OIL & GAS INDUSTRY UPDATE HEADLINES

August 2014

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(Listed by most current date)

• LT Environmental Opens Bakken Office in North Dakota  (Article Dated: 8/29/2014)

• Aker Solutions Wins Five-year Statoil Contract for Mariner Project  (Article Dated: 8/29/2014)

• Sasol, ENH and Eni Announce Pre-Feasibility Study for Mozambique Gas-to-Liquids Facility  (Article Dated: 8/29/2014)

• ShawCor Wins Contract for Pipeline Field Joint Coating Services for South Stream Project  (Article Dated: 8/29/2014)

• Spectra Energy Announces Plans to Further Expand New England Pipeline Systems  (Article Dated: 8/29/2014)

• QEP Midstream Closes Acquisition of Green River Processing from QEP Resources for $230 Mln  (Article Dated: 8/29/2014)

• Canyon Midstream Partners Announces New Gas Gathering and Processing Agreement  (Article Dated: 8/28/2014)

• Clough AMEC JV Awarded Au$20 Mln EPCM Contract for Arrow Energy’s Daandine Expansion Project  (Article Dated: 8/28/2014)

• Oando Energy Announces Approval of $1.65 Bln Acquisition of ConocoPhillips Nigerian Oil and Gas Business  (Article Dated: 8/28/2014)

• MFG Tank Enters Market for Water Containment in Oil and Gas Exploration  (Article Dated: 8/28/2014)

• Valero Energy Partners Announces $154 Mln First Asset Acquisition  (Article Dated: 8/28/2014)

• Oryx Petroleum Announces Testing and Commissioning of Demir Dagh Production Facilities in Kurdistan  (Article Dated: 8/28/2014)

• E3 Services and Solutions Licenses OriginOil Technology for Frack and Industrial Water Reclamation  (Article Dated: 8/27/2014)

• Tall Oak Midstream Begins Construction of Natural Gas Gathering and Processing System in OK  (Article Dated: 8/27/2014)

• OriginOil Technology Breakthrough Greatly Enhances Membrane Filtration  (Article Dated: 8/27/2014)

• LiqTech International Receives Middle East Order for Oil and Gas Produced Water Membrane System  (Article Dated: 8/22/2014)

• Oiltanking Partners Announces Crude Oil Expansion Project in Beaumont, Texas  (Article Dated: 8/22/2014)

• Swiber Strengthens Presence in Latin America with $80 Mln EPIC Contract Award  (Article Dated: 8/22/2014)

• Helmerich & Payne Signs Additional New Build Rig Contracts  (Article Dated: 8/22/2014)

• Bluewater Energy Services Wins Turret Mooring Systems Contract Offshore Angola  (Article Dated: 8/22/2014)

• S. Korea Releases Tough CO2 Caps On Utilities, Industry  (Article Dated: 8/22/2014)

• Sembcorp Secures $484 Mln Kaombo FPSO Conversion Work  (Article Dated: 8/22/2014)

• EQT and NextEra Energy Announce Southeast Mountain Valley Pipeline Project  (Article Dated: 8/21/2014)

• Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. Announces Investment in $135 Mln Gas-To-Liquids Joint Venture  (Article Dated: 8/21/2014)

• ExxonMobil Oil Production to Increase from On-Time Startup of CLOV Project  (Article Dated: 8/21/2014)

• WPX Energy Receives Recognition for Niobrara Discovery in Colorado  (Article Dated: 8/21/2014)

• Dakota Plains Announces Start-up of UNIMIN Frac Sand Transloading Operations at Pioneer Terminal  (Article Dated: 8/21/2014)

• Seminole Energy, Subsidiaries Change Name to Continuum Energy  (Article Dated: 8/20/2014)

• Consumers Energy Investing $150 Mln in Michigan’s Natural Gas System  (Article Dated: 8/20/2014)

• Denver's Escalera Resources Plans $1.8 Bln Gas-to-liquids Plant  (Article Dated: 8/20/2014)

• OriginOil Showcases Demonstration-Scale Frack Water Cleanup Unit in Western Colorado  (Article Dated: 8/20/2014)

• Africa Oil Supply in May 2014  (Article Dated: 8/19/2014)

• G2X Energy Receives Air Quality Permits for Big Lake Fuels Facility Construction and Operation  (Article Dated: 8/19/2014)

• Patterson-UTI Energy to Acquire East Texas-based Pressure Pumping Operations  (Article Dated: 8/19/2014)

• Phillips 66 Acquires Major Gulf Coast Crude Oil and Refined Products Terminal  (Article Dated: 8/19/2014)

• Alfa Laval Wins SEK 55 Mln U.S. Natural Gas Air Cooler Systems Order  (Article Dated: 8/19/2014)

• FUELogistics Breaks Ground on $50 Mln, Crude Oil Upgrade Facility in Utah’s Uintah Basin  (Article Dated: 8/19/2014)

• Eisenmann Fluidized Bed Incinerator, Reliable, Eco-friendly Sludge Treatment Cuts Disposal Costs  (Article Dated: 8/19/2014)

• Rice University Produces Carbon-capture Breakthrough  (Article Dated: 8/18/2014)

• Dominion Seeks Approval for Two Projects To Move Additional Natural Gas To Market  (Article Dated: 8/18/2014)

• Lamprell Awarded $370 Mln Multiple-Rig Contract from Subsidiary of Shelf Drilling, Ltd  (Article Dated: 8/18/2014)

• Clough AMEC JV Awarded Au$20 Mln EPCM for Arrow Energy’s Daandine Expansion Project  (Article Dated: 8/18/2014)

• EPA Approves Enhanced Biodegradable Biocide for Oilfield Use  (Article Dated: 8/18/2014)

• American Power Group Receives Order for New Fracturing Rig Customer  (Article Dated: 8/18/2014)

• GSA Wins EPCM Contract at Wingas Facility  (Article Dated: 8/15/2014)

• Subsea 7 Awarded $460 Mln EPIC Contract in North Sea  (Dated: 8/15/2014)

• WorleyParsons Awarded $11.7 Bln EPCM Contract for TANAP Pipeline  (Article Dated: 8/15/2014)

• Saipem Awarded $750 Mln Engineering & Construction and Drilling Contracts  (Article Dated: 8/15/2014)

• Marathon Oil Announces $2.7 Bn Sale of Norway Business  (Article Dated: 8/15/2014)

• Petrofac Awarded the $970 Mln Reggane North Development Project  (Article Dated: 8/15/2014)

• UOP to Supply Gas Processing Plant for PennTex’s Louisiana NGL Recovery  (Article Dated: 8/14/2014)

• Entergy to Power PennTex Natural Gas Facility in North Louisiana  (Article Dated: 8/14/2014)

• Petrobras Turns to Chinese Shipyards to Offset Production Delays  (Article Dated: 8/13/2014)

• Aker Wins Petrobras $300 Mln Deepsea Manifold Contract  (Article Dated: 8/13/2014)

• JDR Cable Systems to Open New Service and Maintenance Facility in Brazil  (Article Dated: 8/13/2014)

• Petrobras Starts Production at Presalt Lula Well Using New Riser Support System  (Article Dated: 8/13/2014)

• Lucid Energy Begins Construction of Permian Basin 200 MMcf/day Cryogenic Processing Plant  (Article Dated: 8/13/2014)

• Saipem Awarded $4 Bln in E&C Contracts in Brazil and Saudi Arabia  (Article Dated: 8/13/2014)

• Hess Corp, North Dakota Officials Celebrate Expansion of Tioga Gas Plant  (Article Dated: 8/13/2014)

• Aggreko Signs Contract to Power Egypt Gas Project  (Article Dated: 8/13/2014)

• Petrobras Starts Production on Platform P-62 in the Campos Basin’s Roncador Field  (Article Dated: 8/13/2014)

• Coal and Gas Valve Markets are Interdependent  (Article Dated: 8/12/2014)

• Mexico's CFE to Invite Bids for Five Natural Gas Pipelines Requiring $2.25 Bln investment  (Article Dated: 8/12/2014)

• Mexico’s CFE Begins Tender Process for Two Gas Pipeline Projects  (Article Dated: 8/12/2014)

• Energy Transfer Partners to Build Pipes to Take Natural Gas to Mexican Power Plants  (Article Dated: 8/12/2014)

• Petrobras Receives New Maintenance and Safety Units in Campos Basin  (Article Dated: 8/12/2014)

• Pemex Awards Multi-year Seismic Survey Contract to GX Technology  (Article Dated: 8/12/2014)

• Brazil Energy Official Says Oil and Gas Market Welcomes Chinese Investment  (Article Dated: 8/12/2014)

• Mexico's Subsurface Presents New E&P Opportunities  (Article Dated: 8/11/2014)

• Amendment Opens Mexican Oil and Gas Fields to Foreign and Private Investment  (Article Dated: 8/11/2014)

• AMEC Granted a Five-year Contract with Kuwait Oil Company  (Article Dated: 8/11/2014)

• CSM Orders Two Jack-up Rigs from Chinese Offshore Rig Builder 

• Natural Gas-eating Bacteria may Help Fight Oil Leaks  (Article Dated: 8/11/2014)

• OriginOil Announces CLEAN-FRAC for Complete Frack Water Treatment  (Article Dated: 8/11/2014)

• Mexico Calls On GE to Modernize Oil Production  (Article Dated: 8/11/2014)

• Valerus Awarded LPG Gas Processing Facility for Indonesia’s PT Maruta Bumi Prima (MBP)  (Article Dated: 8/8/2014)

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