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Al Ghariya LNG Carrier Scheduled at UK South Hook Next Week
The UK’s South Hook liquefied natural gas import terminal is expected to receive a cargo of LNG on May 26, port data says. The Al Ghariya LNG carrier, with a capacity of 210,000 cubic metres is transporting the cargo from Ras Laffan, Qatar. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million tonnes of
Flame: Europe Should Use More Gas to Meet Emission Targets
Flame, Europe’s leading gas and LNG conference, officially opened on Monday, 20th May, at the Hotel Okura in Amsterdam. After the opening speech by Jonathan Stern, Natural Gas Research Programme and Senior Research Fellow, OIES; Statoil’s Senior Vice President Rune Bjornson addressed the conference
Cheniere: US LNG Capacity Could Reach 125 MT of LNG by 2020
Cheniere, which is building liquefaction facilities at its Sabine Pass LNG terminal in Lousiana, expects that US LNG exports capacity could reach 125 MT of LNG by 2020, said Jean Abiteboul, President, Cheniere supply and marketing at the Global LNG Summit, a part of the Flame conference being held i
Qatargas: LNG Supply Will Remain Tight
Alaa AbuJbara, COO – Commercial and Shipping at Qatargas, held a presentation during The Global LNG Summit, a part of the Flame Conference. During the presentation Mr. AbuJbara said that the global LNG supply will remain tight in the following years. Talking about the European LNG supply, he said th
Flame: The Global LNG Summit Officially Open
The Global LNG Summit opened on Monday 19 May, as a part of the Flame Conference held in Amsterdam. Chris Johnson, General Manager of LNG New Markets of Shell LNG, opened the Summit with his presentation “Examining the Key Opportunities and Challenges facing the LNG Industry today”. Following Mr Joh
Gazprom, Eni Discuss Russian Gas Supplies to Italy
Amsterdam hosted a working meeting on Friday, May 16, between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Claudio Descalzi, Chief Operating Officer of Eni. The meeting participants addressed the bilateral cooperation in the energy industry, placing an emphasis on Russian gas supp
Port of Civitavecchia Starts LNG TtS Bunkering
The Port of Civitavecchia has taken the lead on LNG bunkering. This is the first time ever that an Italian port has given permission for LNG TtS Bunkering. After bunkering the world first LNG-powered tug in Zeebrugge, the world’s second LNG-powered sea going tug, the Bokn of Buksér og Berging AS, wa
South Stream Reaches Progress in Gas Pipeline Section
Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee on Friday took part in the South Stream Transport Supervisory Board of Directors meeting in Amsterdam. It was pointed out at the meeting that South Stream’s offshore project was running on schedule. By now, South Stream Transport has conclu
Damen Gets 10th LNG Carrier Repair Order
Damen Shiprepair Brest (France) received its 10th LNG carrier repair order from GDF Suez in-house technical vessel manager Gazocean. The vessel will undergo extensive maintenance works. The 73,646M3 capacity vessel was delivered under the name of Gaz De France Energy in 2006 at Chantiers de L’Atlant
GAZ-SYSTEM Awarded CSR White Leaf of POLITYKA
GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. was decorated for the first time with the CSR White Leaf of POLITYKA, an award that is granted to companies which implement key solutions recommended by ISO 26000 for effective management of their impact and improve their activity in this area all the time. POLITYKA weekly, together
OGN Group Wins Nyhamma Onshore Gas Plant Deal
OGN Group, the North East of England offshore engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) specialist, has secured a new contract award from Kvaerner for the Shell-operated Nyhamma onshore Gas Plant project in Norway. As part of the multi-million agreement, OGN will fabricate a series of 18 Pre-A
Cuadrilla Seeks to Unlock Lancashire’s Shale Gas Potential
Following extensive public consultation Cuadrilla Resources will submit, before the end of the month, a planning application to Lancashire County Council to drill, hydraulically fracture and test the flow of gas from up to four exploration wells at its proposed exploration site at Preston New Road.
LaNaval to Build Ferry Powered by Diesel-Oil or Natural Gas
LaNaval Shipyard in Spain received a contract to design and build a new ferry for the Dutch company Royal N.V. Texels Eigen Stoomboot Onderneming (TESO), which will be powered by diesel-oil or alternatively Natural Gas, being helped also by electric batteries that will form an integral part of the a
WorleyParsons Bags Natural Gas Pipeline Contract from TANAP
TANAP has awarded WorleyParsons a significant five year contract for the supply of Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) services for the 1,841km Trans Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline Project which has an estimated total project cost of USD 11.7 billion. TANAP is designed to tra