New South America to install first ever wetland access system in Colombia

New South America, a subsidiary of New South Access &  Environmental Solutions, will install its emtek wetland access cystem on an oil and gas project site in Colombia for HOCOL, a subsidiary of Ecopetrol. The emtek system provides the safe, fast access through an environmentally sensitive wetland, protecting crews and equipment as well as natural resources.

The system protects environmentally sensitive wetlands as it floats on the vegetation, while the traditional use of stacking timber mats or Dura-base mats will crush root systems and can damage a wetland beyond repair and, require a great deal more mats. The emtek system is half the weight and twice the strength of traditional wood mats.

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DNV GL appoints new regional manager for UK, southern Africa

Hari Vamadevan has been appointed as DNV GL’s regional manager for the UK and southern Africa. He was previously DNV’s UK regional manager, and he will oversee 13 oil and gas offices throughout the UK in this new role. The number of staff in the country has doubled from 400 to 800.

The addition of southern Africa to the region brings opportunities to transfer the knowledge and technology from the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) to areas such as Angola, Nigeria, Ghana, and newer developments in Mozambique and Tanzania.

DNV GL’s offering to the market includes the Spadeadam test site in northern England. The facility is equipped to carry out large- and full-scale hazardous trials on oil and gas assets, simulating real-world environments.

In addition, DNV GL has onshore pipeline expertise at a flow center in northeast England. The center is one of the largest high-pressure natural gas flow facilities in the world.

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ANGF to build LNG production platform in Texas

Applied Natural Gas Fuels (ANGF) has completed the purchase of 31 acres of land in RailPort Business Park in Midlothian, Texas, to build a multi-liquefier LNG production platform.

The platform will consist of up to five liquefiers with a production capacity of 86,000 LNG gallons per day per liquefier and a total on-site storage of 1.5 million LNG gallons.

In addition to formally acquiring the land, the company has executed purchase orders for all long lead items such as storage tanks, production skids and the electric motor and compressor unit.

“Midlothian is a perfect location to build our plant,” said Cem Hacioglu, president and CEO of ANGF. “In addition to having all the required amenities to construct a state-of-the art facility, Midlothian’s strategically important location will allow us to tap into a wide range of customers in fast growing verticals,” added Hacioglu.

The Midlothian LNG plant, which is expected to be operational in early 2015, will focus on end users in the high-horsepower, trucking, E&P, rail, marine, remote power generation and mining markets that currently use diesel fuel and are interested in converting to a lower-cost, cleaner-burning alternative.

ANGF is currently in the process of doubling the production capacity at its Topock, Arizona, LNG plant by adding a second liquefier which is scheduled to come on line in July 2014. When completed, the Topock LNG plant will produce about 172,000 LNG gallons per day. Upon commissioning of all five liquefiers at the Midlothian LNG plant, ANGF' s total production capacity will reach over 600,000 LNG gallons per day.

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Europa announces renewal of Tarbes Val d’Adour permit, onshore France

Europa Oil & Gas has announced the renewal of its 100% owned Tarbes Val d’Adour permit, in the proven Aquitaine basin, onshore France.

The permit has been extended until January 2015. Tarbes Val d' Adour contains several oil accumulations that were previously licensed by Elf but were abandoned in 1985 due to a combination of technical issues and low oil prices. Two fields, Jacque and Osmets, were drilled using vertical wells which generated modest production levels.

Hugh Mackay, CEO of Europa, said, “Thanks to previous operators recovering modest quantities of oil from two fields on the permit, Tarbes is an appraisal rather than an exploration project.  While not on the same scale as our potential company-making Bearn des Gaves permit onshore France and our two Kosmos Energy operated licences offshore Ireland, Tarbes offers a relatively low cost business development opportunity. In tandem with our on-going farm-out discussions for the Bearn des Gaves permit, we will now look to secure a partner with whom we can look to advance Tarbes in the limited time available.

“Elsewhere in our portfolio, we remain on course to drill two wells onshore UK in 2014, starting with the Wressle prospect in the first half of the year and Kiln Lane in the second, each with a one in three chance of success. Offshore Ireland, we expect to complete the interpretation of the 3D seismic survey acquired in Q3 2013 by the end of June 2014, at which time decisions will be made in respect of drilling the Kiernan and Mullen prospects. This is an exciting period for the company and I look forward to providing further updates on our progress in due course.”

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