Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has appointed Mr Christian Freiherr von Oldershausen to the newly created position of Senior Vice President Global Sales. In his new position, Mr von Oldershausen will be responsible for enhancing global sales, working closely together with GL’s regional and area management.
The Chairman of Pretrobangla, Hussain Monsur, said today that Bangladesh has shortlisted four companies to construct the LNG import terminal at Moheshkhali Island. He told Platts that Golar LNG Energy, a consortium of US’ Astra Oil and Excelerate Energy, South Korea’s Samsung C&T Corporation and Ind
Yesterday in Moscow the Turkish party officially handed a note by the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the South Stream project at a meeting between Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation and Taner Yildiz, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tur
Gas Natural Europe, a subsidiary of GAS NATURAL FENOSA, supplier of natural gas in France, has made its first LNG unloading at the regasification plant of Montoir in Brittany, operated by Elengy (a GDF Suez subsidiary) in order to consolidate and enhance its presence in the French market. The energy
Fortune Oil plc said that it has acquired 94,040,000 shares, representing 2.15%, in China Gas Holdings Ltd (CGH). The total cost of the purchase was £24.2 million which was financed from the Company’s existing cash reserves. CGH is the largest independent natural gas company in China in term of city
Chesapeake Midstream Partners, L.P. (CHKM) announced it has agreed to acquire Appalachia Midstream Services, L.L.C. (AMS), the wholly owned subsidiary of Chesapeake Midstream Development, L.P. that holds its Marcellus Shale midstream assets, for total consideration of $865 million. Chesapeake Midstr
Yesterday in the Government House of the Russian Federation Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Fazil Senel, General Manager of Botas signed in the presence of Vladimir Putin, Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation and Taner Yildiz, Minister of Energy and Na
WestSide Corporation Limited and Meridian SeamGas joint venture partner Mitsui E&P Australia Pty Ltd have executed an agreement to fast-track access to gas to aid fulfilment of existing contracts and reduce payments to remedy shortfalls. The agreement with a leading market participant provides the M
Noble Energy, Inc. announced today a natural gas discovery at the Cyprus Block 12 prospect, offshore the Republic of Cyprus. The Cyprus A-1 well encountered approximately 310 feet of net natural gas pay in multiple high-quality Miocene sand intervals. The discovery well was drilled to a depth of 19,
Quicksilver Resources Inc., through wholly-owned subsidiaries, and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (KKR) announced the formation of a new midstream partnership dedicated to the construction and operation of natural gas midstream services to support producer customers in British Columbia and the N
A working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Taner Yildiz, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Turkey was held in Ankara. During the meeting a wide range of issues were discussed in the field of cooperation between Russia and Turke
Petronet LNG is in the last phases of talks with Qatar’s RasGas on signing long term LNG supply contract, Dr. A. K. Balyan, CEO and Managing Director of Petronet LNG said yesterday. “In a month or two months we can close this deal. The idea is to get whatever better pricing for the country. So, [&he
The Al Gattara liquefied natural gas tanker, with a capacity of 216,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal January 4, 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
Thiess has won a $60 million contract to deliver infrastructure for the Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project in Western Australia. Thiess will construct a 1.2 kilometre long tunnelled shore crossing under the ocean which will connect two offshore gas reserves with Chevron’s greenfield LNG plant at As
