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Gazprom to Meet Increased Demand in Europe
The Gazprom Board of Directors took notice of the information about possible changes in the global gas market. It was highlighted that the gas industry development was increasingly tied to the enhanced energy security specified by rising investments needed for the gas infrastructure expansion, as we
OMV, Gazprom Discuss Alternative Supply Routes for Russian Gas
The CEOs of Gazprom and OMV, Alexei Miller and Gerhard Roiss discussed the challenging current market environment for gas. Apart of the ongoing gas supply contract negotiations, the parties also discussed the current political situation, making it clear that Austria’s gas supply is a top priority. D
Aker, Baker Hughes Join Forces on Subsea Production
Aker Solutions and Baker Hughes have agreed to form an alliance to develop technology for production solutions that will boost output, increase recovery rates and reduce costs for subsea fields. The non-incorporated alliance will combine Aker Solutions’ strengths in subsea production and processing
Gazprom, Turkey Consider Possible Increase in Blue Stream Capacity
Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Taner Yildiz, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Turkey met in Ankara where they addressed the cooperation deepening between Gazprom and Turkey in the gas sector. “In particular, they considered the possibility of incre
Belgium: LNG Tanker Due at Zeebrugge May 3
The Methania liquefied natural gas carrier, with a capacity of 145,702 cubic meters, is due to arrive in the Zeebrugge LNG terminal on May 3, according to port data. The liquefied natural gas carrier will probably load in a re-export cargo and depart from the Zeebrugge terminal on May 4. Fluxys of B
Enagas Improves Efficiency on LNG Reloading Operations
Enagás is reducing to zero boil-off gas losses in LNG reloading operations at average production levels through the introduction of various process improvements, the company said in a statement. By way of illustration, loading carried out at the Huelva plant on 11 March and 2 April achieved 0% losse
ERTRAC Sees CNG, LNG as Strategic Option Towards Decarbonisation
ERTRAC, The European Road Transport Research Advisory Council, has published a research roadmap on ‘Energy Carries for Powertrains’. Produced in a joint effort between ERTRAC’s Working Group on Energy & Environment and NGVA Europe, the goal is to provide an overview of R&D needs for the most promisi
Enagas to Start LNG Reloading at Barcelona Plant
Enagás of Spain said it will be offering LNG reloading service at its Barcelona plant from July 2014. “Loading will be subject to the tanker meeting certain technical requirements, the terminal’s operating parameters and production levels. These conditions will be established when the customer speci
Bulgaria Interested in South Stream Project
Minister of Economy and Energy of Bulgaria Dragomir Stoynev confirmed that his country is interested in constructing the South Stream gas pipeline while criticizing recent calls of the European Commission to abandon the project. The pipeline will be laid on the bottom of the Black Sea and will unint
VIDEO: HiLoad FLNG Offloading Operation
HiLoad LNG, a unit of Sevan Marine, posted a video showing an offloading operation from a floating LNG vessel to an LNG tanker. This content is available after accepting the cookies. Change cookie-settings View on Youtube. The proprietary HiLoad technology for offshore loading has been developed ove
Novatek Hopes to Ink CNPC LNG Deal in May
Novatek of Russia, operator of the Yamal LNG project, may sign a deal in May with CNPC to supply LNG from the Yamal project. The document will contain exact pricing, and as of now 75-78% of future LNG from the project had been contracted already, the company’s chief Leonid Mikhelson said on Friday,
Sakhalin Energy, SCF Sign Contract for OSV
Sakhalin Energy Investment Company and Sovcomflot Shelf on behalf of Sovcomflot Group signed the contract for construction and long-term operation of the multifunctional icebreaking supply vessel for Sakhalin-2 offshore platforms. Operations under the contract will continue for 20 years. The vessel
UK to Get Another Qatari LNG Cargo
The South Hook liquefied natural gas terminal in the UK is expected to receive a cargo of LNG on April 26, port data reveals. The Al Kharsaah LNG tanker, with a capacity of 214,198 cubic metres, is transporting the cargo from Ras Laffan, Qatar. This represents the second cargo from Qatar scheduled t
Sakhalin Energy Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Sakhalin Energy, the operator of Russia’s only LNG plant, celebratee its 20th anniversary. It has been established in 1994 to operate one of the largest oil and gas industry projects – Sakhalin-2. “The sheer complexity of the challenges in engineering oil and gas export infrastructure from square on