New Oil and Gas Projects for Feb. 09
New oil and gas projects are reported monthly to Scrubber/Adsorber/Biofilter World Markets
http://www.mcilvainecompany.com//brochures/air.html#n008 subscribers. Here are the projects titles for the month of Feb. ‘09
OIL AND GAS
UPDATE
February 2009
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Mergers Likely as Oil Industry's Record Earning Era Declines
Conventional Oil Production 'To Peak in 2020' according to IEA
Floating Rigs above Economy Troubles for Now with Continued Interest in
Number of Active U.S. Oil Rigs Drops by Thirty-Four
Oil and Gas Budgets to Feel Pinch of Dropping Prices especially in Service Sectors
Alaska’s Sen. Mark Begich Opposes Sen. Joe Lieberman's ANWR Wilderness Bill
$310 Million Project Aims to Increase Oil, Gas Kept in Salt Domes
Natural Gas Discovered in Water at PA Drilling Sites
EPA Proposes to Lower PM 2.5 Level
Russia JV Troubleshooter to be Head of BP America
Environmental Groups Sue EPA Saying Agency Violates Clean Air Act by not Regulating Industry
Alaska’s Palin Supports In-state Gas Line
Williams Announces Open Season on Transco Pipeline for SE U.S. Markets
El Paso Corp Files Application to Build Ruby Pipeline
North Dakota Okays $89,750 Funding for Pipeline Interconnect Study
Exxon Regains Point Thomson Leases as Truce over Lockout Lets Drilling Begin
ConocoPhillips and Peabody Energy Select KY Site, to Develop Coal-to-Gas Facility
Newly Certified Ecomagination Products from GE Oil & Gas Offer more Power, Lower Emissions
Siemens' Compact Flotation Unit Offers Smaller Footprint, Lighter Weight for Offshore Applications
Nitro Petroleum Inc to Acquire Oil and Gas Leases in Montana
ATCO Energy and Praxair Canada Pursue Hydrogen Infrastructure Development
Researcher Says Alberta Farmland Permanently Scarred from Oil and Gas Wells
Cuba Says Oil and Gas Production Rose 1.3 Percent in 2008
Fluor Wins $51 Million Contract to Construct Two Offshore Platforms for Pemex
Venezuela's PDVSA Drilling in Bolivia
Petrobras Cancels Oil Platform Tenders on High Bids
Colombia's Ecopetrol may Buy Peru's Petro-Tech
Venezuela Takes Over Ensco Drilling Rig in Dispute
ABB Wins Marine Orders worth $30 Million for China Manufactured Offshore Vessels
PetroChina's Daqing Finishes Construction of First Digital Gas Pipeline
CNOOC Begins Work on Oil Products Storage Tank in Guangdong
Sinopec Completes Zhenhai Oil Storage Facility
WSP Holdings Wins Contracts to Supply OCTG Products to Chinese Oil and Gas Companies
Rolls-Royce Wins $130 Million Order from Gail India
Keppel, Cosco Drop as Shipbuilding, Offshore Orders Terminated
Rolls-Royce to Supply Gas Turbines for Hungary Power Station
Italy’s Po Valley Energy Secures Six Year Exploration License
Senergy Named Operator of North Sea Oil Fields
Shell Extends Contract with Sigma3 for Two more Years
Poland’s PGNiG Plans to join $10.43 Billion Nabucco Pipeline Project
Canatxx Seeks Partner for $429 Million Onshore Gas Facility
Trico Marine Group Awarded $20 Million Contract in the Mediterranean
New Dana Gas Discoveries Expected to Double Company’s Egypt Gas Reserves
CETCO Oilfield Services Set to Tap into Market Opportunities in Libya
Netherlands, Algeria Discuss $13 Billion Sahara Gas Venture
NNPC Says Nigeria Needs Oil above $40 for Offshore Fields
Iran to Invest $1.7 Billion in Second Phase of Azeri Gas field
New Singapore Firm Offers Gas Industry Technology
China's CNPC Signs Deal for Iran Oil Field
Saudi Aramco Deploys New Pipeline Inspection Tech
Saudi Aramco's Offshore Facility Fabrication Yard Begins Work
Plexus Holdings Announces New Four Year Brunei Shell Petroleum Sdn Bhd Contract
Canada’s Epsilon Energy Ltd. Is Awarded Block 55 in the Sultanate of Oman
Abu Dhabi Gives Go-ahead for $3.5 Billion in Oil Projects
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