Pipeline construction projects

State-run Petroperu is working on a framework agreement with its counterpart Petroecuador to connect oil wells in Ecuador with Peru's northern pipeline, its chairman said.

Under the contract, the consortium will design, construct, install and pre-commission the new YT2 36 in. offshore natural gas pipeline, connecting the Yongan LNG terminal with the Tongxiao transfer station.

The new build buried onshore pipeline will become part of a full value chain CCS network, which will transport the carbon dioxide emissions captured on industry sites to the coast, to be stored permanently deep under the seabed of the East Irish Sea within Morecambe Net Zero (MNZ) project being developed by Spirit Energy, a UK energy company.

Audubon energises NGL delivery for WhiteWater Midstream with EPC solution.

Vallourec in exclusive negotiations to sell Serimax, its subsidiary specialising in welding solutions, for €79 million.

Kelly Beller, Vermeer Corporation, USA, makes the case that operators can boost horizontal directional drilling productivity by paying attention to maxi rig parts.

Laura Knight, LSBUD, UK, talks about the importance of safe digging around critical assets, the progress the oil and gas sector has made and why adopting a ‘safety-first’ approach must be continued.

Allseas announces it has completed a 700 km 36 in. pipeline for the Southeast Gateway pipelines project in southeast Mexico for client TC Energy.

The contract concerns the offshore facilities for natural gas production and transportation as well as the capture, utilisation and storage of carbon dioxide (CCUS).

According to Reuters, a wave of consolidation in the top US shale field has concentrated output in the hands of companies that are promising to restrain output so as not to crash prices by over-producing. Pipeline firms also have embraced acquisitions over new construction.