Taiwan’s Yung-An LNG terminal is due to receive a 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 May 4. The Yung-An terminal is Taiwan’s first liquefied natural gas receiving termi
Wood Group Mustang has been awarded the topsides detailed engineering and procurement support for the semi-submersible central processing facility (CPF) in the Ichthys field development. This contract was awarded by Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd., the EPC contractor for the CPF. The project, loca
Origin Energy today released the Quarterly Production Report for its Exploration and Production business for the quarter to 31 March 2012, reporting production of 31 petajoules equivalent (PJe) and sales of $203 million. During the quarter Australia Pacific LNG, Origin’s joint venture with ConocoPhi
Golar LNG, one of the world’s largest independent owners and operators of LNG carriers, announced that Board member Tor Olav Troim has on 27 April, 2012 extended a forward contract in respect of 175,000 shares in the Company. The new forward contract expires on 26 October 2012 at a price of NOK 173.
Nord Stream completed the process of adapting the control system to integrate the two lines into a single automated twin-pipeline gas transport system. Following the two-week process that included adapting and testing the integrated control system for the twin pipelines, the required certifications
CBM Asia Development Corp. said it has been informed by the operator Newton Energy Capital Limited that the second exploration well (CBM-KW-01) at the Kutai West Coalbed Methane Production Sharing Contract block has reached target depth of 900 meters. Approximately 32 meters of net coal were encount
The Gazprom headquarters hosted a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Jiang Jiemin, Chairman of the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) Board of Directors. The parties discussed a wide spectrum of issues including those related to oil and
Woodside has started producing LNG from its Pluto LNG Project near Karratha in Western Australia and will soon be loading its first cargo aboard the Woodside Donaldson LNG tanker, the company said in a statement. Woodside CEO Peter Coleman said the first production of LNG from Pluto was a defining m
RasGas of Qatar announced that it has achieved another significant milestone when the first fully loaded Q-Flex Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) cargo was delivered to Petrobras, Brazil at the Guanabara Bay Terminal. The LNG cargo was delivered aboard RasGas long-term chartered Q-Flex vessel the Al Aamr
ABS President and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki announced a series of senior management appointments at the leading classification society aimed at further strengthening the delivery of the growing range of technical and quality-based services available to the industry. James (Jim) Gaughan replaces D
Peru LNG shipped a cargo of liquefied natural gas to Japan on April 27, according to PeruPetro S.A. The cargo is being hauled by the Excellence, a 138,000 cubic-meter tanker. The Peru LNG Project includes two parts: an LNG Plant with a Marine Terminal from which LNG is sent overseas, and a pipeline
OAO NOVATEK announced today that the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) has approved the election of new members to the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is comprised of the following members: Andrei I. Akimov: Chairman of the Management Board of Gazprombank; Burckhard Bergmann: I
The Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) regasification plant Gate terminal, located in Maasvlakte (Rotterdam) has been named ‘Project of the Year’ by the European Construction Institute (ECI). This award was announced by the Institute during the 23rd Annual ECI Conference that took place in Dusseldorf betwe
Chevron Corporation today reported earnings of $6.5 billion for the first quarter 2012, compared with $6.2 billion in the 2011 first quarter. Sales and other operating revenues in the first quarter 2012 were $59 billion, compared to $58 billion in the year-ago period. “In the first quarter, we conti
