The ship was called “a world sensation” when it entered into service recently. Why? It is the world’s first natural gas-powered cargo ship! The ship naming ceremony of MS “Høydal” took place at the BioMar quay at in Vesterålen in Nordland county, Northern Norway. “You have today received a worldwide
Rudi Rubiandini, Indonesia’s deputy energy minister, presenting at the ONS energy conference in Stavanger, Norway, said there could be benefits to smaller LNG tankers, according to Platts. Rubiandini also called for widespread developments of small-scale nuclear power generators. He said that could
The final joint at the second string of the Nord Stream gas pipeline was welded in the Portovaya Bay. The final joint connected the offshore section of the pipeline’s second string to its onshore section as well as to the onshore infrastructure on the Russian coast in the Portovaya Bay near Vyborg.
Gas compression is one of the most important measures Statoil employs to deliver volumes from existing fields on the Norwegian shelf. ONS is awarding the prize to Statoil and Aker Solutions, who together nominated Åsgard subsea gas compression. The award was announced today, Wednesday, 29 August, in
Prior to commercialisation of its own gas resources, Gasol aims to develop gas markets in West Africa through liquefied natural gas import projects. These projects involve Gasol acquiring LNG and arranging for it to be shipped to a target market where it can be stored and regasified in Floating Stor
Ophir Energy plc announced its Half Year Results for the six months ended 30 June 2012. Ophir has had a successful first half of 2012. The Group’s track record of frontier exploration discovery continued with two discoveries in the first half of 2012, followed by two further successes in July and Au
Awilco LNG of Norway reported freight income of USD 12.4 million in the second quarter of 2012 (USD 17.7 million in Q1 2012) and an EBITDA of USD 3.0 million (USD 11.8 million in Q1 2012). In this quarter, earnings are affected by dry dock of WilPower from May until to 20 June. In April WilGas was f
The sub-surface team on the Oseberg field has been awarded the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s prize for improved oil recovery (IOR) for its work in increasing recovery by means of gas injection. The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate gives credit to the Oseberg specialists for their thorough efforts
LNG4Trucks&Ships will be held next September 19-21 in Amsterdam City. The event will put together a comprehensive LNG-for-transport workshop, table tops exhibition, a unique technical tour to an LNG filling station in Zwolle City, vehicle display and technical demonstration and a natural gas boat to
Today the Gazprom delegation led by Alexander Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee paid a working visit to the Republic of Bulgaria. Leonid Chugunov, Head of the Project Management Department also joined the delegation. The discussion centered on the issues of the ongoing co
Tendeka, the provider of completions and reservoir monitoring products and services to the upstream oil and gas industry, has seen increased activity in Norway, following on from its recently announced frame agreement with Statoil. The contract,secured with the Norwegian oil giant, is for the provis
Petroceltic International plc, the independent oil & gas exploration company focused on the Middle East-North Africa and Mediterranean region today announces its results for the period ended 30 June 2012. Highlights: Proposed Merger of Petroceltic & Melrose Resources plc (‘Melrose’) announced 17 Aug
GAIL (India) Limited and GDF SUEZ have concluded a medium term LNG agreement for the supply of 12 cargoes by GDF SUEZ from 2013 to 2014, representing a total of 0.8 million tons. This agreement will contribute to supply the Indian gas market, which is expected to grow from 58 billion cubic meters in
OAO NOVATEK, announced today the conclusion of long-term natural gas supply contracts with OAO E.ON and OAO Fortum. The gas supply contracts have been signed for a period of 15 years starting from January 1, 2013 with the total volume of natural gas supplied over this period is estimated to exceed 1
