Hessa Mohammed Al Nesf, a corporate planning analyst at Qatargas, has become the first Qatari national to be awarded the Incorporated Engineer (IEng) qualification by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE). Incorporated Engineer (IEng) is an internationally recognised qualification establish
Dana Gas PJSC announced its full year preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2013. The Group’s full year production was up 8%, driven by a 14% jump in Egyptian output to 13.4 million barrels of oil equivalent from 11.8 mmboe in 2012. This resulted in a marginal increase in full year gros
A rocket attack on Yemen’s only LNG export terminal in Balhaf did not cause any casualties or damage, Yemen LNG said in a statement on Friday. “Yemen LNG confirms that today, Friday, 31st January 2014, at around 02:30am, a blast sounded offshore the Balhaf Plant, coming from a rocket-launched explos
Nakilat of Qatar, world’s biggest LNG shipper, said it has secured a US $669 million facility with QNB Group for the refinancing of two existing LNG tankers and the purchase of two additional LNG tankers by its Maran-Nakilat joint venture. This is the second refinancing that Nakilat has secured for
Qatar Petroleum (QP) and UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, have signed a joint research agreement on “Process Optimization of CO2 and Sulfur Components Removal from Natural Gases.” The agreement was signed at QP headquarters by Mohammed bin Saleh Al-Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry and Chairman of
Yemen LNG celebrated in Sana’a the award of LNG Diplomas to a first batch of graduate engineers who have successfully completed a Diploma of Petroleum Studies, Major in Liquefied Natural Gas, at the Yemen LNG School of Technology in Balhaf, Shabwa. Held under the auspices of the Ministry of Oil and
The Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) have agreed to enhance cooperation. The GECF secretary general, Mohammad-Hossein Adeli, met the IEA executive director, Maria van der Hoeven, on the sidelines of the 4th IEA-IEF-OPEC Symposium hosted by Riyadh, Saudi
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Iran is ready to transfer its experience in oil and gas sectors to its northern neighbor. In a meeting with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, Rouhani stated that Iran and Azerbaijan
Qatar Shipping, a subsidiary of Qatar Navigation, said it has received a 12-year, $425 million loan from a consortium of international banks. The loan will be used to refinance existing debt facilities on four LNG tankers – Fuwairit, Lusail, Al Thakhira and Al Deebel, the company said in a statement
RasGas made a strong presence at the 7th International Petroleum Technology Conference (IPTC) held in Qatar’s capital, Doha. On the opening day, Nafez Bseiso, Chief Venture Officer featured on a panel discussion titled ‘The Future of Integrated Project Management in a Cyclic Environment’ where he ex
Qatargas is participating as a principal sponsor in the 7th International Petroleum Technology Conference (IPTC), being held at the Qatar National Convention Centre in Doha from 19 – 22 January. Being organised under the theme “Unlocking Energy through Innovation, Technology and Capability” the even
GE Oil & Gas announced it has received a contract to provide a turnkey turbomachinery solution to Petrofac Emirates for the Upper Zakum UZ750 field in Abu Dhabi, developed by ZADCO (Zakum Development Company). The turbomachinery equipment will be delivered in the form of massive, standalone, plug-an
Iran and Senegal will broaden energy cooperation in near future, Iran’s Petroleum Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said. “Iran’s public and private sectors were ready to boost long-term cooperation in oil, gas and petrochemical production and refining with Senegal,” Zanganeh added in a meeting with vi
ALE Heavylift: Moving APLNG Modules (VIDEO) ALE Heavylift posted a video showing how the modules are being moved on Curtis Island for Australia Pacific LNG project. Fluor, JGC Secure EPC Contract for Kitimat LNG Fluor Corporation announced that its joint venture with JGC was awarded an engineering,
