New Oil and Gas Projects For Sept. 09

New oil and gas projects are reported monthly to the following Air Pollution Monitoring & Sampling World Market http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/air.html#no31 subscribers. Here are the project titles for the month of Sept. '09.

OIL & GAS UPDATE
September 2009

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INDUSTRY ANALYSIS
OVERVIEW
IEA Raises 2009, 2010 Oil Demand Forecasts on China
Analyst "Cautiously Optimistic" about Engineering and Construction Projects for 2009 2nd Half
AMERICAS
U.S.
Williams Reports Successful Open Season on Transco Project
Magnus Gas Storage Announces Successful Open Season for Two 5.6 Bln bcf Caverns in Utah
Interior Secretary Salazar Plans to Include Natural Gas in Energy Policy
Colorado Bill seeks $17 Mln in Gas-impact Funds
Gas Technology Institute Commissions Gasification Tech Facility
Carbon Sciences Applies for DOE Grant to Research Concepts for Beneficial Use of CO2
Nicor Subsidiary Seeks Certificate for CA Gas Storage Facility
CenterPoint Holds Open Season for Proposed Pipeline Expansion in Arkansas
Johnson Matthey to Supply Oxidation Catalysts at Vogt Power Nevada Facility
White House Begins Reviewing CO2 Motor-Vehicle Emissions Standards
Univ. of Delaware Scientists Develop Vastly Improved Hydrogen Storage Method with Carbonized Chicken Feather Fibers
Carbon Sciences Applies for DOE Grant to Develop new Beneficial Concepts in CO2 Recycling
Nicor Subsidiary Seeks Certificate for CA Gas Storage Facility
TransCanada Proposes $600 Mln, 302.5 Mile WY-N.D. Gas Pipeline
Brigham Exploration Announces Fracture Stimulation Production Rate for Figaro 29-32 #1H Bakken Well
Chevron Breaks Ground for Solar Steam Plant to Enhance Oil Production
CANADA
Syncrude, Imperial Renew Contract with WorleyParsons
BRAZIL
Brazil Seeks More Control over its Pre-salt Deep-Sea Oil Fields
Petrobras Says Abreu e Lima Refinery Bidding Not Finalized
Brazil Debates New Controls over it's Offshore Production while Big Oil Grows Anxious
Brazil's Petrobras to be Sole Subsalt Operator under New Oil Reform Proposals
CUBA
Russia to Begin Oil Exploration Offshore Cuba
VENEZUELA
Venezuela Drilling Tender Deadline Nears but may be Postponed
PDVSA, Russian Group to Start $30 Bln Oil Venture in Venezuela
MEXICO
Pemex Awards $587 Mln Burgos Drilling Contract to Mexico's IPC
Pemex Prepares $600 Mln Gas Pipeline Tender for Central Mexico
ASIA
AUSTRALIA
Oil and Gas Rig Leak Causes 8 Nautical Mile Slick off Northwest Australia
Woodside Offers Help after West Australian Oil Spill
Kimberly Coast Oil Spill Larger than Reported
BANGLADESH
Bangladesh Awards Gas Exploration Rights to U.S. Conoco-Phillips and Irish Tullow Oil
CHINA
Sinopec Wins Approval for NE China 70.5-Kilometer Gas Pipeline
INDIA
India Plans Green Reform with own EPA
Indian Rig Industry Set to Benefit from Increased Exploration and Production Activity
JAPAN
Toyo Engineering Awarded EPC Contract for $176 Mln Japan Gas Plant
JAPAN / PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. to Research Synthesizing DME from Natural Gas
MALAYSIA
Vopak and Dialog Group sign MoU to Develop 1.4 cbm Oil Storage Terminal in Malaysia
SOUTH KOREA
Hyundai May Win Orders as $42 Bln Gorgon LNG Project Wins Approval
SOUTH KOREA / IRAN
Hyundai Heavy Industries Delivers on Two Pump Projects for South Korea and Iran
EUROPE / AFRICA / MIDDLE EAST
GERMANY
E.ON, Partners To Merge German Gas Transmission Grid
NORWAY
StatoilHydro Preparing Large Oil Services Contract for Fall
POLAND
Poland to Move Ahead with Odesa-Brody-Plock Oil Pipeline Project
SWEDEN
E.ON Opens New Efficient CHP Plant in Sweden
TURKEY
Russia,Turkey Sign South Stream Pipeline Deal
Turkey Forging Transit Deals as it Aspires to Be World Energy Hub
UNITED KINGDOM
Emerson Wins UK Retrofit Contract for Power Station
BP Awards $2.5 Bln Application Development Contracts
CONGO
Eni to Seek Congo's Oil and Gas amid Rush for Africa's Hydrocarbons
EQUATORIAL GUINEA
SBM Offshore Wins $1.2 Bln FPSO Contract for Aseng Oil Field
MOZAMBIQUE
Mozambique Oil, Gas Investments to Reach $789 Mln
AZERBAIJAN
Development of $10 Bln Chirag Oil Project Launched in Azerbaijani Main Oil Block
TURKMENISTAN
Amarinth Provides Centrifugal Pumps for Petronas Turkmenistan Development Project
RUSSIA
KBR Awarded FEED Contract by VCNG for Eastern Siberia Oil Project
PrimeGen Energy Acquires Russian Oil Rig Company
GE Oil & Gas Develops -60ºC Gas Turbine Generators for Rosneft Power Station at Vankor Oil Field
IRAN
Iran Negotiating Major Oil, Gas Contracts with European Partners
IRAQ
Iraq to Hold Second Oil Bidding Round
Iraq Proposes Reorganization of INOC
Sinochem Group to Participate In Iraq's 2nd Round Oil Bidding
KUWAIT
Fluor Completes Dow Chemical JV Project in Kuwait
OMAN
Oman invites Bids for Steam Oil Production Project
SAUDI ARABIA
Saudi Aramco to Award Contracts on $6.9 Bln Gas Projects
Saudi Arabia and Shell to Develop Sour Gas



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