Elengy, a GDF Suez unit, said that with the arrival of the vessel LNG Rivers from Nigeria on June 3, the LNG terminal in Montoir-de-Bretagne received its 2500th shipment of LNG from its commissioning in 1980. These 2 500 shipments, originated from 11 countries, have been delivered safely by 100 diff
TransCanada announced that it has been selected by Shell Canada and its partners to design, build, own and operate the proposed Coastal GasLink project, an estimated $4-billion pipeline that will transport natural gas from the Montney gas-producing region near Dawson Creek, British Columbia (BC) to
Westport Innovations, a global leader in natural gas engines, has signed agreements with Caterpillar to co-develop natural gas technology for off-road equipment, including mining trucks and locomotives. Caterpillar and Westport will combine technologies and expertise, including Westport™ High Pressu
The Iranian oil minister, Rostam Qasemi has expressed satisfaction with the achievements of his recent three-day official visit to Iraq and the agreements reached during the trip, by the two neighboring states on energy cooperation. During the visit, Qasemi held fruitful dialogues with his Iraqi cou
The Gas Company (TGC) has selected CH2M HILL as its principal engineering consultant to help implement its plans to introduce Natural Gas to the Hawaii energy market. CH2M HILL is a global engineering services company with more than $6.4 billion in revenue serving the energy and infrastructure indus
Malaysia’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) re-gasification facility, developed by PETRONAS’ gas processing and transmission arm PETRONAS Gas Berhad (PGB), has reached its mechanical completion. To mark this important industry milestone, Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib Tun Razak and Melaka Chie
DNV has developed a simulation model using global shipping data and technology specific information to predict the deployment of emission reduction and energy efficiency technologies up to 2020. The results show that high fuel costs will result in a drive towards more energy efficient ships ahead of
Technip, in a consortium with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), the Technip-Daewoo Consortium (TDC), was awarded by Petronas Floating LNG (Labuan) Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of PETRONAS, a services contract for engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning
Natural gas is well on its way to a bright future, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) that projects China will more than double consumption over the next five years while lower prices from the unconventional gas revolution will continue to benefit the United States.
API’s Director of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs Howard Feldman told reporters yesterday morning that a URS study prepared for API and the American Natural Gas Association showed that methane emissions from natural gas production were half what had been previously estimated by EPA. He called the
A new Handysize bulk carrier concept design – the Green Dolphin, created by the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) and development partners DNV and Wärtsilä – uses existing technologies to meet owners’ needs for fuel efficiency and operational flexibility while also being rea
The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association, the peak body representing Australia’s oil and gas industry, said claims that a hydrogen sulphide smell in the Tara residential estate is a result of gas industry operations are unfounded. APPEA Chief Operating Officer Eastern Region, Ri
Dart Energy announced that it has received government regulatory approvals to drill its proposed pilot wells north east of Newcastle in PEL458. The company has also secured the necessary land access agreements, is in advanced negotiations to secure a drilling rig and will commence site preparation i
Petronas of Malaysia has reached a final investment decision for floating LNG project in Sarawak which it aims to bring online in 2015, Tan Sri Shamsul Azhar Abbas, the company’s CEO said yesterday at the World Gas Conference in Kuala Lumpur. “It is with great pleasure that I announce that we have r
