Dr. Mohammed bin Saleh Al-Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry and Chairman & Managing Director of Qatar Petroleum ( QP ), was a keynote speaker at the 5th OPEC International Seminar, which formally opened yesterday at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria. QP is one of the sponsors of the two-day
Volvo Group said that, under the Mack brand, the range of trucks powered by natural gas will be expanded by a further two models during 2013, Mack Pinnacle and Mack Granite. The expansion entails that the Volvo Group will be also able to offer North American customers trucks powered by natural gas i
Oil Search reported that as at 06:00 PNG time on 14 June, the Trapia 1 well was at a depth of 119 metres in a 12-1/4” pilot hole. During the week, a series of loss zones were encountered in the near surface section and several attempts were made to cure these losses. Preparations are now […]
ConocoPhillips has resumed the export of LNG to Asia from its Kenai plant in Alaska, Reuters reported, citing the company’s spokeswoman Natalie Lowman. The company expects to deliver four to five cargoes to Japan this year and one shipment was sent to Japan last month, she said. In 2011, ConocoPhill
Trinidad and Tobago’s Point Fortin LNG terminal shipped a cargo of liquefied natural gas yesterday, according to shipping data. The cargo is being hauled by the Methane Kari Elin, a 138,000 cubic-meter tanker, and the destination of the cargo is unknown at this moment. Trinidad and Tobago’s Point Fo
Dart Energy provided the following operational update in relation to the Liulin gas project in China. INITIAL PRODUCTION In 2011, Dart International designed and provided technical supervision for the drilling of three multilateral horizontal wells to access the 3/4/5 seams at Liulin. These wells, H
Gasunie said today that Henk Chin Sue RC will stand down from the Executive Board of Gasunie and from his position as CFO. Henk Chin Sue has been a statutory director of Gasunie – first as financial director and later as CFO – since 1 October 2002. Henk Chin Sue has made an unmistakable contribution
The logging results from the Lavani well confirm a new high-impact discovery for Statoil, with a preliminary resource estimate of 3 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of gas in place. The Lavani well has encountered 95 metres of excellent quality reservoir sandstone with high porosity and high permeability.
Total gas sales volume by Tokyo Gas of Japan, for the month of May 2012 came to about 1,037.962 million m3, slightly increased by 0.2% than that in May 2011. In the residential sector, volume totaled 286.241 million m3, up 3.0% from May 2011 while in the business sector (consisting of commercial, pu
Wood Group GTS has completed a major inspection and life time assessment of a Siemens SGT-600 (GT10B) gas turbine for DONG Energy A/S at the H.C. Ørsted Power Station, situated at Sydhavnen in Copenhagen, Denmark. The major inspection included replacement of the stage 1 and stage 3 rotor blades with
Taiwan’s Yung-An LNG terminal is due to receive another cargo of liquefied natural gas this week, according to Kaohsiung Port Authority. The Puteri Delima tanker, with a capacity of 130,000 cbm, will reach Yung-An terminal on June 17. The Yung-An terminal is Taiwan’s first liquefied natural gas rece
Natural gas production from shale, coal bed methane and tight sands is expected to generate significant job creation, economic growth, and revenue for federal, state and local treasuries throughout the U.S. in gas “producing” and “non-producing” states alike, according to a new IHS Global Insight st
Sines LNG terminal in Portugal received a liquefied natural gas cargo today onbaord the 145,000 cbm Seri Angkasa, according to shipping data. The LNG terminal consists of a docking station with a discharge capacity of 40,000 cubic meters to 165,000 cubic meters with an average discharge time of 20 h
DONG Energy reported that its recent Gas Tender 2012 was a complete sell-out. The buyers will receive natural gas in the Danish market, and, in return, will deliver corresponding volumes to DONG Energy on the Dutch gas hub, TTF. Ten lots of 131,400 MWh/year for delivery on the Danish gas hub, GTF, h
