Wärtsilä, a leading supplier of flexible power plants and services to the global power generation market, has been awarded the contract to supply a power plant to the Republic of Rwanda. The turnkey project is of particular significance since the power plant will utilize methane gas from the nearby
Turkey joined a chorus of European companies demanding that Gazprom cut its natural gas prices, increasing pressure on the lucrative pricing model that underpins Russia’s gas exports. Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said on Thursday the country might terminate one of its contracts unless it obt
Arab companies are interested in participation in the Yamal liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in the Russian Arctic, Deputy Prime… (RIA Novosti) [mappress] Source: RIA Novosti, September 30, 2011
LNG Energy Ltd. (LNG) announced that it has spudded the first well in Bulgaria under the farm-in agreement with TransAtlantic Worldwide Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. . The exploration well is located on the A-Lovech exploration license targeting the Middle Jurassic
British prompt gas prices made gains on Thursday morning after a rapid rise in exports to Europe spurred demand to exceed supplies. (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, September 29, 2011
OAO Gazprom’s natural gas contracts are the focus of European Union antitrust investigators’ raids across central and eastern Europe that… (bloomberg) [mappress] Source: bloomberg, September 29, 2011
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) has submitted a Preliminary Environmental Impact Assessment (PEIA) to the Greek Ministry of Environment. This application is an addition to the scoping documents that TAP submitted earlier this year in preparation for its full Environmental & Social Impact Assessmen
The Al Samriya LNG carrier, with a capacity of 263,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal October 1, 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 21 billion cubic
Fitch Ratings says in a newly-published report that amid changing global industry dynamics, the credit quality of larger low-cost liquefied… (reuters) [mappress] Source: reuters, September 29, 2011
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk hosted the opening of the 15th Sakhalin Oil and Gas 2011 International Conference. Gazprom’s delegation led by Alexander Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee is taking part in the Conference. Alexander Medvedev delivered a speech entitled “The Growing Rol
Alpha Tankers & Freighters, a Greek shipowner, ordered a liquefied natural gas carrier at STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co., shipping… (bloomberg businessweek) [mappress] Source: bloomberg businessweek, September 29, 2011
For the first time, the Offshore Energy conference program will offer a session on unconventional gas. On Wednesday afternoon, October 12th speakers from Baker Hughes, Cuadrilla Resources Nederland , EBN and the University of Groningen will discuss the world wide potential for unconventional gas, po
GSP Offshore, a company known in the Black Sea region for its technological expertise in offshore drilling and construction, well intervention services and naval supply, confirmed that it will participate at Offshore Energy 2011 Exhibition and Conference. The event takes place in Amsterdam, the Neth
Sakhalin Energy Investment Co., operator of Russia’s only liquefied-natural-gas plant, plans to continue shipping additional volumes of the… (bloomberg businessweek) [mappress] Source: bloomberg businessweek, September 28, 2011
