Texas LNG Brownsville LLC, a subsidiary of Houston-based Texas LNG LLC, has engaged a consortium of Samsung Engineering Co. Ltd. and KBR Inc. to deliver both preliminary final investment decision (FID) detailed engineering and post-FID engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services for the first 2 million-tonnes/year phase of a proposed 4 million-tpy LNG export project […]
CERAWeek: Industry leaders echo cautiously optimistic view
Oil and gas industry leaders echoed a cautiously optimistic viewpoint when voicing their near-to-medium-term market outlooks presented Mar. 6 at CERAWeek by IHS Markit in Houston. Source: News
CERAWeek: OPEC done bearing 'burden of free riders'
Maintaining a stable world oil market is a global responsibility and not one that should fall squarely on the shoulders of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, two of the cartel’s primary decision makers emphasized during separate discussions at CERAWeek by IHS Markit on Mar. 7. Source: News
Perplexing utterances
Something about the US presidency makes holders of the office rash on the subject of energy. To be fair, the job is overwhelming, unforgiving, and eminently political. Source: News
Process principles unplugged
In an era of refining and petrochemical companies’ voracious race to find the latest and greatest technology solutions to help them achieve what quickly is beginning to look like complete virtual operation of their manufacturing sites, it’s encouraging to know a certain group of ladies and gentlemen out there-the true brains behind the processing business, […]
Janke appointed VP, investor relations at Post Oak Energy Capital
Rainey Janke has been named vice-president of investor relations at Post Oak Energy Capital. She’ll serve as the company’s primary liaison with institutional investors. Source: News
Nichols elevated to HR EVP at Marathon Petroleum
Rodney P. Nichols has been promoted to Marathon Petroleum Corp. executive vice-president of human resources, health, and administrative services, effective immediately. Source: News
Vietnam’s first petrochemical complex project advances
Siam Cement Public Co. Ltd. (SCG) subsidiary Vina SCG Chemicals Co. Ltd. (VSCG) has entered a share purchase agreement with Qatar Petroleum International Ltd. (QPI) to acquire all of subsidiary QPI Vietnam Ltd.’s (QPIV) 25% equity stake in Long Son Petrochemical Co. Ltd.’s (LSP) long-delayed project to build Vietnam’s first petrochemical complex on Long Son […]
BHI: US rig count records sixth double-digit rise of past 8 weeks
The US drilling rig count climbed 12 units to 768 during the week ended Mar. 10, according to Baker Hughes Inc. data. Source: News
BSEE issues investigative report on fatal gulf accident
A series of failures to apply basic safety management practices may have contributed to an assistant driller’s death in a Mar. 16, 2016, accident on Gulf of Mexico Green Canyon Block 18, the US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said as it released a report of its investigation. Source: News