Dart Energy Limited announce the appointment of John Mc Goldrick as CEO for Dart Energy (CBM) International Pte Ltd with effect from 16 January 2012. John, a chemical engineer by training, has 32 years experience in the upstream oil and gas business, and has lived and worked in the UK, France, Irela
Total today announced that it has signed two exploration licenses with the Mauritanian government that gives it, as operator, a 90% interest in the following blocks: Block C 9 in ultra deep offshore Block Ta 29 onshore in the Taoudeni basin. The National oil company SMH will hold the remaining 10%.
The Kenai LNG terminal in Alaska exported one LNG cargo or 41,441 mt in November, according to U.S. DOE. The cargo was bought by Tokyo Electric for $17.25 per mmBtu. The 1.5 MTPA Kenai Alaska LNG plant, operated by ConocoPhillips, started up in 1969 and has achieved over 40 years of uninterrupted su
Marubeni Corporation announced that Marubeni Eagle Ford Limited Partnership, a U.S. subsidiary of Marubeni, has entered into an agreement with Dallas based Hunt Oil Company, one of the world’s largest privately-owned independent oil and gas companies, to acquire a 35% working interest in the Eagle F
Governor Sean Parnell met yesterday in Anchorage with the chief executive officers from BP, ConocoPhillips and Exxon Mobil to discuss alignment between the three companies on commercializing the North Slope’s vast natural gas reserves. The meeting took place at the request of Governor Parnell after
The Northern Territory Government today announced the development approval required for the Ichthys Project to proceed with construction of its accommodation village at Howard Springs has been granted. Chief Minister Paul Henderson announced the Territory Government has approved an exceptional devel
MEO Australia Limited has been advised by Eni Australia Ltd, as Operator of permit NT/P68, that acquisition of the Bathurst 3D seismic survey covering the Blackwood East structure has been completed. The survey vessel M/V Veritas Viking II was released at 0600 (ACST) on 5th January 2012. A total of
Knutsen OAS Shipping has received permission from Russian authorities to carry LNG from Snøhvit to Japan trough the Northern Sea Route. “We started preparations in the spring of 2010. The Murmansk based NSR administration has now approved our application, subject to our acquiring charts, navigation
FUGRO-TSM Pty Ltd, has been awarded the Greater Western Flank (GWF) Phase 1 Project Subsea Installation Contract from Woodside Energy Limited. The contract value is in excess of AUD 100 million, with engineering and design work for the project beginning immediately, leading to a peak in offshore ins
Centrica plc’s North American subsidiary Direct Energy has acquired the Indiana-based natural gas retailer Vectren Source from Vectren Corporation for US $39 million (£25 million) in cash, plus additional working capital. Vectren Source has more than 146,000 residential and small commercial customer
Tri-Tech Holding Inc. announced today that it secured a $1.5 million strategic collaboration agreement with Wuhan Natural Gas High-Pressure Pipeline Co. (NGHP). The agreement between NGHP and Tri-Tech Holding’s affiliate, Beijing Satellite Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (BSST), outlines a framework
Cove Energy, the AIM quoted upstream oil and gas company, has put itself up for sale as the company looks to extract maximum value from the development of its offshore operations in Mozambique. “Rovuma Area 1 Interest represents a substantial portion of Cove’s asset value within the portfolio of foc
The Estonian government approved legal measures for the unbundling of natural gas supply and distribution by 2015, the economy ministry said in a statement today. Estonia depends on gas imports from Russia’s Gazprom and this measures will help operators of planned regional LNG terminals to provide a
Westport Innovations Inc., the global leader in natural gas engines, announced that Mr. Douglas King has been appointed to the company’s Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2012. The appointment of Mr. King increases the number of directors from eight to nine. Mr. King is a Certified Public Acc
