The Al Thumama LNG tanker, with a capacity of 216,200 cbm, is due to arrive in the Zeebrugge LNG terminal from Qatar on October 27, according to port data. The Zeebrugge LNG terminal is situated on a 30ha site in the outer port of Zeebrugge, Belgium. It is operated by Fluxys LNG and has an annual [&
A record for reliable and safe delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG); strategic geographic location and a robust global supply chain are all reasons Qatar is optimistic about its LNG outlook, said RasGas Company Limited’s Marketing and Shipping Executive, Khalid Sultan R. Al Kuwari, at Gastech. Sp
Infield Systems will be exhibiting at Gastech in London’s Excel, 8th – 11th October 2012 – booth A289. The company will be showcasing core market intelligence products and services for the global subsea oil and gas industry. Infield Systems announced the timely publication of its latest ground-break
Henri Proglio, Chairman and CEO of EDF, on Friday laid the foundation stone in the presence of Michel Delebarre, Member of the French Senate, Mayor of Dunkirk and Chairman of the Urban Community of Dunkirk. The Dunkirk LNG terminal is expected to be commissioned towards the end of 2015 and is the se
SBM Offshore, the leader in the supply of leased FPSOs, has signed a Commercial Development Agreement with Compact GTL Ltd, the pioneer of modular gas to liquid solutions, to work exclusively together on offshore projects. The use of GTL technology for floating prodution systems has the potential to
Qatar Petroleum, along with its joint ventures and subsidiaries, is taking part in the 26th edition of Gastech. Gastech is currently ongoing until October 11 at the ExCel Centre in London. Held under the theme “Fuelling the future by investing in gas,” the Gastech 2012 Conference and Exhibition brin
The largest port in Europe, the Port of Rotterdam, and the largest port in Scandinavia, the Port of Gothenburg, have entered a new alliance. The aim is to speed up the establishment of liquefied natural gas as a maritime fuel. A memorandum of understanding will be signed between the Port of Rotterda
NOVATEK announced that the order book has closed for the placement of the Company’s BO-2, BO-3 and BO-4 Russian roubles bond series in the amount of RR 20 billion with a three-year maturity. The coupon rate on the bonds was set at 8.35% annually based on the book building results. Overall demand for
South Hook Gas has signed a framework agreement with Noble Clean Fuels Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Noble Group, for access to spare LNG import capacity at the South Hook Terminal. South Hook Gas already delivers gas to ExxonMobil Gas Marketing Europe and has regasification services agreeme
The official opening of Gazprom´s Project Operations Department office took place in Saint Petersburg last week. Taking part in the ceremony were Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, Nikolai Vinnichenko, Russian Presidential Envoy to the Northwestern Federal District, Georgy
GTT’s Mark III cargo containment system has been further developed to reduce the boil-off rate from LNG carriers by one third. DNV is the first class society to qualify this new GTT technology called Mark III FLEX. Mark III is GTT’s well-established containment system. This has now been further deve
Wood Mackenzie’s presentation at Gastech in London looks at events since the last Gastech conference, 19 months ago, and considers where global gas prices are headed. Presently the global gas market is characterised by disparate regional markets. But events of the last two years appear likely to cre
An alternative pathway with a more significant role for natural gas could reach the 2050 CO2 abatement targets in the transportation sector while also delivering cost savings of around €60-70 bn in the period to 2030, shows a study released by the European Gas Forum (EGaF). A much higher share of na
Eni will sell natural gas through its brand to retail clients of the French market, with the target of becoming one of the major players in this market segment in the country. In France, Eni had been operating directly in the retail market through the brand Altergaz, selling gas with its own brand t
