Foster Wheeler awarded major EPC in Saudi Arabia |
| GE Energy landfill power plant in Malaysia wins renewable energy project award |
| HFI legal team in $65 million Medco Energi deal |
| 3i backed Petrofac in £742m/$1,309m flotation on London Stock Exchange |
| Aker Kvaerner subsea contract to increase oil recovery |
| ExxonMobil in Libya exploration licensing round |
| SABIC affiliate signs three contracts for mega expansion project |
| The Peak Group wins west African contract |
| ExxonMobil production start-up from Sakhalin-1 Project in Russia |
| Invensys process simulation software selected by ExxonMobil |
| J. Ray McDermott awarded Asia Pacific contract |
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| September 2005 |
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| Petsec Hurricane Rita update |
| Beach’s Bass strait oil JV moves to stage two |
| Aker Kvaerner NOK 103 million subsea umbilical contract |
| New €6.8 billion North Sea windpower study |
| New gas field discovered offshore Northern Territory |
| iXSea launches PHINS 6000 at UUVS 2005 |
| GlobalSantaFe finds missing jackup rigs off Louisiana coast |
| Aker Kvaerner wins further Polyethylene project in China |
| Austral arranges US$10 million financing |
| Doha Debates return |
| Roxar: Largest multiphase meter for Statoil’s Norne field |
| Labtech secures Sakhalin contract extension |
| Petrofac awarded Hasdrubal FEED contract |
| BP plans for second Zhuhai PTA plant |
| SABIC: Petrochemicals industry trends and challenges |
| AMEC partnership wins Yemen pipeline contract |
| AlMansoori launches new product |
| Molopo increases Gloucester Basin interest |
| Foreign business interest in Saudi and region escalating |
| Metoc sells stake in SeaZone Solutions |
| WFT awarded LOI by Saipem for Dophin Gas Project |
| Technip in multi-billion dollar RasGas 3 deal |
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| August 2005 |
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| J. Ray McDermott awarded marine installation contract |
| China National Petroleum Corporation buys PetroKazakhstan |
| South Africa hosts World Petroleum Congress |
| ENERGEX appoints new Chief Executive |
| Offshore Europe 2005: Interactive voting session on the button |
| Peak expands international management team |
| Dana Gas floats IPO in September |
| Sasol Chief Executive in high-level talks with DME Minister |
| Sundance Energy appoints company secretary |
| Great Artesian Oil and Gas Limited: Kiana-1 to spud |
| Petrofac secures significant Marathon contract |
| Santos acquires additional Gippsland Basin interests |
| BP to appoint independent panel to review US refinery safety |
| J. Ray McDermott awarded Saudi Aramco project |
| Roxar, Statoil and Research Council of Norway in multi-million US$ R&D Project |
| Shell partners with CHOREN in the world's first commercial SunFuel development |
| Santos to supply gas to another new Australian power station |
| Peterborough 1 commences onshore Otway Basin, Victoria |
| Radiometric anomalies at Yarlbrinda South Gawler Craton, SA |
| Chevron corporate responsibility report |
| GlobalSantaFe worldwide SCORE shows continued strength in all markets |
| APPEA: WA gas power station welcomed |
| Molopo lifts Queensland gas production |
| IPS-TRADE.COM awarded contract for IGAT 5 project |
| Engineered Software releases PIPE-FLO Overtime |
| NDA promotes drug-free workplaces |
| OneSteel selects BHP Billiton as Project Magnet marketing partner |
| Roxar US$7.5 million Gulf of Mexico contract |
| APEC Gas Conference |
| First agreement signed under SA’s streamlined Native Title scheme |
| Jingemia 9 oil appraisal well commences, onshore Perth Basin, Western Australia |
| SABIC selects Aker Kvaerner for Ibn Zahr Polypropylene III expansion |
| Tullow Oil selects Schlumberger Petrel software |
| Marcus Evans: Energy Efficiency Conference |
| Marcus Evans: Oil And Gas 2005 Conference |
| BHR Group’s 16th International Pipeline Protection Conference |
| SmartSignal Summit 2005: New Ideas for Peak Performance |
| The Peak Group develops multi-well program for North Sea |
| Exploration boost for new S.A. uranium-gold prospects |
| IPS-Trade.com in multi-million South Pars contract |
| BP makes eighth oil discovery in ultra-deepwater Block 31 Angola |
| Weatherford’s Pipeline & Specialty Services gets ISO-9001:2000 and OHSAS 18001 certification |
| Roxar wins court ruling to protect multiphase flow meter technology |
| Austral Pacific drilling, testing & corporate update |
| Chevron Unocal merger complete |
| New training initiative for oil and gas industry welcomed by APPEA |
| Avery to drill five wells in farmin deal with Victoria Petroleum |
| Hardman Resources appoints new Chief Financial Officer |
| HFI aid well engineers SPD ahead of internatonial expansion |
| RasGas awards new contract to Avineon India |
| PSL Energy £3 million deepwater Angola contract |
| Bayu-Undan LNG sales contract signed |
| Emerson digitally automates Shanghai SECCO petrochemical complex |
| Parker acquires Herl |
| Nido Petroleum awarded operatorship of new acreage in Philippines |
| Statoil signs deal with Sonatrach |
| Keppel FELS to build fourth jackup for Sinvest |
| Noble to build two F&G JU-2000E jackups |
| Baker Hughes July 2005 rig counts |
| Santos takes exploration position in central Asia |
| Emerson Global Users Exchange Conference |
| ExxonMobil Chairman and CEO Lee Raymond to retire |
| Foster Wheeler and Methanol Casale form global strategic alliance |
| Furmanite secures 3 year In Salah Gas contract |
| Apache spuds Gats well offshore Australia |
| Shell appoints Jorma Ollila as new Chairman |
| Petrofac Brownfield secures WaGE project |
| Labtech celebrates double order for Caspian |
| YUKOS once again under fire |
| EAGC 2005 Ministerial opening and welcome from BP |
| CNOOC withdraws Unocal bid |
| IMCA publishes offshore renewable energy position paper |
| ENERGEX opens new overhead training facilities |
| New Veripos appointment |
| Santos confirms new gas discovery offshore Victoria |
| Hot rocks boost as Petratherm spuds second geothermal well |
| Invsat secures its first upgrade contract in Brazil |
| Gastech 2006 call for abstracts |
| Shell awarded Beaufort Sea leases |
| BASF and Shell complete sale of their stakes in Basell to Nell Acquisition |
| Saudi Arabia's King Fahd dies in hospital |
| Saudi Aramco and Sumitomo Chemical in JV agreement |
| Dolphin Energy attracts US$ 4 billion in financing |
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| July 2005 |
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| Apache's Mohave boosts Australian oil production |
| Lukoil commences wide-scale upgrade of Odessa refinery |
| Occidental to resume operation of historical properties in Libya |
| Foster Wheeler signs frame agreement with Italiana Energia Servizi |
| BHP Billiton and Baosteel join forces |
| Shell reports two discoveries in Nigeria Big Cat prospects |
| North West Shelf Venture preparation contract for Phase V |
| Beach Petroleum bigger stake in Bass Strait development |
| CETO wave energy trial success |
| ONGC offshore platform gutted |
| Anadarko expands exploration in Indonesia |
| SHARQ to construct olefins, ethylene glycol and polyethylene plants |
| BP Thunder Horse 2005 start unlikely |
| Petrofac secures new gas plant contract in Oman |
| BP makes seventh discovery in Angola's ultra-deepwater |
| All systems go for IMCA Annual Seminar |
| Origin Energy Tarantula 1 Sidetrack update |
| Horizon Oil: Clarification of Zari Resources press release |
| Aker Kvaerner wins polyolefins project in Saudi Arabia |
| Yuzhmorgeologia selects iXSea |
| IMarEST granted IOC observer status |
| SABIC clarifies newspaper report |
| SABIC signs letter of intent with Aker Kvaerner and SINOPEC |
| CanArgo operational update on Georgia and Kazakhstan activities |
| Austral Pacific drilling, testing and corporate update |
| Occidental Petroleum second quarter earnings |
| Technip awarded ethylene expansion project award in Russia |
| PSL Energy profits rise with UK and international success |
| Australian Government awards 8 petroleum exploration permits |
| BHP Billiton joint venture with JFE Steel secures $US4.3 billion sales contract |
| New zone at Porters Creek-1 improves production rate |
| DeepSea takes on new vice president |
| Repsol YPF purchases three oil fields and one gas field in Trinidad & Tobago |
| Sibneft begins offshore seismic work in Chukotka’s Anadyr Bay |
| Tasnee, Sahara, SIPCHEM and Basell Polyolefins award ethylene cracker project to Linde and Samsung |
| Atwood's Vicksburg wins Total contract |
| Tischuk expands into Chinese market with major deal |
| Unocal accepts increased offer from Chevron |
| Molopo reports 57% increase in gas flows from Mungi |
| Antares Energy Velimese-2 new gas discovery |
| Greater Gorgon development flows downstream to Kellogg Joint Venture-Gorgon |
| Amerada Hess: Agreement signed for sale of gas from Phu Horm |
| BP: Thunder Horse update |
| Cooper Energy cash bonanza |
| Santos sells Golden Beach interest |
| Baker Hughes organisational changes |
| ExxonMobil early startup of 3rd major development offshore Angola |
| Sakhalin II Project’s PA-B platform offshore concrete gravity structure begins journey to Sakhalin |
| SABIC awards contract for ethylene glycol plant to Toyo Engineering Corporation |
| SACOME: Drop HECS to boost science study and skills |
| BassGas project update: Commissioning delays and reserves upgrade |
| BP: Thunder Horse response effort update |
| SABIC metals signs HP contract |
| SAFCO 474 million profit in first half of 2005 |
| Emerson acquires Solartron Mobrey |
| Top level line up for WMTC 2006 |
| Sakhalin Energy signs an LNG supply deal with KOGAS |
| Hardman clarifies media report |
| BMA ships billionth tonne of coal and announces port expansion |
| Aker Kvaerner awarded extensive pulp mill rebuilds in Indonesia |
| CB&I to provide sulfur processing facilities for Valero Houston refinery |
| Sundance strikes more gas with 2nd USA well |
| BP: Thunder Horse response effort continues |
| BP: Thunder Horse platform update |
| Sydney Gas: Camden Gas Project and Wyong Gas Project |
| Shell reports European refinery share swap with Total |
| BP assesses damage to Thunder Horse Platform in Gulf of Mexico |
| Victoria Petroleum: Commencement of drilling at East Flour Bluff E-10 well, Texas |
| Hakia 2 gas exploration well onshore Perth Basin, Western Australia |
| Borouge awards Project Management and Financial Advisory Contracts |
| The Peak Group secures North Sea contract with Century |
| J. Ray McDermott adopts AVEVA VANTAGE Enterprise Net (VNET) for Dolphin Gas Project |
| Shell EPM appoints Raoul Restucci as Executive Vice President for Middle East, Russia and CIS |
| Management change at Fugro GEOS |
| Astorg Partners acquires Geoservices |
| Foster Wheeler wins JSC Mozyr Oil Refinery contract in Belarus |
| Parker Instrumentation wins supply agreement for Kashagan field |
| DNV establishes center to meet needs for LNG safety |
| Petrofac and GPR in £1 million contract for Addax Petroleum |
| Technip awarded two contracts by Statoil for subsea services in Norway |
| BP, Gazprom CEOs Discuss LNG, N Europe gas pipeline |
| Energy 21C: The challenge facing 'new society' energy suppliers |
| GlobalSantaFe delays GSF development driller operations |
| Austral Pacific operations and corporate update |
| Patrick S. Parker, global industrial leader, passes away |
| ExxonMobil community investment initiative in Africa, Asia, Middle East, Caspian |
| Gazprom and Shell in Zapolyarnoye-Neocomian and Sakhalin-2 share deal |
| Technip awarded contract for a major ethylene plant in Kuwait |
| Aker Kvaerner subsea contract in Malyasia |
| Iraqi Oil Wealth - Issues of Governance and Development |
| Foster Wheeler awarded environmental project by Polimeri Europa in Italy |
| Santos strengthens Sorell Basin exploration position |
| Molopo to sell China coalbed methane gas asset |
| Chevron advertising targets dialogue about global energy issues |
| Chevron awarded new acreage offshore Australia |
| SimSci-Esscor next generation on-line process modeling and optimisation solution |
| DNV opens Paris office |
| Foster Wheeler wins Saudi Aramco FEED/Project Management Services contract |
| SAGIA and Ma’aden promote investment opportunities in mining sector |
| Shell secures new deepwater acreage in the Carnarvon Basin |
| Oil & Gas IQ’s Gas Commercialisation Asia 2005 |
| Antares Energy spuds Velimese-2 well in Turkey |
| Sydney Gas response to the Australian Financial Review article |
| Origin Energy sells Tubridgi assets |
| Santos accelerates Tipperary acquisition |
| AGL PNG gas equity agreement |
| AGL commits to PNG Gas |
| Qserv invests £6 million in premises and equipment |
| Commercial operation of first independent power plant in Saudi Arabia |
| CIA 2005: Regional show to draw 800 industry players |
| The Peak Group wins VAALCO contract |
| Labtech secures Norwegian contract |
| Russia’s first concrete gravity base platform structure successfully installed in the Lunskoye gas field |
| OGS 2005 a platform for study and innovation |
| APPEA: Upstream oil & gas industry hungry for greater success |
| Keppel secures US$174 million contracts for two jackups |
| Honeywell to acquire InterCorr International |
| Shell appoints new Country Chair for Dubai and Northern Emirates |
| CNOOC files CFIUS notice |
| Technip wins contract in Malaysia for the Kikeh field subsea development |
| $13 billion to be spent on marine renewable energy by 2009 |
| ExxonMobil completes restructuring of Dutch gas transportation interests |
| Santos to acquire premier coal seam methane position |
| Oil Plus launches unique new research service for oil and gas operators |
| Greater Gorgon venture moves into feed key Shell project reaches major milestone |
| Extension of Falkland Islands exploration licences |
| Global Process Systems secures major MOPU contract |
| Woodside approves Neptune development |
| Chevron milestone for Greater Gorgon gas development |
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| June 2005 |
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| New windpark opened at BP terminal in Amsterdam |
| BP and partners plan clean energy plant in Scotland |
| BHP Billiton to develop Neptune oil and gas field in Gulf Of Mexico |
| BP, Sinopec & SPC celebrate SECCO completion |
| Tronic joins the elite with its third ISO accreditation |
| Molopo completes share purchase plan |
| Sakhalin Energy loads 100th cargo of Sakhalin Vityaz crude oil |
| Securities and Exchange Commission clears Chevron, Unocal to hold stockholder vote |
| SABIC decides against buying the Egyptian Fertilizers Company |
| Foster Wheeler awarded process design for hydrogen production unit by NIS, Serbia |
| Well service promotion for Garry Michie of Qserv |
| Emerson appoints new national business development manager |
| Emerson appoints new channel manager |
| Sundance spuds second gas well in US |
| Gas discovery for Po Valley’s largest Italian prospect |
| Emerson predictive capability in AMS Suite equipment performance monitor |
| South Australian natural gas price path decision |
| Jingemia oil field update, L14, North Perth basin |
| SPL WorldGroup in Asia Pacific expansion |
| Parker Hannifin acquires Korean-based valve maker Hanil Hydraulics |
| Douglas Westwood: Oil and gas projections put paid to unrealistic demand forecasts |
| PNG pipeline link to Northern Territory |
| Woodside: Blacktip gas sales agreement terminated |
| Tarantula 1 Sidetrack gas exploration well commences onshore Perth |
| Woodside widens options for US LNG exports |
| ADMA powers oil and gas exploration with Intel |
| Airpac demonstrates commitment to quality rental service |
| Fu Chengyu, Chairman and CEO of CNOOC on Unocal offer |
| CB&I helps Suncor Energy rebuild damaged fractionator tower |
| Umberto della Sala to lead Foster Wheeler's Engineering and Construction Group |
| Foster Wheeler awarded two contracts by Syndial |
| BHP Billiton reports assessment by Australian Tax Office |
| PSL Energy Services wins two call-off contracts worth £3 million |
| TNK-BP develops new advantageous export routes for its oil |
| Hakia 2 gas exploration well commences onshore Perth Basin, Western Australia |
| Horizon Oil Bussabong field drilling update |
| Chevron Corporation statement on Unocal transaction |
| CNOOC proposes merger with Unocal |
| SABIC launches Chinese web site |
| Foster Wheeler wins project for desalination unit in Saudi Arabia |
| Hugh Fraser International in strategic alliance |
| Saudi Aramco acquires additional shares in Showa Shell |
| Labtech jobs boost and major contract with M-i swaco |
| MRO solution for Oman Wastewater Services Company |
| ESC draft decision adversely impacts electricity network |
| Right to negotiate agreement signed for permit ATP 794P, Queensland Cooper Basin |
| Antares Energy drilling update |
| Chevron approves major project |
| Vela reports successful VOC-emissions reduction test |
| Honeywell awards space academy scholarship to Abu Dhabi teacher |
| Woodside AC/P8 Petalonia North-1 drilling report |
| Sundance US gas success |
| GlobalSantaFe worldwide SCORE markets remain strong |
| ExxonMobil Chemical's new Vistamaxx grades stretch into China |
| Venezuela gas discovery boosts Chevron’s LNG Plans for region |
| Halliburton receives contract for precommissioning of the Langeled pipeline |
| ABARE: Mixed outlook for Australia’s commodity sectors |
| Global energy demand and supply prompts record results for Canadian companies: PricewaterhouseCoopers |
| J. Ray McDermott adopts AVEVA VANTAGE Enterprise Net for Dolphin Gas Project |
| BPTT agrees sale of Trinidad oilfields |
| Shell selected for major new coal gasification opportunity in Australia |
| Australia’s largest wind farm opened |
| Horizon Oil drilling update on Bussabong second appraisal well |
| Project management excellence award for Mozambique gas project, designed and built by Foster Wheeler |
| Latest safety statistics from IMCA |
| FMEA Management Guide now available from IMCA |
| Agility expands presence in Queensland |
| New boost for advanced Aker Kvaerner drilling systems |
| ExxonMobil seeks to overturn unwarranted Grefer award |
| Russia’s first offshore concrete gravity platform begins journey to Sakhalin |
| Project participants sign MOU to develop Bass Strait Kipper gas field |
| Kipper partners apply for a production licence |
| Motiva signs agreement with ExxonMobil for 3rd lube train at Port Arthur |
| Aggreko completes three-and-half year power delivery contract in Soroosh oilfield |
| The Peak Group wins major Falklands contract |
| Beach Petroleum appoints new directors |
| Beach Petroleum hits one million barrels |
| Austral Pacific corporate and operations update |
| Horizon Oil Bussabong field drilling update |
| Peak Group secures Australian well management contract |
| HH Prince Saud Ibn Abdullah Ibn Thunayan Al-Saud welcomed by the Egyptian Prime Minister in Cairo |
| Borouge highlights Ruwais plant success at MEED conference |
| General manager from Yukos subsidiary held by General Prosecutor's Office |
| Australian renewable energy program 'REDI' with $100m |
| Mubadala Development and Shell sign MOU to form strategic alliance |
| Zamil Steel wins contract for Qatar Gas II development project |
| Chevron announces expansion of Australian North West Shelf LNG facilities |
| BP Solar expands its manufacturing facilities in Spain |
| Foster Wheeler awarded EPCm contract for Australian LNG project |
| BHP Billiton approves North West Shelf expansion |
| U.S. Oil and Gas group takes 10 per cent of Sundance prospect |
| Seventh production season from the Vityaz complex starts |
| Aker Kvaerner to deliver drilling equipment to high efficiency jack-up rigs |
| Intelligent toxic gas monitoring system for hazardous environments |
| DNV celebrates its first 25 years in Argentina |
| McDermott appoints Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer |
| SLIVER – award winning solar technology |
| Chevron and Unocal reach agreement with Federal Trade Commission |
| Castrol and Dong Feng to manufacture lubricants in China |
| Invensys Process Systems opens new technology center in Beijing |
| Foster Wheeler awarded contract for extraction of petrochemical feedstock from LNG in India |
| Innovene and Delta Oil major petrochemical investment in Saudi Arabia |
| Nowcasting scales new heights with Peak deal |
| Peak Group secures Australian well management contract |
| 3i strengthens oil & gas team |
| Saudi Aramco progress of Rabigh refining/petrochemical project |
| Saudi Aramco presentation highlights Kingdom’s evolving petrochemical industry |
| Sydney Gas resumes drilling in Wyong: JB13 spudded |
| Hindmarsh Resources joins uranium hunt in SA |
| Heemskirk strategic Canadian investment |
| GlobalSantaFe executive management changes |
| Honeywell wins FEED project for Pearl GTL plant in Qatar |
| Petrofac extends contract with oil major |
| UK's flagship large offshore wind farm comes a step closer |
| Hardman Chinguetti finance facility |
| Tasman: Marathon South Drilling update and results of general meeting |
| More gas for Petsec in Gulf of Mexico |
| A sustainable future for the oil & gas industry |
| Santos adopts international accounting standards |
| Po Valley drills largest Italian gas prospect |
| Aker Kvaerner awarded contract for the world's largest bamboo cooking plant |
| Aker Verdal wins North Sea contract |
| BWXT receives contract extensions at Pantex, Y-12 |
| Weatherford awarded Sakhalin II pre-commissioning contract |
| Mike Greive, Shell, speaks at the 2nd Middle East CSR Summit in Dubai |
| 2nd Middle East Corporate Social Responsibility summit in Dubai |
| Sakhalin pivotal Asia-Pacific LNG supplier |
| Sakhalin Energy LNG Sales and Purchase Agreement with Toho Gas |
| Baker Hughes May 2005 rig counts |
| PepinNini secures vital drilling rig |
| APPEA: New approaches needed to encourage vital exploration |
| SABIC AR-RAZI 5 project awarded to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
| WMTC 2006 call for papers |
| BHP Billiton gets over 50 per cent of WMC and declares offer unconditional |
| Origin Energy installs solar to power SA's State Parliament |
| Cardiff gas well interim test operations report |
| Emerson introduces Rosemount transmitter with radar echonomics |
| Origin Energy Jingemia 7 oil appraisal well progress report |
| Horizon Oil to begin gas drilling program, offshore gulf of Thailand |
| Invensys optimizing assets and plant performance seminar |
| Marine partners scheme goes from strength to strength |
| Top safety award for Fugro GEOS |
| Technip-JP Kenny JV selected for the Greater Gorgon upstream development in Australia |
| Gas pipeline industry welcomes infrastructure taskforce report |
| Sakhalin Energy signs LNG supply deal with Tohoku Electric |
| Emerson acquires Tescom Corporation |
| Petrofac Expo 2005: Reflect on Tomorrow Today |
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| May 2005 |
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| Roxar launches fault seal analysis solution |
| New interface simplifies integration of crude assay data into PRO/II process simulations |
| Emerson wins contract for Norway’s second largest gas field |
| Renewable power generation to serve more than 100,000 households |
| Shell welcomes progress in Ogoni reconciliation process |
| Prestigious International Safety Award for J. Ray McDermott |
| SEAWATCH extends global reach |
| World Islamic Funds excellence award to Gulf finance house |
| Santos signs Indonesian gas sales agreement |
| Yukos Oil Company sues for damages from the sale of Yugannskneftegas |
| Yukos disappointed by Khodorkovsky verdict |
| SABIC signs LOI with the US Fluor Company for the construction of utilities and site facilities at Yansab in Yanbu |
| Foundation stone laid for Dolphin Energy’s giant gas plant at Qatar’s Ras Laffan |
| Illogical W.A. Government Energy Policy decision |
| SABIC affiliate SHARQ wins prestigious British Safety Council award |
| Sakhalin Energy signs an LNG supply deal with Hiroshima Gas |
| Jingemia 7 oil appraisal well commences onshore Perth Basin, Western Australia |
| Petsec awarded two new leases in Gulf of Mexico |
| Australian explorer enters US gas market |
| Molopo announces $1.4m share purchase plan |
| SAGIA Governor discusses energy opportunities with US |
| World Islamic Funds Conference brings together investors and asset managers |
| Enerpac parent company acquires Hydratight Sweeney |
| TAG Oil expands its Canterbury holdings |
| Eni starts up production from K2 field offshore Gulf of Mexico |
| Petsec Energy spuds third well in Gulf of Mexico |
| ConocoPhillips’ S Zorb Sulfur Removal Technology for China’s Yanshan Refinery |
| Joint industry project offers new solution for prediction of reservoir souring |
| Yokogawa extends scope of annual conference |
| Foster Wheeler receives safety accolade |
| Presidents of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey inaugurate BTC |
| John Crane LaserFace technology |
| Kitson-1 drilling report, PEL 88, Cooper Basin South Australia |
| Antares Energy: Adatepe-5 well spuds in Turkey |
| New pipeline gives Caspian oil access to world markets |
| Roxar launches RMSwellstrat |
| Shell aviation products at 5th Airport Build and Supply Exhibition |
| Parker Hannifin acquires assets of Netherlands-based distributor |
| Yukos to split into two operating units |
| SABIC launches acetic acid technology at Ibn Rushd complex in Yanbu |
| Petsec to develop new USA gas field |
| Aker Kvaerner to modify Indian offshore platforms |
| New Chairman Leads 2006 OTC Board |
| Baku investment pays off for PSL Energy Services |
| Douglas-Westwood : $13 billion for Offshore Renewable Energy Projects |
| Corporate Social Responsibility Dubai summit |
| Shell makes significant discovery in the Norwegian Sea |
| Facilitators UK wins major contract and unique international best practice award |
| Qserv wins prestigious safety award |
| Santos growth outlook stronger than ever |
| The Peak Group announces growth plans for international market |
| SABIC expands capacity to meet growing Asian demand |
| BP And NOVA Chemicals sign binding agreements for European styrenics joint venture |
| Further SNS responsibility for Petrofac |
| USA group joins Australian oil & gas search with interest in Sundance Cooper Basin well |
| Aker Kvaerner wins risk assessment contract from SABIC Europe |
| BTS: Offshore labour market extremely restricted |
| Antares Energy drilling update |
| Herb Elliott to be Deputy Chairman of Fortescue Metals Group |
| Po Valley in first gas discovery in Italy since listing |
| Clough buys Henry Walker Eltin |
| ABARE: Record number of advanced minerals and energy projects |
| Invensys Process Systems' 2005 Customer Conference |
| Yukos refutes Russian government and administration allegations |
| BP Products North America accepts responsibility for explosion |
| Technip awarded contract for a major petrochemical plant in Saudi Arabia |
| PetroChina and Shell proceed with Changbei project |
| Saudi Aramco President & CEO speaks at Baker Institute |
| Vienco and AGT Energy form new oilfield technology company |
| BHP Billiton launches development program for Southern Africa |
| Victoria Petroleum drilling report for East Flour Bluff D-24 well |
| New Chairman for Fortescue Metals Group |
| GlobalSantaFe worldwide SCORE maintains positive movements |
| Shell sponsors the world’s largest gathering of entrepreneurs |
| Testing operations at BG Webb #1 well - Flour Bluff Gas Project |
| EPL raises capital budget, names Phillip Gobe President, elects two directors |
| Roxar IRAP RMS to run on 64-bit Linux desktop |
| ExxonMobil reports record energy efficiency, health and safety performance |
| Sheldon Banks takes responsibility for sales at Parker Instrumentation |
| Origin welcomes extension to PV Rebate Program |
| CNOOC starts oil production in LD 4-2 ahead of schedule |
| Yardarino 6 gas appraisal well commences onshore Perth Basin |
| Molopo enters large US gas project |
| Foster Wheeler awarded engineering services contract for Hyundai Heavy Industries gas project |
| Middle East electricity exhibition and conference |
| SABIC awards contract to Technip for Yansab ethylene and propylene plant |
| Hangzhou Gas Company, Shell and The Hong Kong and China Gas sign natural gas pipeline contract |
| APPEA comments on Australian budget |
| AGL appoints new Director |
| Start of BTC linefill |
| BP extends Egyptian concessions |
| HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak honoured at Emirates Businesswomen Award |
| BP promoting innovation and competitiveness: a transatlantic dialogue |
| Good Shepherd and Origin Energy provide no interest loans for energy efficient appliances |
| Ergon set to take Molopo gas from 2006 |
| ChevronTexaco changes name and image |
| Foster Wheeler awarded project management consultancy contract by GASCO |
| Saudi Aramco’s VP of New Business Development speaks at Saudi Mega Projects 2005 conference |
| Technip awarded contract for the FPSO of the deepwater Akpo field in Nigeria |
| Austral Pacific test operations to commence at Cardiff gas well |
| Sempra Metals strategic stake in Terramin’s Australian lead & zinc project |
| Saudi Aramco President & CEO addresses Saudi Mega Projects 2005 Conference |
| Al-Mady: Challenges threaten future of Middle East petrochemical industry |
| Roxar opens Vietnam office to meet growing customer demand |
| Wood Group open day opens doors for Aberdeen software firm |
| Baker Hughes April 2005 rig counts |
| OTC 05 Focuses on sustaining the success of offshore industry |
| ExxonMobil and Apache expand exploration and development in Western Canada |
| BASF and Shell sell stakes in Basell to consortium led by Access Industries |
| Statement from Yukos Oil Board of Directors and Management |
| APC awards key contract for pipeline FEED |
| Panasonic and Intergraph critical outage management project |
| Macquarie supports Terramin’s SA lead and zinc project |
| Technip contracts for subsea developments in North Sea and offshore Ireland |
| CETO wave energy generator sinks in readiness for test phase |
| Aker Kvaerner receives two technical awards at OTC.05 |
| Hindmarsh Resources appoints Managing Director |
| Falklands oil search results better than expected |
| Petratherm wins PACE funding for Callabonna drilling |
| Antares Energy drilling update |
| Aker Kvaerner contracts for environmentally friendly energy production |
| ChevronTexaco orders two LNG carriers |
| CommSecure direct debit solution for Country Energy |
| Foster Wheeler contract for fuel oil upgrading by Preem Petroleum |
| Roxar signs technical co-operation agreement with Smartec |
| Roxar new ultra compact, subsea sand and pig monitoring AD3000 system |
| Roxar multi-million dollar Multiphase Flow Meter deal |
| Roxar to supply permanent downhole monitoring equipment to Hydro |
| Scan Tech UK to provide ROV tooling for North Sea |
| Hardman completes 4800km 2D Seismic Programme in South Falklands Basin |
| SA government may consider subsidy to overcome chronic drill rig shortage |
| Libya National Oil Corporation and Shell agree on major integrated gas deal |
| SABIC Metals to construct Korean flat steel painting facility |
| ARF to construct biodiesel plant in South Australia |
| Clough gets new deep sea construction vessel |
| Origin Energy: Halladale-1 DW-3 Well, offshore Otway Basin, Victoria |
| SA Resources, Energy and Investment Conference |
| GE Energy’s pipeline services group joins global energy transmission network |
| Fugro GEOS activity in GoM |
| Fugro camera systems |
| 3i examines the prospects for North Sea oil and gas |
| Aker Kvaerner deepwater subsea contract |
| Antares Energy spuds Yukon-1 |
| Business confidence levels in the Middle East region at an all time high |
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| ExxonMobil technology substantially reduces subsea well intervention costs |
| John Crane makes its mark on this year’s BPMA Awards |
| CNOOC reports a surge of oil & gas revenue |
| IPART hands down final decision on AGL Gas Networks |
| New Oil and Gas licences granted |
| Parker Instrumentation: Low cost non-return valves accommodate pressures to 10,000 psi |
| Global business success leads to expansion for Eclipse |
| New specialist oil and gas law service launched |
| Beach Petroleum achieving record results |
| Strong opening quarter for Santos |
| ExxonMobil reports start up of cogeneration facility in Baytown |
| ChevronTexaco celebrates 2004 as 'A Year of Great Accomplishment' |
| Northrop Grumman Chairman, CEO and President Ronald D. Sugar Elected to ChevronTexaco Board of Directors |
| Technip awarded FEED contract for Mississippi LNG terminal |
| K Home International receives Queen’s award |
| Michell Instruments wins Technical Innovation of the Year Award |
| Pinsent Masons boosts construction team in Dubai |
| Petrofac secures critical upgrade project in Kuwait |
| SABIC forecasts increase in polymers sales volume for South East Asia in the next five years |
| TNK-BP replaces 127 per cent of production with new reserves |
| UAE Petroleum engineering gets massive productivity boost from SGI Altix 350 series architecture |
| EIC leads trade mission to Qatar |
| Origin Energy: Halladale-1 DW-3 Well, offshore Otway Basin, Victoria |
| East Flour Bluff D-24, Flour Bluff Gas Field Development Project update |
| Petsec spuds new Gulf of Mexico well |
| SIA Engineering Company and Parker Hannifin form Asia-Pacific Hydraulic Equipment Service Center joint venture |
| Aker Kvaerner financial target achieved |
| Middle East set to dominate global polyolefins industry |
| WellLife cementing service helps ensure long-term zonal isolation in difficult HPHT wells |
| Instrucalc 6: Instrument engineering software |
| Santos wins gas contract for new Queensland power station |
| SAS oil & gas solutions a hit at MEOS 2005 |
| New-look Caspian conference proving a draw |
| Performace Plus wins Queen's Award for enterprise |
| Avantis introduces web-based solution for supply chain collaboration |
| Enerpac high-pressure pumps designed specifically for bolting applications |
