Gas Processing/LNG
DCP Midstream to buy, expand Conoco US pipeline
DCP Midstream has agreed to buy the Seaway Products Pipeline Co. from ConocoPhillips for between $750mn and $850mn, creating new natural gas liquids (NGL) transportation capacity from the US Mid-continent to Texas Gulf coast markets.
Wood Group JV wins management deal for coal seam gas processing in Australia
Brisbane-based Wood Group Wagners has been awarded the project management services contract for the GLNG pipeline project in Queensland, a development that will process coal seam gas (CSG) into liquefied natural gas (LNG).
ExxonMobil makes three oil, gas discoveries as Gulf drilling resumes post-moratorium
ExxonMobil announced two major oil discoveries and a gas discovery in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico after drilling the company's first post-moratorium deepwater exploration well.
Shell commits to develop new Gulf deepwater field
Shell on Wednesday announced a $2.5 billion investment to develop its major Cardamom oil and gas field in the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The Cardamom project is expected to produce 50,000 bbl/day of oil equivalent (boe) at peak production and more than 140mn boe over its lifetime.
Italy's Saipem, Japan's Chiyoda agree to JV for LNG, upstream projects
Saipem and Japanese firm Chiyoda Corp. have agreed to form a joint venture to develop onshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) and upstream projects, the companies said on Tuesday.
LyondellBasell to buy Texas olefins pipeline system from BP
LyondellBasell signed a deal to purchase approximately 200 miles of pipeline near Houston from BP. The pipelines and metering stations comprise a Houston-area olefins distribution system transporting ethylene and propylene from Channelview, Texas, to Equistar's storage terminal at Mont Belvieu, Texas, and facilities in Deer Park, La Porte and the Bayport Industrial District in Pasadena, Texas.
Statoil sells stake in Norway pipeline JV Gassled
Norway’s oil company Statoil ASA will sell the majority of its stake in gas transportation firm Gassled for 17.35 billion Norwegian kroner ($3.2 billion).
IEA says natural gas entering 'golden age', could muscle out renewables
As supply and demand factors increasingly point to a future with natural gas playing a greater role in the global energy mix, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says natural gas may increasingly “muscle out” low-carbon fuels such as renewables and nuclear.
NPRA urges US approval of Keystone XL pipeline
The National Petrochemical & Refiners Association (NPRA) sent a letter to the US State Department urging approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, which would bring oil from Western Canada to US refineries.
Shell plans world-scale US ethylene cracker near Marcellus shale region
Shell is planning to build a world-scale ethylene cracker with integrated derivative units in the Appalachian region of the US, company officials said on Monday. The cracker would process ethane from Marcellus natural gas to produce ethylene, one of the primary building blocks for petrochemicals, officials said.
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- Navigating the montan wax challenge with renewable alternatives for polymers 4/7
- AFR selects Axens as technology provider for Texas (U.S.) refinery 4/7
- Iran has attacked Saudi Arabia's Jubail petrochemical complex, IRGC says 4/7
- Iran's Marvdasht Petrochemical complex attacked by US and Israel 4/7
- Fluor awarded engineering and design contract for America First Refining's refinery in South Texas 4/7
