Oil and gas expertise makes geothermal a scalable energy source for India
Geothermal power could provide a clean way to enhance grid security. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images News/Getty Images. A new study has identified geothermal energy as a potentially significant contributor to India’s future power, industrial heat and cooling demand, with technical potential estimated at 450GW of electricity generation, more than 1.5TW of cooling capacity and 11TW […]
OMV’s Wittau gas field starts up, targets 11TWh in phase one
OMV has begun gas production at Wittau less than three years after the field was discovered. Credit: OMV Aktiengesellschaft. OMV has begun gas production from the Wittau field in Austria, less than three years after announcing it as the country’s largest natural gas discovery in four decades. The Austrian energy company expects to develop approximately 11TW-hours […]
UAE fast-tracks oil pipeline to boost exports outside Hormuz strait
The UAE pipeline project aims to increase export capacity amid regional tensions. Credit: Mike Browne/Shutterstock.com. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) plans to speed up construction of a new oil pipeline to double its export capacity through the port of Fujairah by 2027, according to the Abu Dhabi Media Office. This development is expected to increase […]
Phillips 66 green-lights Zeus Gas Plant and Robstown NGL unit
The Zeus facility is a 300mcf/d gas processing plant to be built in the Permian Basin. Credit: DimasAbdulKadir/Shutterstock.com. Phillips 66 has confirmed plans to proceed with the Zeus Gas Plant in the Permian Basin and a third Coastal Bend Fractionator in Robstown, Texas. Both the projects are scheduled to begin operations in 2028. Discover B2B […]
Santos starts oil output at Alaska’s Pikka project
The Pikka phase one project aims to reach a production plateau of 80,000bpd (gross) in Q3. Credit: zhengzaishuru/Shutterstock.com. Australian energy company Santos has commenced oil production at the Pikka phase one development at North Slope, Alaska, US, aiming for an initial 20,000 barrels per day (bpd) gross of oil. During the start-up and commissioning phase, […]
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Technip Energies gets go-ahead for Commonwealth LNG EPC
Commonwealth LNG will feature five storage tanks, each with a capacity of 50,000m³. Credit: FOTOGRIN/Shutterstock.com. Technip Energies has obtained the full notice to proceed (FNTP) for an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with Caturus’ Commonwealth LNG project in the US. The midstream asset, which has a design capacity of 9.5 million tonnes per annum, […]
Oil prices jump as Iran tensions persist, UAE nuclear plant hit
The increase follows last week’s 7%-plus jump in crude as hopes faded for reduced tensions in the Strait of Hormuz. Credit: Clare Louise Jackson/Shutterstock.com. Oil prices continued to rise on 18 May as momentum towards ending the Iran conflict appeared to falter after an attack on a nuclear facility in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). […]
ABL wins MWS contract for Mero 3 and 4 projects offshore Brazil
ABL’s scope of work involves installing pipelines at Mero 3 and 4. Credit: James Jones Jr/Shutterstock.com. ABL Energy & Marine Consultants Brasil has secured a contract from Subsea7 to deliver Marine Warranty Surveyor (MWS) services for the Mero 3 and 4 projects offshore Brazil. The contract is intended to assist with the transportation and installation […]
Caturus makes FID on $13bn Commonwealth LNG project in Louisiana
The LNG facility is expected to begin operations in 2030. Credit: GreenOak/Shutterstock.com. Caturus has reached a final investment decision (FID) on its $13bn Commonwealth liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, US. The company also secured $9.75bn in project financing for the construction of a 9.5 million tonnes per annum export facility. Discover […]