Pakistan Deep Water Container Port project is expected to be completed by the end of 2013 or early 2014, said a spokesperson for the Karachi… By Hina Mahgul Rind (thenews) [mappress] Source: thenews, September 8, 2011;
Iraq holds the majority stake in a natural gas deal that would provide domestic electricity while easing the dependency on imports, an offic… (upi) [mappress] Source: upi, September 7, 2011;
A news agency reported on September 7th an attack on Yemen LNG facilities in Shabwah. Yemen LNG denies this report. There was no attack on any Yemen LNG facility and there was no evacuation of any personnel. Yemen LNG currently operates normally at all worksites and produces LNG at nominal capacity.
Qatar’s Rasgas is to shut down one of the world’s biggest liquefied natural gas (LNG) production units for maintenance next January, a compa… (alrroya) [mappress] Source: alrroya, September 6, 2011;
Alfa Laval – a world leader in heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling – has received an order from a Japanese engineering company to supply heat exchangers for a new major natural gas project in Qatar. The order value is approximately SEK 90 million and delivery is scheduled for 2
Indian shipping companies, reeling under low freight rates and high fuel prices, will face further cost pressure due to new emission norms s… (economictimes) [mappress] Source: economictimes, September 6, 2011.
The number of successful piracy attacks on ships off the coast of Somalia and the Gulf of Aden has decreased this year leading to fears that… By PAUL REDFERN(TheEastAfrican) [mappress] Source: TheEastAfrican, September 5, 2011;
Egyptian natural gas exports to Jordan will resume soon under a new agreement with amended prices, a Jordanian government source has said… (almasryalyoum) [mappress] Source: almasryalyoum, September 5, 2011;
Leviathan 3 well operator Noble Energy Inc. has notified its Israeli partners that drilling of the well was halted at a depth of 2,600 meter… (globes) [mappress] Source: globes, September 5, 2011;
National Iranian Offshore Oil Company (NIOOC) will sign a $5 billion contract with a consortium of Asian companies to develop ‘Farzad-B’ gas… (tehrantimes) [mappress] Source: tehrantimes, September 5, 2011;
Ras al Khaimah-based RAK Petroleum aims to drill three more wells in the producing Bukha and West Bukha fields located within its Block 8… By Conrad Prabhu (Oman Observer) [mappress] Source:Oman Observer ,September 5, 2011;
Two Sattahip-based naval vessels on an anti-piracy mission off Somalia rescued a Thai cargo ship from being hijacked in the Gulf of Aden… (pattayamail) [mappress] Source: pattayamail, September 2, 2011.
The global oil tanker fleet will expand almost three times more quickly than demand this year, according to Clarkson Research Services Ltd… (Eximin) [mappress] Source: Eximin, September 2, 2011.
Containership orders are increasing at a dramatic rate, analysis from Braemar’s Seascope’s research division has revealed… (Exim) [mappress] Source: Exim, September 2, 2011.
