Latin America

RED Engineering sees ‘strong opportunities’ for growth in 2018 on the back of innovative engineering solutions

Submitted by Editorial staff on 17th November 2017

17th November 2017

UK engineering services firm RED Engineering sees ‘strong opportunities’ in the offshore oil and gas sector for firms with capacity to deliver innovative fast track projects. Despite the volatility of oil markets, continuing uncertainty over Brexit and pressure on costs, business development director Toby Bailey predicts that demand for leading-edge subsea technologies will remain robust over the next 12 months.

James Fisher Subsea Excavation launches patented revolutionary jetting technology

Submitted by Editorial staff on 2nd October 2017

02nd October 2017

James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE) has introduced a centrally located jetting system to its mass controlled flow excavation (M/CFE) equipment spreads.

Pacific Rubiales in takeover talks with Alfa and Harbour Energy

Submitted by Editorial staff on 6th May 2015

06th May 2015

Canada’s Latin America-focused explorer has been approached for acquisition by Mexican conglomerate Alfa and Harbour Energy

LGO confirms pay and completes drilling at GY-672 onshore Trinidad

Submitted by Editorial staff on 30th April 2015

30th April 2015

LGO has announced that well GY-672, spudded on 15 April 2014, has reached total depth and that Well Services Petroleum Company Limited's Rig-70 is in the process of being moved to the next of the current planned wells

Gazprom and YPF ink Argentina upstream collaboration agreement

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 23rd April 2015

23rd April 2015

Alexey Miller, chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Miguel Galuccio, chief executive officer of Argentina’s national oil company YPF, have signed a memorandum of cooperation in Moscow today

ShawCor scoops USD 55m pipeline coating contract in Argentina

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 23rd April 2015

23rd April 2015

ShawCor has announced that its pipe coating division has received two contracts for approximately USD 55m from Tenaris to provide three layer polyethylene anti-corrosion pipeline coatings for the first and second phase of the Argentina Northeast Gas Pipeline (GNEA) project

Technip subsidiary wins Peru pipeline contract

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 21st April 2015

21st April 2015

Tipiel S.A., Technip’s subsidiary in Colombia, has been awarded a front-end engineering design and detailed engineering design contract for the development of a new gas pipeline to transport gas from the Camisea field to Southern Peru by the Consorcio Constructor Ductos del Sur

LGO spuds first of seven planned Goudron field development wells in Trinidad

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 15th April 2015

15th April 2015

LGO has spud the first well in its 2015 seven well development programme at the Goudron Field in Trinidad

Mitsubishi companies ink methanol plant EPC contracts with NGC in Trinidad and Tobago

Submitted by Paddy Harris on 14th April 2015

14th April 2015

Discussions are currently underway with a syndicate of Japanese banks for finalising the loan agreement.

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company Inc. (MGC), Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) have signed an agreement with state-owned National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Ltd. (NGC) and Massy Holdings Ltd. (Massy) for the construction of a methanol and dimethyl ether plant in Trinidad and Tobago, and have concluded contracts for EPC (engineering, procurement and construction), gas supply, and relevant land leases

Noble Energy defers second Falklands offshore drill

Submitted by Editorial staff on 13th April 2015

13th April 2015

Noble Energy and its joint venture partners Falklands Oil and Gas Limted (FOGL) and Edison International have elected to defer a potential second well in the South and East Falkland basin