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Stena wins FEED contract for Vietnamese LNG project

20 May 2021

Stena Power & LNG Solutions has been awarded a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for the use of its jettyless LNG transfer and regasification technology at Delta Offshore Energy’s (DeltaOE) planned LNG-to-power project in Vietnam.

Canje drilling programme expected to shed light on extent of Upper Cretaceous play

20 May 2021

Westwood Global Energy Group believes that the outcome of ExxonMobil’s exploration drilling programme at the Canje block will help determine how far the Upper Cretaceous play extends through the Guyana-Suriname basin.

ExxonMobil Guyana to restart gas compressor on Liza Destiny FPSO next month

20 May 2021

ExxonMobil Guyana is reportedly on track to re-install and restart the flash gas compressor (FGC) system on the Liza Destiny FPSO at the offshore Liza-1 oilfield by the end of June.

Mesa says Colombia’s oil production has dropped below 700,000 bpd

20 May 2021

Colombia’s oil production has dropped below the threshold of 700,000 barrels per day (bpd) for the first time in more than a decade, Energy Minister Diego Mesa said earlier this week.

Pemex to build $2.64bn coking plant at Tula refinery

20 May 2021

Mexico’s national oil company (NOC) Pemex has said it intends to build a coking plant at the Tula refinery in Hidalgo State.

Outgoing Staatsolie chief comments on potential of Suriname’s first three discoveries

20 May 2021

Rudolf Elias, the outgoing managing director of Suriname’s national oil company (NOC) Staatsolie, has said he expects the first three fields discovered in the country’s offshore zone to yield at least 1.4bn barrels of oil equivalent (boe).

Rush of M&As continues for US oil and gas

20 May 2021

US oil and gas mergers and acquisitions continue apace, with the trend not limited to the Permian Basin alone.

HEP to expand Port Arthur terminal to support renewable diesel project

20 May 2021

Howard Energy Partners announced last week that it would “significantly” expand its Port Arthur terminal facilities in Texas. The expansion will be aimed at supporting a renewable diesel production project being developed by Diamond Green Diesel.

Woodside to exit Kitimat LNG

20 May 2021

Australia’s Woodside announced this week that it would exit its 50% non-operated interest in the proposed Kitimat LNG project on Canada’s West Coast.

Queensland boasts of gas supply “rescue"

20 May 2021

The state government has claimed that local gas projects will soon rescue southern states from gas supply shortfalls

Jemena picks Wasco to expand Roma North gas processing facility

20 May 2021

Australian energy infrastructure operator Jemena has awarded a AUD15mn ($11.6mn) contract to Wasco Australia to expand the capacity of the Roma North natural gas processing facility in Queensland by 50%.

State Gas spuds first Rolleston-West CBM well

20 May 2021

Australian junior State Gas has spudded its first well at the Rolleston-West coal-bed methane (CBM) in Queensland State’s Bowen Basin.

AGN blends green hydrogen into South Australian gas grid

20 May 2021

Australian Gas Networks (AGN) has begun blending green hydrogen into its natural gas grid in South Australia following the official opening its AUD14.5mn Hydrogen Park South Australia (HyP SA).

Japex exits Canadian shale gas project

20 May 2021

Japan Petroleum Exploration (Japex) has agreed to sell its 10% stake in a Canadian shale gas project to Malaysia’s state-owned Petronas for an undisclosed figure.

PTTEP adds to upstream success offshore Malaysia

20 May 2021

Thailand’s state-owned PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) has extended its run of wildcat successes in Malaysia’s shallow waters, announcing its fourth discovery this year.

Two Gulf Coast LNG projects inch forward

20 May 2021

The developers of two new LNG export projects on the US Gulf Coast have said during the past week that they are making progress towards final investment decisions (FIDs) that are scheduled for later this year.