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

 

INDUSTRY ANALYSIS

OVERVIEW

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

AMERICAS

U.S.

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

Obama's Plans on Global Warming may get Greatest Opposition from Illinois and its Top Greenhouse Emissions Title

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

CANADA

ATCO Energy and Praxair Canada Pursue Hydrogen Infrastructure Development

Researcher Says Alberta Farmland Permanently Scarred from Oil and Gas Wells

CUBA

Cuba Says Oil and Gas Production Rose 1.3 Percent in 2008

MEXICO

Fluor Wins $51 Million Contract to Construct Two Offshore Platforms for Pemex

BOLIVIA

Venezuela's PDVSA Drilling in Bolivia

BRAZIL

Petrobras Cancels Oil Platform Tenders on High Bids

PERU

Colombia's Ecopetrol may Buy Peru's Petro-Tech

VENEZUELA

Venezuela Takes Over Ensco Drilling Rig in Dispute

ASIA

CHINA

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

INDIA

Rolls-Royce Wins $130 Million Order from Gail India

SINGAPORE

Keppel, Cosco Drop as Shipbuilding, Offshore Orders Terminated

EUROPE / AFRICA / MIDDLE EAST

HUNGARY

Rolls-Royce to Supply Gas Turbines for Hungary Power Station

ITALY

Italy’s Po Valley Energy Secures Six Year Exploration License

NORTH SEA

Senergy Named Operator of North Sea Oil Fields

Shell Extends Contract with Sigma3 for Two more Years

POLAND

Poland’s PGNiG Plans to join $10.43 Billion Nabucco Pipeline Project

UNITED KINGDOM

Canatxx Seeks Partner for $429 Million Onshore Gas Facility

EGYPT

Trico Marine Group Awarded $20 Million Contract in the Mediterranean

New Dana Gas Discoveries Expected to Double Company’s Egypt Gas Reserves

LIBYA

CETCO Oilfield Services Set to Tap into Market Opportunities in Libya

ALGERIA / NIGERIA

Netherlands, Algeria Discuss $13 Billion Sahara Gas Venture

NIGERIA

NNPC Says Nigeria Needs Oil above $40 for Offshore Fields

WEST AFRICA

First FDPSO Leaves Shipyard

AZERBAIJAN

Iran to Invest $1.7 Billion in Second Phase of Azeri Gas field

MIDDLE EAST

New Singapore Firm Offers Gas Industry Technology

IRAN

China's CNPC Signs Deal for Iran Oil Field

SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Aramco Deploys New Pipeline Inspection Tech

Saudi Aramco's Offshore Facility Fabrication Yard Begins Work

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

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

INTERNATIONAL

 

 

 

 

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