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PROJECTSOGP Projects OGP - Monthly Magazine for All Subscribers to Projects OGP Tracker - Issue 29 REPSOL DISCOVERS 1 BILLION BARRELS OF SHALE OIL IN ARGENTINA Page 20 BP PLANS EXPANSION OF US$5 BILLION INDONESIAN GAS PLANT Page 5 In this month’s ProjectsOGP magazine This month BP plans to expand its US$5 billion Tangguh gas plant in Indonesia. The expansion forms part of Chief Executive Bob Dudley’s plan to replicate multi-billion projects made by Shell that could generate long-term cash, profits and support growth in other areas of the business. The fourfold expansion also marks the Company’s intentions to take advantage of future growth in Asia. The Company has discovered enough gas in the Tangguh field to support the expansion and develop a third train. A development plan is being put in place for the third train, which is expected to be approved by BPMigas in the coming months. Other featured articles in this issue are ‘Repsol discovers 1 billion barrels of shale oil in Argentina’ and ‘SK Engineering and Construction has joined with Shaw to build US$3.5 billion petrochemical plant in Egypt’, however with over 100 projects featured in this issue there will be something for everyone. With more competition from across the world it is important to keep ahead. To ensure you keep a competitive advantage why not register for a free 48 hour trial of Projects OGP tracker, to access key information on over 2,500 projects in the oil, gas and petrochemical industry. For more information: www.projectsogp.com TOP 10 PROJECTS page 03 ASIA & OCEANIA PROJECTS 04 AFRICA PROJECTS 07 FEATURED CLIENT - CIS 09 EUROPE/FSU/ CASPIAN PROJECTS 11 MIDDLE EAST PROJECTS 14 NORTH AMERICA PROJECTS 17 SOUTH AMERICA PROJECTS 20 PROJECTS OGP TRACKER 23 www.projectsogp.com - Issue 29 - Page 3 TOP 10 PROJECTS page 4 IOC plans US$1.87 billion investment to increase Koyali refinery capacity in Gujurat Asia BP plans expansion of US$5 billion Indonesian gas plant Oceania 5 SK Engineering and Construction has joined with Shaw to build US$3.5 billion petrochemical plant in Egypt Africa 7 JGC lands EPC contract for Bir Seba field in Algeria from Groupement Bir Seba Africa 7 Subsea 7 secures US$465 million EPCI contract offshore West Africa Africa 8 Punj Lloyd lands EPC contract from Qatar Solar Technologies for US$1 billion polysilicon plant Middle East 14 Leighton lands US$518 contract for Crude Oil Export Facility Reconstruction Project from South Oil Company in Iraq Middle East 14 Southern Union to build US$235 million natural gas plant in Permian Basin, USA North America 18 Repsol discovers 1 billion barrels of shale oil in Argentina South America 20 Dresser-Rand lands US$700 million compression equipment and services contract from TUPI B.V. and GUARA B.V. South America 21 Register at www.projectsogp.com to access over 2500 global oil, gas & petrochemical projects www.projectsogp.com - Issue 29 - Page 4 ASIA & OCEANIA PROJECTS Bangladesh starts work to set up first US$500 million floating terminal with Proten & Partners Bangladesh has started work to set up its first floating terminal for importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) with an investment of US$500 million. The project is due to be completed by the end of 2013. The terminal will be built 1.5 kilometres from Moheshkhali island in the Bay of Bengal. Poten & Partners will help Petrobangla in transmission and marketing of the LNG which the south Asian country is going to import to ease pressure on natural gas. CNPC, Qatar Petroleum and Shell to build petrochemical complex in Taizhou CNPC, Qatar Petroleum International and Shell (China) Limited signed a cooperation framework agreement with Taizhou Municipal Government, to jointly build a refining and petrochemical complex in Taizhou, Zhejiang province. The Taizhou refining and petrochemical project will refine imported condensate to produce ethylene and other petrochemicals. It will spur the construction of many midstream and downstream petrochemical projects, highly raise local self-sufficiency rate of petrochemical products, and promote the industrial transformation and upgrading in Zhejiang province. Hindustan Petroleum to conduct feasibility study for Visakhapatnam in southern India Hindustan Petroleum has invited bids to conduct a feasibility study for a refinery and petrochemical project at Visakhapatnam in southern India. The last date to submit tenders for the contract is Nov. 15th 2011. Hindustan Petroleum is reviving the Visakhapatnam project which was stalled earlier as its partners had pulled out due to the global economic slowdown in 2008-09. The Visakhapatnam project was initially planned as a joint venture by Hindustan Petroleum, Mittal Energy Investments, Total, GAIL and Oil India. It was projected to have an export-oriented refinery with a capacity of 280,000-300,000 barrels a day and a petrochemical plant of at least 1 million tons of annual capacity. BPCL considering Maharashtra and Karnataka for US$1 billion LNG unit BPCL is looking at Maharashtra and Karnataka to set up a land-based LNG terminal. BPCL, which is working on a prefeasibility report, was looking at both the east and west coasts to set up the terminal for around US$1billion. The terminal will have a capacity of 5-6 MMT. Gujarat has two terminals and another one is proposed to come up at Mundra. Evonik Industries to build US$139.26m production plant for hydrogen peroxide in northeastern Evonik Industries will build a new production plant for hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in Jilin Province in northeastern China. An investment of over US$139.26m (100 million Euros) in the project sees Evonik moving another step forward in its endeavor to access new sales markets for this environmentally friendly oxidant. IOC plans US$1.87 billion investment to increase Koyali refinery capacity in Gujurat Indian Oil Corp. is mulling investing US$1.87 billion to raise capacity at its Koyali refinery in Gujarat to 18 million tonnes. A consultant would be appointed by December 2011 to prepare a Detailed Feasibility Report (DFR) for the capacity expansion. The expansion may cost US$1.87 billion and the project may take 36-40 months to complete. IOC was identifying how much land was needed for the expansion and has identified potential areas near Bajwa village, adjacent to Koyali. Koyali refinery, near Ahmedabad, is the second largest of the 10 refineries IOC owns. IOC has a total refining capacity of 64.7 million tonnes, making it the nation’s largest refiner ahead of Reliance Industries whose twin refineries at Jamnagar in Gujarat have a combined capacity of 62 million tonnes. IOC’s refining capacity will rise to close to 80 million tonnes when its 15 million tonnes a year Paradip unit in Orissa is commissioned in the first quarter of 2013. The company is targeting to sell fuel from the Rs 29,777 crore Paradip refinery in domestic market rather than export as it was earlier thought, due to rise in fuel demand at home. Register at www.projectsogp.com to access over 2500 global oil, gas & petrochemical projects www.projectsogp.com - Issue 29 - Page 5 ASIA & OCEANIA PROJECTS BP plans expansion of US$5 billion Indonesian gas plant MAN Diesel & Turbo lands order for compressors over US$69.63 million in China MAN Diesel & Turbo secures order for 24 compressor units for an integrated chemical complex in Chongqing, China. The order size is about US$69.63 million (50 million Euros). Designed as a combined plant, the chemical complex will be involved in the large-scale production of industrial gases and chemical raw materials for further processing, e.g. to produce plastics such as polyurethanes (PU) and PVC. MAN delivers the process gas screw compressor units. The total capital investment is over US$5.5billion. BP is drawing up plans to quadruple the size of its US$5 billion gas plant in Indonesia. The fourfold expansion of the Tangguh liquified natural gas facility is being considered in order to take advantage of future growth in Asia. The move would form part of chief executive Bob Dudley’s plan to replicate multi-billion projects made by Shell that could generate long term cash and profits and fund growth in other areas. PROJECTSOGP TRACKER 448 live projects in Asia 124 live projects in Oceania www.projectsogp.com Sinopec starts work on US$2.8 billion coal-based petrochemical complex in southwest China Sinopec Group, and the provincial government of Guizhou has launched a coal-based petrochemical project in southwest China, which involves the oil major investing US$2.8 billion for the first phase of the project. MHI lands large-scale fertilizer plant order from Petronas in Malaysia Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI), jointly with APEX Energy Sdn Bhd of Malaysia, and PT Rekayasa Industri (REKIND) in Indonesia, has received an order from PETRONAS Chemical Fertilizer Sabah Sdn Bhd. (PCFSSB) for a project to construct a large-scale ammonia/urea fertilizer plant. PCFSSB is a subsidiary of PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG), which is an affiliate company of PETRONAS, the national oil company of Malaysia. The contract was signed today in Malaysia. The plant will be the first large-scale fertilizer plant order from Malaysia in 15 years since 1996 when MHI received an order from PETRONAS. The order calls for plant engineering, procurement and construction. MHI, as leader of the consortium, will be responsible for the basic and detailed design work, the procurement of equipment and the dispatch of technical advisors for installation and test operation. APEX Energy and REKIND will take charge of a portion of the equipment procurement and construction work. Register at www.projectsogp.com to access over 2500 global oil, gas & petrochemical projects www.projectsogp.com - Issue 29 - Page 7 AFRICA PROJECTS Cecon secures Letter of Award for subsea installation in West Africa Cecon has received Letter of Award for a fast-track pipeline installation project in West Africa. Engineering and Project Management will commence immediately with Installation expected completed by the end of 4Q 2011. The project will be executed using Cecon installation spread on a third party chartered installation vessel. Cecon is expecting more contract awards within the next months to come, confirming the strong SURF market in several geographic regions. EMGS wins US$5.5 million 3D contract, offshore Ghana Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has been awarded a contract by a new customer partnership to acquire and process 3D electromagnetic (EM) data offshore Ghana. The contract value is about US$5.5 million, and data acquisition will be performed by the 3D EM vessel BOA Galatea starting in early October 2011. JGC lands EPC contract for Bir Seba field in Algeria from Groupement Bir Seba JGC and its subsidiary JGC Algeria Ltd have been awarded the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services contract for the Bir Seba Field Development Project by Groupement Bir Seba, comprising Sonatrach, the Algerian state-owned oil and gas company, Petrovietnam Exploration Production Corporation, and PTT Exploration and Production Algeria. Participating interests in Groupement Bir Seba are 25%, 40%, and 35%, respectively. The lump-sum turnkey contract has a value of more than US$400 million and calls for Project completion in the first half of 2014. With the award of the Bir Seba Field Development Project, JGC will be collaborating with JGC Algeria for the fourth time on an EPC project. Moreover, this Project will strengthen JGC Algeria’s project execution capabilities. SK Engineering and Construction has joined with Shaw to build US$3.5 billion petrochemical plant in Egypt SK Engineering and Construction has joined with Shaw to build a US$3.5 billion petrochemical plant in Egypt. The deal was signed in South Korea by executives of SK, Shaw Group and Carbon Holdings. The plant capable of producing 1.35 million tons of ethylene a year will be built in the Ain Sokhna industrial complex 120 kilometers (72 miles) east of Cairo. Construction would be completed in 2016. CTC Marine awarded transportation, installation and burial works contract on Total’s Anguille project from SBM France CTC Marine Projects Ltd has been awarded a multi-million pound contract by SBM France SA for transportation, installation and burial works in the Anguille Field, Gabon. Working in West Africa for only the second time, CTC will utilise the Maersk Recorder to perform the workscope, which will include collection of the power cable from Hartlepool, UK. The Maersk Recorder will lay 4 kilometres of cable, including a 650 metre beach pull and cable joint, and will be assisted by one of CTC’s jet trenchers to undertake the burial of 49 kilometres of power cable along the route. The 75 day workscope, for TOTAL Gabon, is expected to commence in field in late December 2011, following the vessel’s mobilisation. CGGVeritas receives US$29 million 3D seismic contract from Hyperdynamics, offshore Guinea Hyperdynamics Corporation has signed a 3D acquisition and processing contract with CGGVeritas to cover an area of approximately 4,000 square kilometers in its exploration block offshore Guinea. The value of the contract is approximately US$29 million gross. The survey is expected to begin in late October 2011, using the survey vessel Oceanic Endeavour. The area of the 3D acquisition is just southwest and adjacent to one of the 3D surveys obtained by HDY in 2010. The major goal of the work is to investigate multiple possible deepwater submarine fans seen on a 2D survey acquired for Hyperdynamics in 2009. The new survey will use the CGGVeritas BroadSeis broadband solution, which will provide a clearer and more detailed image of the subsurface. After acquisition, the data will be processed by CGGVeritas, with completion of that work expected in the second half of 2012. Hyperdynamics operates the offshore Guinea concession with a 77 percent interest. Aberdeen-based Dana Petroleum has a 23 percent stake. Register at www.projectsogp.com to access over 2500 global oil, gas & petrochemical projects www.projectsogp.com - Issue 29 - Page 8 AFRICA PROJECTS Subsea 7 secures US$465 million EPCI contract offshore West Africa Subsea 7 has been awarded of a contract valued at approximately US$465 million for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation of sealines for a major shallow water development offshore West Africa. Detailed engineering will commence immediately, with offshore installation scheduled to commence in Q3 2013, using the Acergy Polaris pipelay vessel. TGS acquires multi-client seismic survey offshore Sierra Leone TGS has commenced the acquisition of a new multiclient 3D seismic survey offshore Sierra Leone. This survey marks over ten years of investment for TGS in the West African region and will add 1,038 km2 to the existing TGS data library. Upon completion, TGS will have over 6,200 km2 of contiguous multi-client 3D data offshore Sierra Leone. The new 3D seismic will provide important data for continued exploration on the Sierra Leone segment of the West Africa Transform Margin, where recent discoveries have established that a working hydrocarbon system exists. The seismic data is being acquired by the M/V GeoCarribean and is scheduled to complete during 4Q 2011. Data processing will be performed by TGS and data will be available to clients in 1Q 2012. Technip lands front-end engineering and design contract for ammonia-urea fertilizer facility from Gabon Fertilizers Company Technip has been awarded a contract by Gabon Fertilizers Company a strategic engineering contract for a world class grassroots ammonia-urea fertilizer project to be developed at Port Gentil, Gabon. The proposed project includes a 2,200 metric ton per day ammonia plant and a 3,850 metric ton per day granulated urea plant with self-sufficient utility and offsite units and product export facilities. Under the contract, Technip will perform the frontend engineering design for the project as well as the detailed cost estimate for the engineering, procurement and construction phases. Upon completion of the front-end engineering and detailed cost estimate, this contract can be seamlessly converted to a lump sum turnkey contract. Technip will also assist Gabon Fertilizers Company in its project financing efforts. Apart from giving considerable flexibility in the optimal design of the plant, this methodology is expected to result in significant savings in both the capital expenditure cost and project schedule. This is ideally suited for projects in remote locations where the costs and the time schedule are difficult to estimate accurately. PROJECTSOGP TRACKER 365 live projects in Africa www.projectsogp.com Register at www.projectsogp.com to access over 2500 global oil, gas & petrochemical projects www.projectsogp.com - Issue 29 - Page 9 FEATURED CLIENT CONDUCTOR INSTALLATION SERVICES LTD OPENS NEW GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS Expansion Fuelled by Demand In response to ever-increasing demand for its services, Conductor Installation Services Ltd (CIS), an Acteon company, has opened a new world headquarters in Great Yarmouth, England. Located at the Eurocentre, it serves as a global operations centre, providing greater resources and services. CIS provides conductor installation services associated with construction projects carried out by the global oil and gas industry. For example, CIS drives conductors that form the foundations for new wells, platforms, bridges and jetties. “The new facility means that we can respond even more efficiently to enquiries, and personnel, equipment and engineering resources are deployed more rapidly,” said Andy Penman, Group Managing Director of CIS. The Great Yarmouth facility features offices and a sizable workshop, and houses technical sales and operations personnel. It also maintains a comprehensive suite of specialist equipment, including a range of powerful hydraulic hammers that CIS uses to carry out conductor-driving operations around the world. The new base is located at: Conductor Installation Services Ltd CIS House Eurocentre North River Road Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England NR30 1TE Tel: +44 (0)1493 849680 “The new facility means that we can respond even more efficiently to enquiries, and personnel, equipment and engineering resources are deployed more rapidly” Andy Penman Group Managing Director of CIS CIS awarded largest contract in company history In other news, CIS was recently awarded the largest contract in its history by Weatherford Nigeria. The USD multi-million dollar contract requires CIS to provide a range of conductor installation services in Nigeria on behalf of two major operators in the region. Services will be carried out in conjunction with construction of a jetty, onshore and offshore platforms, and offshore stand-alone conductors. CIS anticipates that it will drive approximately 48 slots throughout the programme. To carry out the conductor-driving operations, CIS will use hydraulic hammers that are based permanently in Nigeria to drive larger conductors measuring up to 42 inches. The contract is being supported by CIS from its base in Port Harcourt, Nigeria and from the new global headquarters in Great Yarmouth. www.projectsogp.com - Issue 29 - Page 10 FEATURED CLIENT Although it is the first time that CIS will have delivered conductor installation services in Nigeria on behalf of one of the two customers, CIS has provided these services for this operator in other regions. Recently, CIS completed an extremely complex operation that involved driving 60 48-inch bridge support piles and an additional 160 18-inch jetty piles in the jungles of Papua New Guinea. All piles were driven successfully to their target depths without a safety incident. Firm commitment to safety pays off As a result of its continuing commitment to safety, CIS achieved an historic HSE milestone this year: six years without a single accident or incident resulting in a Lost Time Incident (LTI). For the second consecutive year CIS received the prestigious Gold Award for Occupational Health and Safety 2011 from the UK’s Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). The RoSPA Awards criteria includes not only accident records, but the entrant’s overall health and safety management systems, recognising important practices such as strong leadership and workforce involvement. For CIS, this means its personnel exhibit solid teamwork, a high level of safety awareness and implementation of rigorous HSE standards. Andy Penman, Founder and Managing Director of CIS, (right) receives the company’s second consecutive Gold Award for Occupational Health and Safety from the UK’s Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. Currently, CIS is carrying out conductor installation operations in West Africa, Middle The award was given to CIS in recognition of operating East, Asia Pacific, the Caribbean and Europe. for six years without a single accident or incident “Looking ahead, we anticipate that we will resulting in a Lost Time Incident. complete more than 60 operations in 2011 and 70 operations in 2012,” said Penman. “With the number of construction projects scheduled to kick off next year, and operators’ drive to contain costs while enhancing safety, 2012 is set to be a record-breaking year for CIS.” CIS is a member of Acteon’s Conductors, Risers and Flowlines division. For more information contact: Andy Penman, Group Managing Director, Conductor Installation Services Ltd CIS House, Eurocentre, North River Road, Gt Yarmouth, Norfolk, England NR30 1TE Tel: +44 (0)1493 849680 Fax: +44 (0)1493 849681 Email: [email protected] Web: www.c-i-services.com www.projectsogp.com - Issue 29 - Page 11 EUROPE PROJECTS ABB secures Norwegian Asgard US$36 million subsea contract from Aker Solutions ABB has won an order worth US$36 million from Aker Solutions to provide drives and transformers to their subsea power distribution system for the Asgard subsea oil and gas field operated by Norway’s Statoil. ABB’s equipment will ensure reliable power, as well as optimized motor speed and control, for the world’s first subsea gas compression system from onboard the Asgard A floating vessel off the northern coast of Norway. The electrical system will be able to transmit 15 megavolt-amperes and 189 hertz, enough to power over 10,000 homes, over a distance of 43 kilometers. Once completed, this will be a world record distance as well as the highest voltage and frequency achieved between a drive on a floating production facility and a compressor on the seabed. AMEC awarded US$239 million Clair Ridge design engineering contract in North Sea from BP and partners AMEC has been appointed by BP and its partners, Shell, ConocoPhillips and Chevron, to deliver the engineering and project management services for the main platform design for Clair Ridge, the second phase of the giant Clair oil field, West of Shetland. The work, which is already underway, is valued at US$239 million (£150 million) and follows the completion of the conceptual engineering studies and the define phase of the Clair Ridge project. All are part of BP’s Global Agreement with AMEC. technology to improve energy efficiency and reduce environmental impact. Aker Solutions wins US$38.9 million basic engineering contract from Total for Hild field in Norwegian North Sea Aker Solutions has won a contract to conduct the basic engineering for the development of Total’s Hild field in the Norwegian North Sea. The contract value is about US$38.9 million. Aker Solutions’ scope of work includes engineering for several building blocks, including topside, jacket, an FSO (floating storage and offloading), turret and mooring, SURF (subsea umbilicals, risers, pipelines and flowlines) and transportation and installation. The work will be completed in the summer of 2012. Basic engineering work covers a greater level of detail than a normal FEED (Front-end, engineering and design) study for field developments. The topside engineering will be done from Aker Solutions’ head offices in Oslo, Norway, while the turret and mooring work will be conducted in Kristiansand, Norway. Aker Solutions has previously completed a pre-project/pre-basic engineering study for the field. The contract party for Aker Solutions is Aker Engineering & Technology AS. AMEC lands US$77.7 million frontend engineering design contract for the Cygnus gas field in North Sea from GDF Suez The award will see AMEC deliver detailed engineering and project management services for the construction and installation phase of two new bridge linked platforms. This includes detail design, follow-on engineering, site support, plus procurement, supply chain services, materials management and information management services for the whole project. The work will be carried out by a combined team of 600 technical experts based in AMEC’s London offices. AMEC has won a front-end engineering design contract for the Cygnus gas field development worth US$77.7 million. The two new platforms are due to be installed in 2015, with production scheduled to start in 2016. BP’s £4.5 billion capital investment will give access to 640 million barrels of recoverable oil, and see up to 120,000 barrels per day at peak, extending the life of the field to 2050. Clair Ridge will be engineered by AMEC with the latest The FEED contract for the GDF Suez development, located in the North Sea, starts immediately and is scheduled for completion in 2012. The contract includes work on the option to proceed into the detailed design and procurement phase, and is expected to create about 150 new jobs at peak. Register at www.projectsogp.com to access over 2500 global oil, gas & petrochemical projects www.projectsogp.com - Issue 29 - Page 12 EUROPE PROJECTS Bergen Group Offshore lands contract for storage of ATP hull from Bluewater Industries Bergen Group Offshore, through its subsidiary Bergen Group Hanøytangen AS, has received a contract from Bluewater Industries in Houston for the storage of the ATP Oil & Gas Corporation hull for the new Octabuoy platform to be installed on the Cheviot Field in the UK-sector of the North Sea. The hull for the Octabuoy Platform is currently being completed in China and is scheduled to arrive at Hanøytangen in July 2012 where it will be stored until the process deck and topside shall be mated. During the storage phase Bergen Group Hanøytangen will perform preparatory work for the hookup phase. Bergen Group Offshore has also through its subsidiary Bergen Group Rosenberg AS executed a letter of intent with Bluewater Industries for the planning and preparations for the topside to hull hook up. Saipem secures subsea development contract from Gazprom for Sakhalin 3 project in Russia Gazprom Dobycha Shelf awarded the Saipem a subsea development contract along with Mezhregiontruboprovostroy as part of the Sakhalin 3 project in the Russian Far East. The project is located at the Kirinskoye Gas Condensate Field which lies in a water depth of up to 85 metres in the sea of Okhotsk around 28 kilometres off the east coast of Sakhalin Island. Dockwise lands contract from Eni to transport Goliat FPSO to Norway Dockwise has been contracted to transport the Goliat FPSO newbuild from a yard in South Korea to northern Norway. The heavy-left vessel specialist is to use its unit Dockwise Vanguard to transport the FPSO from Hyundai Heavy Industries to the Goliat field for operator Eni. Gassco AS awards Norsea Gas Terminal (NGT) pre-engineering update contract in Germany to Ramboll Oil & Gas Gassco AS has awarded a pre-engineering update (FEED Update) contract to Ramboll Oil & Gas, Denmark for upgrade of the Norsea Gas Terminal (NGT) in Northern Germany. The pre-engineering update work will address the implementation of significant changes to the initial FEED phase for the necessary upgrades to extend the lifetime of the Norsea Gas Terminal. This work will also include some minor work at the Europipe Metering Station (EMS) and the Europipe Receiving Facilities (ERF). The contract has a value of approximately 65 MNOK and the work commences in early October this year for completion at the end of Q2 2012. Final investment decision for Gassco Emden Project will be taken in 2012. Petrofac secures IES agreement for Greater Stella Area development in the North Sea with Ithaca and Dyas Petrofac’s Integrated Energy Services division has signed an agreement that will see the deployment of the floating production facility FPF1 (‘the FPF1’) on the Greater Stella Area development in the North Sea. Petrofac has agreed to sell 80% of the share capital in the company holding the FPF1 (the ‘FPF1 Company’) to Ithaca Energy Inc (‘Ithaca’), and Dyas BV. As at the date of sale the FPF1 has a book value of US$43 million. Under the terms of sale and purchase agreements, subject to relevant consents, Petrofac will acquire a 20% interest, from the other co-venturers in the Ithaca operated Greater Stella Area development, covering the Stella and Harrier, Hurricane and Helios discoveries. Gassco AS has awarded a pre-engineering update (FEED Update) contract to Ramboll Oil & Gas, Denmark for upgrade of the Norsea Gas Terminal (NGT) in Northern Germany. The pre-engineering update work will address the implementation of significant changes to the initial FEED phase for the necessary upgrades to extend the lifetime of the Norsea Gas Terminal. This work will also include some minor work at the Europipe Metering Station (EMS) and the Europipe Receiving Facilities (ERF). The contract has a value of approximately 65 MNOK and the work commences in early October this year for completion at the end of Q2 2012. Final investment decision for Gassco Emden Project will be taken in 2012. Register at www.projectsogp.com to access over 2500 global oil, gas & petrochemical projects www.projectsogp.com - Issue 29 - Page 13 EUROPE PROJECTS Honeywell selected by RWE Dea to design and install the Integrated Control and Safety Systems for Clipper South and Breagh A platforms Honeywell has been selected by RWE Dea to design and install the Integrated Control and Safety Systems (ICSS) at both of RWE Dea’s new North Sea platforms, Clipper South and Breagh A. The projects, which are scheduled for completion at the end of 2011, will see Honeywell Process Solutions’ (HPS) ICSS implemented at the two RWE Dea’s North Sea platforms, simplifying operator training procedures and greatly reducing maintenance costs as the company continues its expansion into the region. PROJECTSOGP TRACKER 618 live projects in Europe/ Caspian www.projectsogp.com www.projectsogp.com - Issue 29 - Page 14 MIDDLE EAST PROJECTS Axens secures contract to supply process technology for Oil Projects refinery from State Company in Iraq The State Company for Oil Projects, part of the Iraqi Ministry of Oil, has awarded Axens the Basic Design and License contracts for the construction of the new refinery in Nassiriya, Iraq. Axens will supply: H-OilRC technology for the hydroconversion of 52,000 barrels per day (BPSD) of vacuum residue (VR). The H-OilRC plant will convert deeply VR to low sulfur distillates and produce a low sulfur residue; Prime-D – Gas Oil desulfurization hydrotreater. The 105,000 BPSD unit will produce ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD) with less than 10 ppm of sulphur; Prime-K – Kerosene desulfurization hydrotreater with a processing capacity of 24,000 BPSD and Butane Isomerization unit – having a process capacity about 11,900 BPSD. The refinery will have a capacity of 300,000 BPSD of domestic crude oil and will deliver high quality products mainly for the domestic market. Punj Lloyd receives EPC contract from Qatar Solar Technologies for US$1 billion polysilicon plant Punj Lloyd has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract to set up Qatar’s first plant for manufacture of polysilicon, the raw material used to build solar cells. The contract has been awarded by Qatar Solar Technologies and is scheduled to be commissioned by mid-2013. The EPC contract awarded to the Indian conglomerate involves the establishment of 4,000 tonnes per annum of polysilicon manufacturing capacity. The total envisaged capacity of the plant is 8,000 TPA of high-purity solar grade polysilicon at an investment of US$1 billion. The scope of work under the contract involves residual basic engineering and design, detailed engineering, procurement, supply, manufacturing, construction and commissioning, among other responsibilities. The project site was selected with future expansion in mind and spans 1.2 million square metres of land in Ras Laffan Industrial City, in the North-East of Qatar. Leighton lands US$518m contract for Crude Oil Export Facility Reconstruction Project from South Oil Company in Iraq Leighton Offshore has been awarded a major contract by Iraq’s South Oil Company. The US$518 million contract forms part of the Crude Oil Export Facility Reconstruction Project (the Sea Line Project), which is financed and supported through the Japanese Official Development Assistance (ODA) Loan by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). ABB wins main automation contract from Sadara Chemical for complex in Jubail Sadara Chemical Company (Sadara), a joint venture between Saudi Aramco and the Dow Chemical Company, has awarded the main automation contract for its chemical complex in Jubail to leading power and automation company ABB Ltd. ABB’s work on the project will include supplying process automation and safety systems, project management, project engineering, commissioning assistance, and postcommissioning site support. ABB will also provide technical training in engineering, operation, and maintenance. POSCO Engineering awarded Polymers Plant EPC contract from Sipchem in Saudi Arabia Saudi International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem) affiliate Gulf Advanced Cable Insulation Company has awarded on LSTK basis the engineering design, procurement and construction contract for the Wire and Cable Polymers Compounding Plant to POSCO Engineering Co, South Korea. The new plant will produce the power cable insulation materials at Sipchem’s site in Jubail Industrial City. This plant comes as part of Sipchem’s third phase expansion downstream program. Register at www.projectsogp.com to access over 2500 global oil, gas & petrochemical projects www.projectsogp.com - Issue 29 - Page 15 MIDDLE EAST PROJECTS Larsen and Toubro lands US$160 million Lekhwair gas project from PDO in Oman Larsen and Toubro has been awarded a project worth around US$160 million from Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) to set up a green field project planned to treat an average of three million cubic metres of gas as a base case. This order was bagged against stiff competition from 17 international bidders. The concept for the Lekhwair gas field development project is a single train gas plant in Lekhwair (Lekhwair gas plant) exporting treated gas to the Government Gas Plant in Yibal and unsterilised condensate and water to the existing Lekhwair Production Station. Lekhwair is located approximately 110km from the Yibal Government Gas Plant and its associated network. Transport of the processed gas will happen through the existing 16” gas pipeline from LPS to GGP. Larsen & Toubro Electromech, a joint venture between L&T India and the Zubair Corporation, will facilitate the project implementation. The project is split in two parts — off plot and on plot. The off plot work will involve well pad piping and flow lines, remote manifold station, bulk and test lines, liquids pipeline from GGP to LPS bulk separator inlet header and Gas export pipeline line from GGPL to existing Yibal GGP gas. On plot work is a main gas treatment plant with required utilities and supporting facilities. The scope of the contract includes project management, residual basic design, planning and monitoring, residual process engineering, detailed engineering, procurement, supply, fabrication, manufacturing, inspection, transportation, storage, construction, installation, testing, mechanical completion, pre-commissioning, commissioning, performance guarantee run test and handing over of new process units, offsite and utilities to the client. PROJECTSOGP TRACKER 475 live projects in The Middle East www.projectsogp.com Saipem secures Iraq Crude Oil Export Expansion Project – Phase 2 EPC contract from South Oil Company Saipem has been awarded by South Oil Company the EPIC contract for the Iraq Crude Oil Export Expansion Project – Phase 2, within the framework of the expansion of the Basra Oil Terminal, off the Al Faw Peninsula in the Arabian Gulf, approximately 550 kilometres south-east of Baghdad. The contract encompasses the engineering, procurement, fabrication and installation of a Central Metering and Manifold Platform (CMMP), to be installed in a water depth of 28 metres, along with associated facilities. Fabrication of the CMMP topsides will be carried out at Saipem’s yard in Karimun (Indonesia), while the jacket and piles will be fabricated at the Saipem Taqa Al-Rushid (STAR) yard in Dammam (Saudi Arabia). Offshore activities will be performed in Q3 and Q4 of 2013. Axens awarded technologies contract for Jazan Project from Saudi Aramco Axens’ technologies have been selected by Saudi Aramco for its Jazan Refinery & Terminal Project. The refinery, scheduled to be commissioned in December 2016, will have a capacity of 400,000 BPSD. The units under Axens design are: Naphtha hydrotreating for feedstock purification Aromizing – CCR Reforming for aromatics production C5/C6 isomerization unit to provide a high octane component for the gasoline pool ParamaX complex enabling to produce high purity paraxylene and benzene. These units are designed and integrated to maximize the gasoline production and the aromatics throughput for petrochemical use. The Gas Oil desulfurization hydrotreater (Prime-D) is also under Axens design. This Prime-D unit – one of the world’s largest – will produce ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD) with less than 10 ppm of sulfur. The refinery will deliver gasoline and diesel that meet Euro V specifications. Register at www.projectsogp.com to access over 2500 global oil, gas & petrochemical projects www.projectsogp.com - Issue 29 - Page 17 NORTH AMERICA PROJECTS Canadian Natural Resources contracts Saipem for engineering, procurement and construction at Horizon Oil Sands Project Canadian Natural Resources has contracted Saipem for engineering, procurement and construction at the Horizon Oil Sands Project in Athabasca Oil Sands, Alberta. The 44-month project will see the company build a secondary upgrader at the site made up of three hydrotreaters which will have a production capacity of 42,599 barrels per stream day of hydrotreated gas oil. After a phased development, the Horizon Oil Sands Project aims to develop oil sands resources to produce a total of 250,000 barrels per calendar day of synthetic oil. The project is sited on the Canadian Natural Oil Sands Lease, about 70 kilometres north of Fort McMurray, with Canadian Natural Resources holding 100% ownership and working interest. Fluor lands FEED contract from North West Redwater Partnership for refinery in Canada Fluor Corporation has been awarded a contract by North West Redwater Partnership to provide frontend engineering and design (FEED) services for a new refinery project in Alberta, Canada. Fluor booked the undisclosed contract value in the third quarter of 2011. Under the contract, Fluor will be responsible for two sections of the refinery that will upgrade bitumen, separating components and removing impurities, and will also re-evaluate the FEED deliverables based on a revised crude slate. Dockwise secures Big Foot platform transportation contract from Chevron Dockwise has been awarded a contract from Chevron to transport its Big Foot platform newbuilding from South Korea to the Gulf of Mexico. Dockwise is understood to have lined up its vessel Mighty Servant 1 for the transportation of the 46,000-tonne extended tension-leg platform from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in the second half of 2012. The journey is expected to take around two months but could not be drawn on the contract price. Chevron signed off on its US$4 billion Big Foot development in December 2010. The platform will sit at the field some 320 kilometres south of New Orleans in water depths of 1600 metres and will have a drilling rig onboard. Babcock & Wilcox lands Imperial Kearl oil sands boiler project in Alberta The Babcock & Wilcox Company has been awarded a contract to supply four modularized boilers for the Kearl Oil Sands Project being developed by Imperial Oil in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region, north of Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. Babcock & Wilcox Canada supplied the first four TSSG boilers for the initial scope of the Kearl project and will supply an additional four TSSG boilers for expanded capacity. The boilers will produce utility steam that will be used to support various processes in the plant. Parker Hannifin lands Jack and St. Malo floating production unit contract from Chevron U.S.A. Parker Hannifin has been awarded a contract by Chevron U.S.A. The scope of the agreement is for 164,042 feet (50,000m) of polyester mooring rope, accessories and field support services for the mooring of the Jack and St. Malo floating production unit, located in the Walker Ridge area of the Gulf of Mexico. The mooring rope will be installed in approximately 7,000 feet (2,100 meters) water depth. The order encompasses design, production and delivery of polyester mooring line as well as offshore field inspection support services during installation. The mooring line has a maximum breaking load (MBL) of 2,301 metric tonnes (22,563kN). This MBL is among the highest strengths ever to be installed in deepwater projects. In November of 2010, Parker Scanrope, the mooring business unit of EPD, surpassed this breaking load during the qualification phase, maxing out at 2,545 metric tonnes (24,960kN). Register at www.projectsogp.com to access over 2500 global oil, gas & petrochemical projects www.projectsogp.com - Issue 29 - Page 18 NORTH AMERICA PROJECTS Petrofac declared selected bidder on Magallanes and Santuario blocks, central Mexico Petrofac confirms that it has been declared the selected bidder on two integrated services contracts to develop the Magallanes and Santuario blocks in Tabasco State, central Mexico. The contracts, which run for 25 years, will be signed on 18 October 2011 and Petrofac will take responsibility for field operations after an initial three month transition period. Petrofac has committed to an investment of approximately US$500 million for a 90% interest in the contract to develop the blocks, while a subsidiary of PEMEX will retain a 10% economic interest in the contract. Petrofac will be reimbursed for 75% of its development expenditure through a cost recovery mechanism and will receive a tariff for each barrel of incremental production. Southern Union to build US$235 million natural gas plant in Permian Basin, USA Southern Union Co. has approved construction of the US$235 million Red Bluff Project in the Permian Basin. The 200-million cubic feet per day natural gas processing plant and associated gathering, compression and treatment facilities will be operated through the company’s midstream component, Southern Union Gas Services. The construction builds on an existing multiphase midstream expansion developed in response to producer needs in the Avalon Shale, Bone Spring and Wolfcamp plays in west Texas and southeast New Mexico. The company will build about 60 miles of pipeline to deliver up to 20,000 barrels per day of natural gas liquids. The project is slated for completion during the middle of 2013. First oil is scheduled for 2014. Technip secures contract from ExxonMobil for specialty lubricant base stock facility in Texas Technip was awarded a contract by ExxonMobil Chemical for a grassroots lubricant base stock facility to be built at ExxonMobil’s integrated refinery and chemical plant complex in Baytown, Texas. The project will provide a new synthetic lubricant base stock plant, consisting of the process unit, associated pipe rack and product tanks, as well as pumping and firewater system. The contract covers project management, detailed engineering, procurement, and construction. Technip’s operating center in Houston, Texas will execute this contract, which is scheduled to be completed in 2013. Technip secures umbilical contracts from Shell for Cardamom and West Boreas field developments in Gulf of Mexico Technip has been awarded a pair of contracts from Shell to install umbilical systems at two fields in the Gulf of Mexico. Shell has taken on Technip’s subsidiary Duco to build and install the umbilical systems at the Cardamom and West Boreas field developments. The Cardamom project will involve 9265 metres of umbilicals while West Boreas will need 6096 metres. The umbilical systems will be built at Duco’s Houston facility and are set for delivery in the second half of 2012. PROJECTSOGP TRACKER 289 live projects in North America www.projectsogp.com Register at www.projectsogp.com to access over 2500 global oil, gas & petrochemical projects Helping you see the picture! An unrivalled range of detection, diagnostic and measurement solutions Pipeline Services Flow Assurance Tag it. Track it. Retrieve it. Model it. Measure it. Move it. Inspection Inspect it. Repair it. Maintain it. For more insight onsite contact Tracerco Tel: +44 (0) 1642 375500 [email protected] www.tracerco.com/subsea www.projectsogp.com - Issue 29 - Page 20 SOUTH AMERICA PROJECTS Repsol discovers 1 billion barrels of shale oil in Argentina distributor Transportadora de Gas del Sur. In a second stage, the supply of gas will increase to as much as 25 million cmd (880 million cfd). Aker Solutions to supply Pusnes offshore loading systems to shuttle tankers in Brazil Aker Solutions has been awarded contracts for the supply of Pusnes offshore loading systems for shuttle tankers that will operate in Brazil. Repsol YPF has confirmed its biggest ever oil discovery following the company’s first exploration campaign in the Vaca Muerta basin, which is one of the largest nonconventional reservoirs in the world. The confirmed reserves are 927 million barrels of oil and gas (741 million high quality oil) and were discovered in the Vaca Muerta basin, in a 428km2 area of the Loma La Lata Norte formation in the Neuquen province of Argentina. A total of 15 vertical wells were drilled, and produced an initial 5,000 boepd of high quality shale oil. The oil discovery is Repsol’s largest to date, increasing the company’s oil resources by approximately 50%. It is understood that additional reserves could be found, as much of the area where Repsol is working remains unexplored. YPF to invest US$200 million for liquefied natural gas terminal in Argentina YPF plans to invest US$200 million to build a liquefied natural gas terminal and regasification plant in the Argentine port city of Bahia Blanca. The plant, scheduled to come online in March 2013, will feed between 14-20 million cubic meters (490-705 million cubic feet) per day of re-gasified imported LNG into the national gas pipeline network via a connection with The shuttle tankers are being built for various shipowners, and will operate in Brazilian waters. The Pusnes bow loading system enables a safe and secure connection for the hose to the shuttle tanker. This connection can quickly and safely be disconnected if necessary, without creating surge loads in the hose. Delivery of the equipment will take place within 2012 and 2013. The contract party is Aker Solutions’ whollyowned subsidiary Aker Pusnes AS. GE secures US$230 million drilling and production equipment contract from OGX, offshore Brazil GE O&G has been awarded a major contract from OGX Petróleo e Gás Ltda. to supply drilling and production equipment for three offshore fixed production platforms to be deployed in the Waimea and Waikiki oil and gas fields of the Campos Basin, offshore Brazil, where OGX plans to drill a significant number of production wells over the next four years. With a total potential estimated value of US$230 million over the next four years, of which US$32 million on formal orders has been already signed and booked as of today, this is the largest contract ever signed between GE Oil & Gas and OGX and the first one involving the supply of equipment specifically for development projects already in the production phase. As a key part of the agreement, GE will provide a subsea template/tieback design that will allow OGX to have full flexibility between wells pre-drilled with semi-submersible rigs and wells drilled directly from the fixed platforms. This capability will help OGX to boost initial production of the Waimea and Waikiki fields by maximizing the use of the pre-drilled wells. GE’s template design has been field-proven in similar projects in West Africa. Register at www.projectsogp.com to access over 2500 global oil, gas & petrochemical projects www.projectsogp.com - Issue 29 - Page 21 SOUTH AMERICA PROJECTS Lankhorst Mouldings to supply VIV Suppression Strakes to Saipem do Brasil for Petrobras P-55 Risers project Lankhorst Mouldings Offshore Division has been awarded a contract by Saipem do Brasil for the supply of TriVIV Vortex Induced Vibration (VIV) suppression strakes for the Petrobras P-55 Risers project. The contract encompasses the production and delivery of VIV strakes for four types of steel catenary risers: production, water injection, oil export and gas export that will connect the flowlines with the semisubmersible platform P-55. Installation is planned to take place during the second half of 2012 in the Roncador field, Campos Basin, about 120 kilometres off the coast of the Rio de Janeiro State in Brazil. Technip awarded contract from PDVSA for accelerated production system on Mariscal Sucre field in Venezuela Technip has been awarded a major procurement, installation and operation support contract by Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (PDVSA) covering subsea, onshore and offshore facilities, for an accelerated production system on the Mariscal Sucre Dragon development, offshore Venezuela. The project scope covers: supply and installation of subsea flowlines, supply and installation of gas processing equipment onshore and operational support for the subsea, offshore and onshore facilities. Petroperú secures agreement with Pluspetrol to buy LPG to distribute in Lima Petroperú has signed an agreement with Pluspetrol to buy LPG to distribute the fuel in Lima and the rest of the country. The move aims to lower the price of LPG and the to double Petroperú’s current 13% LPG market share. Dresser-Rand lands US$700 million compression equipment and services contract from TUPI B.V. and GUARA B.V. Dresser-Rand has been awarded compression equipment and services valued at more than US$700 million by TUPI B.V. and GUARA B.V. The equipment, which includes up to 80 DATUM compressor trains, will be installed on eight “replicant” floating, production, storage and offloading vessels. Six of these vessels will be located in the Lula field (formerly known as Tupi) and two in the Guara field. Training, aftermarket services and two 10-year maintenance contracts are also included as part of the award. ABB wins power supply infrastructure, systems and equipment marine order from Petrobras ABB won an order to provide power supply infrastructure, systems and equipment for two new floating, production, storage and offloading units operated by Petrobras. The units will process crude oil and natural gas extracted from beneath the sea floor, off the southern coast of Brazil. ABB’s comprehensive delivery for each unit will ensure a safe and reliable electrical supply onboard. The two new Petrobras FPSO units P-58 and P-62 will operate in the oil-rich Campos basin, offshore from Rio de Janeiro. They are scheduled to start operation in mid-2012 with a collective capacity of 360,000 barrels of oil and 12 million cubic square meters of gas per day. The scope of supply for each unit includes a containerized E-House which includes a 600 ton electrical room to house the complete 100 MW power system, as well as related power generation and energy distribution equipment, and engineering and installation services. ABB’s delivery also includes energy management systems and power supply protection equipment. PROJECTSOGP TRACKER 182 live projects in South America www.projectsogp.com Register at www.projectsogp.com to access over 2500 global oil, gas & petrochemical projects www.projectsogp.com - Issue 29 - Page 22 www.projectsogp.com - Issue 28 - Page 27 PROJECTS OGP TRACKER Projects OGP Tracker is a new product brought to the market by Your Oil and Gas News and Red Mist Media. 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