KBR has been awarded a Master Service Agreement (MSA) and Feasibility Study by JX Nippon Oil and Gas Exploration Corporation, a leading integrated energy, resources and materials group in Japan, the company reported on Wednesday.
Read More »Bechtel, Sempra Energy Announce EPC Contract for Liquefaction Project; Jeffrey Martin, Brendan Bechtel Quoted
Bechtel and Sempra Energy have signed a fixed-price engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the Port Arthur LNG liquefaction project under development in Port Arthur, Texas, the company announced on Tuesday.
Read More »Carla Christofferson Appointed Chief Risk Officer of DXC; Mike Salvino Quoted
DXC Technologies has announced that Carla Christofferson has been named chief risk officer (CRO) to lead the company’s risk and security efforts, the company announced on Tuesday.
Read More »DOE to Fund Oil, Natural Gas Research Projects
The Department of Energy's office of fossil energy is set to award $44.5 million in funding grants to 12 research and development projects to support the recovery of oil and natural resources. Efforts under the funding opportunity are intended to help the industry reinforce manufacturing efforts for domestic energy sources, DOE said Wednesday.
Read More »Gen. Petr Pavel: NATO Eyes Intell, Resource Sharing to Combat Islamic State Group
Gen. Petr Pavel, chairman of NATO’s military committee, has said greater information sharing between international agencies will help the global effort to combat the Islamic State militant group and other adversaries in an interview with Defense News published Tuesday. Pavel told reporter Andrew Clevenger in an interview that countries should share intelligence and other resources …
Read More »BP Forecasts US Energy Independence by 2035; Christof Ruehl Comments
BP LLC has released its forecast for global energy trends through 2035 indicating that the U.S. will achieve its domestic energy policy goal by that time, National Journal reported Wednesday. Clare Foran writes liquefied natural-gas export is expected to rise while oil imports will decrease by 75 percent due to …
Read More »Report: REI CEO Sally Jewell Obama’s Choice For Interior Secretary
President Barack Obama will nominate Sally Jewell, CEO of outdoor equipment retailer REI, to succeed Ken Salazar as interior secretary, Reuters reports. Jewell initially joined Recreation Equipment Inc.’s board of directors in 1996 and became chief operating officer in 2000 before elevating to the CEO post in 2005. If confirmed …
Read More »Senate Strikes Pentagon Green Fuel Ban From Defense Bill
The Senate voted 62-37 Wednesday to eliminate language in the National Defense Authorization Act that would have prevented the Pentagon from purchasing biofuels if they cost more than petroleum, Reuters reports. David Alexander writes the House’s version of the NDAA contains limits on biofuels and lawmakers must reconcile the two …
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