Sonsub, an affiliate of the Saipem Group, said it will undertake a number of tasks related to TotalFinaElf E&P USA Inc.'s Canyon Express subsea field development project. Sonsub will assist in the installation of a single methanol distribution line, two flowlines, and an electro-hydraulic umbilical in up to 7,200 ft of water. Sonsub will conduct the prelay survey and perform other related tasks.
The Kaska First Nation and Foothills Pipe Line Ltd. have signed a cooperation agreement for the indigenous group's potential involvement in the Alaska Highway Pipeline Project. The Kaska Nation is composed of five First Nations: the Liard First Nation and the Ross River Dena Council, both in the southeastern Yukon, and in northern British Columbia the First Nations of Lower Post, Dease River, and Kwadacha.
Offshore Oil Yangjiang Investment Enterprise Ltd., a subsidiary of China National Offshore Oil Corp., has completed the expansion of a terminal for liquefied petroleum gas in southern China. The terminal, in Yangjiang city of Guangdong province, has been expanded to a handling capacity of 28,000 tonnes/year from 10,000 tonnes.
A subsidiary of Duke Energy Corp. has filed an application with the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to develop a natural gas storage facility in an underground salt dome in Copiah County, Miss. The proposed system would have 3.3 bcf of storage capacity with 300 MMcfd of withdrawal capability and 150 MMcfd of injection capability. Storage capacity could later be expanded to 9.9 bcf. If approved, Copiah County Storage Co. could begin operations by February 2004.