Qatargas announced a new milestone in its journey to be the world’s premier liquefied natural gas (LNG) company, as its state-of-the-art Laboratory was awarded with a major international quality accreditation. The ISO-17025 certification from one of the most reputable accreditation bodies in the wor
Suncor Energy reported yesterday that it has declared force majeure under its contractual obligations and is suspending its operations with the General Petroleum Corporation (GPC) in Syria. These actions are taken as a result of sanctions on Syria announced by the European Union on Dec. 2, 2011. The
The current year has brought a record-breaking income to Somali pirates hijacking ships and crews for ransom, said deputy director of EU NAVFOR – Operation Atalanta in the interview to online Bruxelles2. According to the admiral, pirates have obtained over $135 mln ransoms in 2011, while in the past
Farewell ceremony of another Pacific Fleet (PF) task unit consisting of large ASW ship Admiral Tributs, tanker Pechenga, and seagoing tug MB-37 will be held on Dec 10. The unit will head for the Gulf of Aden to protect commercial shipping from pirate attacks. That will be the seventh PF task unit fo
In building a reputation for delivering liquefied natural gas (LNG) safely, reliably and efficiently to customers around the world, RasGas Company Limited (RasGas), is continuing to demonstrate innovation in sustainable development in the State of Qatar, said Brett Doherty, Group Manager, Safety, He
USS Carney (DDG 64), part of NATO’s counter-piracy task force Operation Ocean Shield, worked with other NATO forces and coalition partners to disrupt pirate activity in the Gulf of Aden, Dec. 5. A Japanese maritime patrol aircraft patrolling the area on counter-piracy operations spotted a suspicious
The Gazprom delegation participated in the 20th World Petroleum Congress that took place in Doha, the capital of Qatar. The major objective of the Congress is exchanging experience in the gas and oil sectors. Sergey Shmatko, Russian Energy Minister visited an exhibition booth organized by Gazprom as
Abu Dhabi Ports Company is celebrating after winning two awards at the prestigious Big Project and BGreen magazine Awards ceremony held at the Armani Hotel, Dubai, in the presence of Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Ali Al Nuaimi, a member of the ruling family of the Emirate of Ajman. Four hundred industry col
Iran has participated in the 2011 World Petroleum Congress (WPC), spokesman for the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC), Majid Boujarzadeh announced. According to the report of the public relations of the NIGC, he said that an Iranian delegation headed by the country’s oil minister Rostam Qasemi has
India’s ONGC is in negotitations with Russian Gazprom to jointly develop projects to produce liquefied natural gas, India’s oil ministry said in a statement. Shri S Jaipal Reddy, India’s Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Mr Sergey Shmatko, Russian Minister of Energy met at a bilateral meetin
Qatargas Chief Executive Officer, Khalid Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, today stated Qatargas would continue to seek, for now and well into the future, increased energy efficiencies across its facilities to ensure stability and a better tomorrow for future generations. Presenting a paper on “Supporting the o
Brazil’s Petrobras plans to make a decision in first quarter of 2012 on its FLNG development, Petrobras chief executive Jose Sergio Gabrielli said today at the World Petroleum Congress in Doha. “Two proposals submitted by engineering groups are good both technically and commercially“, he said. Petro
India is in talks with Qatar for more supplies of LNG, Minister Jaipal Reddy said yesterday at the 20th World Petroleum Congress in Doha. „India needs additional energy sources to match its growth,“ he said. The Minister also held bilateral talks with Oman’s Minister of Oil and Gas on additional sup
Hosting of the 20th World Petroleum Congress in Doha, for the first time in the Middle East, reflects Qatar’s major contribution to supplying safe and secure energy to a growing global market, said Hamad Rashid Al Mohannadi, Managing Director of RasGas Company Limited (RasGas) yesterday, in his open
