project management

Wood awarded concept study for Greater Sunrise LNG development

Wood will deliver a comprehensive concept study, considering engineering, technology, financing, commercial structures, fiscal, environmental, health & safety and socioeconomic drivers including local content.

Aramco’s strategic gas expansion progresses with $25 B in contract awards

Aramco has awarded contracts worth more than $25 B to progress its strategic gas expansion, which targets sales gas production growth of more than 60% by 2030.

Fulcrum LNG to pair with McDermott, Baker Hughes for Guyana gas project

A proposed large natural gas project in Guyana by U.S. energy developer Fulcrum LNG includes partnerships with U.S. oil service company Baker Hughes and engineering firm McDermott.

FERC approves Venture Global's 20-MMtpy CP2 LNG project in Louisiana (U.S.)

The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved Venture Global's CP2 LNG export terminal project in Cameron Parish, Louisiana (U.S.).

Cedar LNG announces positive FID on 3.3-MMtpy FLNG project

Cedar LNG announced a positive final investment decision on the 3.3-MMtpy FLNG facility in the traditional territory of the Haisla Nation on Canada’s West Coast.

New DNV survey highlights oil and gas sector paradox

The latest DNV survey, “The Paradox of Petroleum—How the oil and gas sector is transforming through uncertainty,” gathered insights from nearly 450 senior oil and gas professionals to examine rapidly evolving trends and the near-term outlook for the sector.

Shell to build carbon capture and storage projects in Canada

Shell announced the final investment decision (FID) for Polaris, a carbon capture project at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park, Scotford in Alberta, Canada. Polaris is designed to capture approximately 650,000 tpy of CO₂ from the Shell-owned Scotford refinery and chemicals complex.

Aramco and Sempra announce Heads of Agreement for equity and offtake from Port Arthur LNG Phase 2

Aramco and Sempra announced that their respective subsidiaries have executed a non-binding Heads of Agreement (HoA) for a 20-yr sale and purchase agreement (SPA) for LNG offtake of 5 MMtpy from the Port Arthur LNG Phase 2 expansion project.

Rising U.S. labor costs threaten to derail new LNG projects

A shortage of skilled labor and nagging inflation from strong wage growth on the U.S. Gulf Coast are pressuring liquefied natural gas (LNG) developers and delaying some projects from reaching a financial go-ahead.

Summit Carbon Solutions granted approval by IUB for CO2 pipeline project

Summit Carbon Solutions is partnering with 57 ethanol plants in the U.S. to capture carbon dioxide from the fermentation process of biorefineries, such as ethanol plants, compress the captured CO2 and channel it to North Dakota where it will be permanently and safely stored underground in deep geologic storage locations.

China's Wison New Energies to quit Russian projects in blow to Arctic LNG 2

Chinese engineering firm Wison New Energies has decided to discontinue all of its ongoing Russian projects, and will immediately and indefinitely stop taking any new Russian business.

EU approves $3.2 B in German hydrogen pipeline support

The European Commission has signed off on about €3 B ($3.2 B) of planned German state aid for building a system of hydrogen pipelines known as the Hydrogen Core Network.

Heidelburg Materials, Linde start construction on large-scale carbon capture facility

Heidelberg Materials and Linde have started construction of one of the world’s first large-scale carbon capture facilities in the cement industry.

Repsol's Saint John LNG (Canada) awards technology contract to Galileo Technologies

Through the installation of Galileo Technologies’ reliquefaction solution, Saint John LNG will be able to recover and store this resource to serve the market, especially during times of high demand.

QatarEnergy, Exxon seek to remove contractor from Texas gas project

Golden Pass LNG, a JV between QatarEnergy and ExxonMobil, is asking a court to immediately oust Zachry Industrial from the $10-B LNG project, a court filing showed.

Maximum fill volume in propane, butane and LPG pressurized storage tanks

6/19/2024

This article details the maximum fill volume for propane, butane and LPG storage tanks at processing facilities.

Global pipelines construction outlook 2024—Part 2

6/19/2024

This article will provide a forecast on pipeline construction in Africa, Asia, Europe, Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), and the Middle East.

Woodfibre LNG receives BCEAO order to move floatel to site to house non-local workforce

Woodfibre LNG received a compliance order from the BC Environmental Assessment Office, requiring Woodfibre LNG to deploy the floatel to site and to use the vessel for non-local workforce accommodation in accordance with the amended Environmental Assessment Certificate.

McDermott awarded ECI contract for Canada's first green hydrogen/ammonia facility

McDermott has been awarded an Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) agreement from Abraxas Power Corporation for the Exploits Valley Renewable Energy Corporation (EVREC) project located in Central Newfoundland.

Kazakhstan to invest heavily in new gas processing plant capacity

The Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan has initiated 60 investment projects valued at 17 trillion tenge (approximately $38 B) under the Nationwide Pool of Investment Projects.

Clean Energy expands Boron LNG facility in California (U.S.) by 50%

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced that construction of a third production train at its LNG plant in Boron, California, has been completed, increasing the plant’s volume capacity by 50%.

Vast and Mabanaft advance Port Augusta green methanol project in Australia

Vast Renewables Ltd., a renewable energy company planning to power green fuels production with its concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) energy systems, announced it has signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with global energy company Mabanaft to advance Solar Methanol 1 (SM1), a CSP-powered green methanol reference plant.

New Fortress Energy to deliver first LNG cargo from Altamira, Mexico plant in July

NFE today updated the timing of its first LNG expectation for its first Fast LNG unit located offshore Altamira, Mexico.

Williams seeks to put more of US natural gas project into service

U.S. energy company Williams WMB.N sought permission from a federal energy regulator on Friday to put more of the Regional Energy Access natural gas project already under construction into service by July 1.

Freeport LNG sues three contractors over defects at Texas plant

U.S. LNG exporter Freeport LNG filed a lawsuit in April against three contractors, alleging that installation defects in electric motors at its $14-B Texas export plant caused prolonged outages and costly repairs.

QatarEnergy selects CPC as North Field expansion partner, signs 4 MMtpy LNG SPA for 27 years

QatarEnergy signed definitive agreements with CPC Corporation, Taiwan (CPC) covering the long-term supply of LNG to CPC and partnership in the North Field East (NFE) LNG expansion project.

CO2next project achieves important milestones for developing a liquid CO2 terminal in Rotterdam

CO2next aims to build a liquid CO2 terminal at the Maasvlakte in the port of Rotterdam, that can be used by customers not connected to a CO2 pipeline to ship liquid CO2.

DNV and Petronas CCS ventures collaborate to enable CCS value chains across SE Asia

DNV and PETRONAS’ wholly-owned subsidiary, PETRONAS CCS Ventures Sdn Bhd (PETRONAS CCS Ventures), have recently signed a Master Price Agreement for the certification of carbon dioxide (CO2) storage sites and associated facilities for carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in Malaysia.

Fulkrum awarded a frame agreement to support Woodside’s US New Energy projects

Leading provider of inspection, expediting, auditing and technical staffing services, Fulkrum, has been awarded a frame agreement for the provision of third-party inspection services to Woodside's New Energy projects in the U.S., including its proposed liquid hydrogen project, H2OK, located in Ardmore, Oklahoma.

Bangladesh's Summit LNG to send damaged FSRU to Singapore or Middle East for repairs

Bangladesh's Summit LNG said its floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) was ready to discharge the liquefied natural gas (LNG) it had onboard before proceeding to Singapore or the Middle East for necessary repairs.