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UK News Archive: October - December 2003

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Norway-UK Gas Agreement Secures UK Jobs3/10/2003
Shell and ExxonMobil have signed agreements with Statoil, Norske Shell and Esso Exploration and Production Norge, for the export of Norwegian wet gas, to the U.K. securing over 500 U.K. jobs.

Gaz de France buys UK power plant08/10/2003
Gaz de France has purchased the UK based, Shotton combined heat and power plant. The 215 MW, natural gas fired power plant, located near Chester, in the north-east of Wales.

Fluor gets Kuwait Oil Company work10/10/2003
Fluor has been selected by Kuwait Oil Company to provide comprehensive consulting services, specializing in project management, in support of KOC's capital-expenditure program.

Aker Kvaerner wins contract for terephthalic acid plants23/10/2003
Aker Kvaerner has been awarded a contract to provide the engineering, procurement and technical advisory support for 2 new pure terephthalic acid (PTA) plants in the Far East.

AMEC Granted Consent for Lynn Offshore Wind Farm 24/10/2003
AMEC has received consent to build, operate and eventually decommission the 30 turbine Lynn wind farm in the North Sea, up to 8 km off the east coast of Lincolnshire.

KBR win Chevron Texaco contract27/10/2003
KBR Production Services in Aberdeen win Chevron Texaco contract for engineering and construction on Alba, Captain and Erskine Fields in the U.K. North Sea.


Costain Awarded Gas Fields Study29/10/2003
Costain Oil Gas and Process has been awarded an engineering study by GDF Britain Ltd (GDFB) on behalf of the joint venture partners of the Orca Minke gas development project in the UK Southern North Sea.


Scottish Water Framework Contract for Franklin + Andrews03/11/2003
Scottish Water has awarded Franklin + Andrews a framework contract for the provision of cost consultancy services, providing assistance in the implementation of Scottish Water's new £1.8 billion capital investment programme.


Jacobs Win Scottish and Southern Energy Work04/11/2003
Jacobs announce contract from Scottish and Southern Energy for the construction of 6 underground gas storage caverns at Aldbrough in North Yorkshire. Work destined for Glasgow office.


PCG Win Again at the Special Commissioners05/11/2003
Professional Contractors Group (PCG) announce that PCG member Roger Tilbury from Bedford has won his IR35 case at the Special Commissioners.


Genesis Oil & Gas Consultants Awarded Shell Contract07/11/2003
Shell EP Projects division award Engineering Services support contract to Genesis Oil & Gas. Personnel to work in-house within EP Projects premises alongside Shell staff in Aberdeen.


ChevronTexaco Award Thailand Contract to KBR11/11/2003
Chevron Offshore (Thailand) Ltd award KBR Production Services contract for work associated with the Benchamas Production Platform (BPP) Main Shutdown scheduled for January 2004.


Petrofac take over responsibility for management of Kittiwake30/11/2003
Petrofac Facilities Management has officially taken over responsibility for management of Venture Production PLC's Kittiwake facility in the Central North Sea.


HRL Awards Costain Petrofac 7 Year Contract02/12/2003
Costain Petrofac Limited has been awarded a seven year contract to provide a wide range of engineering, construction and project support services to British Gas Hydrocarbon Resources Limited's (HRL) Morecambe Bay Asset.


EnCana award contract to BP for Buzzard Field09/12/2003
BP has been awarded a contract to transport and process oil from EnCana (U.K.) Limited's Buzzard field through the Forties Pipeline System.


Saipem win BP pipeline contract10/12/2003
BP has awarded Saipem the contract for the realisation of the 44km pipe-in-pipe export pipeline connecting Rhum field to Bruce platform in the North Sea. Rhum field is located 380 km North East of Aberdeen, Scotland. Pipelaying operations will be carried out by the Castoro 6 during second quarter 2005.


IR591 Website Launched16/12/2003
The Professional Contractors Group (PCG) have developed a new website to act as the focal point for information, advice, activity and discussion on IR591 within the contracting community.


Fluor and Lukoil Neftegazstroy to Build Russian Oil Terminal17/12/2003
Fluor Corporation have announced it has been selected by Lukoil, one of Russia's largest oil companies, to build a crude oil and petroleum products export terminal on Vysotsky Island, near St. Petersburg, on the Gulf of Finland.


AMEC & Centrica To Develop Wind Farm Projects22/12/2003
AMEC has teamed up with Centrica to develop two large wind farms, which will be operational by 2010, in the North Sea.


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