Norway exported 323,617 mt of LNG in February, according to the trade statistics. LNG exports in February rose 24.9%, compared with last year, when the country exported 259,175 mt of LNG. Norway exports liquefied natural gas through Hammerfest LNG terminal, located on the island Melkøya. The Hammerf
The Gazprom headquarters hosted yestrerday a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Peter Voser, Chief Executive Officer of Royal Dutch Shell. The parties discussed the joint efforts within the Protocol on Strategic Global Cooperation. Special atten
Japan’s INPEX said today that through its subsidiary, INPEX Oil & Gas Australia, it has agreed to acquire a 17.5% participating interest in the Prelude FLNG Project from Shell Development (Australia), a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell. The Prelude FLNG Project is located in WA-44-L, approximately 47
Noble Energy said that it and its partners in the Tamar field have signed a gas sales agreement to sell natural gas from the Tamar field, offshore Israel, to Israel Electric Corporation Limited (IEC). Under the 15-year agreement, IEC is expected to purchase approximately 2.7 trillion cubic feet (Tcf
Shell’s Prelude FLNG project offshore Australia is on track for operations around 2017, Platts reported, citing Marjan van Loon, Shell vice president for LNG and processing. Van loon also said that the FLNG project is under no schedule pressure to be the first operating FLNG facility. “Because the s
The Gazprom delegation headed by Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee, made a business trip to the French Republic yesterday. During the trip, Alexey Miller met with Henri Proglio, Chairman and CEO of EDF. The meeting was focused on the progress with the South Stream project
Ferus Inc. said that it has put into service the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) powered heavy-duty tractor in the province of Alberta. This unit will operate exclusively in the oilfield services sector of Alberta’s energy industry transporting liquid nitrogen to energy industry customers in the c
Trinidad and Tobago’s Point Fortin terminal shipped an liquefied natural gas cargo yesterday, according to shipping data. The cargo is being carried by the British Innovator, a 138,200 cubic-meter tanker. The destination of the cargo is unknown at this moment. Trinidad and Tobago’s Point Fortin LNG
Australia’s Beach Energy has released the following monthly drilling report for February 2012. Beach Operated Cooper Basin Unconventional Gas Program Workover operations have successfully cleaned out the Encounter-1 wellbore in PEL 218 (Beach 100%). Tubing will now be installed ready for the fractur
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) has opened a Design and Newbuilding Support Centre in the Republic of Korea. The Centre has been established in line with the RS strategic global expansion plans. It will facilitate further development of RS services in the region. The main objectives of th
Dr. A. K. Balyan, MD & CEO Petronet LNG, has been conferred with the FGI HR award by the Federation of Gujarat Industries (FGI) in recognition of path breaking professional contributions to HR management in India and for his exemplary leadership leading Petronet LNG, enhancing its productivity and q
Taiwan’s Yung-An LNG terminal is due to receive a cargo of liquefied natural gas from Nigeria on April 11, according to shipping data. The LNG Kano tanker, with a capacity of 148,565 cbm, is sailing from Nigeria’s Bonny terminal. The Yung-An terminal is Taiwan’s first liquefied natural gas receiving
Belgium’s Fluxys said in a statement today that it has unloaded 70 carriers at its Zeebrugge LNG terminal in 2011. The major part of the tankers were carrying LNG from Qatar, while others came from Yemen, Nigeria and Trinidad. The peak month was May, with 11 unloaded LNG carriers. Since June 2010, t
A significant share in the world’s largest supplier of hi-tech maritime laser docking systems has been acquired by Milford Haven Port. Marimatech, a Danish company that began manufacturing laser docking technology in 1988, recently entered into administration after experiencing some financial diffic
