Qatar Petroleum, along with its joint ventures and subsidiaries, is taking part in the 26th edition of Gastech. Gastech is currently ongoing until October 11 at the ExCel Centre in London. Held under the theme “Fuelling the future by investing in gas,” the Gastech 2012 Conference and Exhibition brin
The National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) announced its readiness to help the Turkish company, Botas, with repairing the damaged pipeline, managing director of the NIGC, Javad Owji said. According to the report of the public relations of the NIGC, he said that the pipeline was damaged in an explosion
Bank Mellat starts offering South Pars gas field bonds worth of 10 thousand billion rials as of 6 October. According to a report by public relations department of Bank Mellat, the bank will issue the bonds to provide money for development of South Pars gas field phase 11 to 24 as well as development
Loading operations of the first platform of South Pars gas field phase 12 started in Khoramshahr city south of Iran. Managing director of Iranian Offshore Engineering and Construction Company (IOEC), Ali Taheri told Shana the platform with 3.26 thousand tons of weight and 4.410 square meters area wi
Iranian and Pakistani officials in a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York stressed the necessity for speeding up implementation of a multi-billion-dollar gas pipeline project that is due to connect Iran’s rich gas reserves to the energy-hungry Pakistan. The issue was raise
Construction of the pipeline, which aims to transfer Iranian natural gas to Iraq, is underway, and the exports will probably start by the next July, Iran’s Deputy Oil Minister and managing director of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC), Javad Owji said. “Currently more than 25 percent of this 4
Since the historic first visit of CEO, Stephen Tetlow, to the Middle East in October 2011, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers has been forging ever closer links with engineers in the region. Institution’s International Business Development Manager, Rachel Leech, undertook a visit to the Middle
Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM ) is on track to service over 30 LNG carriers this year, having completed the drydocking and repairs for 18 such vessels thus far, the company said in a statement. Recent deliveries made include OSG Shipmanagement’s 107,514dwt Tembek, “K”-Line LNG Shipping’s 1
Iran is currently holding negotiations for deals to transfer natural gas to Europe, Deputy Minister of Oil for Planning Mohsen Khojastehmehr said. Addressing a press conference, he said Iran is the reliable source of natural gas in the long-run. At present, Iran has signed final contracts with Turke
Qatargas signed a new long term Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Kansai Electric Power Company Incorporated (KEPCO) of Japan. The agreement was signed yesterday in Doha by His Excellency Dr. Mohammed Bin Saleh Al-Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry and Chairman o
The global LNG industry is entering it’s Golden Age with a projected growth of 5% per year from 2010-2020. Today, technological advancements in LNG are contributing significantly in reshaping the global energy mix. The 2nd Annual LNG Technology Global Summit, which commenced at the Courtyard By Marr
Nakilat Damen Shipyards Qatar (NDSQ) informed it has launched its first project, the 140m Load Out/Recovery (LOR) Barge at Erhama Bin Jaber Al Jalahma Shipyard in the Port of Ras Laffan, Qatar. The 6,500-tonne LOR Barge was constructed entirely at Erhama Bin Jaber Al Jalahma Shipyard and took 1.6 mi
Gas production will start in South Pars gas field phases 17 and 18 this winter, an official said, adding that the gas will then be injected to the national gas grid after treatment at gas processing plants of phases 15 and 16 in Assalouyeh, the onshore installations of the South Pars gas field. Mana
Yemen LNG confirmed the sabotage of the 38 inch gas pipeline that links the block 18 to the Balhaf terminal on the Gulf of Aden. The explosion occurred today 35 KM North of Balhaf Liquefaction Plant. It caused no victims, the company said in a statement. The 320km pipeline transports around 1.14 bil
