Qatargas’ Chief Executive Officer Tuesday recognised the Qatargas employees, who have been instrumental in Qatargas becoming the first company in Qatar to achieve accreditation for its professional engineers development programme, from the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) and Institution o
Port of Sines in Portugal is scheduled to receive a shipment of LNG from Nigeria on March 13, according to the Port of Sines website. The LNG Bonny, with a capacity of 132,588 cubic metres, is sailing from Nigerian Bonny terminal. The terminal is held by REN Atlântico and has a nominal send out capa
Exxon Mobil plans to invest approximately $185 billion over the next five years to develop new supplies of energy to meet expected growth in demand, Chairman and CEO Rex W. Tillerson said today in a presentation at the New York Stock Exchange. “During challenging times for the global economy, ExxonM
Indonesia’s PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) said in a statement that it has signed an agreement with PT KHI Pipe Industries for the procurement of pipelines connecting the planned floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Belawan with its customers in Medan. “This signing is a manifestation of
Westside of Australia today said that its revenue from continuing operations for the six months to 31 December 2011, was $3.9 million (2010: $6.4m), including $2.6 million from Meridian SeamGas (2010: $2.9m) and $0.7 million from drilling rig operations (2010: $2.1m). WestSide’s operating loss after
State-run gas company GAIL India, imported sixteen cargoes of liquefied natural gas during the current fiscal year, significantly higher than the last fiscal when the company imported four cargoes, Business Line reported. Gas output from RIL’s D6 block in the Krishna Godavari basin in the Bay of Ben
Engineering and construction company Clough today said that the BAM Clough Joint Venture has received a Letter of Intent (LOI) from JGC Corporation, KBR and Chiyoda Corporation joint venture (JKC JV), for a contract valued at $370 million. The scope of work involves the design and construction of th
Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) burned 1,966,000 mt of LNG in February, up 24.3 percent on year. TEPCO imported 2,222,000 mt of LNG in February, up from 2,216,000 mt it imported in January. Japan’s consumption of LNG surged in the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake. Power companies account fo
Qatargas Chief Executive Officer, Khalid Bin Khalifa Al-Thani won the “Excellence in Gas Processing Practice” Award at the 3rd International Gas Processing Symposium in Doha. The award was presented by Dr. Sheikha Abdulla Al Misnad, President of Qatar University, in the presence of Dr. Mohammed Bin
Taiwan’s Yung-An LNG terminal is due to receive three cargoes of liquefied natural gas from Malaysia next week, according to Kaohsiung Port Authority. The Puteri Delima tanker, with a capacity of 13o,000 cbm, and the 130,000 cbm Tenaga Lima will reach Yung-An terminal on March 15. The 137,100 cbm Pu
The Supervisory Board of Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo (PGNiG) appointed Ms Grażyna Piotrowska-Oliwa as President of the Management Board, with effect from March 19th. The recruitment process has been carried out with the support of Russell Reynolds Associates Sp. z o.o., a reputed consult
Japan, the world’s largest LNG importer, is due to receive an LNG cargo from Malaysia this week, according to port data. The cargo is being carried by the 137,000 cbm Pacific Eurus, and it is expected to arrive at the Futtsu terminal on March 9. The Futtsu Thermal Power Station, one of the most repr
Work on Viking Line’s new passenger ferry, the M/S Viking Grace, is proceeding as planned. The keel laying ceremony took place on Tuesday, at the STX Finland shipyard in Turku. The vessel will be launched in mid-August. It will go into service in January 2013. Laying the keel – a new vessel is born
The value of Australia’s resources and energy exports in 2011 increased by 15 per cent from the previous year to a record $190 billion, according to the Resources and Energy Statistics December quarter 2011 report released today by the Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics (BREE). ’The record val
