Drydocks World announced that Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation and Chairman of Emirates Group attended the ‘sail away’ ceremony to mark the commencement of delivery of the pioneering Prelude FLNG Turret Modules to the owner Shell. The first Module, the bogie suppo
RasGas announced that the Barzan Gas Project’s four offshore platform topside modules, collectively weighing a total of 9,500 tonnes, have recently started their long journey by sea from Ulsan, South Korea to Qatar’s North Field. The topsides, which include three wellhead platforms and an additional
Qatar, the world’s largest LNG producer, shipped an LNG cargo from the Ras Laffan Port to Taiwan on Saturday, shipping data reveals. The cargo is being carried by the 145,800 cubic-meter Simaisma, and it is due to arrive at the Taichung LNG terminal on October 4. CPC of Taiwan officially inaugurated
Qatargas has won the Sustainability Reporting Awards for Qatar’s Industry and Energy Sector in recognition of its 2012 Sustainability Report which outlined the company’s key achievements and performance in this important field. Mohammed Bin Saleh Al Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry, presented t
RasGas of Qatar announced that the company has achieved an unprecedented 88 million work hours without a Lost Time Injury (LTI). RasGas has experienced a four-fold increase in construction activities and contract workers handling several mega projects like the Barzan Gas Project, which is the larges
Canada: Thousands of Birds Found Dead at Canaport LNG Canaport LNG, owned by Repsol YPF, said that a significant number of small birds were killed on Friday at the LNG import terminal after flying through the terminal’s flare. Qatargas, Petronas Sign UK LNG Supply Deal Qatargas and Petronas LNG (UK)
PIRA Energy Group said it believes that planned liquefaction maintenance adds up. In the U.S., there is very slow progress for Alaskan gas pipeline. In Europe, there is planned rough storage closure pushing more Norwegian gas to France and Belgium. Specifically, PIRA’s analysis of natural gas market
Qatargas was presented with the ‘Sustainability Award of the Year’ for the development of the Jetty Boil-Off Gas Recovery Project (JBOG). The award presentation was made at the official book launch for The Oil & Gas Year Qatar 2013 in Doha on Monday. Qatargas Chief Operating Officer, Engineering & V
Yemen LNG denied the allegations of the halt to the LNG exports from its Balhaf facility after the Al-Masdar daily newspaper on Tuesday reported that the company has stopped LNG exports from the LNG terminal as a result of continuous sabotages of the oil pipeline. “Yemen LNG confirms that it remains
Dubai Maritime City announced that it has signed an MOU with Shell to explore the diverse business options related to promoting alternative sources of energy such as Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). The primary focus would be on exploring opportunities that would enable the adoption of LNG as a fuel in
Iran’s president Hassan Rouhani announced that rising oil and gas production was one of the top priorities of his administration. Referring to oil industry priorities, Rohani said swift development of South Pars gas field phases 12, 15, 16, 17 and 18 were the main topic on the agenda. He expressed h
In a keynote speech at the opening of the LNG Producer-Consumer Conference in Tokyo, Dr. Mohammed bin Saleh Al-Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry of Qatar, said “gas prices will remain regionalized for the foreseeable future”. He also said that the global gas market will continue to be divided in
Qatar, the world’s largest LNG producer, shipped an LNG cargo from the Ras Laffan Port to Kuwait on Wednesday, according to shipping data. The cargo is being carried by the 126,400 cubic-meter LNG Virgo, and it is due to arrive at the Mina Al-Ahmadi LNG terminal on September 13. Excelerate Energy de
Mehrzad Safvat, the managing director of Petropars Operation and Management Co. (POMC) said that Iran is already able to independently operate South Pars Phases. “The young engineers of POMC have gained the necessary work experiences in their cooperation with such international big companies as TOTA
