Western Copper and Gold Corporation announced that it has initiated a preliminary front end engineering and design (Pre-FEED) study to evaluate technology options for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) process facility to be located at or near the Fort Nelson Gas Plant, which is about 20 km south of the
QGC Pty Limited, developer of the Queensland Curtis LNG Project, has welcomed the appointment of John Cotter as the inaugural chairman of Queensland’s new Gasfields Commission. The appointment was announced today by the Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, Infrastructure and Planning,
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in a report that natural gas prices continued their downward trend this winter as a result of continued high production levels, mild weather limiting heating demand, and robust storage. On March 31—the end of what is considered winter for the nat
Wärtsilä today issued it’s interim report for the first quarter of 2012. Highlights of the review period January-March 2012 Order intake increased 13% to EUR 1,109 million (979) Book-to-bill 1.10 (0.90) At the end of the period the order book totalled EUR 4,409 million (3,669), +20% Net sales decrea
On April 12, CNPC Chairman Jiang Jiemin met with visiting Qatar Minister of Energy & Industry Mohammed Bin Saleh Al-Sada. The two sides exchanged views on strengthening cooperation in the oil and gas sector. PetroChina Chief Engineer Lin Aiguo was present at the interview. CNPC is China’s largest oi
The Al Samriya LNG carrier, with a capacity of 263,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal from Qatar on April 26, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million tonnes of LNG a year and is capable of delivering 21 b
Icon Energy today announced that it had signed a drilling contract with Ensign International Energy Services for the Ensign Rig 960. The Ensign Rig 960 will drill two wells, Eolus1 and Windom1 in ATP626P in Queensland and the first well is expected to spud in early May 2012. “With the addition of th
Global supplier of fluid transfer systems, FES International, has landed a $1.6m deal to supply Anglo-Dutch energy and petrochemical giant, Shell with six Diverless Bend Stiffener Connectors (DBSCs) for its Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) operations off the Western Australian coast. The DBSC’s
Australia’s Thiess Pty Ltd, a Leighton unit, said it has secured a contract with Bechtel to undertake site preparation works for the downstream portion of the Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project, a LNG and domestic gas project in Western Australia. The total contract value is estimated at AU$450 mil
Tsakos Energy Navigation, a leading provider of international seaborne energy transportation services for crude oil, petroleum products and LNG, announced today that its offering of 10,000,000 common shares was priced at $6.50 per share, representing a 3.4% discount from the closing price on April 1
PMFG said that it was awarded an order in excess of $4.0 million to provide large-scale separation equipment for a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal project in Australia. The project will be scheduled on its fourth quarter bookings and backlog, however due to the complexity of the order the r
Puma Energy International said it has completed the acquisition of 100% of the issued share capital of Soagel SA. Soagel owns a newly built 5000m3 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) terminal in the port of Cotonou, Benin. This new acquisition will be named Puma Energy Benin SA. It is an important step in
Yemen LNG said it will complete the annual plant shutdown at Balhaf on 20th April, 9 days ahead of the original schedule. The shutdown was advanced in response to a sabotage of the gas pipeline on 30th of March. Six LNG cargoes had to be cancelled further to the sabotage. All May cargoes will be [&h
The annual Process & Asset Risk Management Conference (PARC) focused on LNG opportunities in addition to debating the future of energy supply. The conference, which was hosted by DNV in Brussels last week, brought together EU regulators, industry experts and port representatives. Antwerp, Zeebrugge
