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Contract for Viva Energy's Geelong refinery
WorleyParsons is pleased to announce that it has been awarded the contract to provide project management and engineering services at Viva Energy Australia’s Geelong refinery in Victoria, Australia.

EPC contract for the FPSO Yinson Production
KANFA AS is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a LOA for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (“EPC”) contract for four process modules for the FPSO Yinson Production. The contract is expected to have a duration of 15 months with a contract value of approximately USD 50 million.

Ghana, Vitol and ENI announce transformational gas project for Ghana
Ghana’s Energy Minister, Kofi Buah, joined Ian Taylor, President and CEO of Vitol and Ciro Pagano EVP, ENI, today to symbolically kick off activities marketing the commencement of the OCTP development in Ghana, following the recent approval of the development plans by the Ministry of Energy. This was evinced when the development partners paid a courtesy call on The President of Ghana, His Excellency President John Dramani Mahama, at the Peduase Lodge, Aburi, Ghana, to confirm their commitment to the project.

Roger Brown starts as CEO of Varo Energy – Group announces CHF 50 million investment in Cressier Refinery
Varo Energy, a growing oil refining and distribution company in North West Europe, today announced that Roger Brown has taken up his new role as the company’s CEO. He is based in Zug, Switzerland. Previously CEO of Klesch Petroleum, he also brings 25 years of experience in senior roles at BP.

Vitol completes acquisition of Shell’s Australian downstream business; launches Viva Energy Australia
Viva Energy Australia (“Viva Energy”) was launched today, following the completion of Vitol’s acquisition of Shell’s Australian downstream business.

Varo Energy completes acquisition of assets, including stake in Bayernoil refinery, from OMV
Varo Energy B.V. (Varo Energy) has completed the acquisition of shares currently held by OMV Deutschland GmbH (Vienna SE – OMV:AV) in Bayernoil Raffineriegesellschaft mbH, as well as certain downstream assets owned by OMV Deutschland GmbH.

Shell Agrees Sale Of Downstream Businesses In Australia To Vitol
Shell today announced it has reached a binding agreement to sell its Australia downstream businesses (excluding Aviation) to Vitol for a total transaction value of approximately A$2.9 billion (US$2.6 billion).

Vitol To Acquire UK Power Plant From Phillips 66
Vitol Group has agreed to acquire the entire issued share capital of Phillips 66 Power Operations Ltd. which owns Immingham Combined Heat and Power plant (Immingham CHP), located in North Lincolnshire, U.K., from Phillips 66.

Vitol Announces Agreement To Develop Oil And Gas Fields In Ukraine With Eastone
The Vitol Group (“Vitol”) is pleased to announce the signature of agreements under which Arawak Energy Ukraine BV, a subsidiary of Vitol, and Geo Alliance, a company under EastOne’s mandate, have become partners in Ukraine.

The Vitol Group Confirms Safe Restart Of Refinery Operations In Cressier, Switzerland
The Vitol Group confirmed today that Varo Energy Holding S.A., a joint venture between the Vitol Group and AtlasInvest, safely accomplished the final phase of restarting its recently purchased refinery in Cressier, Switzerland. With a number of investments made following the acquisition, conditions are now met to fully resume refining and corresponding marketing operations with safety as the key priority, the Group confirmed.