The Ishikari LNG terminal, owned by Hokkaido Gas, will receive its first liquefied natural gas cargo on October 7, Hokkaido Gas said in a statement. The cargo will be shipped from Sahhalin LNG terminal in Russia. Last year, Tokyo Gas agreed to sell 300,000 to 400,000 tonnes of LNG a year to Hokkaido
Oil Search reported that as at 06:00 hrs PNG time on 5 April, the P’nyang South 1 ST1 well was at a depth of 2,479 metres in 12-¼” hole, with preparations underway for running 9-5/8” casing. Drilling progress for the week was 297 metres. P’nyang South 1 ST1 is being drilled to constrain the down [&h
Qatargas is participating in the fifth Annual Qatar Career Fair (QCF) being held under the patronage of His Highness The Heir Apparent, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, from 1 – 5 April at the Qatar National Convention Centre. The event, which this year carries the slogan “Write the Next Chapter in
Southern LNG has withdrawn its application to FERC to reactivate the trucking facilities on Elba Island to transport LNG, according to a letter sent to FERC. On August 3, 2010, Southern LNG (SLNG) filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission requesting both approval to abandon
Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA has embarked on the next stage of exploration for shale gas in south-eastern Poland. On March 26th, drilling started in the Tomaszów Lubelski licence area in the Province of Lublin. The Lubycza Królewska borehole is being drilled by PNiG Kraków, a PGNiG sub
Karoon Gas Australia said its 2012 Browse Basin exploration drilling campaign commenced with spudding of the Boreas-1 exploration well. The well was spudded at 02:30 (WST) on 5 April. The proposed operation is to drill a 36” hole to planned casing point, then run and cement the 30” conductor prior t
The Al Ghashamiya LNG carrier, with a capacity of 217,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal from Qatar on April 12, 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 2
The Harris Pye Group, a well established global player in the marine, offshore oil & gas and industrial sectors, has signed an agreement with Sora Marine services to cooperate on projects in Qatar. ‘Harris Pye already has offices throughout the world, including (in the Middle East) Sharjah, Dubai, A
Wood Group confirmed that Group Directors Les Thomas and Mark Papworth will step down from its board on 29 June. Les joined the board in 2004, as CEO of the Group’s Production Facilities business, and last year moved to the fulltime role of Group Director of Health & Safety. On Les’s departure, Cinz
Gas infrastructure company Gasunie is writing down a total of € 1.3 billion over 2011. This includes the € 900 million already written down at the occasion of changes in the regulatory framework in the Netherlands and that was accounted for in the interim report in mid-2011. On top of that and despi
ONEOK Partners announced plans to invest another $140 million to $160 million to construct a 270-mile natural gas gathering system and related infrastructure in Divide County, N.D. The new system, which is expected to be completed in the second half of 2013, will gather and deliver natural gas from
The Qatargas Jetty Boil-off gas (JBOG) Project team recently celebrated its Safety Day at Ras Laffan Industrial City (RLIC). Several activities, aimed at promoting a safe working environment and the Incident and Injury Free (IIF) culture were held at the Global Village camp in Ras Laffan Industrial
Tap Oil Limited provides the following update on the Tallaganda-1 exploration well in permit WA-351-P offshore Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia. The Tallaganda-1 well is located within permit WA-351-P, of the Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia. The well is being drilled in 1,141 metres of water an
On April 02, 2012, Take-or-Pay agreement for the supply of natural gas over 15 years, worth approximately $700 million, was signed by the Tamar Partners with Paz Ashdod Refinery Ltd. to supply up to a total approximate quantity of 3.12 BCM. In the agreement the gas price will be linked to electricit
