Qatar Petroleum is taking part in the 8th Middle East Refining and Petrochemicals Conference & Exhibition (Petrotech 2012), which formally opened Monday and is ongoing until Wednesday, May 23, at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre. The event, which is held under the patronage
With seven LNG carriers drydocked at the facility, Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) is one of the leading shipyards for LNG repairs, leveraging on Qatar’s position as top LNG exporter. As part of the Erhama Bin Jaber Al Jalahma Shipyard, N-KOM has successfully completed marine, offshore and
Drydocks World, the established international player in ship repair, conversion and new building, announced that an Alliance Agreement has been signed with EXMAR Shipmanagement, a company that offers high-end ship management services to the maritime industry. The two companies hope to strengthen the
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has been awarded contracts worth $136 million to supply technology and long-term services support to Dolphin Energy Limited which transports natural gas from Qatar to the United Arab Emirates and Oman via a 364 km subsea pipeline. Andrew Heath, Rolls-Ro
Aker Solutions has agreed to acquire NPS Energy, which is part of oilfield services company National Petroleum Services. NPS Energy has a strong presence in the Middle East and North Africa, which combined hold approximately 60 per cent of the world’s proven oil and gas reserves. “After the divestme
In 2011, global LNG trade grew by 49.4 106 m3 (20.7 Mt), a growth of 9.4% compared with 2010, according to GIIGNL’s 2011 LNG industry report. As during the previous year, the main contribution to the increase of LNG flows came from Qatar, as the country was responsible for 67% of additional LNG prod
A RasGas team led by RasGas Managing Director (MD), Hamad Rashid Al Mohannadi, held a productive meeting with the KOGAS President, Kangsoo Choo to explore business opportunities and further cooperation between the two companies. The meeting held in Seoul, South Korea, recently, is part of the MDs o
Dana Gas PJSC, the Middle East’s largest regional private sector natural gas company, announced its financial results for the first quarter ended 31st March 2012 with a net profit after tax of AED 206 million, more than double that reported in the first quarter of 2011. Financials Gross revenue of A
Siemens took the next step towards a massive expansion of its activities in Saudi Arabia, breaking ground on a landmark manufacturing facility for gas turbines and compressors. Planned for completion in late 2013, the center will create job opportunities for young Saudis, serving as a knowledge tran
Ukraine has offered Qatar to take part in the construction of an LNG terminal in the Odessa region, Ukraine Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said. Prime Minister Mykola Azarov stated this during his meeting yesterday with Qatari Premier and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani. The PM also
RasGas of Qatar announced that it achieved yet another successful milestone when the first Q-Flex vessel delivered Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) at the Barcelona LNG receiving terminal, Spain. It is not only the first RasGas Q-Flex vessel to discharge LNG at the Barcelona LNG receiving terminal but, i
ConocoPhillips Qatar welcomed, Gary Sykes, who will be replacing Erec Isaacson as its new President, effective May 1st. A corporate gathering was held at The Four Seasons hotel to honor Isaacson’s term in Doha and welcome the new ConocoPhillips Qatar President. The event was attended by company asso
Noble Energy announced that the Leviathan deep well offshore Israel has reached a depth of approximately 21,400 feet, the deepest known penetration in the Levant Basin. High well pressure and the mechanical limits of the wellbore design resulted in the suspension of drilling operations before the pr
Qatargas is the first ever company outside of Europe to have trained up in-house City & Guilds, assurance scheme assessors. The Ras Laffan Terminal Operations (RLTO) team of Qatargas embarked upon a “Terminal Training Assurance Scheme” in early 2011 which consisted of three stages; Training, On-The-
