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UK: Cuadrilla Completes Balcombe Drilling Operations
Cuadrilla said that the Balcombe exploration drilling operations have been successfully completed. The company has commenced the removal of its drilling equipment from the site and expects to have removed all equipment by 28th September. On-site operations involved the drilling of a vertical explora
Centrica Shelves Gas Storage Plans (UK)
Centrica said it has decided not to proceed with its new-build gas storage project at Baird in the UK Southern North Sea and to put its project at Caythorpe in East Yorkshire on hold indefinitely. This decision was taken in light of weak economics for storage projects and the announcement by the UK
Qatargas: UK LNG Deal No Guarantee of Supply
Qatargas said that it is not obliged to send any liquefied natural gas to Petronas’ Dragon LNG terminal under a five-year deal it has signed last week. “Qatargas has the flexibility rights to divert all these cargoes elsewhere. We are neither able to divulge how much of the contracted volume will be
Shell Drills First Shale Gas Well in Ukraine
Royal Dutch Shell has drilled the first well for the shale gas production in Ukraine, Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov said at the YES X International Conference in Yalta. However, the Prime Minister said that Royal Dutch Shell had offered Ukraine its modern technologies to recover the extrac
Russia, Hungary Discuss Cooperation in Energy Sector
The Energy Working Group of the Russian-Hungarian Intergovernmental Commission for Economic Cooperation held its third meeting in Budapest on 16 September 2013, where the parties discussed energy cooperation and business opportunities between the two countries. The session was attended by officials
Sweden: Skangass, SSAB EMEA Sign Gas Supply Agreement
Skangass AS has entered into a long term agreement of natural gas supply to the Swedish corporation SSAB EMEA AB in Borlänge. The natural gas will replace fuel oil in one part of the production process at SSAB. The usage of natural gas will lead to a considerable reduction of CO2 emission in Borläng
Statoil Strikes Gas in Barents Sea
Statoil of Norway said it has together with its partners Eni Norge and Petoro made a gas discovery in the Iskrystall prospect in PL608 in the Barents Sea. Well 7219/8-2, drilled by the drilling rig West Hercules, has proved an approximately 200 metre gas column. Statoil estimates the volumes in Iskr
Portugal to Get LNG Cargo
Portugal’s Port of Sines is expected to receive a shipment of liquefied natural gas today, according to the Port of Sines website. The LNG Lagos, with a capacity of 122,000 cubic metres, is sailing from the Bonny terminal in Nigeria. The terminal is held by REN Atlântico and has a nominal send out c
Top News of The Week September 16-21, 2013
Canada: Thousands of Birds Found Dead at Canaport LNG Canaport LNG, owned by Repsol YPF, said that a significant number of small birds were killed on Friday at the LNG import terminal after flying through the terminal’s flare. Qatargas, Petronas Sign UK LNG Supply Deal Qatargas and Petronas LNG (UK)
Processkontroll to Perform Electrical and Instrumentation Installations for Lysekil LNG (Sweden)
Processkontroll AB, a company of VINCI Energies, has contributed to the construction of the first LNG Terminal in Nynäshamn (Sweden). The company has been entrusted again with the task of executing the electrical and instrumentation installations for a new LNG terminal in Lysekil (Sweden). The oil c
CFE to Acquire Full Control over DEME, Belgium
Ackermans & van Haaren NV (AvH) and VINCI S.A. have reached an agreement relating to a new industrial project for Compagnie d’Entreprises CFE NV/SA which would enable CFE to acquire full control over DEME NV, one of the largest and most diversified dredging and marine engineering companies in the wo
Qatari LNG Bound for Belgium
The Zeebrugge liquefied natural gas import terminal in Belgium is expected to receive a cargo of LNG from Qatar onboard the 145,702 cbm Al Thakhira on October 4, port data shows. The Zeebrugge liquefied natural gas terminal is situated on a 30ha site in the outer port of Zeebrugge. It has an annual
Shah Deniz Concludes Sales Deals with European Gas Purchasers
The Shah Deniz consortium announced that 25-year sales agreements have been concluded for just over 10 billion cubic metres a year (BCMA) of gas to be produced from the Shah Deniz field in Azerbaijan as a result of the development of Stage 2 of the Shah Deniz project. Nine companies will purchase th
NDM to Deliver Deck Machinery for LNG PSV (Norway)
NDM (Norwegian Deck Machinery) announced it had signed a new contract with Remontowa Shipbuilding for delivery of deck machinery to a PSV vessel of Wärtsilä VS 4411 LNG PSV design. The ship will operate primarily on liquefied natural gas (LNG) and is owned by Siem Offshore, the Norway based provider