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Belgium: LNG Tanker Due at Zeebrugge Oct 27
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 October 27, according to the Port of Zeebrugge website. Fluxys Belgium, the operator of the LNG terminal, said that during the first half of 2013, 18 s
Qatargas, E.ON Sign LNG Supply Deal
Qatargas and E.ON Global Commodities signed a flexible SPA for five years starting in January 2014 and covering a volume of approximately 1.5 million tonnes of LNG per year. The LNG will come from Qatargas 4 (Train 7), a joint venture between Qatar Petroleum and Shell, and will be delivered on-board
Rolls-Royce Powers First LNG Tug (Turkey)
Rolls-Royce has congratulated Sanmar Shipyard for the completion of the world’s first gas powered tug, in a ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey, this weekend. Sanmar has completed the first of two tugs for Norwegian customer Buksér og Berging, which each feature two Rolls-Royce Bergen C26:33L6PG engines fu
Poland: PGNiG Introduces New Gas Pricing Policy
Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo (PGNiG) introduced a new pricing policy for all natural gas instruments, traded on both the futures market and the day-ahead market, through the Polish Power Exchange. The purpose of the new pricing policy is to offer natural gas to other market participants,
Siport21 Presents Study on Very Large Vessels at Ports (Spain)
During the celebration of X Technical Meeting of Young Professionals of ATPYC, Siport21 has presented the project “Nautical Studies and Ship Manoeuvring Simulation Training for the Access and Operation of Large Vessels at Ports”. Also, this year the company has participated as an official sponsor of
Cuadrilla Pulls Out from Anna’s Road Site (UK)
Cuadrilla is continuing to assess site options for shale gas exploration wells as part of its work programme to unlock the potential of Lancashire’s Bowland shale. At this stage of the assessment, Cuadrilla has decided not to progress the Anna’s Road site near Westby into planning and will now be wo
Eni Releases New World Oil and Gas Review, Italy
Eni presented the twelfth edition of World Oil and Gas Review, the annual statistical review of the world oil and gas market and the refining system. Oil and gas reserves continue to rise, confirming that operators are able to replace reserves put into production and to find new ones: a comparison o
UK: LNG Tanker Due at Grain Terminal Next Week
The UK’s Grain LNG terminal will receive a cargo of liquefied natural gas from Trinidad next week, shipping data reveals. The cargo is being hauled by the 138,000 cbm Cadiz Knutsen, and it is due to arrive at the Grain LNG terminal on October 18. Grain LNG is the UK’s first modern LNG facility and [
South Stream Shareholders Confirm Schedule for Offshore Pipeline
Shareholders of South Stream Transport B.V. held a meeting where they discussed and confirmed the implementation of a number of the Shareholders Agreement terms and conditions, including the company’s long-term business plan draft approval and the Gas Transmission Agreement between Gazprom Export an
Gaslog Adds Another LNG Tanker, Monaco
GasLog said that it has taken delivery of the STX Frontier, a 2010-built, 153,600 cubic meter Tri-Fuel Diesel Electric LNG carrier from STX Pan Ocean LNG, a Singapore based company. The vessel has been renamed GASLOG CHELSEA. Paul Wogan, CEO of GasLog said, “We are delighted to have completed the pu
Qatari LNG Heads for UK
UK’s South Hook LNG import terminal is expected to receive a cargo of liquefied natural gas on October 10, according to port data. The Bu Samra LNG tanker, with a capacity of 266,000 cubic metres, is transporting the cargo from Ras Laffan, Qatar. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million tonn
Offshore Energy Hosts Dutch Screening of “Switch: Discover the Future of Energy”
Is fracking polluting our water? How dangerous is nuclear? Will we run out of oil? Can we clean up coal? Will renewables power our future? For straight answers to today’s most important energy questions, come to the Dutch premiere of Switch: Discover the Energy Future. Attending is free of charge. T
Wood Group Confident of Strong 2013 Performance, UK
John Wood Group said it continues to deliver good growth and is confident of achieving 2013 performance in line with expectations. The company’s outlook for 2014 remains unchanged from that outlined in the recent interim results announcement. Wood Group Engineering is performing well and is expected
Fairview Capital Buys Shares in Hoegh LNG, Norway
Darlington Partners, a fund managed by Fairview Capital Investment Management, has on October 3 purchased 85,000 shares in Höegh LNG of Norway. After the transaction, Darlington Partners holds a total of 3,494,383 shares in Höegh LNG, corresponding to 5.00% of the shares and votes. [mappress] LNG Wo