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DNV GL names Liv Hovem as new oil & gas head
DNV GL has appointed Liv Hovem as the new CEO of its Oil & Gas business area, effective January 1, 2018.
Austria gets first LNG filling station
Austria’s RAG on Tuesday opened the country’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) filling station at Ennshafen port. As previously reported, the construction on the LNG filling station started in July this year. Approximately 12 tonnes of LNG can be kept in storage at the Ennshafen site at present – e
Update: no 2nd US LNG cargo for Netherlands as tanker diverts to Brazil
(Article updated on 26.09. to say that the Ribera Del Duero Knutsen was diverted to Brazil) The Netherlands will have to wait a bit longer for its second cargo from Cheniere’s Sabine Pass liquefaction plant in Louisiana, currently the only such a facility to ship US shale gas overseas. To remind, LN
Gazprom looking to strengthen gas cooperation with China
Gazprom’s head Alexey Miller held talks with China’s vice president Zhang Gaoli and Wang Dongjin, vice president of CNPC and president of PetroChina, discussing supply or Russian gas to China.
ABB scores Tangguh LNG expansion job
Zurich-based automation specialist ABB has been selected by the CSTS Joint Operation to supply prefabricated electric substations for the Tangguh liquefied natural gas (LNG) expansion project.
BP kicks of production from Oman’s Khazzan gas field
UK-based energy giant and LNG player, BP started production from the Khazzan gas field in Oman.
Two bidders qualify for DESFA stake purchase
Two investment schemes have qualified to proceed to the next stage of a tender process to acquire in Greek gas grid operator DESFA, the country’s privatization agency said.
Qatari cargo heading for Dragon LNG terminal
The Dragon LNG terminal on the shores of the UK’s Milford Haven waterway is scheduled to receive a cargo of Qatari liquefied natural gas at the end of the month.
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WoodMac: LNG production key to carbon emissions rise The emission-intensive process of liquefying natural gas will be among the largest contributors to carbon emission growth for the world’s oil and gas majors, Wood Mackenzie said in a study. Novatek to fire up Yamal LNG’s train one in November Russ
Peru dispatches two LNG cargoes to Spain
Peru’s only liquefaction facility at Pampa Melchorita shipped two cargoes to Spain earlier this week.
Matrix bags risk training job in Mozambique for Anadarko
Incident investigation specialist Matrix Risk Control (Matrix) has secured a contract to deliver training in Mozambique for Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (Anadarko).
LNG-powered AIDAnova’s first engine module completed
AIDA Cruises, a Carnival Corporation company, said the first engine module for the LNG-powered AIDAnova has been completed at the Neptun Werft in Rostock.
Gazprom supplies LNG to Russian Railways
Gazprom Gazomotornoye Toplivo began supplying liquefied natural gas (LNG) to locomotives owned by Russian Railways at the Egorshino railroad station in the Sverdlovsk Region.
ESL Shipping names second LNG-fueled bulker
ESL Shipping, an Aspo Group company named its second LNG-fueled dry cargo vessel at the Jinling shipyard in Nanjing, China.