Projects

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation’s Phobos-1 well in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico encountered approximately 250 net feet of high-quality oil pay in Lower Tertiary-aged reservoirs. “Our 2013 Gulf of Mexico exploration program is off to an outstanding start, as Phobos marks our third significant deepwater success this year,” said Anadarko Sr.

Exploration’s East Texas assets Gastar Exploration has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its East Texas assets to Cubic Energy for USD 46M, subject to customary closing adjustments.

AMPO POYAM Valves is to supply a series of cryogenic valves for Shell - Prelude FLNG, the world's first LNG liquefaction offshore floating facility, and for Sabine Pass LNG Liquefaction project, the world's first bi-directional facility capable of exporting natural gas in addition to regasifying imported LNG.

SunPower has begun construction on two new solar power projects for Yolo County in California. The two projects will be owned by Yolo County, and are expected to generate 5.8MW of solar power for county facilities.

The Chevron Corporation has announced an oil discovery at the Coronado prospect in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The Walker Ridge Block 98 Well No.

WorleyParsons has entered into a joint venture with Day & Zimmermann to provide turnkey solutions to the U.S.

Engineering and technology group SENER has opened an office in São Paulo, Brazil. The company establishes an operating and permanent division in the country made up of about 300 Brazilian professionals specialized in engineering and construction that will carry out projects in the fields of power and process, civil engineering and architecture, aerospace and marine engineering.

BP has completed a successful flow test of the Itaipu-1A discovery well offshore Brazil. The drill stem test was the latest activity in the ongoing appraisal program at the BP-operated Itaipu discovery.

Foster Wheeler AG has announced that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been awarded a contract by Pecket Energy to perform feasibility, conceptual and basic engineering studies, and develop an overall investment cost estimate for a substitute natural gas (SNG) production facility which is planned to be built near Punta Arenas, Chile.

BP has announced completion of a successful flow test of the Itaipu-1A discovery well offshore Brazil. The drill stem test was the latest activity in the ongoing appraisal programme at the BP-operated Itaipu discovery.