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Wartsila: U.S. Coast Guard Grants AMS Acceptance for Ballast Water Management System
Wärtsilä of Finland has been granted Alternate Management System (AMS) acceptance for its AQUARIUS®UV Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) by the United States Coastguard (USCG). This allows all US and foreign flag ships fitted with the Wärtsilä AQUARIUS®UV BWMS to operate in US territorial waters
Two LNG Tankers Scheduled at UK South Hook This Week
Two Qatari LNG cargoes have been scheduled for delivery this week to the UK’s South Hook LNG terminal. The 263,000 cbm Al Samriya is expected to arrive at the South Hook terminal on November 22, and the 266.000 cbm Bu Samra is due to arrive on November 24, according to the Milford Haven Port Authori
Prime Ministers of Ukraine and Russia Confirm Mutual Gas Transit Obligations
On November 15 there was a phone conversation between Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov and Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev. The parties, in particular, discussed the issue of transit of Russian gas to European countries through Ukraine, a statement said. Mykola Azarov
Top News of The Week November 11-16, 2013
VIDEO: Gorgon Construction Update Construction continues on the Chevron-operated Gorgon LNG Project in Western Australia. This video shows some of the work that is taking place on and around Barrow Island, a Class A Nature Reserve and home to the project. Emirates LNG Wins Govt Approval for Its Impo
IEA Releases World Energy Outlook 2013
Technology and high prices are opening up new oil resources, but this does not mean the world is on the verge of an era of oil abundance, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) 2013 edition of the World Energy Outlook (WEO-2013). Although rising oil output from North America and Brazil
Gazprom: South Stream Moves Forward Steadily, Russia
The Gazprom Management Committee took note of the information concerning the progress with the South Stream gas pipeline construction. It was pointed out that the project was advancing steadily. Intensive efforts are being made in all of the countries to be crossed by the gas pipeline. For instance,
GASNAM Organizes Gas-Powered Mobility Congress in Madrid
The Spanish Association of Natural Gas for Mobility, GASNAM, organised the ‘Second Congress for gas-powered mobility’ in Madrid, bringing together national stakeholders along the value chain related to Natural gas (NG) as a transportation fuel. The gathering highlighted the actions being carried out
Monaco: GasLog 3Q Profit at USD 9.2 Mln
GasLog, an international owner, operator and manager of LNG carriers, reported its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2013. Highlights Quarterly dividend raised to $0.12 per common share payable on December 9, 2013. Acquisition of GasLog Chelsea, a 2010-built 153,600 cubic meters,
Gazprom Relects Oleg Aksyutin as Member of Management Committee, Russia
Gazprom’s Board of Directors reelected Oleg Aksyutin, Head of the Gas Transportation, Underground Storage and Utilization Department as the Member of the Gazprom Management Committee for another five-year term. Oleg Aksyutin graduated from Academician Korolyov Kuibyshev Aviation Institute majoring i
Eni to Issue New Fixed Rate Bonds (Italy)
Eni has mandated Barclays, Goldman Sachs International, Mediobanca, Morgan Stanley, Société Générale and UniCredit Bank as Joint Bookrunners for its upcoming fixed rate Euro benchmark size 8 year bond offering and for the tap of its 12 year bond issued last September, both issued under its existing
PIRA: More Asian Contract Volumes Marginalize Atlantic Basin Spot Trade in Japan
PIRA Energy Group believes that more Asian contract volumes marginalize Atlantic Basin spot trade in Japan. In the U.S., well freeze-offs is weighing on the minds of many market participants. European supply is scaled back in early November. Specifically, PIRA’s analysis of natural gas market fundam
France: Another Transshipment from Montoir LNG Terminal
On November 2 and 3, Elengy and the Port of Nantes Saint-Nazaire successfully completed another transhipment of liquefied natural gas between two LNG carriers: the Arctic Princess and Grace Dahlia, the world’s largest spherical tank LNG carrier. With a capacity of 177,000 m3, Grace Dahlia is the lar
Gazprom Gas Sales Climb, Russia
Gazprom of Russia said its net sales of gas increased by RUB 244,291 million, or 20%, to RUB 1,488,417 million in the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2012. For the six months ended June 30, 2013 net sales of gas to Europe and other countries increased by RUB
Fluxys: 28 LNG Tankers Unloaded at Zeebrugge Terminal
Fluxys of Belgium said that, in the first nine months of 2013, 28 carriers were unloaded at the Zeebrugge LNG terminal, compared with 35 in the same period in 2012. Six of these were Q Flex-type carriers, one of the largest LNG carriers in the world. Last year’s trend with regard to loading LNG carr