Inside Energy April 2019

Inside Monthly news for EIC members April 2019

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Ahead of EIC Connect Energy Thailand we look at developments in its energy sector

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Thailand investing in all energy sectors In February 2019, the Thai government announced plans to open its 21st round of bidding for offshore exploration and production of petroleum resources in June 2019. Round 21 had been scheduled for 2014 but was delayed due to an economic lull and political instability. According to the US Energy Information Administration, the Thai government anticipates an overall decline in output if there are no new discoveries in the next few years. Unless Thailand can attract more exploration investment and replace reserves at a faster rate, it will increasingly rely on natural gas imports.

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Key projects for O&G, power and renewables sectors over the next two years

Oil and gas

Earlier this year, the national oil company PTT announced plans to increase natural gas supply over the next decade, supporting the government’s efforts to diversify the country’s coal-heavy energy mix. Plans for the five years through to 2023 call for US$5.2bn in investments, of which 44% will go to infrastructure needed to supply gas power plants.

PTT has earmarked around US$4bn for pipelines and LNG terminal projects. The company will invest in a fifth gas pipeline, expected to begin operations by 2021 with the capacity to deliver 2bn cubic feet per day. The 415km pipeline will start at the Myanmar border in the west and stretch through north-eastern Thailand. US$1bn will be invested in developing a new LNG receiving terminal that can store up to 7.5m tonnes per annum.

Meanwhile, PTT subsidiary PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) has made plans to develop the Bongkot and Erawan gas blocks to secure supplies for the next 10 years, which will allow it to maintain daily gas production of between 700 and 800m cubic feet.

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For the power sector, the state-owned energy firm EGAT is moving away from coal and is focused on gas-fired plants. There are several power plant projects that are currently being developed including Gulf MP Company’s 2,500MW Chonburi combined cycle gas turbine plant (scheduled to become operational in 2022), the 240MW Bangkok gas-fired cogeneration power plants 11 and 12 (operational in 2019) and EGAT’s 1,200MW South Bangkok combined cycle power plant (operational in 2019).

Renewables

In order to achieve energy sustainability, Thailand is making efforts to generate more electricity from renewable sources, anticipating robust capacity growth driven by solar and biomass. By 2037, the country aims to have increased renewables capacity to 27% of Thailand’s total power generation mix through the country’s Power Development Plan 2018-37, which reaffirmed that feed-in-tariffs will be available to new renewable energy projects. Thailand is planning to develop the world’s largest floating solar farms to power the country and boost its share of clean energy. EGAT will develop 16 floating solar farms in five provinces with a combined capacity of more than 2,700MW by 2037, which will account for one tenth of the country’s clean energy sources.

Investing in Thailand

The government is keen to attract international investment into its energy sector and is developing new policies to make the country a sustainable energy investment hub.

Thailand is certainly a growing market with immense opportunities for the UK supply chain. EIC Connect Energy Thailand will be held on 16 May 2019 in Bangkok and provide a great opportunity to find out where your company can win work as well as meet major energy companies active in the country as well potential local partners.

Angeline Elias Regional Analyst (Asia Pacific) angeline.elias@the-eic.com

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If you want to meet the biggest operators and contractors working on some of the GCC’s most important energy developments then you need to be at EIC Connect Oil, Gas & Beyond on 16 April at Abu Dhabi.

At the time of going to print, it looks likely that UAE Energy Minister HE Suhail Al Mazrouei will once again be opening the event as well as meeting and greeting delegates and exhibitors.

We’ll also be welcoming back long-time supporters of the event, Abu Dhabi’s national oil company ADNOC, who will be talking about their project pipeline, supplier requirements as well as taking part in one-to-one meetings with delegates.

Joining ADNOC will be senior buyers and decision makers from McDermott, Petrofac, Wood and a whole host of other major companies active in the region. They’ll be providing project briefings as well as taking part in oneto-one meetings, where delegates can present their products and service directly to them.

EIC Connect Oil, Gas & Beyond attracts procurement specialist from across the Middle East, who are keen to meet the exhibitors and find new tools and technology for their projects. On page 12 we give you a sneak preview of what some of the stands will have on offer.

Looking a little further ahead, May means OTC. Once again, we’re hosting the UK pavilion and as always we’ve got a prime location in Hall D, guaranteeing high footfall. As well as a great location, we’ve organised lots of activities to make sure delegates make a beeline for the UK pavilion.

We’ve got meet the buyer sessions on the Monday and Tuesday mornings – last year we hosted representatives from Pemex, SBM Offshore and TechnipFMC among other. These are followed by networking events – make sure you bring a good stock of business cards with you as these are always very busy.

On Thursday EIC North and Central America Director Amanda Duhon will be giving a presentation on the opportunities available in those regions with a focus on the US and Mexico. Later the same day EIC Head of Americas Clarisse Rocha will be talking about how to win work in Brazil.

Amanda and Clarisse will be joined at OTC by CEO Stuart Broadley and lots of other EIC staff. If you’re there too, head over to stand 1539 to say hello to them.

We’re launching the spring issue of Energy Focus at OTC, which attempts to answer the conference theme of ‘where will the offshore industry be in 50 years time?’

It includes contributions from EIC members exhibiting on the UK pavilion: Balmoral Offshore Engineering, who are on stand 1339-A, E2S (stand 1739-J), Hilti Corporation (stand 1339-G) and IMI Precision Engineering (stand 1339-K).

Make sure you pick up your copy from the EIC stand.

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Contents Sector analysis

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One-to-one 4 EICDataStream 5 New EIC members

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Member news

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Social media round up 11 Meet the exhibitors

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Spotlight on technology 15 Forthcoming events

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UK and Europe news 19 Middle East news

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One-to-one with Martin

Welsh Managing Director, Booth Welsh

Booth Welsh is an integrated engineering services business delivering multi-discipline process control solutions to a variety of industries globally.

The company specialises in engineering technology solutions, delivering a complete end-to-end service providing clients with an efficient and innovative approach to projects. Today, the company also works in the area of digitalisation where it co-creates with clients to develop value-adding solutions using new but robust technologies. This year Booth Welsh celebrates 30 years in business and this success has been built on collaborative client relationships that have evolved to continually create value.

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Can you tell our readers about your digital journey?

Over the years, Booth Welsh has adapted and evolved with changing technologies.

A number of years ago we recognised that the changes derived from digitalisation were not just an evolution of sustaining technologies but disruption that would change the way in which industries operate completely. We knew we had to be positioned for this change. We therefore invested time and effort in developing and nurturing an innovation culture within our workplace.

This allowed all of our teams to lead the digital charge and openly innovate both internally and externally with our clients, suppliers and academic partners for the benefit of our industry as a whole.

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How do you work with clients on digitalisation?

As digital solutions are everchanging and bespoke, cocreation with our customers is at the centre of our approach.

We don’t look for ways to use technology for the sake of it, it needs to truly add value and take onboard client drivers. For example, our clients require a right first-time approach and our digital workflow tool allows this exactly.

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Whether it is to increase quality, safety, productivity, save costs or time, there are major benefits that can be achieved through the integrated use of digital technology and at a surprisingly low cost. Many of our clients have previously invested in the hardware and infrastructure required for digitalisation. It is our aim to unlock the advantage that they have within their existing assets. Often the initial starting point is our Baseline Assessment tool that allows us to analyse our clients current position and evaluate their digital readiness. From here we can set a road map and decide on next steps.

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Marketing digital solutions is tough as they are not like traditional products. What’s the way forward?

It is true, as when you are breaking new ground there are often no tried and tested case studies which showcase results, but that is the nature of the fast-paced world we are in today. There is certainly an early adopter advantage to be had although we still find a lot of companies are apprehensive and unsure about where to begin. My advice would be to start small, prove success and then grow from that success.

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We call our bespoke digital solution ‘Unlock Your Digital Advantage’. For us this is all about making digital technology more accessible to clients and removing that fear factor from Industry 4.0 and digitalisation.

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Digitalisation will change both our businesses and our people. The next step will see a change in culture.

New ways of working and new jobs being created especially in areas such as data analysis and wider roles in IT. Any demarcation that exists currently in the areas of engineering technology, IT and business analysis will erode and new job titles will appear that will cover wider scopes and utilise new technology. Business culture will need to mirror this change with more flexible working methods and an increase in staff engagement to try and retain these new roles which will be in high demand. It is exciting times ahead!

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MEXICO

Puerto Libertad LNG liquefaction and export terminal Operator: Mexico Pacific Value: US$2bn Two pre-FEED contracts have been awarded. KBR will perform cost estimation work based on ConocoPhillips’ Optimised Cascade technology. TechnipFMC’s scope includes project management, engineering, HSSE and construction support.

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Block 15/06: Agogo oil discovery Operator: Eni Value: US$500m The Agogo-1 discovery well has encountered 120 metres of highquality net pay light oil. Initial estimates put potential reserves at between 400MMbbl to 650MMbbl of oil. Eni plans to appraise the discovery and start studies to fast track the development.

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Borouge 4 Operator: Borouge (Abu Dhabi Polymers Company) Value: US$10bn TechnipFMC, Tecnimont and WorleyParsons have been awarded contracts for FEED and project management and licences associated with the complex.

Tecnimont is undertaking the FEED work which is expected to be completed during 2020.

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Taranto offshore wind farm

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Operator: Renexia Value: US$93m Development of Italy’s first offshore wind farm situated near the Port of Taranto. It will feature 10 Senvion 3.0M122 wind turbines in water depths of 4 to 18 metres. An FID has been reached, with commissioning scheduled for 2022.

Operator: Transmission Company of Nigeria Value: US$300m Works will include construction of the 330kV Kainji-Birnin-Sokoto doublecircuit line, reconstruction of the 330kV Shiroro-Kaduna single-circuit line into the 330kV Quad line and construction of a number of substations.

Operator: INEOS Value: US$465m Construction of a 35MW combined heat and power plant. Fluor has secured an EPC contract for the design, procurement, construction and commissioning of three boilers, including a pipe bridge.

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New EIC members OVERSEAS PRIMARY MEMBER

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FAFNIR GmbH

Hi-Force Ltd

Horizon

Schnackanburgallee 149c Hamburg 22525 Germany

Prospect Way Daventry Northamptonshire NN11 8PL

Pegasus House, 480 Main Street Bonhill Dumbartonshire G83 9HY

The Nominated Representative is Ms Irina Nutten, Business Development Manager

The Nominated Representative is Mr Andrea D’Souza, Marketing Executive

The Nominated Representative is Mr Paul Muir, CEO

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FAFNIR GmbH was founded in Hamburg, Germany in 1965 by the Sager family and designs and manufactures sensors and control systems for the process automation market.

Hi-Force offers a wide range of products including cylinders, pumps, bolt tensioners, torque tools, nut splitters, puller kits, flange spreaders, crimpers and cutters and Toughlift jacking systems to the oil and gas, mining, petrochemicals and refining, ship building and repair, heavy engineering and many industrial service companies supporting these industries.

Horizon is an internationally renowned and accredited security and medical company founded in response to the growing need for bespoke solutions for individuals and corporate clients.

FAFNIR is named after Fafnir the dragon taken from the Nibelungen saga. Like its namesake, FAFNIR GmbH continually watches over its greatest treasure: the satisfaction of its customers and the quality of its products. As a result this traditional company enjoys an enviable reputation for innovative, high quality products matched to high levels of customer service.

The first product designed and manufactured by FAFNIR was an oil burner. This was followed by a safety device to prevent the overfilling of tanks and process tanks; an innovation that set the trend for future FAFNIR products. What began back in Hamburg as a regional operating company has now evolved into an internationally recognised company with global reach.

FAFNIR today is known worldwide for the design and manufacture of high precision level measurement devices for the petroleum, pharmaceutical, chemical and food industries.

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In addition to supply, Hi-Force utilises its extensive rental tool inventory and experienced crews to offer first class on-site service packages for both onsite bolting and jacking applications from a simple bolt up of a single flange joint, to major construction and maintenance shut down projects. All Hi-Force offices worldwide along with participating distributors operate a fully equipped workshop repair facility with trained and qualified workshop technicians.

Hi-Force has been providing training courses in the correct application, use, operation, service, maintenance and repair of hydraulic tools to employees, distributors and end users of HiForce products for several years.

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The company offers a comprehensive range of services in the provision of security consultancy, security management, manned guarding services, training and manpower solutions.

Horizon prides itself on delivering an unrivalled level of service with the key goal of surpassing clients’ needs and expectations, both in terms of service delivery and in the way the company constantly and dynamically adapts its processes to meet the evolving needs of its clients.

What makes Horizon different from its competitors is that it invests time and resources into customer service, quality assurance, and employee job satisfaction.

Furthermore, Horizon’s services are customised to client’s needs and budget.

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Ramboll UK Ltd

Righton Blackburns Ltd

240 Blackfriars Road London SE1 8NW United Kingdom

Parkway House, Unit 6 Parkway Industrial Estate Pacific Avenue Wednesbury WS10 7WP

Vee Bee Filtration UK Ltd

The Nominated Representative is Mr Matthew Davies, UK Managing Principal Telephone +44 (0)20 7808 1420

Unit D5, Coombswood Business Park Coombswood Way Halesowen B62 8BH

The Nominated Representative is Ms Sally Cresswell, National Business Development Manager Telephone +44 (0)121 356 1141

The Nominated Representative is Mr Guy Downie, Sales Director Telephone +44 (0)1384 378 884

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The company employs more than 15,000 experts globally and has especially strong representation in the Nordics, UK, North America, Continental Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific. With 300 offices in 35 countries, Ramboll combines local experience with a global knowledgebase constantly striving to achieve inspiring and exacting solutions that make a genuine difference to clients, the end-users and society at large.

Ramboll works across the following markets: buildings, transport, planning and urban design, water, environment and health, energy and management consulting.

Wherever materials are required to operate in extreme and safety critical environments, Righton Blackburns has the answer.

Vee Bee Filtration is a UK based engineering company specialising in the design and manufacture of filters, strainers, separators and pressure vessels. The company delivers high performance and specialised filtration solutions, protecting expensive major plant equipment in oil and energy, LNG and industrial applications worldwide.

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More than 65% of the world’s offshore wind turbines rise from foundations engineered by Ramboll. Ramboll has designed and constructed more than 90 major power plants, including some of the most energy-efficient plants in the world.

The company supplies a range of high performance metals, including stainless steels and copper and nickel alloys, that are designed to meet the stringent rules and regulations of the onshore and offshore oil, gas and petrochemical industries.

Materials are sourced from approved and highly-reputable premier worldwide manufacturers and conform to European standards and directives. In addition to Righton Blackburns’ extensive product range, the company offers a variety of additional complementary services including mechanical testing; NDT; PMI; type 3.2 inspection; and heat treatment.

Ramboll offers services ranging from the design of offshore and onshore substations, overhead lines and HB cables to system analysis.

In the field of gas and LNG, Ramboll’s advanced technical know-how and extensive consulting experience ranges from onshore and offshore gas production to infrastructure projects.

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Vee Bee Filtration’s unrivalled engineering capability incorporates computational fluid dynamics and finite element analysis resulting in optimised and validated solutions with predictable flow efficiencies.

Vee Bee meets new build pipeline filtration requirements and retrofit systems alike, working in a consultative way with its customers to reduce overall project installation and lifetime costs.

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Member news Cetix lands double award

Safety software and hardware integration specialist Cetix has won two contracts: one to supply an independent critical alarm system (ICAS) and another to provide a fully integrated control system for a pressure reduction system, both for undisclosed clients.

For the ICAS, Cetix will be responsible for designing and configuring the complete system, including configuring the InTouch ICAS, SCADA system.

The ICAS is a standalone network of sensors, monitoring points and alarms. The system will monitor defined operating parameters within high containment laboratories. It will provide alerts when conditions are outside normal operating parameters.

The system has been designed to allow easy and low-cost expansion in the future allowing additional assets to be integrated into the system.

The pressure reduction system will monitor and control a gas pipeline connecting two stations.

Cetix is responsible for designing and configuring the complete system, including configuring the InTouch SCADA system. The system will be fully tested at a Cetix site before being demonstrated to the client and then shipped to site.

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Crondall Energy kicks off pipeline low energy coating study

Floating production and subsea specialist Crondall Energy has started work on a study looking at pipeline coatings with the aim of advancing industry understanding of the potential flow assurance benefits of internal coatings.

The study is in partnership with Heriot-Watt University, The Oil & Gas Technology Centre (OGTC) and The Oil & Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC) and will be led by Crondall Energy’s in-house Flow Assurance team in Aberdeen.

The methodology for the project will consist of a three-tiered approach.

Initially data mining will be used to exploit existing published data coupled with expert knowledge to develop computational models of the polymeric coating behaviour, which will be analysed and evaluated in the subsequent experimental phase. This will be followed by the experimental phase which will focus on correlating wax deposition behaviour with coating surface parameters and flow characteristics.

These experiments will use in-situ monitoring of the coatings under operating conditions. The final stage of the project will establish potential alternative polymer materials for improved internal coatings.

Crondall Energy Subsea Director and Flow Assurance expert Murray Anderson explained: ‘Our study aims to evaluate current internal pipeline coatings, identify potential novel solutions and systematically test them in laboratory equipment at simulated pipeline conditions.’

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James Fisher Offshore and First Subsea technology fusion ready for lift-off

Over the last year, First Subsea, a globally established expert in the offshore heavy lift market, and JFO, part of James Fisher and Sons Plc, have explored how they could combine their industry-leading water abrasive jet cutting technology and ball and taper internal lifting tools to offer a smarter solution for the complex removal of subsea infrastructure.

The collaboration has led to the development of a one-component system, Internal Cut and Lift Technology (ICLT), which merges market-leading cutting and lifting tooling, optimised with Ballgrab® gripping technology, to provide a simple, flexible and quick mechanism to remove retired subsea assets and tubulars.

Designed with the oil and gas industry’s decommissioning projects in mind, ICLT offers a simple solution that streamlines the number of contractors, operations and personnel required on offshore platform operations.

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KCA Deutag awarded US$110m of drilling contracts

Global drilling and engineering contractor KCA Deutag has announced that it has won new contracts and extensions of existing agreements for land drilling operations worth approximately US$110m.

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Specialist subsea project delivery firms James Fisher Offshore (JFO) and First Subsea have joined forces to launch a revolutionary cut and lift product that promises to streamline decommissioning projects worldwide, simplifying operations while reducing costs and risk.

The contracts cover onshore drilling and related activities in the Middle East, Russia and Africa.

In the Middle East, the Aberdeenbased company has been successful in winning a total of seven years of contract extensions for five heavy rigs operating in Oman. The extension for each rig ranges from one to two years.

In addition to this, it has also signed a contract with a new unnamed client in Oman for one of its rigs for a fixed term of six months.

In Russia, it has been awarded a new one-year drilling contract with one of the country’s leading integrated oil companies.

It has also landed a new one-year drilling contract in Nigeria, with a one-year extension option, as well as a separate three-month drilling contract.

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LOC Renewables supports first French offshore wind turbine

The Paris office of LOC Renewables, part of LOC Group, a leading international marine and engineering consulting firm, has successfully overseen the launch of France’s first offshore wind turbine.

LOC Renewables supplied marine warranty surveying services across the project, which enabled an efficient and successful delivery of the 2MW Floatgen. The project is both France’s first offshore turbine and its first launch of a full-scale floating wind turbine.

The Floatgen Demonstrator project, led by Ideol and involving six other European partners, is designed to show the technical and economic feasibility of an integrated floating wind turbine system, opening up a route to future developments.

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Proserv makes senior subsea appointment to strengthen technology drive

Leading controls technology company Proserv has announced the promotion of Tore Erntsen to the position of Chief Technology Officer, Subsea Controls, based at the firm’s Trondheim facility. Prior to taking on his new role, Tore was Vice President, Engineering and Technology, within the Subsea team.

Tore joined Proserv in 2012 when the firm took over the subsea controls business of Weatherford and he has been at the forefront of the core commitment to technological innovation, and its application, providing leading edge solutions for global customers.

Tore has gained industry-wide recognition for his technology leadership, particularly through the expansion of Proserv’s team at its Trondheim facility and its status as a Technology Centre of Excellence, and this has been reflected in his new appointment.

Iain Smith, President of Subsea Controls, said of Tore’s new post, ‘Alongside his senior role within Subsea Controls, and his contribution to our strategic planning, Tore’s technological focus provides a backbone of our company’s direction and accelerates our pace of change.’

Speaking after his promotion, Tore said, ‘I am delighted to undertake this new role, to continue to drive forwards Proserv’s R&D activities and to lay down the firm’s technology roadmap. One of my key goals is to work with our team to see more innovative prototypes emerge in the commercial market as products that can really make a difference to our clients.’

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New fuel operations deal for px px group, the Teesside based infrastructure solutions business, has been appointed to operate, manage and maintain the Northampton fuel storage and distribution terminal.

InfraNorth Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Essar Oil UK, which acquired the facility from BP, has selected px due to its proven capability and competence in the industry. The full transition of the site has been completed, with eight workers transferring to px.

We are delighted that our experience and expertise in the operation of energy and process industry facilities around the UK has paved the way to work with a new client.

Mark Kenrick, CEO, px

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For more information: www.pxlimited.com

Servelec Controls and Eldor UK support IT systems on O&G assets Servelec Controls has transitioned the PI servers for EnQuest’s Magnus offshore platform and onshore Sullom Voe oil terminal into one main PI system, enabling operations monitoring from one single system.

The company now provides 24-hour incident response, proactive daily health checks, continual service improvement for system optimisation including upgrades for new features and optimised data analysis.

At the two sites, the inherited Honeywell DynAMo alarm management system was transitioned into the IT estate. Servelec Controls has enlisted the services of Eldor UK to provide its expertise.

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px operating a fuel storage and distribution terminal

Eldor will undertake an initial on-boarding phase and provide appropriate training on the DynAMo alarm system to Servelec Controls’ engineers to enable them to provide the first line of support, with Eldor providing its expertise as and when required. Eldor will also carry out regular routine maintenance of the DynAMo systems at both assets.

Servelec Controls Service Delivery Manager Tim MacLaren said, ‘This collaboration with Eldor will enable us to provide a more comprehensive service than would have been possible independently.

It has expanded the capabilities of Servelec Controls’ support engineers and also means that our customer can access Eldor’s expertise in DynAMo’s alarm optimisation capabilities through a single, proven service hub.’

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For more information: www.servelec-controls.com

Tube Tech releases heat exchanger white paper A white paper commissioned by Tube Tech International highlights the damaging effects of fouling on heat transfer assets along with new calculations that reveal the millions in efficiency savings that can be achieved with pioneering robotic fouling removal technology.

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Social media round up We want to use every opportunity to connect with our members, so please follow us on Twitter (@TheEICEnergy) and connect with us on LinkedIn – EIC (Energy Industries Council) The company’s latest white paper, A Techno-economic Overview of Fouling in Steam Crackers and Available Solutions, examines numerous mechanical, chemical and hydroblasting fouling removal methods that fall short of the full cleaning potential that can be achieved. Examples include the inaccessibility of traditional water jetting and the environmental implications of chemical cleaning.

The build-up of fouling affects a refinery’s performance, throughput, energy requirements, environmental footprint, profits and product quality, with plants even reaching the point of shutdown due to asset replacement, resulting in high capital expenditure and millions in lost revenue.

The paper reports startling figures, not least that the lost revenue for 5-10 days of lost production on an ethylene plant would be US$14US$28m, respectively, based on historic price of US$1,000 per tonne of ethylene.

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The latest EIC country report is out now! This report analyses the Malaysian energy market across all sectors.

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The speaker programme for @EEC_ Energy is now live, with confirmed speakers including Shell, Aker Solutions, Bechtel, KBR, Petrofac & WorleyParsons! bit.ly/2EyT9dC

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Tube Tech International’s robotic fired heater cleaning technology, which is remotely operated for optimum safety and accessibility, removes nearly 100% of fouling – significantly outperforming any other fouling removal technology or equipment on the market.

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Oil, Gas & Beyond Endress+Hauser is a global leader in measurement instrumentation, services and solutions for industrial process engineering. It employs more than 13,000 David H Sales ewitt, an personnel across Endres d Projects D irector, s+Hau ser the globe. 47 sales centres, 80 representatives and production centres in 12 countries guarantees competent worldwide support.

Flowline Specialists designs, engineers, manufactures and supplies a wide range of cable and pipe handling and deployment equipment for use in the subsea and energy industries.

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I’ll be talking to EIC Connect Oil, Gas & Beyond delegates about how we are linking the real and virtual world to facilitate better monitoring and faster decision-making processes. This makes it possible to control and optimise companies and entire value-added networks almost in real-time.

Questions like, ‘Can I collect my data remotely and use it in my ERP?’, ‘Will I have complete inventory visibility 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, anywhere in the world? Even on my mobile device?’ will be answered at our stand.

With its modular design, equipment can be deployed rapidly and is installed and operated by the firm’s experienced team of technicians.

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We will once again showcase our extensive range of modular cable and pipe handling equipment at EIC Connect Oil, Gas & Beyond, including our new bow cable engines, launched last year. Visitors can also learn about the varied and pioneering subsea cable projects that the firm has been involved in around the world.

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Whether you are from an international or national oil company, an operator, contractor or supplier I will be delighted to welcome you to the HKA stand.

We will showcase our extensive experience of oil and gas project developments from all over the world – from offshore and onshore oil and gas production and processing to LNG, petroleum refining, petrochemical and pipeline facilities.

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HKA is one of the most experienced providers of advisory, consulting and expert services to the oil and gas sector. With over 900 professionals operating from 39 offices in 19 Jad Ch o Partne uman, r, countries worldwide, HKA G lobal the company has a footprint in every continent.

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Meet the exhibitors

Our flagship EIC Connect event returns to Abu Dhabi on 16 April. Inside Energy met with six of the exhibitors taking part to find out what visitors to their stands can expect to find on offer.

HMT is a global leader in the above ground storage tanks industry, offering products, services and customised solutions for tank optimisation and emission control operations. Its full Joe Eip e Develo , Regional B pment u suite of tank products and Sa siness HMT les Ma nager, includes: primary/ secondary seal systems, internal and external floating roofs, aluminium domes, floating roof drain and suction systems, and emissions reduction devices.

Okazaki is a trusted manufacturer and supplier to the oil, gas and petrochemical industry with over 60 years’ experience.

Chris G Its temperature re Chief E en, xe O kazaki cutive, measurement and Manufa cturing Compa heating products can ny be found on major oil and gas projects around the world.

Restrata enables the protection of people, infrastructure and reputation with technology platforms, 24/7 global control centres and decades of experience.

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Restrata delivers EngineeredResilience™ integrating protection at design and ConnectedResilience™ combining global visibility of your organisation and environment with monitoring and response services.

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Decades of experience and a history of successful, proven results, position HMT as one of the largest tank service contractors in the industry. Visit us and learn how we can help your tank operations become more efficient, more productive and more profitable.

Through our advanced seal systems, unmatched in design internal floating roofs, lightweight aluminium domes and customised solutions that exceed safety standards, HMT engineers your tank to minimise emissions and optimise tank capacity and extend maintenance intervals.

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I’ll be on hand to demonstrate how our sensors, heaters and cables are able to provide industry leading results.

Some products on display include our VortexWell Thermowell which effectively removes the effects of vortex induced vibrations and our Fan Type Thermocouple which delivers accurate and consistent results for process fired heaters.

I will also show how our range of cables are at the core of everything that we do and enable us to provide flexible solutions for any requirement including our electrical heating systems.

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Visit Restrata’s stand for a live demonstration of the technology platform providing 100% visibility and management of your people and safety across your sites, offices and the world.

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Spotlight on technology Powertherm Contract Services

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THE SPACE-RING SYSTEM Powertherm Contract Services is a multidisciplinary industrial service provider with quality, safety and family at its core for 30 years. Powertherm predominantly operates within the oil and gas, power generation and petrochemical sectors, providing specialised services in thermal and acoustic insulation. Powertherm prides itself on developing pioneering and innovative technologies to help improve safety and efficiency of industry systems, such as the Space-Ring System.

Combating corrosion under insulation

The Space-Ring System (SRS) is a simple solution to combat corrosion under insulation (CUI). The system works by transferring the load of the external cladding from the soft, often friable insulation, to the underlying piping or equipment making the insulation system significantly stronger. The system also incorporates a drying and drainage mechanism that, in the unlikely event of damage, ensures the underlying piping or equipment remains completely dry.

Development of a unique product

Development of the SRS came about in response to the flaws in current systems available within industry, as most other systems are based around either making the insulation stronger or allowing drainage of moisture should the insulation become wet. None of the systems Powertherm found did both and did not offer drying capabilities or have the added benefit of being inspection friendly like the SRS, due to its modular design.

Industry benefits

The SRS has multiple benefits to offer the industry, most notably its capabilities in combating CUI. CUI is a major problem faced by many companies around the globe when trying to maintain insulated pipework. The SRS’ characteristics of strengthening the insulation system and incorporating drainage points lend themselves to combating CUI, which in turn significantly reduces a company’s maintenance costs.

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April – May 2019

Forthcoming events 2 April Management Course

Bidding to Win EIC London

2 April Webinar

Opportunities in South Africa Online

3 April Management Course

Technical Report Writing EIC London

3 April Management Course

EICDataStream/AssetMap training Online

4 April Business Presentation

EICDataStream Overview EIC Houston

8 April Overseas Exhibition

IPF – Offshore Wind

Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York

11 April Management Course

Upstream Mexico EIC Houston

16 April EIC Connect

EIC Connect Oil, Gas & Beyond Dusit Thani, Abu Dhabi

18 April Business Presentation

EICDataStream Overview EIC Houston

30 April Management Course

EICDataStream/AssetMap training Online

1 May Export Showcase

Senegal and Mauritania EIC London

2 May Business Presentation

EIC Members Update

Endress+Hauser Ltd, Manchester

2 May Business Presentation

EICDataStream Overview EIC Houston

6 May Overseas Exhibition

Offshore Technology Conference NRG Park, Houston

7 May Export Showcase

Opportunities in Norway

Aker Solutions, Aberdeen International Business Park

8 May Business Presentation

EICDataStream Overview EIC Kuala Lumpur

16 April Business Presentation

14 May Business Presentation

EICDataStream Overview

EICDataStream Overview

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17 April Management Course

EICDataStream/AssetMap training Online

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15 May Management Course

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EIC Connect Energy Thailand The Okura Prestige Hotel, Bangkok

23 May Sector Showcase

Energy Exports Conference

Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen

Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre

29 May Management Course

18 June Overseas Exhibition

EICDataStream/AssetMap training 30 May Industry Overview

Fundamentals of FPSOs EIC Rio de Janeiro

Online

18 June Export Showcase

Oil Tech to Clean Tech

Online

EICDataStream/AssetMap training

Oil & Gas Asia

Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre

19 June Business Presentation

EICDataStream Overview EIC Houston

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20 June Business Presentation

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Overseas events

We have a busy few months ahead in the Overseas Events team.

At the beginning of April we will be managing the UK group at the International Partnering Forum in New York.

Eight partners have joined together to bring a large group to the event: EIC, AREG, DIT, EEEGR, NOF Energy, Renewable UK, SDI and Team Humber Marine Alliance.

The event leads the way in bringing the major offshore wind developers and US supply chain together with international players from around the world, as well as offering a comprehensive conference programme to update companies on the market. We wish all of our delegates a successful show.

April for the Overseas Events team normally means one thing…only one month to go until OTC Houston!

Once again the UK pavilion is jam packed with activities: networking receptions, meet the buyer opportunities, presentations and more. Exhibitors will also benefit from an offshore wind workshop and opening ceremony this year, read next month’s issue of Inside Energy to hear more about what we are doing at OTC. If you want to be a part of the UK pavilion, we do still have visitor passes available. To find out more contact: lucia.durante@the-eic.com Having run the UK pavilion at Exhibition’s across the globe for over 20 years, we know what we are doing!

Come and be part of a UK pavilion.

EIC-led UK pavilions for the rest of 2019 International Partnering Forum (business network for offshore wind)

8 – 10 April

New York, US

Offshore Technology Conference (OTC)

6 – 9 May

Houston, US

Oil and Gas Asia

18 – 20 June

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Offshore Europe

3 – 6 September

Aberdeen, UK

GASTECH Houston

17 – 19 September Houston, US

Africa Oil Week

4 – 8 November

Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference (ADIPEC) 11 – 14 November

‘Being part of the EIC pavilion gives SMEs and companies looking to grow into a region an ideal platform and location to maximise their presence at the shows. The EIC’s position within the event attracts significant footfall and most importantly brings useful and valuable contacts to its exhibition space.

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‘In addition, the EIC has the ability to attract industry leaders and key decision makers to come to the pavilion and then introduce them to the exhibitors they are supporting.’

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UK and Europe news Regional update

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Nicola Henderson as Business Lead and Events Manager for Scotland. Nicola joined the team in March and brings Johan na Cam pbell a wealth of experience from similar roles including being the Fundraising and Events Manager for the Society of Underwater Technology.

Nicola looks forward to meeting EIC members and carrying on the busy events programme in the Scottish Region.

The team were delighted to deliver two sell-out events in March: DataFest Aberdeen and a business presentation with Premier Oil in London.

DataFest Aberdeen saw 280 delegates turning up to a one-day thought-leadership event showcasing the North Sea’s cutting edge data activity. Industry leaders Shell, I-Tech/Subsea 7, TAQA, Schlumberger, KCA Deutag, Wood and Stena Drilling all spoke at the event.

Premier Oil’s business presentation heard from Russell Dandie, Global Supply Chain Manager, highlighting how to do business with the operator and what are the key opportunities for the UK supply chain.

We also held our third EIC Westminster Round Table with Baroness Rona Fairhead, Minister of State for Trade and Export Promotion, and representatives from 12 member companies of all sizes and from across the energy sectors. We have sent all EIC members a post event briefing document.

We held our annual general meetings in March for the Southern and Scottish regions and are pleased to announce that both committees have welcomed new member representatives. After the Scottish meeting the team also ran a Bottom Fixed showcase, presenting opportunities for the UK supply chain.

We look forward to adding more events to our schedule throughout all regions. If you would like to suggest any events you would like the team to run, please send your suggestions to aberdeen@the-eic.com Johanna Campbell, Head of UK & Europe jo.campbell@the-eic.com

Forthcoming events for 2019

Scottish Members Update Tuesday 23 April 2019, Aberdeen

Southern Members Update Wednesday 1 May 2019, EIC London

Northern Members Update Thursday 2 May 2019, Manchester

Norwegian Export Showcase Tuesday 7 May 2019, Aberdeen

All-Energy Conference and Exhibition Wednesday 15 May 2019, Glasgow

Regional news

UK tidal projects start to gain momentum

Tidal energy in the UK has been slow to develop, with the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project’s cancellation being a low point for the sector. However, hopes for the scheme’s revival have now emerged as a number of private investors such as Land Securities, Cardiff airport and Berkeley Group have shown an interest in financially backing the project. In other tidal news, Black & Veatch has secured a design services contract to help bring the 240MW Morlais tidal energy project in west Anglesey to the construction tender phase, while in Scotland the £10m Saltire Tidal Energy Challenge Fund to deploy tidal energy by March 2020 has been relaunched.

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Middle East news Regional update

A few weeks into the role and I have had the opportunity to engage with a number of existing members who have been keen to share their EIC experiences with me. I will Ryan M cPhers on strive to maintain and add to the positive feedback and welcome the opportunity to meet with any other existing or potential members who wish to get in touch with me.

With only a few weeks to go until our signature EIC Connect Oil, Gas & Beyond event on 16 April, we are excited to once again provide a detailed programme of events tailored to our members’ needs. In addition to contractor updates we have a full schedule of one-toone meetings alongside attendance from the ADNOC procurement team and many of the IOCs in the region.

You will find the latest updates on our website, please take the time to register if you haven’t already done so, and be part of one of the region’s key events.

Middle East Electricity held in Dubai during the first week of March saw the EIC exhibiting for the first time, highlighting our continued commitment to the power and renewables sector in the wider energy landscape. It was a well-attended event with many companies eager to engage with us further.

Last month’s annual EIC golf tournament once again proved to be a great success with 14 teams participating including for the first time an EIC team, who despite not challenging for honours I am reliably informed did not finish last! Continuing the theme of firsts, the event was won for the first time by the Driver Trett team. Huge thanks to all who participated and we look forward to seeing you all again next year.

We are currently taking bookings for our Mauritania and Senegal trade delegation from 17 to 21 June. This represents one of the emerging oil and gas markets offshore West Africa. For further information and to reserve your place please click here.

On a final note we are pleased to announce a new Middle East membership category at £2,990 which includes access to EICDataStream and EICAssetMap, the latter of which is currently being updated to include the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from the beginning of April 2019, please feel free to contact me directly to hear more about this tremendous opportunity.

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KKR and BlackRock sign ADNOC pipeline deal with US$4bn investment

ADNOC has signed a US$4bn deal with investment firms KKR and BlackRock to form a new pipeline partnership. The state-owned company’s subsidiary, ADNOC Infrastructure, will hold a 60% stake in the new ADNOC Oil Pipelines, with KKR and BlackRock owning the remaining 40%. All of ADNOC’s stakes in 18 oil and condensates pipelines will be leased by the new partnership for 23 years, which together have a combined total length of more than 750km.

Shell wins highest number of awards in Egypt O&G bidding round

Anglo-Dutch major Shell landed three awards for oil concessions and two for gas in Egypt’s largest ever exploration and production tender. The auction marked the US’ ExxonMobil’s entry into Egypt’s gas sector. Other majors who landed awards were the UK’s BP and Italy’s Eni. Petroleum Minister Tarek El Molla has said that he expects between US$750m to US$800m to be invested in the country’s oil and gas sector as a result of the auction. The bid round included 12 concessions in the Mediterranean Sea as well as on land in the Nile Delta area.

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Asia Pacific news Regional update From 27 February to 1 March we attended the Japan Wind Expo, which is one of the largest renewable energy conferences and exhibitions in Asia Pacific. We’re planning on hosting the UK pavilion at the 2020 edition.

Regional news

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Indonesia identifies 10 new high potential oil and gas areas

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This year’s Japan Wind Expo brought 160 exhibitors from 13 countries to Tokyo. Technologies on display included offshore wind power generation systems, solar support systems, fuel cells, operations and maintenance tools for wind and solar farms, seabed ground survey equipment, battery systems and biomass installations.

While there we had a good conversation with DIT Japan about the possibility of organising together a large-scale energy event in Japan for 2020-21.

We visited the Australian Oil & Gas Exhibition & Conference in Perth on 13 – 15 March. It was a productive week with over 250 exhibiting companies and more than 8,000 global visitors taking part. There is a possibility that we’ll be holding an EIC Connect event in Australia in the first quarter of 2021 – watch this space.

EIC Asia Pacific exhibited at the China International Petroleum & Petrochemical Technology and Equipment Exhibition in Beijing on 27 – 29 March. The event attracted over 100,000 visitors and 1,800 exhibitors on 18 national pavilions. We took part to evaluate the viability of hosting a UK pavilion at this exhibition in the coming years.

We’ve got lots of other events coming up, notably EIC Connect Energy Thailand on 16 May. On page 2 you’ll find a sector analysis from Asia Pacific Regional Analyst Angeline Elias detailing the developments across Thailand’s energy sector. For more event information please visit: www.the-eic.com/EICConnect/EnergyThailand Azman Nasir, Head of Asia Pacific azman.nasir@the-eic.com BO O NO KI W NG

Upstream oil and gas authority SKK Migas has identified 10 new oil and gas areas with huge potential reserves, which will become the focus of future development. These are in north Sumatra, central Sumatra, south Sumatra, Tarakan, the Java-Makassar strait, offshore Kutai, offshore Buton, northern Papua, Bird Body Papua and Warim Papua.

China’s shale oil revolution

There is a possibility of a surge in shale drilling with the oil discovery at the Jimsar field, Xinjiang province. The shale oil output in China is estimated to reach between 100,000 and 200,000 barrels a day by 2025 and this shale boom could boost revenue for the oilfield service companies.

Equinor and KNOC embark on South Korean floating offshore wind mission

Equinor and the state-owned Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC) have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly explore opportunities to develop floating offshore wind farms in South Korea. The country plans to have 49GW of new generation capacity from renewables by 2030 and the wind sector is expected to make up 16.5GW of this, with nearly 12GW being offshore. KNOC is looking to develop a 200MW floating offshore wind project at its existing Donghae platform 58km off the coast of Ulsan.

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North and Central America news Regional update

We were delighted to host the inaugural EIC Connect Mexico Energy Forum in Mexico City in February. The event received HM Ambassador to Mexico Corin Robertson, who officially opened the Amand a Duho n event, and Shell Mexico’s Lucia Bustamante, who delivered the opening keynote address.

The event proved a lot more popular than we anticipated, attracting over 130 delegates, meaning that we had to arrange a larger venue to accommodate the high turn out, which actually broke the record for the largest UK inward energy delegation to Mexico since its energy reform was implemented at the end of 2013.

Speaker companies included Arendal, BHP Billiton, Grupo Mexico, Kiewit, McDermott, Petrofac, RPS Energy, UK Export Finance and Wood.

Over 70 one-to-one appointments took place within the margins of EIC Connect Mexico Energy Forum. The event was held in partnership with the UK Department for International Trade and Scottish Development International; and supported by the Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce, British Chamber of Mexico and the International Society for Mexico Energy.

Sponsors included Rovop (conference), Brunel (lanyard), Aveva (registration); and iPS Powerful People, CHM Maritime, Severn Glocon and Whittaker (bronze sponsors).

The overall key messages by market players were positive, positing that the industry should no longer refer to the Mexico energy reform, rather, the ‘new energy model’.

The national oil company of Mexico, Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), will remain the key operator in Mexico, however, international players are to stay with significant investment forthcoming. In addition, industry is keen to welcome supply chain players either through investment and/or partnerships to grow know-how and excellence across areas such as health, safety, security and environment.

Over the next year, the EIC Houston office will be working to further solidify key partnerships in the region, and to work more closely with the NOC as well as international players across the value chain. Watch this space for announcements about next year’s EIC Connect Mexico Energy Forum.

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Regional news

Golden Pass LNG project makes significant headway

ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum have taken an FID on the US$10bn Golden Pass Products LNG Expansion Liquefaction Plant & Export Pipeline project in Jefferson County, Texas. Developers have also awarded two contracts for the facility. Baker Hughes, a GE company, will supply 12 centrifugal compressors and six MS7001 EA heavy-duty gas turbines. Air Products will provide three of its MCR main cryogenic heat exchangers, as well as its proprietary AP-C3MR natural gas liquefaction technology and associated equipment.

Construction is scheduled to begin in Q1 2019.

Texas poised for world’s largest battery and associated solar project

Intersect Power has disclosed plans to construct a 495MW battery system in tandem with a solar farm of the same size in the Permian Basin in Borden County, Texas. The project will be the world’s largest battery system on completion, which is expected in 2021.

Forthcoming events

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South America news Regional update

We are delighted to welcome back Clarisse Rocha, Head of Americas, from her maternity leave this month. Clarisse gave birth to a healthy boy named Vicente in October 2018. I will now step down Amand a Duho n from my role as Interim Head of Americas, passing the reins back to Clarisse.

The Rio office would like to thank Rafael Torres, Business Development Director, André Surkamp, Business Development Manager and João Victor Gonçalo, Sales and Market Analyst from SBM Offshore for presenting to EIC members in Rio in February.

Delegates were updated on the company’s operations in Brazil and in the new frontier fields in Guyana and the current Liza field project. A total of 34 attendees from over 30 different companies learned how SBM’s qualification and registration process for suppliers works, and the standards involved.

Delegates at the EIC Connect Mexico Energy Forum

Looking to do business in the South America region?

Take advantage of our EICLaunchPad services in Rio. We currently have one office suite available, as well as virtual, hot desk and conference facilities services.

If you need any assistance or advice in the region or for more information about upcoming events, please contact: Amanda Duhon, Regional Director, North & Central America amanda.duhon@the-eic.com

Regional news

Special E&P bidding round in October

Brazil’s National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) has scheduled for 28 October a bidding round for production-sharing contracts in the pre-salt province, targeting surplus resources in the so-called ‘transferof-rights’ area. Negotiated with Petrobras in 2010, the transfer-of-rights agreement saw the government give the company the rights to produce up to 5bn barrels of oil from specific fields in the Santos Basin in exchange for shares in the company. However, these areas are estimated to contain surplus resources amounting to between 6 and 15bn barrels of oil equivalent, which will be offered to the market in October. It is understood that companies that obtain E&P contracts will have to pay compensation to Petrobras as some of the areas on offer (eg Búzios) have already received large investment. Companies obtaining contracts will also be required to sign unitisation agreements with Petrobras.

Argentina’s offshore bidding deadline extended

The government has decided to push back the deadline for offshore E&P concession bids to 16 April. According to officials, the extension was motivated by the large number of interested oil and gas companies. Currently, Total Austral and ENAP Sipetrol are the only companies operating offshore, in the shallow waters of the Austral Basin in southern Argentina.

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Take advantage of this exclusive platform to host and entertain your own VIP guests at an unforgettable evening.

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2019

Access $150bn of global opportunities

Organised by the EIC and our partners: Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce, Decom North Sea, Department for International Trade, Energy Voice, Oil & Gas Authority, Oil & Gas UK, Oil & Gas Vision, Opportunity North East, Scottish Development International, Scottish Enterprise, Subsea UK, UK Export Finance, Upstream, VisitBritain

Key objectives • Inspire the next generation of exporters.

• Double UK oil and gas service sector revenues, in line with Vision 2035.

• Connect British suppliers with major global project opportunities and associated energy company decision makers.

• Encourage diversification across all energy sectors.

https://exportsconference.energy

BO NO O W KIN O G PE S N

Contact us ABERDEEN TEESSIDE LONDON HOUSTON

DUBAI KUALA LUMPUR RIO DE JANEIRO

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