FMC Technologies has entrusted RINA Group’s company, RINA Services, with the Technology Qualification of its new technology loading arms designed for installation on the FSRU Toscana and also the Chiksan Articulated Tandem Offshore Loader (ATOL) marine loading arms. Both feature innovative technolog
The UK’s first open access Bio-LNG filling station, built by Gasrec, is launched today in an official opening by Parliamentary Under Secretary for the Department for Transport, Norman Baker MP. This launch marks the start of a nationwide investment in infrastructure seeking the ultimate prize of wip
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 June 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 thr
Noble, Delek and Avner Oil announced the discovery of natural gas at the “Karish 1” exploratory well in the area of License 366 / Alon C, offshore Israel. The Karish 1 Well is a maritime borehole located about 75 km north-west of the Haifa coast, at a water depth of 1,740 meters. As reported before,
Wood Group announced the acquisition of Intetech Limited, a niche provider of software and engineering consultancy services for well integrity and corrosion management to the global oil & gas market. Formed in 1991, Intetech employs around 30 people, had revenue for the year to December 2012 of $4.2
Wärtsilä, a leading global supplier of efficient and flexible power plant solutions, has been awarded the contract to supply a major power plant for Russia. The 110 MW unit will be by far the largest power plant running on Wärtsilä engines in Russia. It is also the first time that combustion engine
Led by Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, the Company’s delegation paid a visit today to the Greek Republic. A working meeting between Alexey Miller and Antonis Samaras, Greek Republic Prime Minister took place as part of the visit. The parties highly praised the Russian-Gr
On 17 May 2013, Wlodzimierz Karpinski, Minister of the State Treasury and Slawomir Nowak, Minister of Transport, Construction and Maritime Economy, paid a visit to the construction site of the LNG Terminal in Swinoujscie, the key project for the energy security of Poland. This was the first visit to
Sochi hosted a working meeting among Alexey Miller Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, Milan Bacevic, Minister of Natural Resources, Mining and Spatial Planning of the Republic of Serbia and Dusan Bajatovic, Director General of Srbijagas. Special attention was paid to the progress with the
Gasum and the owners of the Tornio ManGa LNG project are collaborating to explore opportunities for liquefied natural gas (LNG) sourcing and shipping logistics for terminals in Tornio and Turku. The joint effort aims to create a cost-efficient, Finnish LNG sourcing and shipping solution for industri
The Al Ghashamiya LNG carrier, with a capacity of 217,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal from Qatar on May 27, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The South Hook LNG terminal, a part of the Qatargas 2 integrated Value Chain, is one of the largest LN
GLE members updated the GLE LNG Map and made available the version May 2013 on the GIE website. GLE currently gathers and represents the interest of 14 LNG terminal operators in 9 European countries. As part of GIE, GLE seeks to promote the development of a fully operational and competitive European
Estonian Minister of Economic Affairs Juhan Parts and his Finnish counterpart Jan Kanerva, agreed Monday that the Estonian and Finnish rival LNG projects need an independent assessment by the European Commission after the two countries failed to make a deal on which country should build the planned
Portugal’s Port of Sines will receive a shipment of liquefied natural gas from Norway this week, according to the Port of Sines website. The Arctic Voyager liquefied natural gas carrier, with a capacity of 140,000 cubic meters, is expected to arrive at the Sines terminal on May 23. The terminal is h
