Chesapeake Energy Corporation announced the closing of a transaction to sell its Fayetteville Shale assets to BHP Billiton Petroleum, a wholly owned subsidiary of BHP Billiton Limited. The transaction included approximately 487,000 net acres of leasehold, current net production of approximately 415
On the third and last day of his state visit to Brunei Darussalam, the President of Ukraine, this morning paid a visit to the Brunei LNG Pla… (rtbnews) [mappress] Source: rtbnews, March 31, 2011;
As previously announced, Golar LNG Partners LP (GMLP), a wholly owned subsidiary of Golar LNG Limited, filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of the GMLP’s common units. The Offering currently is scheduled to include the sale by
Shri R P N Singh, Hon’ble Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas today launched Asia’s First Integrated Gas Management System, implemented on SAP Platform, at the corporate office of GAIL (India) Limited in New Delhi. This Gas Management System is the third of its kind in the world after Pe
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Occidental Petroleum Corporation have signed a partnership agreement to participate in the de… (emirates247) [mappress] Source: emirates247, March 31, 2011;
Chevron Corporation announced that Paul V. Bennett has been named vice president and treasurer, effective May 1, 2011. “Paul is highly qualified to guide our financing strategies, both for our overall corporate capital structure as well as for our significant development projects. He is broadly expe
Eni’s Board of Directors this morning approved the issue of one or more bonds, to be placed with institutional investors, with a value of up to a maximum amount of 3 billion euro or its equivalent in other currencies, by 31 March 2012. The bonds will enable Eni to maintain a well-balanced financial
A group of residents say they are becoming ‘increasingly frustrated’ at the levels of noise pollution from LNG vessels docking at the Milfor… (milfordmercury) [mappress] Source: milfordmercury, March 31, 2011;
Engineering and construction company, Clough Limited has demonstrated its commitment to helping create an engineering centre of excellence in Western Australia, by contributing $250,000 to Curtin University’s new Engineering Pavilion which was officially opened by Prime Minister Julia Gillard today.
The chairman of a landowners group at ExxonMobil’s Hides 4 liquified natural gas development says the project won’t go smoothly until the mu… (rnzi) [mappress] Source: rnzi, March 31, 2011;
An Oregon land-use board has told Coos County to take a new look at two provisions of the approval for construction of the first leg of a pi… (yahoo) [mappress] Source: yahoo, March 31, 2011;
Peterbilt Motors Company announced the expansion of liquefied natural gas (LNG) platforms meeting customer requirements for lowering operating costs while maintaining excellent performance. As the leading manufacturer of alternative fuel system vehicles, Peterbilt offers the Models 367 LNG and 386 L
Ryder System, Inc., a leader in commercial transportation and supply chain management solutions, today announced that it reached a key milestone in a major alternative fuel initiative with the order of 202 heavy-duty natural gas vehicles. The vehicle order is part of Ryder’s agreement with the San B
The Al Mayeda LNG carrier, with a capacity of 266,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal April 7, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million tonnes of LNG a year and is capable of delivering 21 billion cubic met
