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Gasum: Environmental Impact Assessment for Balticconnector Starts
The environmental impact assessment (EIA) for the Balticconnector initiative is underway, Gasum said in a statement. The purpose of the environmental impact assessment is to map the environmental impact of Balticconnector, a proposed pipeline under the Gulf of Finland, connecting Finnish and Estonia
Novatek Says Proved Reserves Rise 1.2 Percent
Novatek, the developer of Russia’s Yamal LNG project, said that independent petroleum engineers, DeGolyer & MacNaughton, have completed their comprehensive reserve appraisal of the company’s hydrocarbon reserves as of 31 December 2013. Total SEC proved reserves, including the vompany’s proportionate
CNPC Strikes Gas in Sichuan Basin
CNPC has made a major breakthrough in natural gas exploration in the Sichuan Basin. As certified by the Ministry of Land and Resources, the newly added proven gas in place in the Longwangmiao formation of Cambrian system in the Moxi block of Anyue gas field is 440.385 billion cubic meters, with tech
Lithuania FSRU Conducts Sea Trial
FSRU vessel “Independence” sailed to the sea its own course from South Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries. The ship’s sea trial lasted nearly a week. After a long period of engineering, welding, painting, installation and testing FSRU vessel successfully sailed into the open sea. Although ther
DNV GL: Diversification of Fuels for Shipping After LNG
The main drivers for the use of alternative fuels are the desire to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the need to meet upcoming air pollution requirements. “The global merchant fleet currently consumes around 330 million tonnes of fuel annually, 80-85 per cent of which is residual fuel with high s
Three LNG Tankers Most Sustainable Ships in 2013
According to the Environmental Ship Index (ESI) the Olympus, a product tanker of the Swedish shipping company Sirius Rederi, is the most sustainable ship to arrive in the port of Rotterdam in 2013. The tanker scored highly on this index of 2354 ships on a worldwide level as well. There the ship occu
Gazprom and Lithuania Talk Energy Cooperation
Sochi hosted today a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Algirdas Butkevicius, Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania. “The parties addressed a wide range of issues regarding the bilateral cooperation in the energy sector, including near-and m
South Stream Transport Selects DNV GL to Certify Pipeline Safety
South Stream Transport has contracted DNV GL for the independent certification of the South Stream Offshore Pipeline. DNV GL will be involved in the design, manufacturing, construction and pre-commissioning of the pipeline in order to issue a Certificate of Conformity, showing that the pipeline comp
Trinidad LNG Cargo on Way to Spain
Trinidad and Tobago’s Point Fortin LNG terminal shipped a liquefied natural gas cargo to Spain on Friday, shipping data shows. The cargo is being hauled by the 137,814 cubic-meter Hispania Spirit, and it is expected to arrive at the Cartagena terminal on February 16. Atlantic LNG, the operator of Tr
Port of Amsterdam Opens Tank Location for LNG
As of December 20th inland navigation vessels can bunker LNG in the Port of Amsterdam. Greenstream was the first ship to moor alongside the Amerikahaven quay to bunker LNG. Built by Peters Shipyards, Greenstream is operated by InterStream Barging and has been chartered by Shell. The LNG was also sup
Gazprom Considers Constructing Additional Lines of Nord Stream
Alexey Miller of Gazprom and Matthias Warnig, Managing Director of Nord Stream met in Moscow where they addressed the possibility of building up capacities of the Nord Stream gas transmission system via the Baltic Sea by constructing one or two additional strings. Gazprom reviewed the results of the
Statoil Earnings Down
Statoil’s fourth quarter 2013 net operating income was NOK 43.9 billion. In 2013, net operating income was NOK 155.5 billion. At today’s Capital Markets Update, Statoil presents its plan for reduced capital expenditure by more than USD 5 billion from 2014-16 compared to previous plans. This will ena
VIDEO: Le MAG Marseille Special: from LNG to Photovoltaic
A visit to the Fos Cavaou LNG terminal, the multi-technical maintenance service of a 5-Star hotel in Marseille, and the installation of photovoltaic panels in Chile… all are featured in the Marseille special edition of the GDF SUEZ video magazine. We join Bénédicte Bartholet, Deputy Sales Manager at
Gazprom to Start Commercial Gas Production from Kirinskoye Field This Year
The Gazprom headquarters hosted a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Alexander Khoroshavin, Governor of the Sakhalin Region. The meeting noted a significant amount of Gazprom’s investments in the Sakhalin Region –the Company’s capital investment