Vestas has signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the 52 MW Abour wind park in Tafileh, Jordan. The order is placed by Abour Energy Company PSC, the Jordanian SPV owned by Saudi Arabia’s Xenel Industries and Dubai based Amea Power Limited,…
Thailand’s PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) has won bids for the Bongkot and Erawan petroleum concessions in the Gulf of Thailand, Energy Minister Siri Jirapongphan said on the 13th December. In the Erawan (G1/61) concession, a joint bid from PTTEP and its partner, the…
ExxonMobil plans to produce natural gas for the Australian market by 2021 following a final investment decision to develop West Barracouta gas field in Bass Strait. The project, on the VIC/L1 Block offshore Victoria, is part of the Esso-BHP Gippsland basin joint venture. …
UK-based Ophir Energy has increased and extended its existing Reserve Based Lending Facility (RBL) by US$100 million to US$350 million. Ophir will now be able repay a facility used to fund the acquisition of a package of assets from Australia’s Santos. The maturity…
Norway’s oilfield contractors Kvaerner and Aker Solutions have cut the first steel plate for phase 2 of the Equinor-operated Johan Sverdrup field development offshore Norway. After the start of oil production, this installation will become one of Norway’s most important income sources for the coming…
Cenovus Energy Inc, Calgary, expects to allocate the majority of its planned 2019 budget of US$1.2-1.4 billion to sustain base production at its Foster Creek and Christina Lake oil sands operations. The company also plans to complete construction of the Christina Lake Phase G…
Global energy company Total and the Mauritanian Ministry of Petroleum, Energy and Mines have signed an agreement which awards Total two new exploration and production contracts for blocks C15 and C31, which are deep offshore Mauritania. The contracts cover an area of 14 175…
Adding to the more than one GW of contracts signed by Vestas in Italy’s auction system, renewable energy projects developer Andali Energia SrL has placed an order for the supply and installation of ten V136-3.6 MW turbines for the 36 MW Andali wind park located…
Energi appoints CUO to support Vermont captive Insurance programme provider Energi has appointed Michael Windstein as chief underwriting officer. In this role, Mr Windstein will be supporting the underwriting operations of Energi’s recently introduced Vermont-domiciled captive, eCaptiv, which offers programmes for the energy and…
Calling the move unprecedented, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) reported on the 11th December that it has safely completed the first co-loading of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and propylene onto the same vessel. The products are typically shipped separately. According to ADNOC,…
