Yemen LNG completed on the 13th of January the 72 hour performance test of the Balhaf liquefaction plant, confirming a production capacity and an energetic efficiency well in excess of the design. Yemen LNG has also successfully commenced on 1st January 2011 a 180 day reliability test of the upstrea
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 January 19, 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
Russia and India will cooperate on jointly developing liquefied natural gas projects including in third countries, the Russian government sa… (RIA Novosti) [mappress] Source: RIA Novosti, January 13, 2011;
Santos today announced that the GLNG partners have taken the final investment decision approving development of the US$16 billion, 7.8 mtpa GLNG project in Queensland. Development approval triggers major works for upstream field development, pipeline and LNG plant facilities at Gladstone. Orders wil
On November 17, 2010 OAO Gazprom priced USD 1 billion of loan participation notes due November 29, 2015. The notes were issued by Gaz Capital S.A., a Luxembourg special purpose vehicle, under Gazprom’s Loan Participation Note Programme. The loan participation notes were priced at par and have an ann
Wilhelmsen Ships Service has appointed Vidar Hole to the position of Business Director responsible for the Maritime Logistics Services portfolio. Vidar will drive the design, development and launch of new offers in line with the company’s strategy and identified market and customer needs, across its
Total announced the following appointments to its Management Committee, effective January 1, 2011: * Arnaud Breuillac, Senior Vice President, Middle East, Total Exploration & Production. * Michel Hourcard, Senior Vice President, Development and Operations Techniques, Total Exploration & Production a
53 female participants concluded on 11 January a three-month Yemen LNG sponsored training on life skills conducted by Al-Bait Al Sanaani for Heritage, which is based in the Old City of Sanaa. The training courses aimed at brushing up the skills of the participants in handicrafts, traditional cooking
Santos has pledged to donate $50,000 to help the families who have suffered hardship or severe property damage as a result of the devastating floods in Carnarvon and the Gascoyne region in Western Australia. The donation will be made to the to the Lord Mayor’s Distress Relief Fund, the official stat
Dominion announced that it has reached an agreement with PPG Industries on an option for Dominion to purchase land at PPG’s Natrium, W.Va., site for the construction of a natural gas processing and fractionation facility. Dominion Transmission, Dominion’s natural gas pipeline and storage subsidiary,
Noble Energy, Inc. announced that the Plan of Development for the Alen condensate/gas-recycling project has been approved by the Ministry of Mines, Industry, and Energy of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. Noble Energy’s board of directors sanctioned the project in December 2010, followed closely b
Mechanical engineering group, EnerMech, has invested £20 million in a new Process, Pipeline and Umbilical Services division and appointed one of the industries leading pipeline experts to head up the unit. Les Graves joins the EnerMech board as director and brings with him more than 30 years experie
The report “Global LNG Market Analysis” investigates key trends of the industry and outlines future trends after inclusive study of various… [mappress] Source: prlog, January 13, 2011;
The Board of Directors of Marathon Oil Corporation announced today that it has approved moving forward with plans to spin off Marathon’s downstream business, creating two independent, highly focused energy companies. Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC), to be headquartered in Findlay, Ohio, is expe
