Shell has found shale gas in China, Professor Yuzhang Liu, Vice president of Petrochina’s Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development, told Reuters. He said that drilling results from two wells Shell drilled had been positive. China has 1275 trillion cubic feet of technically recover
India’s ONGC is in negotitations with Russian Gazprom to jointly develop projects to produce liquefied natural gas, India’s oil ministry said in a statement. Shri S Jaipal Reddy, India’s Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Mr Sergey Shmatko, Russian Minister of Energy met at a bilateral meetin
Qatargas Chief Executive Officer, Khalid Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, today stated Qatargas would continue to seek, for now and well into the future, increased energy efficiencies across its facilities to ensure stability and a better tomorrow for future generations. Presenting a paper on “Supporting the o
The Gazprom headquarters hosted a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Paolo Scaroni, Chief Executive Officer of Eni. The parties discussed the joint projects in the energy sector, in particular, the progress with the South Stream project. It was
Brazil’s Petrobras plans to make a decision in first quarter of 2012 on its FLNG development, Petrobras chief executive Jose Sergio Gabrielli said today at the World Petroleum Congress in Doha. “Two proposals submitted by engineering groups are good both technically and commercially“, he said. Petro
Höegh LNG announced that it has entered into binding Heads of Agreement with Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) for the provision of a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) offshore Belawan, near the city of Medan, in North Sumatra, Indonesia. The HoA is based on the use of Höegh LNG’s first FSR
India is in talks with Qatar for more supplies of LNG, Minister Jaipal Reddy said yesterday at the 20th World Petroleum Congress in Doha. „India needs additional energy sources to match its growth,“ he said. The Minister also held bilateral talks with Oman’s Minister of Oil and Gas on additional sup
Trinidad and Tobago’s LNG production in October dropped 26.0% on year, according to the Ministry of Energy. Trinidad and Tobago’s Point Fortin LNG terminal produced 1,029,676 mt of LNG in October. Point Fortin LNG is one of the world’s largest producers of Liquefied Natural Gas and the plant consist
MEO Australia Limited announced that it has received notification from the permit operator, Eni Australia Ltd (Eni), that acquisition of the Bathurst 3D seismic data over the Blackwood East area of permit NT/P68 has commenced. The field acquisition program is expected to be complete within 50 days.
Australian LNG giant Woodside Petroleum Ltd., said its Browse LNG project will not be delayed by a court ruling that land acquisition notices were illegal. “We do not believe that this result will impact on the project schedule,” Woodside said in a statement. Yesterday, Supreme Court of Western Aust
Chubu Electric Power Company, Inc. and Shizuoka Gas Company, Ltd. have signed today a tripartite LNG sales and purchase agreement with Qatargas. Under the agreement, Chubu Electric and Shizuoka Gas will, for a period of 6 years from 2016 to 2021, purchase approximately 200,000 tons of LNG per annum
GE Oil & Gas has signed a contract with Qatar Operating Company Limited (Qatargas) to supply advanced combustion technology that will reduce gas turbine emissions at the Qatargas 1 Utility complex to meet new regulations from the Qatari Ministry of Environment. The deal was announced by GE at the 20
Santos GLNG Project has today announced an Australian-first million-dollar-plus partnership with SkillsTech Australia to establish a specialised Coal Seam Gas (CSG) and Gas Transmission Pipeline Operations Training Centre in Acacia Ridge, Brisbane. Santos GLNG Project has entered an agreement with S
GDF SUEZ has signed an agreement with Total for the disposal of its 10.4% indirect participation in the Elgin-Franklin gas and condensates fields. This participation is held through a 22.5% shareholding in EFOG, a joint-venture between GDF SUEZ and Total E&P UK Ltd (77.5%, operator), which holds a 4
