来自/Subsea World News 8月10日消息 编译/张弘引石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
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ROVOP has secured over USD 4 million worth of contracts spanning the North Sea, Gulf of Mexico, West Africa and Europe.
The company has been awarded several new contracts across the oil and gas and offshore wind sectors.
The contracts are with several new clients across a number of sectors and include construction support, cable lay and protection, survey and inspection repair and maintenance (IRM).
CEO of ROVOP, Steven Gray, said: “I am encouraged by the contract awards and continued positive momentum in increasing both our client base and future pipeline of work. As a result of these awards, we are increasing our offshore workforce across both Aberdeen and Houston.”
Furthermore, the company welcomed the Rt Hon Greg Clark MP to its Aberdeen facilities during his first visit to Aberdeen in his role as the secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy.
Steven Gray added: “We were delighted to welcome the new secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy Greg Clark to our Aberdeen facilities today, which allowed us to outline our full service capabilities and briefly detail our key target markets in which we operate – oil and gas, offshore wind, telecoms and power transmission industries.”
Refinery Issues Plague Pemex. Last year, Petroleos Mexicanos was granted permission to swap its heavy oil for lighter crude produced in shale formations in the US as an attempt to increase fuel quality at its refineries – so why haven’t they imported a single barrel? [Bloomberg]
Iran Wants To Refine Oil In Indonesia. Iran submitted a proposal to build an oil refinery in Indonesia. The Southeast Asian nation wants to boost refining capacity to catch up with rising consumption.
Oil Prices Up Amid OPEC Talks Of Production Caps. All that talk with OPEC at least has crude oil prices taking a slightly higher turn Tuesday morning. [Wall Street Journal]
Austerity In Saudia Arabia From Low Oil Prices. Construction workers and other laborers continue to find themselves stranded without food or proper shelter – or answers – in the wake of austerity cuts made by Saudia Arabia’s slowing economy and plunging oil prices. [Bloomberg]
Colorado Voters To See Oil, Gas Limits On Ballot. Oil and gas operations in Colorado might look different in the coming years depending on how residents vote in elections this year.
Southern California Natural Gas Injections Nearly Flat This Season. Underground wells in Southern California are still undergoing rounds of testing and awaiting federal approval before operators can begin injecting again as rates remain flat in the region.[EIA]
More Strikes In The North Sea. Oil workers in the North Sea and their unions are readying for more strikes against Wood Group.
Statoil Begins Drilling Above Arctic Circle. Norwegian-based Statoil is aiming at replenishing natural gas stocks at an area LNG facility near the Snohvit field in the Barents Sea. [UPI]
Nothing To See Here, Move Along. Local police in Scotland are reminding people to, please, stay away from the massive oil rig that was blown on to the coast of the Isle of Lewis yesterday.
Chevron Avoids Ecuadorean Judgment In US. An appeals court upheld a previous ruling that found that a $8.6 pollution judgment in a case between Chevron and Ecuadorean residents was obtained through corrupt measures.
Suncor还表示:若各开发商通过该项目最终投资决定,且Suncor决定参与投资活动,公司将向OMV额外支付至多1.65亿美元,具体数额依据协议条款而定。此次股权交易成功后,Rosebank项目的合资开发商将包括:Chevron North Sea(作为运营商持股40%)、Suncor(30%)、OMV(U.K.) Limited(20%)和DONG E&P(10%)。
来自/Offshore Energy Today 8月10日消息 编译/赵美园石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
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Suncor Energy UK will acquire a 30 percent participating interest in the U.K. North Sea Rosebank project from OMV. Under the terms of the agreement, Suncor will make an initial payment of $50 million. The transaction is subject to conditions, including regulatory approval, and is anticipated to close in the fourth quarter of 2016, Suncor said on Wednesday.
In August 2013, Austrian oil and gas company OMV bought 30% interest from the Norwegian oil giant Statoil increasing its Rosebank stake to 50%. After selling its 30% interest to Suncor, OMV will have 20% interest in the project. The project is currently in the Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) phase and has a design capacity of 100,000 barrels of crude oil and 80 million cubic feet of natural gas per day.
In the event the co-venturers approve the Rosebank project final investment decision and Suncor elects to participate, Suncor could pay additional consideration to OMV of up to $165 million, subject to adjustments according to the terms of the agreement, the company further added. Subsequent to the successful close of this transaction, joint venture parties would be operator Chevron North Sea (40 per cent), Suncor (30 per cent), OMV (U.K.) Limited (20 per cent) and DONG E&P (10 per cent).
The Rosebank project, located approximately 80 miles (130 kilometers) northwest of the Shetland Islands in water depths of approximately 3,600 feet (1,110 meters), was discovered in December 2004 and is considered one of the best and largest remaining undeveloped resources in the U.K. North Sea.
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来自/Natural Gas News 8月8日消息 编译/孔艳坤 石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
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India’s biggest state owned power producer NTPC is seeking to terminate a long-term supply contract it has with GAIL India for imported natural gas.NTPC has stated that the imported fuel is too expensive to be used in power generation and it is not able to sell the power it generates from the fuel. The power producer signed a 20-year contract GAIL in 2009 to buy 2 million metric standard cubic meters a day of gas.NTPC’s current offtake has been less than 10 percent of its contracted volume, forcing GAIL to levy so-called take-or-pay penalty charges.According to Bloomberg, the cost of power generated from GAIL’s gas is about 7 rupees per kilowatt hour which is more than double the 3.18 rupee average price at which NTPC sold power in the year to March 31, and more than three times the current national average spot price. Indian regulations require electricity retailers to buy power from the cheapest sources available, which makes it difficult for a generator to sell more-expensive electricity.
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来自/Natural Gas News 8月8日消息 编译/孔艳坤 石油圈原创www.oilsns.com
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Pakistan is currently negotiating amendments in the gas deal it has with Iran.Pakistan expects a renegotiated deal will help in facilitating the implementation of the already-delayed Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline project. The current agreement was signed in 2009.It was also said that the revised timeline for completion of the project would be decided mutually in the forthcoming meetings between the two countries.Iran has already built 900 km length of the pipeline on its territory while Pakistan still has to start work on the pipeline. Once the pipeline is operational, about 250 million cubic feet gas would be imported from Iran during first year, while in the second year the import of gas would be enhanced to 500 million cubic feet while in the third year 750 million cubic feet gas would be imported.Iranian gas exports were to commence on January 1, 2015. Since, the project could not be completed Pakistani side proposed to extend the time for completion of the project.The future of much delayed Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline remains uncertain as Pakistan has not been able to raise funds to complete the section of the pipeline would pass through its territory.
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