Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited today announced the order of one plus one state-of-the-art LNG carrier for delivery Q1 2015 at a major South Korean yard. The vessel is of the new tri-fuel design enabling the ship to run on fuel oil, marine diesel/gas oil and natural gas offering attractive alternat
The Aamira LNG carrier, with a capacity of 266,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal on April 16, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. This is the third cargo that is scheduled to arrive at the South Hook terminal in the next seven days and they are [&h
Russian gas giant Gazprom may drop plans to pipe gas from the Shtokman gas field in the Barents Sea, focusing instead on producing LNG, Reuters reported, citing the company’s deputy chief executive Alexander Medvedev. This is the first time that Gazprom mentioned this option. Shtokman Development AG
UK’s South Hook LNG terminal is expected to receive a cargo of LNG on April 14, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The Rasheeda LNG tanker, with a capacity of 266,oo0 cbm, is sailing from Ras Laffan, Qatar. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million tonnes of LNG a year and
Led by Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, the Company’s delegation made a business trip to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The talks were held with Do Van Hau, President and CEO of Petrovietnam State Oil and Gas Corporation and Phung Dinh Thuc, Chairman of the Petrovietn
Novatek of Russia is looking at bidding for licenses to explore off Cyprus for gas. “Yes, were are looking for possibilities to invest into projects, connected to our core business,“Reuters reported, citing the company’s spokesman. Noble Energy said in December that it has found natural gas at the C
Moscow hosted a meeting between Alexander Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Young Sung Park, Executive Vice President of Korea Gas Corporation (Kogas). The negotiations centered on pipeline supplies of Russian natural gas to South Korea via North Korea. Special attent
According to the operation data of the United Dispatching Centre of Affiliated Company “Ukrtransgaz”, the company transmitted 45.6 billion m3 during the first quarter of 2012, that is 11.4 % less than in 2011. Natural gas transit across territory of Ukraine to the countries of Western Europe during
Ukraine is ready to invest up to EUR 790 million into the trans-Caspian gas pipeline project. The investment will be made under the condition that an offshoot to the Georgian oil port of Kulevi in the eastern coast of the Black Sea is built. Kyiv plans to transport liquefied natural gas from Kulevi
Oil & Gas UK, the representative organisation for the UK offshore oil and gas industry, announced a number of new appointments within its expanded Board. Effective from 1 April 2012: James Edens, vice president and managing director at CNR International (UK) Ltd, and Gordon Ballard, chairman and cou
Stein Dale will take over the leadership of E.ON International Energy effective June 1st, 2012, giving him responsibility for further expanding E.ON’s business outside Europe, particularly in Brazil, India, and Turkey. Dale is currently CEO of Multiconsult, an Oslo-based international consulting fir
Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA has embarked on the next stage of exploration for shale gas in south-eastern Poland. On March 26th, drilling started in the Tomaszów Lubelski licence area in the Province of Lublin. The Lubycza Królewska borehole is being drilled by PNiG Kraków, a PGNiG sub
The Al Ghashamiya LNG carrier, with a capacity of 217,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal from Qatar on April 12, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million tonnes of LNG a year and is capable of delivering 2
Wood Group confirmed that Group Directors Les Thomas and Mark Papworth will step down from its board on 29 June. Les joined the board in 2004, as CEO of the Group’s Production Facilities business, and last year moved to the fulltime role of Group Director of Health & Safety. On Les’s departure, Cinz
