Iran plans to host the World Gas Conference (WOC 2) workgroup of the International Gas Union (IUG) for the first time in the country, Massoud Samivand, Managing Director of Natural Gas Storage Company (NGSC) said. According to the report of the public relations of the National Iranian Gas Company (N
RasGas Company recently hosted its third annual reception in Seoul, South Korea under the patronage of His Excellency Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry. The event which was attended by RasGas CEO, Hamad Rashid Al-Mohannadi, Oil & Gas, Industry and Energy ministers from n
International accountant and shipping consultant Moore Stephens says total annual operating costs in the shipping industry fell by an average 1.8 per cent in 2012. This compares with the 2.1 per cent average rise in costs recorded for the previous year. There was a significant reduction in costs acr
ExxonMobil Research Qatar (EMRQ) said it has begun field testing its ‘Remote Gas Detection’ system, which is designed to improve process safety and environmental performance at liquefied natural gas production and transportation facilities and other gas processing facilities. The system employs a sp
GE Expands Small-Scale LNG Business (USA) In connection with its recent acquisition of substantially all the assets of the Salof Companies, GE Oil & Gas announced that it has completed its acquisition of a 50 percent ownership interest in Beijing enCryo Engineering Co., Ltd., a Beijing-based joint v
Top News of The Week September 23 – 28, 2013
RasGas Company Limited (RasGas) has announced that the Barzan Gas Project’s four offshore platform topside modules, collectively weighing a total of 9,500 tonnes, have started their long journey by sea from Ulsan, South Korea to Qatar’s North Field. The topsides, which include three wellhead platfor
RasGas announced that the Barzan Gas Project’s four offshore platform topside modules, collectively weighing a total of 9,500 tonnes, have recently started their long journey by sea from Ulsan, South Korea to Qatar’s North Field. The topsides, which include three wellhead platforms and an additional
Qatargas has won the Sustainability Reporting Awards for Qatar’s Industry and Energy Sector in recognition of its 2012 Sustainability Report which outlined the company’s key achievements and performance in this important field. Mohammed Bin Saleh Al Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry, presented t
Top News of The Week, September 16 – 21, 2013
VIDEO: Fire Breaks Out on Saipem’s Rig Scarabeo 5 The drilling rig Scarabeo 5 cought fire this morning while at Keppel Verolme yard, the Netherlands, undergoing special survey works. Costa Concordia Parbuckling: Job Well Done! Conclusion of the parbuckling phase of the Costa Concordia wreck removal
RasGas of Qatar announced that the company has achieved an unprecedented 88 million work hours without a Lost Time Injury (LTI). RasGas has experienced a four-fold increase in construction activities and contract workers handling several mega projects like the Barzan Gas Project, which is the larges
Canada: Thousands of Birds Found Dead at Canaport LNG Canaport LNG, owned by Repsol YPF, said that a significant number of small birds were killed on Friday at the LNG import terminal after flying through the terminal’s flare. Qatargas, Petronas Sign UK LNG Supply Deal Qatargas and Petronas LNG (UK)
Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry held firm over the three-month period to August 2013, maintaining the highest level reached since November 2010, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from international accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens. Doubts persist, ho
