Monday, 14 September 2026

Baker Hughes has secured an order to supply gas compression systems for the Cloud Connector Pipeline in Louisiana, which will move feed gas to Venture Global's Plaquemines LNG facility, according to a GlobeNewswire release. The award also covers a modular liquefaction package with cold boxes to support expansion at the same site.

The pipeline scope includes 13 gas compression systems driven by Frame 5/2E gas turbines, which the release describes as one of the largest deployments for LNG feed gas transportation in the United States.

This is the second order of Frame 5/2E gas turbine-driven centrifugal compressor packages for Venture Global's feed gas pipeline, taking the installed fleet to 23 systems serving the Plaquemines facility, according to GlobeNewswire.

On the liquefaction side, Baker Hughes will supply four liquefaction blocks made up of eight liquefaction modules to add LNG production capacity at Plaquemines.

GlobeNewswire reports that the wider relationship between the two companies supports more than 100 MTPA of existing and planned LNG production capacity.

Venture Global CEO Mike Sabel said Baker Hughes has been a trusted partner across the company's LNG facilities and pipeline infrastructure.

US President Donald Trump called on Ukraine to stop striking Russian refineries, saying the attacks were pushing up diesel prices and "hurting the world," according to Semafor Net Zero. The appeal followed a weekend in which Kyiv hit several refineries.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia targeted Ukraine with more than 2,000 drones and nearly 80 ballistic missiles last week, per Semafor Net Zero.

The Financial Times reported that Russia's new jet-powered drones, improved versions of Iranian Shaheds, evade Ukraine's air defenses at a much higher rate than their predecessors.

PETRONAS has signed a five-year agreement to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Greek energy company METLEN, according to World Oil.

Under the deal, PETRONAS subsidiary PETCO Trading (UK) Ltd. will deliver six LNG cargoes annually beginning in 2027, World Oil reported. The volumes are equivalent to roughly 0.6 Bcm of natural gas per year.

The LNG will be sourced from PETRONAS' Atlantic portfolio.

Wood has secured a five-year, USD 200 million construction services contract from ExxonMobil PNG covering brownfield work across the PNG LNG project in Papua New Guinea, according to World Oil.

The scope spans the Hides Gas Conditioning Plant, the LNG plant at Caution Bay, and roughly 700 km of pipeline infrastructure along with associated well pads and flowlines, World Oil reported.

More than 200 Wood personnel based in Papua New Guinea will deliver the work, which includes project management, construction, piping, mechanical, electrical and instrumentation services.

Wood has worked with ExxonMobil PNG since 2013, providing engineering, procurement, construction and operational services for energy projects in the country.

South Africa's oil import bill could have been USD 4.7 billion lower had the country not shut down a number of its refineries, according to the South African Reserve Bank.

Domestic refining capacity has halved over the past decade, and imported refined fuel now covers more than half of local demand, the central bank said in a note cited by Semafor.

Pretoria has announced plans to at least triple its oil refining capacity, a shift Semafor links to growing concern about exposure to global price shocks.

The pressure extends beyond South Africa. Energy imports account for around 70% of the continent's refined fuel needs, per Semafor.

Pemex has isolated an offshore pipeline about 46 nautical miles off Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche, following a crude oil release, and no further oil is escaping, according to Offshore Engineer OEDigital.

The operator's Cantarell Production Asset personnel detected a pressure drop on September 10 in a line collecting hydrocarbons from the Ek-TA, Balam-TA, Balam-A, Balam-TB and Balam-TA2 platforms, the outlet reported.

Pemex activated its Regional Emergency Response and Management Group the same day and notified the Agency for Safety, Energy and Environment as well as the Mexican Navy Secretariat.

Continuous monitoring of the Gulf of Mexico had ruled out the possibility of hydrocarbons reaching the coastline as of September 12, Pemex said.

Baker Hughes has secured two equipment orders from Venture Global covering gas compression for the Cloud Connector Pipeline and liquefaction gear for the Plaquemines LNG expansion in Louisiana, according to Offshore Engineer.

The Cloud Connector award covers 13 gas compression systems driven by Frame 5/2E gas turbines, tasked with moving feed gas to the Plaquemines liquefaction site. Offshore Engineer reports the award is the second batch of Frame 5/2E turbine-driven centrifugal compressor packages tied to the feed gas pipeline, taking the fleet supporting Plaquemines LNG to 23 systems.

For the liquefaction scope, Baker Hughes will supply four liquefaction blocks made up of eight modules, incorporating Chart cold boxes, per Offshore Engineer.

The supplier said its relationship with Venture Global underpins more than 100 million tonnes per annum of existing and planned LNG production capacity.

Mike Sabel, CEO of Venture Global, said Baker Hughes has been a trusted partner across the company's LNG developments and pipeline infrastructure.

Azule Energy has awarded Saipem a subsea contract valued at roughly USD 350 million on the West Hub Tails oil development, a component of the broader Agogo Integrated West Hub project off Angola, Offshore Engineer reported.

Water depths at the field reach up to 1,750 meters, and the site lies roughly 180 kilometers from the Angolan coast, according to Offshore Engineer.

Saipem's scope spans engineering, fabrication, transportation and installation of subsea equipment, with roughly 62 kilometers of flowlines, risers and umbilicals in the package. The infrastructure will tie back to the Agogo floating production, storage and offloading unit, and Saipem expects to complete the work in about two and a half years.

Saipem plans to fabricate at its Ambriz yard in Angola, employing local companies and workers. Azule Energy, the field operator, is an incorporated joint venture of Eni and BP.

Saipem has secured a $350 million subsea contract from Azule Energy for work on the Agogo Integrated West Hub Development offshore Angola, according to World Oil.

The award covers the West Hub Tails project, situated roughly 180 km off the Angolan coast in water depths reaching 1,750 meters, per World Oil. Saipem's scope spans engineering, fabrication, transportation and installation of subsea infrastructure, including about 62 km of flowlines, risers and umbilicals tied back to the Agogo FPSO.

Execution is expected to run for approximately two and a half years, with fabrication carried out at Saipem's Ambriz yard in Angola, according to World Oil. Azule Energy, the contract counterparty, is an incorporated joint venture between Eni and bp.