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Gasol to Buy 30 Pct in Malta Power & Gas
Gasol announced that, as part of a consortium called ElectroGas Malta, it has entered in to a share purchase agreement pursuant to which it will acquire a 30 per cent stake in Malta Power & Gas Limited, a special purpose company established by Malta’s state power utility, Enemalta, to own and operat
Fluxys: Nine LNG Carriers Unloaded at Zeebrugge in Q1
Fluxys Belgium said that in the first three months of the year, nine carriers were unloaded and five were loaded at the Zeebrugge LNG import terminal. This compares with eight and five carriers respectively in the same period last year. Truck loading services peak – Take-up of truck-loading services
Gas Natural Fenosa to Supply Gas to Girona
Gas Natural Fenosa, through its distributor Gas Natural Distribución, will invest €1.7 million to supply gas to the town of Castelló d’Empúries in Empuriabrava (Girona). The power company has already started building the 9.3 kilometre network which will bring service to 5,900 households in the first
GasLog: Shareholders Elect Nine Directors at Annual General Meeting
GasLog, an international owner, operator and manager of LNG carriers, announced the election of nine directors at the company’s annual general meeting of shareholders held in Monaco on Tuesday. The elected directors are Peter G. Livanos, Philip Radziwill, Bruce L. Blythe, Paul J. Collins, William M.
Repsol Sells Argentinean Bonds to JP Morgan
Repsol has agreed with JP Morgan several sale operations of the bonds delivered by the Republic of Argentina as a means of payment of the compensation for the expropriation of the controlling stake of Repsol in YPF and YPF Gas. Such operations included, on one side, the sale of the whole portfolio o
Medvedev: Gazprom to Switch Ukraine to Gas Prepayment
A working meeting took place yesterday, May 12, among Dmitry Medvedev, Russian Prime Minister, Alexander Novak, Russian Energy Minister and Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee. Alexey Miller informed Dmitry Medvedev that Ukraine’s total debt for Russian gas, including for the
Oman Drydock to Introduce New LNG Repair Partnership at Posidonia
Oman Drydock Company (ODC) is to formally launch a new partnership targeting the LNG carrier repair market at next month’s Posidonia trade fair in Greece, the company said in a statement. The new package is being launched with DSEC a subsidiary of Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Company L
LNG Tanker Due at Zeebrugge Next Week
The WilPride LNG tanker, with a capacity of 156,000 cubic meters, is expected to arrive at Belgium’s Zeebrugge LNG terminal from Qatar on May 23, according to port data. Fluxys of Belgium, the operator of the Zeebrugge LNG terminal, said that 37 LNG carriers unloaded at Zeebrugge in 2013, compared w
GasLog Partners Raises USD 186 Million
GasLog Partners announced the closing of its initial public offering of 9,660,000 common units representing limited partner interests, including 1,260,000 common units issued upon the exercise in full by the underwriters of their option to purchase additional units. The public offering price was $21
TAP to Construct Onshore Pipeline in Greece and Albania
Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) has issued its second contract notice for a major Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) contract in the Official Journal of the EU – the EU Gazette. The scope for this contract will include the Engineering, Procurement and Construction of the approximately 760 kilo
Boskalis Begins HTV Study
Royal Boskalis Westminster announced at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston that it has started a study into a new ultra large V-class Heavy Marine Transport Vessel (HTV). The Dockwise Vanguard which came into service early 2013 is already the world’s largest V-class HTV with a carrying ca
ABB Equips Finnish LNG Icebreaker with Electric Power Plant and Propulsion Units
ABB, a global leader in power and automation technology, has secured a new order to supply electric power plant and Azipod propulsion units for one icebreaker vessel built for Finnish Transport Agency (FTA) at Arctech Helsinki Shipyard. The competitive bidding was done between several suppliers. Due
SBM Offshore: Steady Performance in 1Q
SBM Offshore N.V., provider of floating production solutions to the offshore energy industry, has reported first quarter Trading Update with the following highlights: – Year-to-date 2014 Directional revenues in line with expectations at US$782 million; – Directional Backlog as of March 31, 2014 stan
Stockholm and Tallinn Ports Protect Baltic Sea Environment
Ports of Stockholm and the Port of Tallinn signed an important agreement to work together to improve the environment in the Baltic Sea. The two ports will jointly focus on the provision of future fuels, the management of ship-generated waste and the supply of electricity to vessels in port. Ports of