Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Sembawang Shipyard has secured a newbuilding and three major upgrading contracts totalling S$215 million, reinforcing its reputation as a world leading shipyard for ship repairs, ship conversions and specialized offshore newbuildings. The first contract is awarded by Tee
Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom’s Management Committee and Tetsuhiro Hosono, Director General of the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy under the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry signed an Agreement of Cooperation. The Agreement envisages preparation of a joint feasibilit
Today, Monday 17 January, Statoil kicks off a marketing campaign arguing for natural gas to be part of Europe’s energy mix for the long term. It also marks that Statoil has been a reliable gas supplier to Europe for over 30 years based on its production from the Norwegian Continental Shelf. “We are
Eastern Star Gas Limited is pleased to confirm that arrangements for purchase of the 24 hectare parcel of land on Kooragang Island, Newcastle, became unconditional on 14 January 2011. Purchase of the site, which will house ESG’s LNG Newcastle Project, will be completed in late February 2011 upon pay
ConocoPhillips has put its controlling stake in the big Barossa and Caldita gas fields in the Timor Sea up for sale, throwing into doubt the… (The West Australian) [mappress] Source: The West Australian, January 17, 2010;
Golar LNG Energy Limited is pleased to announce that it has entered into agreements to time charter its 4 modern LNG carriers (Golar Grand, Golar Viking, Golar Arctic and Golar Maria) for periods of between 12 and 18 months to various charterers. Total charter coverage amounts to 57 months. The comm
Leading independent satellite communications company NewSat Limited has announced $2.8 million worth of new contract wins. This positive result continues the strong end to 2010 with the previously announced $3 million worth of contracts closed in late 2010. These results were an extremely strong way
BP today announced that it has been awarded four deepwater offshore blocks in the Ceduna Sub Basin within the Great Australian Bight, off the coast of South Australia. BP said that it will explore Exploration Permit for Petroleum (EPP) areas EPP 37, EPP 38, EPP 39 and EPP 40 covering an area of 24,0
On January 14, SOCAR President Mr. Rovnag Abdullayev received the delegation led by Mr. Rune Bjørnson, Executive Vice President of Statoil on natural gas. Saluting the guests, Mr. Abdullayev congratulated them on occasion of the Christmas and New Year, and expressed his best wishes. SOCAR President
The state-run Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) signed memorandum of understandings (MoUs) worth over Rs one lakh crore with various companies f… [mappress] Source: indiatimes, January 17, 2011;
A new gas field worth more than 50 billion dollars has been discovered in the southern part of the country, Iranian Oil Minister, Dr. Mirkazemi announced here. According to the report of the public relations of the NIGC, he said that this new gas field, namely ‘Khayyam’ with reserves of 260 billion
David Dyck, President and Chief Operating Officer of Ivanhoe Energy Inc. and Gerald Moench, President of Sunwing Energy Ltd., today announced another natural gas discovery in China – the second deep discovery in less than one month at the company’s Zitong exploration block in the Sichuan Province. S
Chinese geologists have detected ‘super-thick’ oil and gas-rich strata in the South China Sea and also identified 38 offshore oil and gas ba… [mappress] Source: Beijing News, January 17, 2010;
Bangladesh signed a deal with Qatar Sunday to import 4 million tons of Liquefied Natural Gas per year from the Middle East country… (istockanalyst) [mappress] Source: istockanalyst, January 16, 2011;
