Siemens wins EUR790 million substation contract in Qatar

by Timothy Reeder | May 12, 2017 | News

State-owned utility Qatar General Water & Electricity Corporation (KAHRAMAA) has awarded Siemens the largest contract to-date in Qatar for the expansion of the country’s power transmission network. As part of the deal, valued at EUR790 million, Siemens will...

Total Inaugurates Its Revamped Carling Petrochemical Complex

by Timothy Reeder | May 12, 2017 | News

Total has inaugurated its revamped Carling – Saint-Avold petrochemical complex in eastern France following three years of transformation works. In September 2013, Total announced that it would adapt the Carling site, investing close to €200 million to upgrade existing...

Gazprom and RusGazDobycha sign Memorandum of Intent

by Timothy Reeder | May 12, 2017 | News

Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Artem Obolensky, Director General of RusGazDobycha (a special-purpose company established by National Chemical Group), today signed in St. Petersburg a Memorandum of Intent. The document outlines the...

BP announces start of production from West Nile Delta

by Timothy Reeder | May 12, 2017 | News

BP recently announced that it has started gas production from the first two fields, Taurus and Libra, of the West Nile Delta development in Egypt. The project was delivered eight months ahead of start-up schedule and under budget. First gas was exported to Egypt’s...

BP announces major gas find offshore Senegal

by Timothy Reeder | May 8, 2017 | News

BP along with joint venture partner Kosmos Energy announced today a major gas discovery offshore Senegal. The Yakaar-1 exploration well was drilled to a total depth of approximately 4,700 meters in nearly 2,550 metres of water in the Cayar Offshore Profond block by...

Dresser-Rand to supply compressor trains for BP project in the Gulf of Mexico

by Timothy Reeder | May 3, 2017 | News

The Dresser-Rand business, part of Siemens Power and Gas Division, received an order from BP to provide rotating equipment for the Mad Dog 2 project in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. The scope of supply comprises two DATUM compressor trains driven by Siemens electric...