The crisis at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi plant nuclear plant is adding to the price pressure on liquefied natural gas, experts said… (upi) [mappress] Source: upi, June 23, 2011;
Eidesvik Offshore has been awarded a 5 year Charter Party Contract by Statoil for the Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) Viking Avant. The contract has further 3 yearly options for extension. Statoil has at the same time awarded Eidesvik Shipping AS, a subsidiary of Eidesvik Offshore ASA, a 2 year Charter
The Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) Chief Executive, Belinda Robinson, has appointed Rick Wilkinson to the new role of APPEA Chief Operating Officer – Eastern Australia. Mr Wilkinson began his career in the oil and gas industry more than three decades ago and has wo
An Electricity Authority plenum has approved the request of the Israel Electric Corporation to temporarily lease a Liquefied Natural Gas (LN… (jerusalem post) [mappress] Source: jerusalem post, June 23, 2011;
Engineering and construction company Clough Limited today announced Kevin Gallagher will be appointed to succeed John Smith as Chief Executive Officer of Clough. Mr Gallagher will take up his appointment with Clough towards the end of August. Mr Gallagher brings 20 years experience in oil and gas op
East Timor is calling for Royal Dutch Shell to be excluded from discussions about the development of the Greater Sunrise gas field, claimin… (theaustralian) [mappress] Source: theaustralian, June 23, 2011;
Exoma Energy Limited announced the spudding of Wonganella-1, the second well of 12 wells in the 2011 exploration campaign in the Central Queensland Galilee Basin. Wonganella-1 is the second well to be drilled under the joint venture with CNOOC Galilee Gas Company Pty Ltd. Exoma is joint venture oper
The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) will accelerate its alternative fuel research efforts thanks to a $1.5-million donation from Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sure Energy Inc. Jeffrey Boyce, The donation, the largest gift UOIT has received from an individual, will fund
Gazprom and Verbundnetz Gas held celebrations Tuesday near Bernburg (Germany) devoted to the ejector unit commissioning at the Bernburg UGS facility. Participating in the meeting were Vlada Rusakova, Member of the Gazprom Management Committee, Head of the Strategic Development Department and Uwe Bar
Petronas Gas Bhd’s (PTG) liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants will not only drive its gas transportation, processing and fixed reservation revenue up, but the capital expenditure (capex) incurred should also drive down PTG’s tax rate to below 20 per cent. Following news of PTG’s share price increasing
Repsol Chairman, Antonio Brufau, was granted the 2010 Entrepreneur of the Year award by the Federation of Spanish Chambers of Commerce in Europe (FEDECOM). He received the award from the Secretary General for Trade, Alfredo Bonet. In its first edition this year, the award rewards the efforts of empl
Gladstone Harbour’s dredging project, the largest in Australia’s history, began on May 20, an audience heard yesterday. Speaking at the Gladstone Resource Industry Update, Peter O’Sullivan, project manager of environment and approvals for the Western Basin Dredging Project, said the Big Boss dredger
U.K. energy giant BP PLC aims to develop 300 natural gas wells in Oman in what would be one of the company’s largest global projects, Chief… (advfn) [mappress] Source: advfn, June 22, 2011;
Berlin has given assurances the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline through the Baltic Sea won’t block development of Polish ports, the Polish… (upi) [mappress] Source: upi, June 22, 2011;
