CB&I announced that it has been awarded a contract in excess of US$175 million by DONG Oil Pipe A/S for the engineering, procurement and construction services of the DO Hejre Crude Stabilization Project at the DONG Oil Pipe Oil Terminal in Fredericia, Denmark. This is a fourth quarter 2012 award. “T
Possible pathways to reduce CO2 emissions from shipping are just published in a new position paper from DNV Research and Innovation, giving directions for more environmentally friendly seaborne trade. The shipping sector is quickly becoming responsible for an increased part of the world’s carbon dio
The Adler district of Sochi hosted the celebrations dedicated to the commissioning of the Adler CHPS. The celebrations were attended by the Russian Government Chairman Dmitry Medvedev and the Gazprom Management Committee Chairman Alexey Miller. The commissioning of the brand-new combined heat and po
Cuadrilla has announced it plans to submit a planning application to Lancashire County Council to hydraulically fracture a well at its Anna’s Road site. Cuadrilla began to drill at the Anna’s Road site, and proposes to complete a vertical well with a horizontal extension there later this year, subje
TNK-BP said that the cumulative gas production of CJSC ROSPAN INTERNATIONAL (a TNK-BP Group company) amounted to 30 bcm. According to the preliminary estimates, the company produced 3.5 bcm of gas in 2012. TNK-BP has been consistently implementing the unified full field development plan for the Achi
BP’s Vice President for Shah Deniz, Al Cook, Gasunie’s CEO Paul van Gelder and Trans Adriatic Pipeline’s Managing Director Kjetil Tungland are the finalists for the coveted Executive of the Year Award at the European Gas Conference taking place in Vienna from 29 January. “I am very honoured,” was Al
Dart Energy provided an update on the Airth Project at PEDL 133, Scotland, following conclusion of a three month production test of the Airth 12 well: The Airth 12 well was completed in March 2012 as a quad-lateral well, at an average depth of 950 metres, with a total “hole-in-coal” in excess of 2,0
Belgium’s Zeebrugge liquefied natural gas terminal is expected to receive a cargo of LNG on February 4, according to the Zeebrugge Port Authority website. The Ejnan LNG tanker, with a capacity of 145,000 cbm, is sailing from Ras Laffan, Qatar. The Zeebrugge terminal is operated by Fluxys LNG and has
Fluxys Belgium said it has sold its subsidiary Fluxys & Co to GDF SUEZ for €70 million. Fluxys Belgium acquired Fluxys & Co from Distrigas in 2008. The company commercialized border-to-border transmission capacity in the Zeebrugge-Blaregnies (Troll) and Zeebrugge-Zelzate/Eynatten (VTN) pipelines. Fl
Cuadrilla has announced it plans to submit a planning application to Lancashire County Council to hydraulically fracture and flow test the well site near Banks. Cuadrilla is exploring for natural gas in Lancashire. Having already drilled a vertical well at the site near Banks they are now planning t
The Donetsk and Kharkiv regional administrations voted in favor of the production sharing agreement with the oil and gas company Royal Dutch Shell. The document features ecology, social and other requirements for the investor and regulates the relationship between the investor and the state. Accordi
Gazprom Export appealed to the Vienna Commercial Court on 8th January 2013 against the arbitration decision made on October 4th 2012 concerning the dispute with RWE Transgas. The dispute arose from the non-fulfillment of the take-or-pay clause in the contract on gas supply to the Czech Republic. The
Led by the Company’s Management Committee Chairman Alexey Miller, a Gazprom delegation made a business trip to the Republic of Croatia. As part of the visit, working meetings were held with Ivo Josipovic, President of the Republic of Croatia and Vesna Pusic, First Deputy Prime Minister – Foreign Min
DNV has launched a recommended practice (RP) for the entire life cycle of shale gas extraction, based on risk management principles, industry best practices and standards. The objective is for the RP to form the foundation for future development of a globally recognized standard for safe and sustain
