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Belgium: LNG Tanker Due at Zeebrugge Dec 21
The Al Jassasiya LNG tanker, with a capacity of 145,800 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the Zeebrugge liquefied natural gas terminal from Qatar on December 21, according to the Port of Zeebrugge website. Fluxys of Belgium, the operator of the LNG terminal, said that in the first nine months of 201
Gazprom: First Gas Compressor Installed at Russkaya CS
The installation of the first gas compressor unit (GCU) started on Friday at the Russkaya compressor station (CS) in the Krasnodar Territory. The station will ensure gas transmission via the South Stream gas pipeline, Gazprom said in a a statement. The domestically produced Ladoga GCU being installe
OLT Offshore Completes Fourth STS LNG Transfer, Italy
OLT Offshore LNG Toscana said in a statement that a 4th LNG ship-to-ship offloading operation to the FSRU has been recently completed and the commissioning phase of the floating terminal continues, in line with the company’s program. OLT Offshore also launched a tender to individuate the subjects av
Qatar, Croatia Sign MoU in Energy Technology Sector
Mohammed bin Saleh Al-Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry, recently went on an official visit to Croatia, during which he met with Croatian President Ivo Josipovic and he also signed an MOU between the Croatian Ministry of Economy and the Qatari Ministry of Energy and Industry for technical cooper
Statoil Strikes Gas in Barents Sea
Statoil ASA has together with its partners Eni Norge AS and Petoro AS made an oil and gas discovery in the Skavl prospect in PL532, close to Johan Castberg in the Barents Sea. Well 7220/7-2 S, drilled by the rig West Hercules, has proven a 22 metre gas column and a 23 m oil column […]
Polskie LNG Names New President of Management Board
Polskie LNG, the operator of Poland’s first LNG terminal, said it has appointed Tomasz Pepliński as the President of the Management Board. Throughout his career, Tomasz Pepliński was in charge of a number of chemical industry and energy projects, whereby he was accountable for the investment process
Asda Introduces Volvo Dual-Fuel Tractor Units (UK)
Asda Logistics Services (ALS) hsaid it has introduced 50 dual-fuel Volvo FM tractor units at its newly opened distribution centre at, Asda Avonmouth, Bristol. The new dual-fuel vehicles are the latest development in Asda Logistics Service’s transport sustainability strategy following the ‘fewer, che
Dynagas LNG Closes Option to Buy Additional Units
Dynagas LNG Partners said that, in connection with its previously announced initial public offering of 12,500,000 common units at $18.00 per unit, the underwriters have exercised in full the over-allotment option granted to them by Dynagas Holding, the Partnership’s sponsor. Dynagas Holding has sold
Golar LNG Partners Buys FSRU
Golar LNG Partners announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the ownership interests in the company that will own and operate the Golar Igloo, a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), from Golar LNG Limited for an aggregate purchase price of $310.0 million. Golar LNG Partn
Nord Stream Completes Final Load Tests
Nord Stream has successfully completed the final 30-day test of the pipeline system. The industry-standard test confirms the safety and reliability of the integrated twin-pipeline gas transportation system. The completion of the NEL-Pipeline in early November allowed for a test phase involving the c
European Commission Approves Gazprom, Wintershall Asset Swap
The European Commission approved the asset swap deal between Gazprom and Wintershall. The deal is supposed to increase Gazprom’s stakes in gas trading and storage companies of WINGAS Group to 100 per cent as well as in WIEH and WIEE – to 100 per cent. Gazprom will also receive a 50 per cent stake in
Ukraine, Russia Discuss Crucial Issues of Cooperation
The Gazprom headquarters hosted a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Yury Boiko, Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine. The parties discussed crucial issues of cooperation in the gas sector. Yuriy Boyko also held talks with representatives of the Gover
Peru LNG Cargo Heads for Spain
Peru LNG shipped a cargo of liquefied natural gas to Spain yesterday, according to PeruPetro S.A. The cargo is being hauled by the Sevilla Knutsen, a 173.400 cubic-meter tanker operated by Knutsen OAS Shipping. The Peru LNG project includes two parts: an LNG plant with a marine terminal from which L
WorleyParsons Secures Vladivostok LNG Contract
Gazprom subsidiary, VNIPIgazdobycha, has appointed WorleyParsons as their engineering contractor for the development of a major Russian LNG production and export facility Vladivostok LNG. The development forms part of the Russian Government’s strategy to substantially expand the eastern portion of t