The Al Mafyar LNG carrier, with a capacity of 266,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal December 30, 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 21 billion cubic
Drilling and formation evaluation operations have been completed at Encounter-1, the first of a two well shale gas exploration program. The well has been cased and suspended for future fracture stimulation. Encounter-1 was drilled outside of structural closure and penetrated 393 metres of the target
State-owned NTPC today said it hoped to get liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar by next financial year… (business standard) [mappress] Source: business standard, December 23, 2010;
A group consisting of 15 communities, elected officials and environmental advocacy groups has teamed up to inform the Federal Energy Regulat… (heraldnews) [mappress] Source: heraldnews, December 23, 2010;
BlackRock, Inc. has informed Wärtsilä Corporation that it has sold Wärtsilä shares on 20 December 2010 and now owns less than one twentieth (1/20) of the company’s votes. Following the transaction BlackRock Inc. owns 4,898,350 shares or 4.97% of Wärtsilä’s share capital and total votes. [mappress] S
Reference is made to the announcement made by Golar LNG Energy Limited on December 16, 2010 in respect of the exercise of warrants granted at the time of the Company’s private placement in August 2009. The total number of warrants exercised on December 15, 2010 was 9,421,440 and the Company has subs
The Chairman of Clough Limited, Mr Keith Spence, announced today that Chief Executive Officer, Mr John Smith, has advised the Board that he will be retiring from Clough around the fourth anniversary of his tenure, in August 2011. Clough has commenced an internal and external search for the company’s
Cove Energy plc, the East African oil and gas exploration company, announces that the Belford Dolphin drillship has arrived on location at the Tubarao well site. This follows cessation of operations on the Lagosta gas discovery which has been suspended to allow for future flow testing. As announced
STX Finland Oy and Viking Line ABP have signed an agreement for the construction of an environmentally friendly, new generation cruise ferry for Viking Line. The agreement includes an option for a sister ship. The contract price is about 240 million euros. The ship will be built at Turku shipyard an
Tokyo Gas, Co., Ltd. announced today the signing of a heads of agreement regarding the sale and purchase of liquefied natural gas (LNG) with Hokkaido Gas Co., Ltd. . Under the agreement, Tokyo Gas will supply Hokkaido Gas with LNG for a period of 11 years extending from FY2012 to FY2022. The LNG sup
Ukraine sees Azerbaijan as a priority supplier of liquefied natural gas (LNG), Head of the working group “National Projects” of the Economic… (trend.az) [mappress] Source: trend.az, December 22, 2010;
The world’s northernmost natural gas liquefaction plant Hammerfest LNG on the island Melkøya, 800 km north of the Arctic Circle near Hammerfest in Norway, had started commercial production by beginning 2008 and produces now with a performance of up to 104 percent of its design capacity. A performanc
Westport Innovations Inc. , a global leader in alternative fuel, low-emissions transportation technologies, today announced that Vedder Transport Ltd. of Abbotsford, British Columbia has issued a purchase order for 50 Peterbilt 386 liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks featuring Westport HD Systems. Ve
MEO Australia Limited advises that since the last progress report, final logs were acquired and abandonment operations commenced. The proximity of a Tropical Low, with the potential to develop into a cyclone, necessitated the de-manning of all personnel from the Songa Venus rig starting on Tuesday 1
