The Golden Pass LNG terminal today received its initial commissioning liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo aboard the Al Khuwair Q Flex ship at its regasification terminal located in Jefferson County, Texas, south of Port Arthur and northwest of Sabine Pass. The Al Khuwair is the first LNG carrier to b
Sonde Resources Corp. is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Jack W. Schanck as its President and Chief Executive Officer and Mr. William Dirks as its Chief Operating Officer. Jack W. Schanck Mr. Schanck is a well known and respected industry leader with over 35 years of experience in the US,
Keppel Energy Pte Ltd (Keppel Energy), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keppel Corporation Limited, will commence the 800 MW expansion of its natural gas-fired Keppel Merlimau Cogen plant (KMC), on Jurong Island. Expected to be completed by 2013, the expansion will boost KMC’s generation capacity to 1,3
JGC Corporation has been awarded the Hachinohe LNG Terminal Project in Aomori prefecture, Japan by JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation. JCG will perform EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) and assistance services for commissioning work under a lump-sum turnkey scheme. The contract value was
Mercon Steel Structures B.V. has signed a framework agreement with Shell U.K. Limited and the Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij B.V. (NAM) for the construction and installation of Riser Access Towers (RAT). The framework agreement encompasses the call off of one and possibly up to nine RAT’s. These
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has cited the French company Technip for an innovative technology that allows pipeline operators to transfer liquefied natural gas over long distances. ASME presented the 2010 Global Pipeline Award to Technip at the recent International Pipeline Co
Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC), the Australian Government’s export credit agency, has issued two performance bonds to support the participation of a Queensland construction materials group, the Wagner group of companies (Wagners), in the ExxonMobil-led liquefied natural gas (LNG) pr
At the LNG Plant of Balhaf, Saturday, 17 October, Yemen LNG awarded scholarships to 28 undergraduate students from Shabwah Governorate, out of 40, to study in Sana’a, Aden, Hadhramout and Dhamar Universities in areas of medicine, civil engineering, and chemical engineering. On this occasion, Yemen L
Qatar has dropped plans to build a 3.5 billion euro ($4.82bn) energy hub in Greece, a Greek official said on Wednesday, a setback for Greek… (arabianbusiness) [mappress] Source: arabianbusiness, October 20, 2010;
Today, Volvo Trucks will initiate public field testing with methane diesel trucks that can run on liquefied methane gas. At the same time, Sweden’s first filling station for liquefied methane gas will open at Stigs Center in Göteborg. This is a revolutionary step in the development of gas use in hea
Gazprom said on Tuesday that it was redirecting to Asia liquefied natural gas contracted for the United States from its Sakhalin-2 project… (themoscowtimes) [mappress] Source: themoscowtimes, October 20, 2010;
Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. today declared (i) a cash distribution per common unit of $0.425 ($1.70 annualized) to unit holders of record as of November 1, 2010, and (ii) a cash distribution of $229,121.46 to its general partner. All of these distributions are payable on November 12, 2010. Chenie
The Umm Slal LNG carrier, with a capacity of 266,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal October 26, 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 m
The Russian government has asked the Finance Ministry, Economic Development Ministry and Energy Ministry to prepare draft laws to introduce… (RIA Novosti) [mappress] Source: RIA Novosti, October 19, 2010;
