The Canadian Natural Gas Vehicle Alliance released a technical guideline to help fleet owners transition to natural gas, an affordable and lower emission fuel for transportation. The new guideline gathers all of the required information in one place in order to simplify the process of making facilit
Big sections of the largest-diameter, long-distance pipeline in Australia have begun to be lowered into the ground as construction advances quickly. The 42-inch (about one metre) diameter steel pipeline, which will be buried for more than 540km, will take gas from fields around Chinchilla to Gladsto
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in a report that the U.S. dry natural gas production has increased since late 2005 due mainly to rapid growth in production from shale gas resources. However, there have been two notable instances (see red ovals in the chart) in the last seven ye
Norway’s Hammerfest LNG terminal shipped an liquefied natural gas cargo today, according to shipping data. The cargo is being hauled by the Provalys, a 154,000 cubic-meter tanker and the destination of the cargo is unknown at this moment. The Statoil-operated Hammerfest terminal has a capacity to pr
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, announced that it has recently completed the development of a 30MW gas turbine—Kawasaki L30A—the flagship model of its fleet. This new gas turbine, which has one of the highest efficiency ratings in the world in its class, will be launched in June 2012. KHI’s first industr
Opportunities for more jobs, higher incomes and energy supply security remain idle as the NSW Government imposes new costs on a dormant gas industry. APPEA Chief Operating Officer Eastern Region Rick Wilkinson said: “Today’s budget shows the NSW Government is letting economic opportunity slip while
UK’s South Hook LNG terminal will receive another cargo of LNG from Qatar next week, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The Al Ghuwairiya LNG tanker, with a capacity of 263,oo0 cbm, is sailing from Ras Laffan Port and it is due to arrive at South Hook terminal on June 19. The Sou
RasGas of Qatar expects to reap huge positive benefits from its participation in the just concluded 25th World Gas Conference, which was organised in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur from 4-8 June. RasGas, which currently supplies Liquefied Natural Gas to various customers in 16 countries acros
Prometheus Energy announced that the company will be presenting at an upcoming LNG-Fueled Drilling & Fracturing Conference in Houston. On Thursday, June 14, Prometheus Energy’s Manager of Business Development Mike Fradette will be presenting at the Zeus 2012 LNG-Fueled Drilling & Fracturing Conferen
Van Oord said it has been awarded a significant dredging contract in Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. This contract forms part of the Ichthys LNG Project, a joint venture between INPEX (operator) and TOTAL. INPEX is Van Oord’s client. The value of the contract amounts to EUR 567 millio
Tokyo Electric (TEPCO) of Japan said it has signed an LNG Sales and Purchase Agreement with Qatargas to buy approximately 1 million tons of LNG per annum on a long-term basis from August 2012. “Given the increased thermal power generation following the earthquake disaster, TEPCO has communicated to
Encana Corporation released its annual Corporate Responsibility Report, providing a detailed review of the company’s environmental, social and governance performance for 2011. The report profiles the company’s efforts to achieve its corporate responsibility goals as an operator, employer and partner
Taiwan’s Yung-An LNG terminal is due to receive another cargo of liquefied natural gas this week, according to Kaohsiung Port Authority. The Golar Mazo tanker, with a capacity of 135,000 cbm, will reach Yung-An terminal on June 13. The Yung-An terminal is Taiwan’s first liquefied natural gas receivi
Iran will be able to export as much as 180 million cubic meters of natural gas per day by 2016, deputy managing director of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC), Mostafa Kashkoli said. Addressing 25th World Gas Conference, Kashkoli said: Over the fifth five year development plan to 2015, 12 new p
