Canada nixes controversial-bill overhaul

Industry groups warned of further damage to Canadian oil and gas investment after federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna rejected most amendments made in the Senate to a bill overhauling environmental review of energy projects.   Telling the House of Commons that opponents of Bill C-69…

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Nordex Group Wins 94 MW Project in Poland

The Nordex Group has received an order for the installation of a 94 MW project in Poland.   The “Pomerania” project is to be built in the north of the country, near the town of Sztum.   The Nordex Group is to supply and install…

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Glencore puts Chad oilfields up for sale – sources

Mining and trading giant Glencore has put its oilfields in Chad up for sale, according  to sources, in a retreat from its foray into oil production following asset write-downs over the past decade.   Like its oil trading peers, Glencore expanded in the upstream sector…

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ExxonMobil wraps expansion project at Singapore refinery

ExxonMobil Corporation has completed a project to expand production of high-quality lubricant base stocks at affiliate ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Pte Ltd’s 592,000-b/d integrated, two-site refining complex on mainland Jurong and Pulau Ayer Chawan, Jurong Island, offshore south-western Singapore.   The expansion, which began in 2017…

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MDL installs, retrieves North Sea flowlines, umbilicals for Rever

Maritime Developments Ltd (MDL) is working on three subsea projects in the North Sea for Rever Offshore.   Work started in April on installation and decommissioning of products in two fields, using a horizontal spread solution onboard the Normand Clipper.   For the first work…

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Tokio Marine HCC bolsters marine liability team with Skuld’s Knighton Specialty insurer Tokio Marine HCC has expanded its marine liability division, which began trading in January, with the appointment of Paul Knighton as marine liability & logistics underwriter.   Mr Knighton joins from Skuld where…

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US 2018 Oil, Gas Output Surges Outpaced All Countries

US natural gas and crude oil production increased last year at the fastest pace ever for a single country.   US gas output soared 86 billion cubic metres in 2018, the largest annual increase by any country ever, according to statistics published by BP Plc…

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