WHL Energy said that the Commonwealth – Victoria Offshore Petroleum Joint Authority has offered the Company the 2011 Australian Acreage Release block V11-2, which contains the La Bella gas field and several offset gas prospects and leads. The Company has formally resolved to accept the offer and the
Woodside’s Pluto LNG Project in Western Australia has reached ready for start up (RFSU) status and first gas has entered the processing train late this afternoon. Woodside CEO Peter Coleman said the achievement of RFSU was an important milestone for the project. “This milestone is a credit to all th
Norway’s Hammerfest LNG terminal shipped an liquefied natural gas cargo yesterday, according to shipping data. The cargo is being hauled by the Provalys, a 154,000 cubic-meter tanker and the destination of the cargo is unknown at this moment. The Statoil-operated Hammerfest terminal has a capacity t
Oil Search reports that as at 06:00 hrs PNG time on 22 March, the P’nyang South 1 ST1 well was at a depth of 1,628 metres and drilling ahead in a 12-¼” hole. Drilling progress for the week was 760 metres. During the week, the P’nyang South 1 well was plugged back and drilling of […]
Kenworth Truck Company is expanding its extensive line of industry-leading green products by offering the Cummins Westport ISX12 G heavy duty natural gas engine for use in regional haul, vocational and refuse markets. This new engine requires a single fuel source and can run on either compressed (CN
Petronet’s Dahej terminal on India’s west coast is scheduled to receive an liquefied natural gas cargo this week, according to shipping data. The cargo is being hauled by the Iberica Knutsen, a 138,000 cubic-meter tanker, and it is due to arrive at the Dahej terminal on March 24. The Dahej terminal
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) said it has received a series of orders for its state-of-the-art “M501J” gas turbines, ten units in total, for installation at four power plants in Korea. The plants are large-scale natural-gas-fired gas turbine combined-cycle (GTCC) power generation facilities with
Japan’s LNG imports reached 7.67 million mt in February, a rise of 22.5 percent compared to a year earlier, according to preliminary data released today by the finance ministry. The country’s LNG import cost averaged $849.95/mt in January. Japan, the world’s largest LNG importer, imported 8.15 milli
UK’s Grain LNG terminal received a cargo of LNG onboard the 216,200 cbm Al Thumama from Qatar yesterday, according to shipping data. Grain LNG is the UK’s first modern LNG facility and can hold almost 1 million cubic metres of liquefied natural gas in store. The terminal recently commissioned an add
Following the CEER recommendation to facilitate the access to information to potential users, European LNG Terminal operators agreed with CEER to launch the implementation of a new transparency tool: “The GLE Transparency Template”. In accordance with the provisions of the 3rd Energy Package, and in
The joint offer by Belgian and French transmission system operators Fluxys and GRTgaz to make available firm gas transmission capacity from France to Belgium has triggered keen interest from the market. Binding commitments totaling more than 219 GWh/day (807,522 cubic metres/hour) have been made by
London-based Ophir Energy recorded a loss of US$19.1 million for the year ended 31 December 2011. Key Financial and Corporate Events: – In July 2011, Ophir completed a US$383.9 million listing on the Main Board of the London Stock Exchange – 2011 year end cash balance of US$396.6 million – Recommend
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) has officially submitted its Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) to the Ministry of Environment in Italy. The TAP project aims to deliver secure natural gas supplies from the Shah Deniz field in Azerbaijan to western Europe, transporting the gas via Gr
MPRL E&P Pte Ltd., the only independent E&P company operating in both onshore and offshore Myanmar, announces the discovery of gas in Pyi Thar-1ST. MPRL E&P’s Pyi Thar-1ST, drilled on a combination of structural and sedimentological traps, has encountered approximately 180 ft ( true vertical thickne
