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06/04/2002 -- ChevronTexaco unit awards Angolan development contract to engineering consortium
Cabinda Gulf Oil Co awarded a $660 million contract to a consortium of Stolt Offshore SA and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd. for its Sanha gas-condensate fields development project.
06/03/2002 -- BP awards pipeline contract for Nam Con Son gas project
BP Pipelines Vietnam BV and BP Exploration Operating Co. Ltd. let contract to BJ Process & Pipeline Services (BJPPS) to provide pipeline commissioning and testing services for BP Nam Con Son.
05/29/2002 -- US energy marketers admit to 'round trip' power trades but deny use of Enron tactics
Williams Cos. Inc. Chairman, CEO, and Pres. Steve Malcolm "It's not a surprise that, in our extensive internal review, we didn't find any alleged Enron-style trading strategies because we are--and always have been--very different from Enron."
05/28/2002 -- El Paso announces new open seasons for Bahamas-to-Florida pipeline
El Paso Corp., Houston, has announced new open seasons through June 12 for its proposed Seafarer natural gas pipeline system, which will transport natural gas from the Bahamas to southern Florida.
05/22/2002 -- Horizon awarded Iroquois marine line, Cantarell rehab
Iroquois Pipeline Operating Co. (IPOC) has awarded a contract to Horizon Offshore Inc., Houston, to construct and test the offshore portion of Iroquois's Eastchester pipeline extension project.
05/22/2002 -- Horizon Pipeline's Illinois system on line
Horizon Pipeline Co., Houston, has put into service its new $80 million natural gas pipeline in northern Illinois.
05/17/2002 -- Family feuds
Canadian government and industry officials visited Washington, DC, earlier this month, shortly after the US Senate finished debating a sweeping energy reform package that could hold major implications for the US's northern neighbor.
05/15/2002 -- ExxonMobil unit awards Technip-Coflexip pipeline job off Equatorial Guinea
Mobil Equatorial Guinea Inc. awarded a contract to Paris-based Technip-Coflexip for the procurement, fabrication, and installation of more than 48 km of flexible and rigid subsea pipelines for the Zafiro Southern Expansion development project off Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.
05/15/2002 -- Tanker spills light Nigerian crude off Brazil
Petroleo Brasiliero SA (Petrobras) reported Wednesday that a 16,000 l. oil spill of Nigerian crude off the city of Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro state, was contained by booms and 63 support vessels.
05/15/2002 -- Marathon announces open season for new North Sea natural gas pipeline
Marathon Oil Co., Houston, announced an open season May 14-Oct.15 concerning the previously announced North Sea Symphony natural gas pipeline project that is intended to assure supplies for the UK market.
05/14/2002 -- Thai-Malay pipeline to proceed; route to change
Thailand has decided to proceed with the Thai-Malay natural gas pipeline and related gas separation plant project long stalled by local opposition.
05/13/2002 -- US Coast Guard seeks standardized tanker vessel response plans
The US Coast Guard May 10 said it wants to standardize vessel response plans for oil tankers. Officials said the proposed rule changes, 5 years in the making, will clarify what salvage and marine firefighting services are required in vessel response plans.
05/13/2002 -- Noble Energy's pipeline off Israel approved
The Israeli government has granted Noble Energy Inc. a license to construct a natural gas pipeline from Noble's Mari-B field off Israel to landfall at Ashdod. The direct route will enable Noble and its partners to supply gas to Israel Electric Corp.'s Ashdod power station sooner than previously expected.
05/13/2002 -- US moves toward accord to reduce tanker emissions
The US EPA has requested public comment on a proposed rule governing air emissions from Category 3 marine diesel engines. Intertanko says that US acceptance of the standards, which generally conform to MARPOL Annex VI regulations, would likely influence worldwide acceptance of Annex VI .
05/07/2002 -- OTC: Conoco initiates Gulf of Mexico shuttle tanker design
A Conoco Inc. subsidiary has completed the functional design of a 550,000 bbl capacity, shuttle tanker for transporting crude oil from deepwater Gulf of Mexico fields to shore. The shuttle will be able to enter most ports on the gulf, ushering in a new era for US deepwater production. The design initiative was unveiled at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston this week.
05/06/2002 -- BG and partners sign PSC for Block 3(a) off Trinidad
BG Group PLC and its partners have signed a production sharing contract for Block 3(a) off Trinidad with the Trinidad and Tobago government.
05/02/2002 -- More gas-fired power generation set for US Midwest
Another gas-fired power plant will serve the US Midwest by mid-2003. Mid-American Energy Co. will build the 540-Mw plant in Pleasant Hill, Iowa, near its headquarters city of Des Moines, in a project estimated to cost $368 million.
05/01/2002 -- Germany faces hurdles for reforming gas market, BP chief executive says
In order to reform its natural gas market, Germany will have to make it possible for outside oil and gas companies "to secure fair and nondiscriminatory access" to the country's natural gas pipeline grid in accordance with the European gas directive, said BP PLC Chief Executive John Browne during a speech Apr. 29 at Humboldt University in Berlin.
05/01/2002 -- ENI-BG group makes gas discovery in Sicily Channel off SW Sicily
A group led by ENI SPA and BG Group has made a natural gas discovery in the Sicily Channel off Southwest Sicily. The exploration well was drilled on the Panda exploration prospect by operator ENI.
04/25/2002 -- FERC approves two West Coast gas pipelines
FERC Apr. 24 approved two natural gas pipeline proposals aimed at West Coast energy markets. Northwest Pipeline Corp. received a certificate to construct and operate $75.2 million natural gas pipeline facilities in Thurston and Grays Harbor counties, Wash. In a separate action, Kern River Gas Transmission Co. won approval to build a $28.9 million lateral pipeline northeast of Los Angeles. Both firms are units of Williams Cos. Inc., Tulsa.

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