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Technip, in Consortium with JGC, Awarded the Yamal LNG Project in Russia

Technip, leader of a consortium with JGC, was awarded by JSC Yamal LNG, owned by NOVATEK (80%) and TOTAL (20%), a contract to carry out the engineering, procurement, supply, construction and commissioning of an integrated facility for natural gas liquefaction. The project will start immediately with a phase of detailed …

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Gazprom and Novatek extend Memorandum of Cooperation

Gazprom and NOVATEK have extended the Memorandum of Cooperation signed this April until February 1, 2013. According to the document, Gazprom and NOVATEK address possible establishment of joint ventures to build up integrated capacities on liquefied natural gas (LNG) production on the Yamal Peninsula and joint development of the available …

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Sechin Sees $3-$5 billion Synergies in Rosneft Takeover of TNK-BP

Rosneft’s CEO Igor Sechin said its planned $55 billion takeover of rival oil company TNK-BP would yield $3-$5 billion in synergies, largely on projects in new provinces in Russia’s north and east. Sechin, speaking on a conference call a day after Rosneft announced it would buy British major BP  and …

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TNK-BP Invites Partners to Take Part in Construction of Oil Pipeline System in Yamal

Rospan International (a member of the TNK-BP Group of Companies) is planning to announce a tender for the construction of the “Yamal” oil pipeline system, with a total length of around 374 km, to enable transportation of oil from fields in Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District and northern Krasnoyarsk Kray. The project …

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Gazprom and Novatek Sign Co-Operation Agreement for Yamal LNG

Gazprom and NOVATEK have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation, according to which they address possible establishment of joint ventures to build up integrated capacities on liquefied natural gas (LNG) production on theYamal Peninsula and joint development of the available resource base on the Gydan Peninsula. Field Pre-Development Scheme for the Ob & Taz Bays For the purpose of increasing LNG production on the Yamal Peninsula …

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Over 250 companies attend TNK-BP’s contractor day for Yamal Projects

TNK-BP has held a Contractor Day in Moscow for its oil and gas projects in Yamal and northern Krasnoyarsk Region for the company’s current and potential future contractors. It was attended by over 250 Russian and foreign companies representing various industries. TNK-BP presented its oil and gas development projects in …

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ROGTEC Talks to Gokhan Aker, Drilling Director at TNK-BP: Drilling for the New Era

The world is evolving at a rapid pace leaving behind the technologies and approaches that seemed advanced just a few years ago. The same goes to oil industry and drilling in particular. With the share of hard-to-recover reserves increasing and the scope of new solutions expanding, oil companies around the …

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