Clean Fuel
Chevron Upstream Europe Gets New MD
Chevron North Sea Limited announced that Craig May has been named managing director of Chevron Upstream Europe, based in Aberdeen. May succeeds Brenda Dulaney, who recently announced her retirement. May comes to Aberdeen from Houston, where he most recently held the position of general manager, Faci
Lukoil Picks Contractors for Northern Caspian Gas Transportation Pipeline
LUKOIL has announced a bidding procedure for contractors to build the export transportation facilities that will transport gas from the Northern Caspian fields along the route “Onshore exit point (Artesian) – OOO Stavrolen”. The capacity of this 711-mm gas pipeline is expected to reach 8 billion cub
SCF Secures Funds for Construction of Two LPG Carriers (Russia)
OAO Sovcomflot (SCF Group) and ING BANK N.V. have signed a USD 75 million, 10 year project credit facility. The funds will be used towards financing two new LPG carriers (currently under construction at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd), which will operate on long-term contracts with the Russian pe
GTT Wins Best Paper Award at ISOPE Conference, South Korea
For the second time in three years, ISOPE rewarded Laurent Brosset, Technical Expert in the Liquid Motion Department at GTT, with the Best Paper Award, for his contribution to the article “Elementary Loading Processes (ELP) involved in breaking wave impacts: findings from the Sloshel project”. The I
TNO Organises Tender for Small Scale LNG Innovation Programme, The Netherlands
Since 2011 the Dutch government has been working with industry to accelerate the introduction of the environmentally friendly transport fuel LNG and this recently led to a major feat: from 1 July river shipping can fill up on LNG in the Rotterdam Seine port. The government has made 1.5 million euros
Gate Terminal Receives First LNG Cargo from Skangass, The Netherlands
Skangass AS of Norway made the first delivery to Gate Terminal in The Netherlands. Coral Energy, which has a capacity of 15,600 cbm, is the first LNG carrier of its size to berth at and deliver a cargo to Gate Terminal. To obtain access to Gate Terminal, Skangass has entered into an agreement that w
Qatari LNG Bound for India
The Dahej LNG terminal, owned by India’s biggest LNG importer Petronet LNG, will receive a cargo of LNG onboard the 154,800 cbm Aseem from Qatar on Wednesday, according to shipping data. Petronet LNG of India received the 1000th LNG cargo at its Dahej LNG terminal in February. The Dahej terminal in
UK: BG Names Simon Lowth as CFO
BG Group announced that, with effect from November 2013, Simon Lowth has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and as an Executive Director. Simon is currently the CFO of AstraZeneca PLC and an Executive Director on its Board. He joined the biopharmaceutical company in November 2007 and is
Russia: Gazprom, E.ON Hold Coordinating Committee Meeting
St. Petersburg hosted the 9th meeting of the Coordinating Committee between Gazprom and E.ON for sci-tech cooperation, personnel training and career development. The meeting was moderated by the Committee Co-Chairpersons: Dmitry Lyugai, Member of the Management Committee, Head of the Prospective Dev
PSA Carries Out Audit at Hammerfest LNG, Norway
From 5 to 7 June 2013, the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) said it has carried out an audit of electrical systems and barrier management at Hammerfest LNG. The objective of the audit was to verify that Hammerfest LNG met the requirements in regulations relating to barrier management, electri
Gazprom, Shell Talk Cooperation in Oil and Gas Sector
Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee,and Peter Voser, Chief Executive Officer of Royal Dutch Shell held a working meeting today where they discussed the main issues of the bilateral cooperation in the oil and gas sector, including exploration, extraction, processing, LNG produ
Ballast Nedam to Supply Gas Refuelling Installation to Portuguese EDP
Ballast Nedam is to supply a professional home-base CNG refuelling installation to the Portuguese energy company EDP. The company’s target is to run a large proportion of its vehicle fleet on natural gas, and will accordingly buy twenty new natural gas vehicles. The installation will allow the fleet
Ireland: Labour Party Spring Welcomes Shannon LNG Bord Pleanala Approval
Labour Party TD Arthur J. Spring welcomed the announcement that Shannon LNG has received a successful judgement from An Bord Pleanala that will permit the building of a 500 MW combined heat and power plant in North Kerry. Pending a successful outcome of the High Court Judicial hearing in relation to
Paolo Scaroni, Nicos Anastasiades Discuss Joint Activities in Cyprus
The President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, and Eni’s CEO, Paolo Scaroni, met in Nicosia, Cyprus, to discuss Eni’s ongoing activities and the potential for future projects in the country. During the meeting Paolo Scaroni together with Claudio Descalzi, COO of Eni’s Exploration & Pro