Belgium’s Zeebrugge liquefied natural gas terminal is expected to receive another cargo of LNG this month, according to the Zeebrugge Port Authority website. The Maersk Ras Laffan LNG tanker, with a capacity of 138,200 cbm, is due to arrive on January 29. The Zeebrugge terminal is operated by Fluxys
The Gazprom Board of Directors took notice of the information relevant to administrative barriers and obstacles impeding the Company’s growth and deriving from the European Energy Charter, established rules for acquisition of stakes in Europe’s gas transmission systems as well as from the limitation
Today in Krasnaya Polyana Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Rovnag Abdullayev, President of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) signed in the presence of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Azerbaijani President Ilkham Aliev an addendum to the effecti
Höegh LNG said today that it has been informed by AB Klaipedos Nafta that it has the winning tender offer for a new LNG floating storage and regasification unit in Lithuania. A mandatory standstill period according to the Law on Public Procurement of the Republic of Lithuania is now in force and wil
Law firm Wikborg Rein announced that on 1 January 2012 Joe McGladdery joined the London office of Wikborg Rein as a Partner. Joe joined Wikborg Rein from Qatar Gas Transport Company Limited (Nakilat) where he acted as the company’s General Counsel and as a board member for a number of its subsidiary
FLEX LNG today provided an update regarding the status of ongoing discussions with the sponsors of the Gulf LNG Project and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI). As previously disclosed, FLEX LNG and SHI successfully completed Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) in December 2011 for the FLNG vessel fo
The latest LNG cargo to be loaded at Norway’s Hammerfest terminal has been dispatched to Spain, according to shipping data. The 140,000 m3 Arctic Princess departed Hammerfest yesterday, and is expected to arrive at Spain’s Huelva terminal on January 30. Statoil has last week resumed production at th
Golar LNG said today that it has become 100% owner of the LNG Carrier Gandria. Golar has purchased the remaining 50% share interest in Bluewater Gandria N.V, the owning company of the vessel, from an affiliate of Bluewater Energy Services. The price has been agreed all-in at $19.5 million. Prior to
Newly released shipping figures for Milford Haven Port show steady growth and an increase in efficiency throughout last year. With just over 71 million gross tons coming into the port during 2011, this is up almost nine per cent on the previous year, assisted by the cold weather experienced in the f
OAO Novatek announced today that the Company’s Chairman of the Management Board, Leonid Mikhelson, and the Chairman of the Management Board of OAO Gazprom, Aleksey Miller, held a working meeting which was also attended by the Chairman of the Management Board of Gazprombank (OAO), Andrey Akimov. The
The Gazprom headquarters hosted today a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Peter Voser, Chief Executive Officer of Royal Dutch Shell. The parties discussed the issues of bilateral cooperation as part of the Sakhalin II project. They also address
DNV has developed a new pipeline concept, called X-Stream, that can significantly reduce the cost of a deep- and ultra-deepwater gas pipeline while still complying with the strictest safety and integrity regime. X-Stream is based on established and field-proven technologies which have been innovativ
Kentz Corporation Limited announced the following pre-close trading update ahead of its results for the year ended 31 December 2011. Revenues and profits for the full year 2011 marginally ahead of consensus expectations Record backlog of US$2.40 billion at the end of December 2011, up 50% from Decem
Kentz Corporation Limited today announced that Christian Brown has been appointed as Chief Executive of the Company effective from 1 February 2012, succeeding Hugh O’Donnell who has served in the role since 2000. Hugh will continue his relationship with Kentz through the provision of exclusive advis
