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Contracting levels in power industry maintain momentum

The latest EIC Monitor report shows steady levels of contracting activity across power generation sectors in Q1 2014, with overall figures on a similar par to the number of major contract awards made in the last quarter.
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Great Yarmouth Port selected for Dudgeon O&M base

Dudgeon Offshore Wind, a joint venture company between Statoil and Statkraft, has signed a 25-year lease with Great Yarmouth Port Company for land to house an Operations & Maintenance (O&M) base for the Dudgeon offshore wind farm.
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Great Yarmouth Port selected for Dudgeon O&M base
Oil & Gas

EPC contract awarded for Gendalo-Gehem FPUs

A consortium of US-based contractor McDermott and Indonesia’s PT Encona Inti Industri has been awarded an EPC contract to build the two floating production units (FPU) for the Gendalo-Gehem natural gas development in East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
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BG and Ophir hit pay in Tanzania

BG Group and partner Ophir Energy have discovered gas via the Taachui-1 and subsequent Taachui-1 ST1 well in Block 1, offshore Tanzania.
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KBR scoops FEED for Culzean topsides, UKCS

Maersk Oil has awarded engineering giant KBR the FEED contract for the topsides for the US$4.7 billion Culzean development in the Central North Sea.
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Costain secures EPC for Barrow gas terminal upgrade

Centrica has awarded contractor Costain an EPC contract to deliver its £84 million Barrow Gas Terminals upgrade project in Cumbria, UK.
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Renewables

Prysmian wins US$994m offshore cable contract, Germany

German transmission operator 50Hertz Transmission has awarded Prysmian Group a contract to design, produce and install power cable systems for the West of Adlergrund offshore wind clusters in the German Baltic Sea.
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Green light for Stronelairg onshore wind farm

Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has given the go ahead to SSE’s plans to build the 240MW Stronelairg onshore wind farm on Garrogie Estate, south-east of Fort Augustus in the Great Glen.
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Power

BP joins forces with Rosneft on Russian shale

Rosneft and BP have signed a Heads of Agreement to partner on a joint pilot project to develop the Domanik shale formations in the Volga-Urals region in Central Russia.
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Regional

Lukoil and Total partner on Russian shale

Lukoil and Total have joined forces to explore and develop the tight oil potential of the Bazhenov play in Western Siberia, Russia.
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AziPac snaps up offshore acreage, Indonesia

Explorer AziPac has acquired a 40% stake in the Bone Production Sharing Contract (PSC), offshore Indonesia, after signing a farm-in agreement with operator Mitra Energy.
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Technology

Kvaerner to carry out Arctic subsea R&D

A Kvaerner-led research and development project for subsea separation and storage facilities has secured financial backing from the Research & Development Corporation of Newfoundland and Labrador and Statoil Canada.
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Clariant and Siemens introduce new technology for coal gasification

Siemens Energy and Clariant have agreed to join forces to commercialise sour gas shift technology for coal gasification.
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Business

Kentz lands US$125m contract for Qatargas

Qatargas has awarded Kentz a turnkey contract for a new wastewater facility to be located in the Qatargas LNG Plant, Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar.

Green light for Catcher FDP

The UK Government has approved Premier Oil’s plans for the Catcher area field development in the Central North Sea.

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Natural Gas

Cove Point passes EA

Dominion’s Cove Point LNG export project at Chesapeake Bay in Maryland has passed its federal environmental assessment, paving the way for the project to proceed once a 30-day public comment period has passed.
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KBR lands Gulf LNG FEED contract

Gulf LNG Liquefaction Company has awarded KBR a FEED contract to provide Federal Energy Regulatory Commission engineering and FERC report pre-filing services for a 10 mtpa expansion to the Gulf LNG Terminal in Pascagoula in Mississippi.
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CB&I wins FEED for Goldboro LNG, Canada

Pieridae Energy has awarded US-based contractor CB&I a FEED contract for eastern Canada’s first LNG export facility, the Goldboro LNG plant in Nova Scotia, Canada.
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IEA forecasts a ‘Golden Age’ of gas in China

Demand for gas in China is forecast to double through to 2019, fuelling the ‘Golden Age’ of natural gas that is currently firmly established in North America, according to an International Energy Agency report.
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Gassco publishes gas infrastructure study for Barents Sea

Resources in the Barents Sea could play a key role in maintaining Norwegian gas output in the 2020s and beyond, according to a Gassco report on new gas transport and processing facilities.
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DataStream Project Updates
SABINE PASS (TRAINS 5 & 6)

Louisiana, USA

JOHAN CASTBERG FIELD

Barents Sea, Norway

GOLIAT OIL & GAS FIELD

Barents Sea, Norway

GOLDBORO LNG PLANT

Goldboro Industrial Park, Canada

GULF LNG PLANT

Mississippi, USA

COVE POINT LNG PLANT

USA

SKALLE GAS DISCOVERY

Barents Sea, Norway

CAURUS GAS DISCOVERY

Barents Sea, Norway

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18 Jun 02014

Business Presentation :
Opportunities with Mott MacDonald
Yas Island, Rotana

 

20 Jun 02014

Corporate Entertainment:
EIC Scotland Annual Golf Day 2014
Cruden Bay Golf Club

 

04 Jul 02014

Corporate Entertainment :
Southern Region Golf Day 2014
Wokefield Park, Reading

 

30 Jul 02014

Technical Workshop:
An Introduction to FPSOs
EIC Conference Suite, London

 

31 Jul 02014

Industry Overview :
The Fundamentals of Subsea
EIC Conference Suite, London

 

15 Aug 02014

Corporate Entertainment:
EIC The Glorious 15th - Clay Shooting Day
Seals Cove Shooting Ground, Aberdeen

 

26 Aug 02014

Corporate Entertainment :
Dubai Skyline Networking Night
Sheraton Mall of The Emirates Dubai

 

23 Sep 02014

Overseas Exhibition:
WindEnergy (in partnership with Renewable UK)
Hamburg, Germany

 
 
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