New environmental rules on marine fuels, entering into force , will substantially reduce air pollution and its impacts on human health. Air pollutants from maritime shipping are transported over long distances and as a result contribute increasingly to the air quality problems in many European citie
TAP plans to start offshore surveys in the Adriatic Sea this winter. The goal is to collect additional data and samples to identify optimal offshore routing. TAP plans offshore surveys that will consist of various investigations along the proposed offshore pipeline route in the Adriatic Sea in inter
The President of the Energy Regulatory Office (URE) has approved PGNiG SA’s proposal to lower gas fuel prices, as well as subscription fees for households. The reduction will affect all types of gas sold by PGNiG SA. On average, households’ gas bills will go down by 10%. The new tariffs are to come
FLEX LNG provided an update regarding the status of ongoing discussions for reallocation of its capital invested with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI). FLEX LNG disclosed in the Q3 2012 Financial Report that it is prepared to initiate alternative options to secure the net paid-in capital in the event
The message from the speakers at classification society Germanischer Lloyd’s GasPax forum was clear: “If you are ready to order it, we are ready to build it!” The event was held to celebrate the completion of the GasPax project and award approval in principle certificates, the culmination of several
Alfa Laval, a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling, said it has won an order to supply compact heat exchangers to an LNG plant in Australia. The order is worth approximately SEK 50 million and delivery is scheduled to take place in 2013 and 2014. The Alfa Laval co
When defined actions are conducted the participants of the Swedish-Finnish maritime suggestion “Make a Difference” will be co-financed by the EU via the Trans-European Transport Network. The estimated total cost of the work packages is € 2 494 000 of which € 1 247 000 will be granted. The organizati
To meet the expectations of the prospective clients, due to significant interest in the market research procedure (so-called Market Screening) to assess the demand for the technical expansion of the terminal and the provision of additional services conducted by Polskie LNG S.A., the deadline for sub
TAP has agreed with the Italian Ministry of Environment to extend the suspension of its Environmental & Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) application in Italy for an additional nine months – until September 2013. As part of its commitment to an open and transparent ESIA disclosure process, TAP launche
GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. and Krakow’s Oil and Gas Institute (as the Implementing Institution) signed four annexes to previously concluded co-financing agreements which confirm the current amounts of EU support for the following projects: the Szczecin-Gdańsk Pipeline (265 km), Szczecin-Lwówek Pipeline (188 km
Argentina’s Bahía Blanca GasPort, is due to receive a liquefied natural gas cargo from France on December 29, according to shipping data. French Fos Cavaou LNG terminal re-exported the LNG cargo on Friday onboard the 87,305 cbm Arctic Spirit. The Bahía Blanca GasPort is South America’s first-ever LN
BP announced that, as part of its decision to market its stakes in non-operated North Sea assets, it has agreed to sell its interest in the Sean gas field in the UK North Sea to SSE plc for $288 million in cash. The sale comprises BP’s non-operated 50 per cent stake in Sean. Completion of […]
Gazprom continues implementing the Shtokman field development project. Design and exploration work is underway within the project Phase 2 and Phase 3. Front-end engineering and design (FEED) documents for the offshore facilities have been elaborated in accordance with the international standards. En
In the last 24 hours, Gazprom has achieved record volumes of daily gas supply to Europe of 550 mcm, the Chairman of the Management Committee Alexey Miller informed. “Since the beginning of December, unprecedented growth of supplies to European market has been recorded, the last 24 hours marking the
