The National Center for Research and Development (NCBiR), the Agency for Industrial Development and a few privately owned companies are going to give zł.1 billion for financing shale gas production technologies projects, according to Warsaw Business Journal. NCBiR and ARP will provide zł.250 million
Global Information Inc. published the new market research report: The Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Market 2012-2022. New research puts the value of global investment in infrastructure for LNG on track to reach $35.8 billion in 2012, including all capital investment in the infrastructure required for
Production was halted temporarily by Statoil at Hammerfest LNG on Tuesday 10 July as a result of water ingression in the natural gas dryers. Water ingression causes ice formation in the cooling circuit. Big efforts are being made to get the gas liquefaction plant back on line quickly. Closer inspect
The LNG tanker “LNG Port Harcourt” has arrived in the morning of July 11, 2012 at the Gate terminal in Rotterdam Europoort to deliver LNG to Eneco. This is the first cargo that Eneco has contracted on the short term spot market and is the second cargo that Eneco receives in 2012. Upon arrival, the [
Polish gas company PGNiG was hit with 60 million zlotys ($17.5 million) of fine due to illegal market practices on Tuesday, reports Reuters. PGNiG was penalised by the anti-monopoly office UOKiK because it disrupted competition in Poland’s retail gas market. The company was penalized after it refuse
OAO NOVATEK today reported preliminary production data for the second quarter and first half 2012. Gross production for the second quarter totaled 14.04 billion cubic meters of natural gas and 1.04 million tons of liquids (gas condensate and crude oil). Gross natural gas production increased by 1.91
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, is to supply the main engines for two environmentally sustainable tugs being built for CNOOC Energy Technology & Services Limited, a subsidiary of the state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp. The vessels are the first in a
Croatia’s state-owned natural gas transmission system operator (TSO) Plinacro is on course to build the first phase of a potential 4-6 billion cubic metre (Gm³)/year LNG terminal by 2016, it confirmed on July, 04. The first phase will boast a 1-2Gm³ capacity and will be operational in 2016, or even
Dutch Gate terminal in the Port of Rotterdam will welcome the Nigerian LNG tanker LNG Port Harcourt today, according to the shipping data. LNG Port Harcourt can carry up to 122,000 cubic metres of LNG. AIS Live ship tracking data showed that the ship left the Bonny liquefaction and export terminal i
Today the Danish Energy Agency granted Nord Stream permission to operate the second of its twin pipelines that will transport natural gas from Russia to Europe. The permit to operate the first pipeline was granted a year ago, in July 2011. The operations permit was granted as Nord Stream has met and
Shell, the current owner of 4.1% of the shares in Gasnor AS, has signed a Share Purchase Agreement for the acquisition of the remaining outstanding shares in the company for USD 74 million (NOK 455.5 million). Subject to Norwegian regulatory approvals, the transaction is expected to be closed in the
From 2012-2016 the LNG industry is forecast to grow by nearly 40%. A boom in demand in Asia is driving export markets in Australasia and by 2016 North America may become a significant export player, driven by growth in its shale gas production, offering substantial feedstock for the LNG industry. Th
Reportlinker.com announced that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Europe LNG Markets to 2020- Analysis and Forecasts of Terminal wise Capacity and Associated Contracts, LNG Trade movements and Prices Description “LNGReports has launched the new comprehensive report on Europ
Peru LNG shipped a liquefied natural gas cargo to Spain on July 09, according to PeruPetro S.A. The cargo is being hauled by the Ribera del Duero Knutsen, a 173,000 cubic-meter tanker owned by Knutsen OAS Shipping. The Peru LNG project includes two parts: an LNG plant with a marine terminal from whi
