The ceremonial first cut of steel for the £1.4 billion (GBP) Cygnus gas field project was celebrated by operator GDF SUEZ E&P UK and partners Centrica Energy and Bayerngas at Heerema Fabrication Group’s Hartlepool yard in North East England. Mr Stuart Drummond, mayor of Hartlepool, performed the fir
MAN Diesel & Turbo of Germany has confirmed the first order for its low-speed, dual-fuel ME-GI engine. American shipping company, TOTE, has signed a contract with its compatriot shipyard NASSCO in San Diego for the construction of two new state-of-the-art containerships with an option for three more
The Ob River liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier chartered by Gazprom Group successfully completed on December 5 the world’s first LNG supply via the Northern Sea Route (NSR). The carrier left the Port of Hammerfest (Norway) on November, 7 and arrived at the regasification terminal in the Port of To
EXMAR has signed an agreement with the IFC (the WorldBank Group) and China EXPORT-IMPORT Bank for a financing facility of up to USD 280 million for its liquefaction barge to be built at Wison Heavy Industries and chartered to Pacific Rubiales Energy (PRE). EXMAR has been co-developing with PRE a 72
Turkish Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK) has awarded licenses to import natural gas from Russia to Turkey via the Western route (with point of delivery being the Malkoçlar gas-measuring station on the Bulgarian-Turkish border) to independent Turkish importing companies Akfel Gaz, Bosphorus
With intermittent renewable energy resources and nuclear set to become a bigger part of the UK’s energy mix, it is essential that policymakers put a suitable framework in place today to encourage the construction of most flexible gas plants. Wärtsilä, a leading global supplier of flexible and effici
TAURON Polska Energia and Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo have launched the construction of a CHP plant in Stalowa Wola, the largest gas-fired unit of this type in Poland. The foundation stone was officially laid on December 3rd 2012. Plant to be built in Stalowa Wola will be fitted with an
On the 1st of January 2013, “PRISMA European Capacity Platform” will become the new brand for European gas capacity booking. Moreover, nineteen TSOs from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands will then be the shareholders of the future PRISMA European Capacity Platfor
The international verification and engineering RINA Group will carry out Basic Engineering Design, Environmental and Social Impact Assessment, Safety and other studies for the expansion of Greece’s only LNG terminal, at Revithoussa. The four month project was awarded to RINA by DESFA (Hellenic Gas T
Statoil Petroleum AS has awarded Eidesvik Offshore ASA with a 2 years extension for the LNG fuelled Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) Viking Energy. The contract has further 2×2 years options for extension. The Viking Energy was the first LNG fueled PSV in the world when it was delivered in 2003, and has
The Gazprom Board of Directors took notice of the information relevant to the comprehensive regional gasification with due account of the NGV fuel market development. It was noted that since 2013 the annual Program for Russian Regions Gasification, regional programs for gas supply and gasification d
Teekay LNG Partners and EXMAR NV announced an agreement in principle to create a new 50/50 joint venture which will operate in the LPG Carrier segment with a primary focus on Midsize Gas Carriers. EXMAR and Teekay LNG seek to expand the joint venture by taking advantage of the current and future dem
Aker Solutions announced at the company’s capital markets day that it is on track to meet its 2015 growth targets – and that it expects growth in revenues and margins to continue into at least 2017. Key focus will be on exerting discipline and prioritising resources. In 2010, Aker Solutions set an a
The current gas year, commencing 1 October, has seen record UK imports through the Interconnector pipeline. The flow changed direction to UK imports in early October, and in the past 2 months has physically imported a net 8,600 GWh of gas. This comfortably exceeds the previous record for the period
