Statoil’s internal investigation into the gas leakage on the Gullfaks B platform in the North Sea on 4 December 2010 has been concluded and the report presented to the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway. A pipeline was being replaced, following the completion of maintenance on a choke valve, when a g
Announcing The Rio Gas Forum Programme. Make sure you attend the premier gas, E&P and LNG event in South America and show your support to all the key decision makers in the Brazilian gas industry! We have a number of sponsorship opportunities available that will help you meet potential customers and
The Gazprom headquarters hosted a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Vladimir Semashko, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus. The parties addressed the issues surrounding gas supplies to Belarus, arrangement of gas transit acro
Total announces the start-up of the Itaú gas and condensate field located on Block XX (Tarija Oeste) 400 kilometres south of the city of Santa Cruz in the Andean Cordilleras foothills. The first phase of the development came on stream on February 2nd and is designed to produce 1.5 million cubic mete
Exxon Mobil Corporation announced today that additions to its proved reserves in 2010 totaled 3.5 billion oil-equivalent barrels, replacing 209 percent of production. Excluding the impact of asset sales, reserves additions replaced 211 percent of production. “ExxonMobil continues to lead the industr
GreenMan Technologies, Inc., today announced results for the three months ended December 31, 2010. Lyle Jensen, GreenMan’s President and Chief Executive Officer stated, “We are very pleased with the revenue growth we achieved this quarter, which reflects the traction being gained from our American P
Freight rates for transporting spot cargoes of liquefied natural gas may fall by about 40 per cent this summer as warmer weather crimps dema… (businesstimes) [mappress] Source: businesstimes, February 15, 2011;
The Shagra LNG carrier, with a capacity of 266,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal February 21, 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 me
West Australian Premier Colin Barnett says an agreement over a $30 billion gas hub north of Broome is in reach after a Federal Court ruling… (wabusinessnews) [mappress] Source: wabusinessnews, February 15, 2011;
GE announced the appointment of new company officer. GE currently has 194 GE officers globally. GE officers lead large revenue generating businesses or are in critical functional roles, helping to drive growth. Anne M. McEntee, 40, has been appointed vice president of Dresser for GE Energy Services,
FEI, a leading instrumentation company that provides imaging and analysis systems for research and industry, announced a novel solution for analyzing the production characteristics and potential of unconventional gas reservoirs. The Helios NanoLab™ DualBeam™ system images kerogen, porosity and micro
The government is looking at scrapping 5% customs duty on liquified natural gas (LNG) as it seeks to help user industries like power and fer… (financialexpress) [mappress] Source: financialexpress, February 15, 2011;
The LNG Lokoja, a BW Group Ltd. tanker, with a capacity of 148,500 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s Dragon terminal February 22, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. BG and Petronas between them have contracted for the full capacity at Dragon LNG’s Milford Haven site over
Imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by South Korea, the world’s No. 2 buyer after Japan, jumped in January, driven by cold winter weather…. [mappress] Source: yahoo news, February 15, 2011;
