Exoma Energy of Australia said that its drilling operations have been interrupted due to unseasonal heavy rain in Central Queensland. Relocation of EDA Rig #1 from the Alma-1 location to the site of the next well, Darr-1, has been delayed by localized heavy rains that have made the unsealed roads in
MarkWest Utica EMG, a joint venture between MarkWest Energy Partners, and The Energy and Minerals Group (EMG), today announced the completion of definitive agreements with Gulfport Energy Corporation to provide gathering, processing, fractionation, and marketing services in the liquids-rich corridor
UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced today that it has opened a manufacturing and operations center in Penang, Malaysia, that will produce natural gas membrane elements to support the growing natural gas market. Honeywell’s UOP Separex™ membrane systems remove impurities from natural gas streams.
A trio of leading energy lawyers has joined Baker Botts in New York and Houston, bolstering the firm’s reputation as the go-to law firm in the energy industry for resolving complex legal problems. William S. Lamb and Michael W.E. Didriksen of New York and Thomas J. Moore of Houston have managed majo
CNPC on Wednesday inked a joint stock and cooperation framework agreement on the Third West-East Gas Pipeline in Beijing, with the National Council for Social Security Fund, Urban Infrastructure Construction Investment Fund, Baosteel, and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. As shareholders,
During his visit to the Slovak Republic, Gazprom’s CEO Alexey Miller met with Robert Fico, Prime Minister of the country. “The parties emphasized a high level of the mutually beneficial partnership in the gas sector and addressed promising issues, such as joint execution of projects on the gas trans
Trinidad and Tobago shipped an LNG cargo from the Point Fortin terminal to Argentina yesterday, according to shipping data. The cargo is being carried by the Norman Lady, a 87,600 cubic-meter tanker, and it is sailing to Argentina’s Escobar LNG terminal. Point Fortin LNG terminal produced 14,664,884
Shanghai-based Wison Offshore & Marine Ltd., a subsidiary of the Wison Group, announced today that it has been awarded a contract by the Exmar group for engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) of the world’s first Floating LNG Liquefaction, Regasification and S
IntercontinentalExchange (ICE), a leading operator of global regulated futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, today announced it will launch a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) cleared swap contract based on the Platts daily assessment for the Japan/Korea Marker (JKM).
BP of UK announced today that it has received unsolicited indications of interest regarding the potential acquisition of its shareholding in TNK-BP. In light of these unsolicited approaches and consistent with its commitment to maximising shareholder value, and its obligations under the Shareholder
Alfa Laval, a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling, said it has won an order from a Technip Samsung Consortium (TSC) to supply Alfa Laval equipment to Shell’s Prelude FLNG facility. FLNG opens up new business opportunities for countries looking to develop their ga
Fairstar Heavy Transport N.V. (FAIR) has taken delivery of the semi-submersible heavy transport, FORTE. The closing documentation has been completed to the satisfaction of Fairstar’s bankers, classification society and the Dutch Flag State. Fairstar has drawn down on the USD 247 million facility led
Led by Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, the Company’s delegation made a business trip to Slovenia. During the visit Alexey Miller met with Janez Jansa, Prime Minister of Slovenia. The parties discussed the status of the Russian-Slovenian cooperation in the energy sector r
During a special meeting, Port Commissioners accepted Freeport LNG’s bid for a long-term lease of a 170-acre tract of land on Quintana Island adjacent to Freeport LNG’s existing LNG regasification facility and authorized Port Freeport’s chairman Bill Terry to execute the lease proposed in Freeport L
