Energy industry veteran Kathleen Eisbrenner has announced the launch of NextDecade, a newly formed integrated international natural gas and LNG business. NextDecade will monetize smaller-size natural gas fields using small and mid scale floating liquefaction and integrate the gas value chain by brin
Wärtsilä’s Sustainability Report has won first prize in the Corporate Responsibility Reporting 2010 competition in which corporations’ responsibility reporting in 2009 was assessed. The sustainability reporting competition is organised by the Confederation of Finnish Industries EK, Finnish Business
The Al Mafyar LNG carrier, with a capacity of 266,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal November 13, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million tonnes of LNG a year and is capable of delivering 21 billion cubic
Songa Venus achieved operating efficiency of 99% during the month, the rig completed its work and moved over to the third firm well for Shell Development (Australia). The rig is scheduled to start 1st Optional well for MEO Australia during mid November.. Songa Mercur (photo) achieved operating effic
Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. announced today that its subsidiary, Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC, has entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) with Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. in connection with the potential acquisition by Morgan Stanley of certain import capacity and a
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Norwegian Energy Company (Noreco) ASA a drilling permit for well 17/6-1, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations. Well 17/6-1 will be drilled from the West Alpha drilling facility at position 58° 44’ 15.46’’ north 03° 55’ 34.93’’ eas
The Yemen LNG Company is currently building a unit for extracting domestic gas at the block 18 in Marib Province, General Manager of the com… (SABA) [mappress] Source: SABA, November 8, 2010;
The Belledune Port Authority has taken another step in its quest to become a leading international modular fabrication centre. On Nov. 1, … By James Mallory (nbbusinessjournal) [mappress] Source: nbbusinessjournal, November 8, 2010;
U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron this week will announce an exploration deal between BP PLC and China National Offshore Oil Corp., or … By Marketwatch [mappress] Source: Marketwatch, November 8, 2010;
Security breach has occurred on the High Island VII jackup rig, which had recently arrived on location, preparing to commence infill drilling at the Okoro field. Two crew members are stable after receiving wounds to the leg, and have been evacuated by helicopter to a shore‐based clinic. It is believ
FLEX LNG Announces that the previously communicated talks with an Asian National Oil Company (NOC) to join a floating liquefaction project has been suspended. Discussions between the parties during the last six months have not led to further progress being made. Commenting on the talks with the NOC,
The wind farm developer, PNE WIND AG, continued on its successful course during the first nine months of the 2010 financial year. The company was able to increase the operating result (EBIT), the definitive key value for the wind farm project developer, to 7.9 million euros after having posted an EB
Dockwise Ltd. announces that its Board of Directors has approved the commissioning of a newbuild vessel to serve the emerging demand for ocean transports of up to and above 100,000 metric tons. The decision is subject to approval by a Special General Meeting of shareholders to authorize the proposed
Steve Sawyer, CEO of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and a panel chair at the World Future Energy Summit (WFES) 2011, Jan 17-20, in… (zawya) [mappress] Source: zawya, November 08, 2010;
