In a new initiative to boost the knowledge and skills of its national engineers, Qatargas has enrolled all the Qatari engineers, working in different organizational units across the company, as members of the Qatar Society of Engineers (QSE). This membership, covering all existing engineers as well
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. A booby-trapped boat approached from international waters, and passed security lines into Yemeni territorial waters in the area surrounding the
Milaha received two major accolades at the recent Seatrade Middle East and Indian Subcontinent Awards 2013 held in Dubai. Known as the “Oscars” of the maritime world, the awards were presented at a glittering gala dinner attended by more than 800 leaders and senior executives from the region’s marit
Qatar’s premier shipyard Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) has won the Ship repair/Shipyard award for the second consecutive year at the prestigious Seatrade Middle East & Indian Subcontinent Awards 2013. The award was presented to N-KOM at a ceremony on the evening of Monday 18 November 2013
The Iranian deputy oil minister Hamidreza Araqi has denied media reports about the bankruptcy of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC). Araqi, who is also the managing director of the NIGC, said that the company needs over $6 billion in the next Iranian calendar year, which starts on March 21, 201
Iran’s deputy minister for international and commercial affairs Ali Majedi has called on India to join an under-construction pipeline projected to carry natural gas from Iran to Pakistan. He said Iran expects India to get over its doubts and join the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline, adding that given the
Qatar Petroleum (QP) recently hosted the 33rd bi-annual Drilling Operations Incident Review Committee (DOIRC) Meeting, which was held to review and discuss the health, safety and environmental (HSE) issues related to drilling operations. The meeting, which was held last November 13 at the Doha Marri
Qatari LNG producer RasGas recently received the Emirates Energy Award 2013 at an event organised by the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy under the patronage of Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of UAE. RasGas won the award for its headquarters building in the ca
VIDEO: Gorgon Construction Update Construction continues on the Chevron-operated Gorgon LNG Project in Western Australia. This video shows some of the work that is taking place on and around Barrow Island, a Class A Nature Reserve and home to the project. Emirates LNG Wins Govt Approval for Its Impo
Technology and high prices are opening up new oil resources, but this does not mean the world is on the verge of an era of oil abundance, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) 2013 edition of the World Energy Outlook (WEO-2013). Although rising oil output from North America and Brazil
Regulatory reform to address Australia’s sliding cost competitiveness is now more important than ever following the release of the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) World Energy Outlook 2013 overnight. The reputable IEA report says Australia’s gas production growth would see the nation rival Qatar
Qatargas Chief Operating Officer – Administration, Ghanim Al-Kuwari, delivered a speech at the inaugural session of the second Doha Carbon and Energy Forum, being held under the patronage of His Excellency Mohammed Bin Saleh Al-Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry at the Qatar National Convention C
Iran has stored 1.3 billion cubic meters of gas in Sarajeh gas storage facility, managing director of the Natural Gas Storage Company (NGSC) Massoud Samivand said. “The stored gas will be pumped into the national gas network as of next month,” he said, Iran’s SHANA news agency reported. “Some 300 mi
With the energy crisis that is severely affecting Pakistan, Engro Corporation subsidiary Elengy Terminal Pakistan Limited (ETPL) has bid for the fast track LNG contract to import up to 3MTPA of LNG or 400MMSCFD of RLNG (Natural Gas) for the next fifteen years. Over the last 7 years Engro’s investmen
