Fluor Corp. recently announced its joint venture with JGC was selected as the engineering, procurement, and construction contractor for LNG Canada’s proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada.
The company said the award is conditional on a positive final investment decision anticipated later this year at which point Fluor will book its share of the contract value.
The facility would liquefy surplus Canadian natural gas so that it can be safely exported to meet global energy demands, Fluor said.
It is expected to initially consist of two LNG processing units, referred to as trains. Each unit would have the capacity to produce at least 6.5 million tons per annum of LNG per train, according to the company.
The project includes an option to expand to four trains in the future...
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Offshore engineering firm McDermott International Inc (MDR.N) will close its acquisition of Chicago Bridge and Iron Co NV CBI.N on Thursday, creating an integrated onshore and offshore services group that will expand its presence in the Middle East.
McDermott’s offshore engineering and construction work will combine with CB&I’s onshore skills including liquefied natural gas (LNG) and power plants. McDermott will bolster its service offerings in Saudi Arabia, where it is already adding facilities and has contracts with national oil company Saudi Aramco IPO-ARMO.SE...
By Mario Tanev
SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 23 (SeeNews) - Several hundred people gathered in Sofia on Tuesday as the expected revival of a 30-year old project for the construction of a second nuclear power plant (NPP) in Bulgaria resurrected the dispute which has surrounded the project since its inception.Opponents of the Belene NPP project fear it will lead to heavy fiscal burdens for the country, while at the same time further deepening the country's energy dependence from Russia. Its supporters, however, claim, the project is crucial for meeting the country's energy needs and for the economic development of Bulgaria's economically lagging northern part...
The Dover discovery, which is said to be Shell’s sixth in the Norphlet, is located approximately 13 miles (nearly 30km) from the Appomattox oil field. It is considered an attractive potential tieback.
Drilled using the Deepwater Poseidon rig, the Dover well is located in Mississippi Canyon Block 612, located approximately 273km offshore southeast of New Orleans, and in water depth of 7,500 feet (2,280 meters)...