A significant milestone was reached on 21st June 2011 when the LNG tanker “Al-Ghuwairiya” berthed at Ras Laffan to load her LNG cargo bound for Canaport, Canada. The Qatargas chartered vessel is one of the new generation Q-Max LNG tanker able to load a full LNG cargo of 260,000 cubic meters. The ves
Buoyant international energy prices swelled Oman LNG’s revenue earnings by $520 million in 2010, the Sultanate’s premier natural gas liquefa… (zawya) [mappress] Source: zawya, June 21, 2011;
Qatargas Operating Company Limited and Gasal Q.S.C., the joint venture between Air Liquide, Qatar Petroleum and Qatar Industrial Manufacturing Company, announced the signature of an agreement for the supply of gaseous nitrogen, through Gasal‘s pipeline in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar. The gaseo
Yemen LNG has delivered an emergency supply of LPG to Yemen. For three months now the domestic supply of LPG has dropped to around 500 tons by day, well below the usual demand of 2200 tons by day. Road blockades in Mareb governorate and the shutdown of the Aden refinery were the main causes of [&hel
Iran plans to invest $38 billion in gas industry by the end of the country’s Fifth National Development Plan (2010-2015), Managing director of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC), Mr. Owji (image) announced. According to the report of the public relations of the NIGC, he said that the National I
Qatar continues to be the largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter in the world, accounting for 25.5 percent of overall global LNG expor… (thepeninsulaqatar) [mappress] Source: thepeninsulaqatar, June 20, 2011;
Qalhat LNG has once again won the GCC HR jury award, one of the top awards in human resources (HR) excellence, at the 6th Middle East HR Sum… (zawya) [mappress] Source: zawya, June 19, 2011;
Qatargas has recognised some of its long-serving employees at a special ceremony in which certificates of appreciation and gifts were presented to 247 staff members who have completed fifteen, ten or five years of service with the company. Khalid Bin Khalifa Al Thani, Chief Executive Officer, Qatarg
The first batch of oil industry’s foreign exchange bonds for current Iranian calendar year (started March 21), worth 2.7 billion euros, will be offered next week through branches of three domestic banks, managing director of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), Mr. Qalebani announced on Tuesday.
At the Qatargas CEO 2011 Forum, the Qatargas Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Khalid Bin Khalifa Al Thani, has encouraged young Qatari nationals who have joined the world’s largest LNG producing company, to make the best use of the available learning and development opportunities, by taking responsibi
Qatar Petroleum and Shell today announced that the Pearl gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant, located in Ras Laffan Industrial City in the State of Qatar, has sold its first commercial shipment of GTL Gasoil. The sale marks the start of production of GTL products when the State of Qatar and Shell, the operat
Indonesia’s PT Pertamina is seeking to buy 1.5 million tons of liquefied natural gas annually to feed a floating LNG receiving terminal it i… (morningstar) [mappress] Source: morningstar, June 12, 2011;
Qatargas has extended its support to the US-based Children’s Brain Tumour Foundation (CBTF) and participated in its annual benefit dinner organised by the charity recently in New York City. The CBTF is a non-profit organisation, founded in 1988 to improve the treatment, quality of life and the long
Under the auspices and in the presence of His Excellency Dr. Mohammed Bin Saleh Al-Sada, Minister of Energy & Industry, Chairman and Managing Director of Qatar Petroleum, the Drilling Department of Qatar Petroleum was awarded Monday the OHSAS 18001-2007 Certificate in recognition of the Department’s
