All articles by Swagath Bandhakavi

Swagath Bandhakavi

Kinder Morgan subsidiary takes FID on $1.4bn Mississippi Crossing Project

The 331km long Mississippi Crossing Project is designed to transport up to 1.5Bcf/d to address the increasing demand in the southeastern US

Chevron, Woodside sign asset swap deal to restructure Western Australian operations

Chevron will acquire Woodside’s Wheatstone and Julimar-Brunello stakes, while Woodside gains Chevron’s interests in the North West Shelf, NWS Oil, and Angel CCS Projects

TechnipFMC wins subsea contract for Shell’s Bonga North Project in Nigeria

As part of the contract, TechnipFMC will be responsible for the design and production of subsea tree systems, manifolds, jumpers, controls, and associated services

Phillips 66 to sell stake in Gulf Coast Express Pipeline to ArcLight for $865m

The 800km long pipeline transports nearly 2Bcf/d of natural gas from the Permian Basin to the Agua Dulce market in Texas

Venture Global starts LNG production at Plaquemines facility in Louisiana

The Plaquemines LNG project, which is being developed in two phases, has a nameplate capacity of 20MTPA

Russia’s Rosneft signs $13bn crude supply deal with Reliance Industries

Rosneft will supply 20 to 21 Aframax-sized crude oil shipments and three fuel oil cargoes, each carrying up to 100,000 metric tonnes, to Reliance Industries every month

Polish refiner Orlen halts Olefins III project amid cost concerns and irregularities

The decision is projected to save Orlen around $3.7bn, with funds redirected to strengthen competitiveness and boost Poland’s economy

Chevron completes retrofit of Pasadena refinery in Texas to boost capacity

The project is a key component of Chevron’s efforts to expand its Gulf Coast refining operations, enabling increased processing of crude from the Permian Basin

GATE Energy secures commissioning contract for Shell’s Sparta project

Located off the coast of Louisiana, the Sparta deepwater development targets an estimated recoverable resource volume of 244 million barrels of oil equivalent

Energy Transfer takes FID on $2.7bn Hugh Brinson Pipeline project in US

Previously called the Warrior Pipeline, the midstream facility is intended to connect Permian Basin production with key markets and trading hubs across Texas