Tag: oil

LPG terminal in India

French oil company Total has agreed with India's third largest refiner Hindustan Petroleum Company Ltd to build an underground storage terminal for LPG in the eastern part of the country, where demand for the fuel is rising.

ABB sells oil & gas business

ABB Ltd has agreed to sell most of its upstream business in the oil, gas and petrochemicals division to a private equity consortium.

Ecuador bid plan in doubt

A group of foreign oil companies in Ecuador have said the government's plans to seek fresh investments to raise crude output faces risk of failure because of unattractive contract terms.

Chad begins stint as world oil nation

Chad has joined the ranks of oil-exporting nations under a project expected to double the revenues of one of the world's poorest countries.

Abu Dhabi oilfield development

The Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (ADCO) has awarded VECO the front-end engineering and design contract (FEED) for the development of the new Huwaila oilfield located 30 km south of the existing Bu Hasa field.

Iraq plans to double output by 2005

Iraq, the holder of the world's second-biggest oil reserves, is producing oil at two-thirds pre-war levels and plans to double output by 2005.

Technip wins North Sea installation contract

Technip has been awarded by Statoil an installation contract for the infield flowlines, service lines and umbilicals at the Snøhvit field.

Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals in Qatar

The conference "Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals in Qatar: Opportunities & Developments" will take place at the Marriott Hotel in Qatar on 15–16 September 2003.

Kirkuk oil output to rise

Iraqi crude oil production from its northern Kirkuk fields should rise by more than 50% to 770,000 barrels per day (bpd) by year's end, a top US army official in the region has said.

Petrobras tenders

Brazil's state-owned Petroleo Brasileiro, or Petrobras, is expected to announce the result of tenders for the construction of two new oil drilling platforms by the end of next week, a company spokeswoman has said.