BP today announced that, by mutual agreement with the BP board, Tony Hayward is to step down as group chief executive with effect from October 1, 2010. He will be succeeded as of that date by fellow executive director Robert Dudley. BP chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg said: “The BP board is deeply sadd
In a significant move for LNG imports in the country, joint venture of Shell Gas BV and Total Gas Electriciti Holdings France have opened… (ibnlive) [mappress] Source: ibnlive, July 27, 2010;
In order to diversify natural gas supplies Belarus intends to construct a LNG /Liquefied natural gas/ regasification terminal in one of the… (belta news) [mappress] Source: belta news, July 27, 2010;
Five thousand hectares of coastal land will be protected as part of a state approval of a key dredging project to facilitate Queensland’s emerging LNG industry and other future port facilities. Minister for Infrastructure and Planning Stirling Hinchliffe welcomed Coordinator-General Colin Jensen’s c
MISC Bhd, the world’s biggest owner of liquefied natural gas tankers, said it intends to list 25.5 percent of its marine engineering unit in… (Business Times Malaysia) [mappress] Source: Business Times Malaysia, July 23, 2010;
The controversy surrounding the multi-billion-dollar Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) import contract will cause a whopping Rs18 billion loss as… (The Express Tribune) [mappress] Source: The Express Tribune, July 23, 2010;
The Americas may lead growth in purchases of liquefied natural gas this year and next because of opening of import terminals in Latin Americ… (gulfnews) [mappress] Source: gulfnews, July 23, 2010;
Vyborg Shipyard stops plans for construction of a new shipyard in Primorsk, General Director Valery Levchenko said yesterday. The new shipya… (barentsobserver) [mappress] Source: barentsobserver, July 23, 2010;
Atlantic basin LNG traders were sceptical on Thursday that the recent fall in the front-month NBP price was driven by a glut of LNG schedule… (ICIS Heren) [mappress] Source: ICIS Heren, July 22, 2010;
A company hoping to build a liquefied natural gas terminal in Calais is working to line up a new financial backer after the original partner… (bangordailynews) [mappress] Source: bangordailynews, July 22, 2010;
DSME has entered into the South African shipping business market. The CEO & President of DSME, Sang-Tae Nam, recently met with South African President, Jacob Zuma to exchange opinions on economic cooperation schemes including the shipping business and agreed to reinforce their mutual cooperation. At
The Lithuanian government approved Wednesday a liquefied natural gas terminal on the Baltic Sea as part of efforts to cut its dependence on… (cmemarkets) [mappress] Source: cmemarkets, July 22, 2010;
Williams Partners L.P. and Florida Gas Transmission (FGT) announced today that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved a proposal to connect the existing Transco and FGT natural gas pipeline systems with the new Gulf LNG Clean Energy import terminal being developed near Pascagou
Petronas Gas Bhd will complete a study on the construction of Malaysia’s first liquefied natural gas import terminal before the end of the… (Business Times Malaysia) [mappress] Source: Business Times Malaysia, July 22, 2010;
