Energy Sector Thread - Operators, Engineers, Technicians Et Al

[sMASH]

haile hitler!!

[kavaninho]

i would be very interested to hear how much people volunteer for that camp out... interesting social experiment

Very.

[randyb]

Hi just want to know ; I saw a boat close to the platforms spraying a fluid on both sides of the boat. What is that about?

[De Dragon]

Hi just want to know ; I saw a boat close to the platforms spraying a fluid on both sides of the boat. What is that about?

Where was this? It could be several things including
1) Fire drill if the boat is equipped with fire water pumps like PLIPDECO's tugs
2) Ammonia release being sprayed on in a fog pattern
3) Actual fire on a vessel, requiring such.

[rspann]

Karim Khan doing boats now ?

[sMASH]

probably disinfecting for maduros citizens coming across.

[Cantmis]

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/01/busi ... rce=fbCNNi

[Cantmis]

https://www.rigzone.com/news/wire/schlu ... 7-article/

[The_Honourable]

Exclusive: BP poised to sell 'stranded assets' even if oil prices rally

LONDON (Reuters) - BP (BP.L) is preparing to sell a large chunk of its oil and gas assets even if crude prices bounce back from the COVID-19 crash because it wants to invest more in renewable energy, three sources familiar with BP’s thinking said.

The strategy was discussed at a BP executives meeting in July, the sources said, soon after the oil major lowered its long-term oil price forecast to $55 a barrel, meaning that $17.5 billion worth of its assets are no longer economically viable.

But even if crude prices bounce back to $65-$70 a barrel, BP is unlikely to put those assets back into its exploration plans and would instead use the better market conditions as an opportunity to sell them, the three sources said.

Major oil companies typically hold assets for the long term, even when crude prices plunge, with a view to start bringing more marginal production online when market conditions improve.

However, BP’s new divestment strategy, which has not previously been reported, means there will be no way back for the British energy company once it has offloaded its so-called stranded oil and gas assets.

BP did not respond to requests for comment.

More: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bp-a ... SKCN2530GY

[sMASH]

BP- British Photocell

[sinister_14]

Ipsl/proman to retrench staff soon, due to the shutdown of m1-m3 and the second mel plant to be closed, is this true??

[eitech]

Ipsl/proman to retrench staff soon, due to the shutdown of m1-m3 and the second mel plant to be closed, is this true??

Wa who you heard that from?

[ST Auto]

Melamine an m3 online

[DreamWeaver]

Actually m1 was mothballed years ago. They already retrenched for that. The 2nd mel plant to be closed is news to me though. Covid probably affecting sales. i think m2 and m3 down because ah covid killing prices and demand. rumor is that they staying down for the rest of the year to evaluate. them was on month to month contract with ngc though. not sure what renewal plans in place if they decide to start back. similarly titan wasnt getting through with a long term contract (and covid was causing trouble with prices and demands) so them shut down indefinitely. lets not forget that yara is shutting down tringen 1 for maintenance this month and they not sure to bring it back up as covid killing ammonia prices too. this is in addition to the small yara plant which closed sometime in december because it couldnt get a good gas price. Also, don't forget Nutrien too. I think they have 2 ammonia plants down at the moment. Can't say which ones right now but the first one they shut down was supposed to have a 3 month assessment time. that was sometime in the beginning of May. All now Nutrien should be confirming if they plan to keep the plant down longer based on market conditions. With all the recent shut downs, nobody retrench yet. Covid getting worse though and rel plants idle. Draw your own conclusions because these companies cant be paying employees indefinitely with their cash flows significantly reduced.

[triniboi49]

http://www.guardian.co.tt/news/bptt-tel ... e35fca8f6c

[Cantmis]

https://newsday.co.tt/2020/09/22/nutrie ... efinitely/

[jhonnieblue]

The minister just issued a reply stating that point lisas is not under duress.
He went so far to say that plant will be restarted soon.

Right now m3 is coming up but they only have a 6 month gas contract. Nutrien may look at 02 as well with it currently down till end of year. Things not looking good for atlantic LNG train 1.
What plan does the govt have to deal with this expect the usual hope and pray commodity prices improve??

[DreamWeaver]

The minister just issued a reply stating that point lisas is not under duress.
He went so far to say that plant will be restarted soon.

Right now m3 is coming up but they only have a 6 month gas contract. Nutrien may look at 02 as well with it currently down till end of year. Things not looking good for atlantic LNG train 1.
What plan does the govt have to deal with this expect the usual hope and pray commodity prices improve??

I see like contractors rel wukkin on m2 all now. muh padnah wukking ah few weeks there. They saying they going to start it up. them get ah 6 month bligh too? ah wonder how farmland and cnc/n2k doing. ammonia prices in d toilet for months now. can't be sustainable. Nutrien set ah target and stick to it. No market improvement so shut down. them other ammonia companies must be contemplating the same.

[De Dragon]

The minister just issued a reply stating that point lisas is not under duress.
He went so far to say that plant will be restarted soon.

Right now m3 is coming up but they only have a 6 month gas contract. Nutrien may look at 02 as well with it currently down till end of year. Things not looking good for atlantic LNG train 1.
What plan does the govt have to deal with this expect the usual hope and pray commodity prices improve??

Like he knows more than the facking CEO?
Guy Smiley so out of touch it isn't funny. The Estate is now so dead, it's sad. All those spin off businesses suffering too as a result.

[sMASH]

nigerian giant refinery and ammonia plant. more production, price droppers.

[Cantmis]

Waiting on qatargas effects.

[Cantmis]

https://guardian.co.tt/business/bhp-dri ... 0a368aca34

[De Dragon]

https://guardian.co.tt/business/bhp-drills-a-dry-hole-6.2.1241217.0a368aca34

While dry holes are common, JUHN Scarfy sold it as our energy future and now has a heap of egg on his already stupid looking face, much like when he boasted of going to Houston to "negotiate" gas prices with the major upstreamers and eneded up with nothing but a royal c0ck up on the Pt Lisas Estate and elsewhere.

[jhonnieblue]

There are many plans happening in the background right now. Dry wells are a common occurrence and only sensationalized by the news.
NGC should finalized a plan to review and change its value chain so the dow streamers may see a reprieve by next year.
There are movements being made by bp to increase of gas through matapal and the restructure of atlantic is in its final stages. So from 2021 beyond we can see much improvement in the local energy sector.
Don't discount the green hydrogen plant as well.

[De Dragon]

There are many plans happening in the background right now. Dry wells are a common occurrence and only sensationalized by the news.
NGC should finalized a plan to review and change its value chain so the dow streamers may see a reprieve by next year.
There are movements being made by bp to increase of gas through matapal and the restructure of atlantic is in its final stages. So from 2021 beyond we can see much improvement in the local energy sector.
Don't discount the green hydrogen plant as well.

Somebody has to be a loser if this is true.Either NGC gives up some of their margin, or the down streamers do. As we saw recently with the acrimonious NGC vs IPSL, closures of Yara, Atlas etc, it isn't likely to be NGC.

[Rockram]

One year after Yara Trinidad Ltd announced the closure of its wholly-owned ammonia plant at Point Lisas, its workers were yesterday instructed to attend a meeting today with company officials.

It is believed the meeting, which will be held by their line managers and the human resource manager, will be to discuss retrenchment terms.

On November 13, 2019, Yara announced the closure of its ammonia plant, citing plant profitability and failed negotiations with the National Gas Company of Trinidad (NGC).

Yesterday, employees either received a phone call or were notified via emailed to attend the meeting.

A copy of the letter sent to employees, which Guardian Media obtained, advises, “You may opt to have your union representative present at the aforementioned meeting.”

Employees are represented by the Oilfield Workers’ Trade Union, whose president-general Ancel Roget. In January, the OWTU stood in solidarity with workers who staged a protest over possible job cuts. It was reported back then that 70 workers were likely to face the breadline.

The ammonia plant is one of three operated by Yara Trinidad. The remaining two plants, Tringen I and Tringen II, are jointly owned by Yara International ASA and National Enterprises Ltd.

“All the workers received letters except corporate staff. We are talking about engineers, process operators and maintenance technicians among others. Everyone is uneasy because we don’t know what is going to happen at this meeting,” one affected worker told Guardian Media.

[zoom rader]

^^^ Well the red Goverment killied the energy industry.

Eric William turning in this water grave.

Fact is the red Goverment does not care about industry no longer. They see it fille with mostly non red Goverment supporters and it does not affect them.

[De Dragon]

One year after Yara Trinidad Ltd announced the closure of its wholly-owned ammonia plant at Point Lisas, its workers were yesterday instructed to attend a meeting today with company officials.

It is believed the meeting, which will be held by their line managers and the human resource manager, will be to discuss retrenchment terms.

On November 13, 2019, Yara announced the closure of its ammonia plant, citing plant profitability and failed negotiations with the National Gas Company of Trinidad (NGC).

Yesterday, employees either received a phone call or were notified via emailed to attend the meeting.

A copy of the letter sent to employees, which Guardian Media obtained, advises, “You may opt to have your union representative present at the aforementioned meeting.”

Employees are represented by the Oilfield Workers’ Trade Union, whose president-general Ancel Roget. In January, the OWTU stood in solidarity with workers who staged a protest over possible job cuts. It was reported back then that 70 workers were likely to face the breadline.

The ammonia plant is one of three operated by Yara Trinidad. The remaining two plants, Tringen I and Tringen II, are jointly owned by Yara International ASA and National Enterprises Ltd.

“All the workers received letters except corporate staff. We are talking about engineers, process operators and maintenance technicians among others. Everyone is uneasy because we don’t know what is going to happen at this meeting,” one affected worker told Guardian Media.

Thank you JUHN Scarfy! Your decisiveness and firm action whereby you "mannersed" those giants Shell/BP etc, is starting to finally bear fruit!

[DreamWeaver]

So any outcome from that YARA meeting? I aint see anything in the news. One ah mih industry padnahs tell mih that they were looking at converting the mothballed plant into a renewable ammonia plant actually. Anybody else heard this?

[sMASH]

Trinidad doesn't have any sources of renewable energy on the the scale necessary to power one of those plants.