LNG tanker ‘Ob River’ chartered by Gazprom Marketing & Trading group and operated by Dynagas (Greece) will carry out the world’s first LNG vessel passage through the Northern Sea Route (NSR) this month. ‘Ob River’ discharged her LNG cargo in Japan and replenished bunkers and provisions in South Kore
A Gazprom delegation led by Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee visited the Republic of Kazakhstan. A working meeting between Alexey Miller and Nursultan Nazarbaev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan took place during the visit. The parties discussed prospects for bilate
Today sees the completion of unloading and safe departure at the South Hook LNG Terminal of the first commercial cargo purchased by South Hook Gas from RasGas of Qatar. The Milaha Ras Laffan berthed yesterday and is discharging 2,950,000 MMBtu of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for supply to the UK natu
From 8 to 24 September, natural gas vehicles produced at the factories’ assembly lines drove across European cities. The outcome of this major event aimed at drawing attention to such environmentally friendly, cost-effective, safe and affordable car fuel as natural gas was 6700 miles, 17 days, 30 ci
OAO NOVATEK announced the conclusion of new mid-term natural gas supply contracts with OAO Severstal and OAO Severstal-metiz. The natural gas supply contracts have been signed for a period of five years effective 1 January 2013, with the total volume of natural gas supplied over this period estimate
Planning of the new terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) at the Port of Gothenburg is in full flow. During the summer, Vopak and Swedegas signed an agreement, which now also has been signed by the Port of Gothenburg. The three parties are now turning their attention to the market to investigate
The shortlist for the 8th Annual LNG Awards has been announced by the CWC Group. The categories for 2012 include the coveted CWC / World Gas Intelligence (WGI) LNG Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Industry, the LNG Technological Innovation Award and the LNG Executive of 2012. The nominees a
The Milaha Qatar liquefied natural gas carrier, with a capacity of 145,602 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the Zeebrugge LNG terminal on October 14, 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 a
The owners in the Snøhvit license have decided to stop the work on a possible capacity increase on Melkøya. The license has concluded that the current gas discoveries do not provide a sufficient basis for further capacity expansion. The license has not determined whether LNG or a pipeline solution i
ICIS, the European benchmark provider for the gas markets has announced the launch of five daily price assessments for the new virtual Belgian hub, the Zeebrugge Trading Point (ZTP). The additional pricing information has been developed in response to the launch of Belgium’s new transmission model a
Air Products announced it will build and operate a new air separation unit for Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij B.V. (NAM), a joint venture between Shell and Esso. The company has secured the necessary environmental and permit approvals and construction will start at the site shortly. The installat
The Russian Energy Minister, Alexander Novak, has confirmed that he will host a special ‘Russian Day’ at one of the world’s leading gas industry events in London this October. The role of Russia as a key global supplier of natural gas will be examined during the day-long session, which also welcomes
Belgium’s Zeebrugge liquefied natural gas terminal is expected to receive a cargo of LNG from Qatar next week, according to port data. The 145,800 cbm Simaisma LNG tanker, is due to arrive on October 11. The Zeebrugge terminal is operated by Fluxys LNG and has an annual throughput capacity of nine b
The Swiss energy supplier, Axpo, has a new organisation: In the future, EGL, which is mainly active in European energy trading, will operate under the Axpo brand. With an optimised Group structure geared to increase profitability, Axpo wants to generate a significantly improved EBIT of over 100 mill
