Eni announces the successful appraisal and testing of the Sankofa discovery in the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) licence, offshore Ghana. The Sankofa-2 well was drilled in 864 meters water depth at a distance of about 55 km from the coast and successfully appraised the Sankofa discovery. The wel
In October 2010, Wärtsilä and Deltamarin announced that the two companies were co-operating to develop a series of innovative ferry designs. The Integrated Modular Customized, IMC designs are now ready for introduction to the ferry market. Deltamarin, the foremost design company in the cruise and fe
Golar LNG Limited announced that it has entered into a firm contract to build four 160,000 m3 LNG carrriers with the Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd. The newbuilding contracts were originally entered into by Companies affiliated with Golar’s largest shareholder World Shipholding.
The long-running saga of the Donggi-Senoro natural gas block in Central Sulawesi took its latest twist on Monday as LNG International demand… (thejakartaglobe) [mappress] Source: thejakartaglobe, April 11, 2011;
The LNG Imo liquefied natural gas carrier, with a capacity of 148,452 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s Dragon terminal April 18, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. BG and Petronas between them have contracted for the full capacity at Dragon LNG’s Milford Haven site over
Saint Petersburg hosted the celebrations devoted to commissioning of a new PGU-450 combined cycle gas turbine unit at the Yuzhnaya CHPP of TGC-1 . Participating in the celebrations was Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee. “Today’s event once again proves the status of Gazprom
King & Spalding advised Pacific LNG Operations, Ltd., on the commercial framework agreement and related project agreements among Pacific LNG, InterOil Corporation, Liquid Niugini Gas Ltd. (LNGL), Flex LNG Ltd. (FLNG) and Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., governing the terms for the development, co
Chesapeake Midstream Partners, L.P. today announced that it has commenced an offering, through a private placement, of $350 million of senior notes due 2021. The Partnership intends to use the net proceeds of the proposed offering to repay borrowings currently outstanding under its revolving credit
Gas infrastructure companies Gasunie (the Netherlands) and Fluxys (Belgium) are exploring the possibilities for cross-border cooperation. The CEOs of both companies, Walter Peeraer (Fluxys) and Paul van Gelder (Gasunie), have signed a joint declaration of intent to that effect today. This took place
Tehran and Abu Dhabi officials have inked an agreement on export of Iran’s rich gas reserves to the United Arab Emirates, an official reveal… (farsnews) [mappress] Source: farsnews, April 11, 2011;
BASF’s specialty foam Basotect® is now for the first time used to insulate pipes in a liquefied natural gas (LNG) tank terminal in Gwangyang, Korea. The pipe cover with Basotect provides energy-efficient thermal insulation, easy handling and flame retardancy. LNG is natural gas which is temporarily
Origin Energy Limited today announced that it had successfully completed the syndication of a $2.15 billion and US$350 million bank debt facility with a term of between three and five years. Origin initially executed an underwritten $2.0 billion facility in December 2010. $1.1 billion of the proceed
A shortage of skilled labour threatens to cause cost and schedule blowouts on Australia’s planned liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects, Wood… (sydneymorningherald) [mappress] Source: sydneymorningherald, April 11, 2011;
“Change Your Future, Join the largest LNG producer in the world, Qatargas and, Change the World” is the message Qatargas, is communicating in its media campaign to aspiring Qatari graduates and job seekers at this, the fourth Annual Qatar Career Fair (QCF), held from 10-14 April at Doha Exhibition C
