Tag: oil and gas

Croatia to upgrade Rijeka refinery automations

Croatia's national oil and gas company Industrija Nafte Zagreb (INA) plans to modernise its Rijeka refinery to increase production and improve safety and environmental performance.

Caspian joint venture

Kazakh state marine company KazMorTransFlot and the UK's contractor Stolt Offshore SA intend to create a joint venture to build oil and gas facilities on the Caspian Sea

New NACE standards

NACE International announces the publication of NACE MR0175/ISO 15156, “Petroleum and natural gas industries—Materials for use in H2S-containing environments in oil and gas production.â€?

Tenders sought for Volve

The licensees for Statoil's Volve discovery intend to seek tenders from contractors for an installation to produce the Volve field in the North Sea.

Exotic materials extend lifecycle

Parker Instrumentation has been selected by EnCana (UK) Limited to supply exotic-material tube fittings for its recently approved Buzzard Project in the central North Sea.

Shell Canada announces 2004 programme

Shell Canada has announced a capital and exploration expenditure plan for 2004 totalling CAD 1.1 billion.

Oil firms plan large African investments

The world's "big five" energy companies – Total, Chevron Texaco, Exxon Mobil, Shell and BP – are all set to continue to play a major role on the African continent.

Petrobas signs pact with Statoil

Brazil's Petrobras and Norway's Statoil ASA have signed an agreement to expand co-operation in oil and gas exploration and in other activities, which may include natural gas commercialisation in foreign markets.

British Gas expands in India

British Gas Plc, along with its partners Reliance Industries and Oil and Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC), will invest USD 138 million to improve production at the Panna/Mukta and Tapti oil and gas fields.

Van Leeuwen wins Sakhalin contract

Van Leeuwen Buizen's Process Industry division has been awarded with contracts worth more than EUR 15 million for the supply of pipes, fittings and flanges for phases 1 and 2 of the Sakhalin Island project off Russia's east coast.