Further to Yemen LNG’s statement on Friday where the company said that a minor explosion occurred inside the Balhaf export terminal, Yemen LNG on Tuesday confirmed that a rocket-launched explosive device landed on the ground inside the Balhaf Plant at the extremity of the process area. There were no
Iraq’s Deputy Minister of Electricity Adel Hamid Mahdi said that Tehran and Baghdad will soon finalize a deal under which Iran will pump natural gas to its western neighbor to fuel power plants in the southern Iraqi province of Basra. He went on to say that gas exports to Baghdad will begin next Jul
VIDEO: Shell Floats Prelude FLNG Hull, South Korea The 488-metre-long hull of Shell’s Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility has been floated out of the dry dock at the Samsung Heavy Industries yard in Geoje, South Korea, where the facility is currently under construction. Qatargas J
Yemen LNG confirmed that on Friday, at around 16 hours, a minor explosion occurred inside the Balhaf Plant. There were no casualties and the explosion caused only slight damage to non-essential equipment, the company said in a statement. The Balhaf Plant remains operational and production uninterrup
In October 2013 OMV completed the development of the Latif gas field, located in the Sindh Province of Pakistan. OMV is the operator of the Latif concession and holds an interest of 33.34%. The gas field developments will double OMV’s net production from Latif to 6,200 boe/d in 2014. In November 201
The National Iranian Gas Company has denied reports by domestic media that it has requested additional natural gas imports from Turkmenistan. NIGC spokesman Majid Boujarzadeh said that there is no gas shortage in the country and gas supply to all provinces is normally underway. According to the repo
Iran’s Petroleum Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh has called for the acceleration of work in developing South Pars gas field before the start of 2015, a senior official said. Ali-Akbar Shabanpour, managing-director of Pars Oil and Gas Company, said Zanganeh, stressed the need for the development of th
RasGas Company celebrated an unprecedented record of 100 million work manhours Lost Time Incident (LTI) free at a ceremony in Ras Laffan. This impressive achievement became a reality as a result of RasGas’ on-going commitment to safety and through its stringent safety strategies, systems and process
The Qatargas Jetty Boil-Off Gas (JBOG) Project team recently celebrated its fifth Safety Day at Ras Laffan Industrial City (RLIC). Held at the JBOG Project Global Village camp in Ras Laffan Industrial City, the “Safety Day” offered the 2000 JBOG workers not only a brief respite from their grueling w
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said his country could become an energy corridor for its eastern oil and gas rich neighbor, Iran. “Development cooperation between Iran and Turkey leads to promote regional stability,” Davutoglu said during the 21st Meeting of the Council of Ministers of Econ
Yemen: Navy Destroys Boat Approaching Balhaf LNG Port Yemen’s navy fired upon and destroyed a suspicious boat that was approaching the Balhaf LNG export terminal on Wednesday, according to local media reports. VIDEO: QCLNG Project Update (Australia) BG posted a video update of its Queensland Curtis
Iran and Pakistan expressed their enthusiasm for formulating a road map and a more realistic time schedule for the implementation of their IP gas pipeline project. In a meeting between Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Adviser to the Pakistani Prime Minister on National Security and
Delek Group gas subsidiaries announced that the partners in South West Tamar exploration well have concluded that strong signs of natural gas were discovered based on logging tests while drilling that were carried out by the operator, Noble Energy Mediterranean. It is clarified that appraisal drilli
According to recent studies, GCC countries could potentially have to reduce hydrocarbon exports by the end of the next decade if they continue at current rates of energy consumption growth. This was a key discussion opener for Brett Doherty, RasGas Company Chief Safety Health, Environment and Qualit
