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Japan: LNG Cargo Scheduled at Futtsu Terminal Next Week

Japan’s Futtsu liquefied natural gas terminal is due to receive a cargo on February 2, according to shipping data. The cargo is being hauled by the 150,000 cbm Clean Force tanker. The Futtsu Thermal Power...

January 27 2012 / Read More »
Russia: Sakhalin Energy to Send Additional LNG Cargo to Kogas

Russia: Sakhalin Energy to Send Additional LNG Cargo to Kogas

Russia’s Sakhalin Energy has agreed to send an additional liquefied natural gas cargo to South Korea’s Kogas by the end of March. The cargo will be shipped by March 31, Russia’s Energy Ministry said in...

January 27 2012 / Read More »
Japan: Tohoku Secures Additional LNG

Japan: Tohoku Secures Additional LNG

Japan’s Tohoku Electric has secured 2.2 million tonnes of additional LNG for for the current financial year ending on March 31, Reuters reported. The company was forced to increase its LNG-fired power generation after a complete...

January 27 2012 / Read More »
Mexico: LNG Cargo Due at Altamira Terminal Next Week

Mexico: LNG Cargo Due at Altamira Terminal Next Week

Altamira liquefied natural gas terminal in Mexico is due to receive a cargo of LNG next week, according to shipping data. The cargo is being hauled by the 173,600 Castillo de Santisteban tanker and it...

January 27 2012 / Read More »
Gazprom, Sovcomflot Study LNG Route via Northern Sea (Russia)

Gazprom, Sovcomflot Study LNG Route via Northern Sea (Russia)

The Gazprom headquarters hosted a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Sergey Frank, Director General of Sovcomflot. The parties discussed the interaction within the Prirazlomnoye field development, including the arrangement of oil transportation,...

January 27 2012 / Read More »
Wartsila Order Intake Up 13 Pct (Finland)

Wartsila Order Intake Up 13 Pct (Finland)

WÄRTSILÄ today published it’s interim report for the fourth quarter and full year 2011 results. FOURTH QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS - Order intake increased 25% to EUR 1,250 million (1,003) - Order intake in joint venture companies...

January 27 2012 / Read More »
Exmar: LNG Fleet Earns USD 31 Million in 2011 (Belgium)

Exmar: LNG Fleet Earns USD 31 Million in 2011 (Belgium)

EXMAR reported the provisional results for the fourth quarter and the entire year 2011. HIGHLIGHTS 2011 / 2012 ‐ Cash Flow from Operations (EBITDA) for the year 2011 is USD 139.9 million and the Operating...

January 27 2012 / Read More »
Clough Curtain JV Bags PNG LNG Contract (Papua New Guinea)

Clough Curtain JV Bags PNG LNG Contract (Papua New Guinea)

Engineering and construction company Clough Limited today announced that the Clough Curtain Joint Venture (CCJV) has received work orders worth approximately A$145 million associated with the PNG LNG Upstream Infrastructure contract. The PNG LNG Project...

January 27 2012 / Read More »
Australia: Woodside May Sell Browse LNG Stake

Australia: Woodside May Sell Browse LNG Stake

Australia’s Woodside today issued a statement regarding the media speculation that the company is seeking to divest equity in the Browse LNG Development. Woodside said it has not made any decision to reduce its equity...

January 27 2012 / Read More »
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USA: Chevron 2011 Earnings at USD 26.9 Billion

USA: Chevron 2011 Earnings at USD 26.9 Billion

Chevron Corporation today reported earnings of $5.1 billion ($2.58 per share – diluted) for the fourth quarter 2011, compared with $5.3 billion ($2.64 per...

Jan 27 2012 / Read More »

India: Petronet LNG Posts Strong Q3 Results

India: Petronet LNG Posts Strong Q3 Results

India’s Petronet LNG today announced its results for the quarter ended December 31, 2011. During the quarter ended Dec 31st, 2011, the company has...

Jan 27 2012 / Read More »

BG Ups Sabine Pass LNG Volumes to 5.5 MTPA (USA)

BG Ups Sabine Pass LNG Volumes to 5.5 MTPA (USA)

Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. announced today that its subsidiary, Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC , has entered into an amended and restated LNG sale and...

Jan 26 2012 / Read More »

Australia: McDermott Lands Ichthys Work

Australia: McDermott Lands Ichthys Work

McDermott International, Inc. announced today that its Australian subsidiary has received and signed a letter of award for the Ichthys Gas-condensate Field Development subsea...

Jan 25 2012 / Read More »

Indonesia: Hoegh LNG, PGN Ink FSRU Deal

Indonesia: Hoegh LNG, PGN Ink FSRU Deal

Höegh LNG said today that it has signed a firm and final agreement with PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) to provide PGN with an...

Jan 25 2012 / Read More »

Japan 2011 LNG Imports Hit 78,5 Million Tonnes

Japan 2011 LNG Imports Hit 78,5 Million Tonnes

Japan’s LNG imports reached 78,532,000 mt in 2011, a rise od 12,2 percent compared to a year earlier, according to preliminary data released today...

Jan 25 2012 / Read More »

PNG LNG on Track for First Sales in 2014 (Papua New Guinea)

PNG LNG on Track for First Sales in 2014 (Papua New Guinea)

Oil Search today announced its activities report for the quarter ended 31 December 2011. Highlights In early December, the operator of the PNG LNG...

Jan 24 2012 / Read More »

Hoegh LNG Wins Tender for Lithuania FSRU

Hoegh LNG Wins Tender for Lithuania FSRU

Höegh LNG said today that it has been informed by AB Klaipedos Nafta that it has the winning tender offer for a new LNG...

Jan 23 2012 / Read More »

Golar LNG Buys Gandria (Bermuda)

Golar LNG Buys Gandria (Bermuda)

Golar LNG said today that it has become 100% owner of the LNG Carrier Gandria. Golar has purchased the remaining 50% share interest in...

Jan 23 2012 / Read More »

Australia: APLNG Pipe Construction Starts

Australia: APLNG Pipe Construction Starts

The first shipment of steel pipe for the Australia Pacific LNG Project arrived in the Port of Gladstone today signalling the start of the...

Jan 23 2012 / Read More »




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Sovcomflot Ships Switching to Electronic Charts (Russia)

Sovcomflot Ships Switching to Electronic Charts (Russia)

Sovcomflot is extending the use of electronic navigational charts on its ships. The transition process is being supported by use of the electronic international database provided as part of the Transas Admiralty Data Service (TADS), offered by the Transas company. SCF originally started using electronic...

Jan 27 2012 / Read More »

Dominion 2011 Earnings Down (USA)

Dominion 2011 Earnings Down (USA)

Dominion today reported earnings for the 12 months ended Dec. 31, 2011, of $1.41 billion ($2.45 per share), compared with reported earnings of $2.81 billion ($4.76 per share) for the same period in 2010. Operating earnings for the 12 months ended Dec. 31, 2011, amounted...

Jan 27 2012 / Read More »

Wartsila: Court Approves Hamworthy Acquisition (Finland)

Wartsila: Court Approves Hamworthy Acquisition (Finland)

Wärtsilä announced that the Scheme of Arrangement with regards to the acquisition of Hamworthy was sanctioned at a Court hearing held yesterday in London. Subject to the Court hearing confirming the associated Reduction of Capital on 30 January 2012, the Scheme is expected to become...

Jan 27 2012 / Read More »

NGVAmerica Applauds President for Urging More Use of Gas in Transportation

NGVAmerica Applauds President for Urging More Use of Gas in Transportation

NGVAmerica, the trade association that represents the U.S. natural gas vehicle industry, hailed President Obama’s call today for using more natural gas in the transportation sector. The President made this call at a United Parcel Service (UPS) facility in Las Vegas when he discussed his...

Jan 27 2012 / Read More »

Gazprom Says to Increase Gas Transmission via Belarus

Gazprom Says to Increase Gas Transmission via Belarus

Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Alexander Ozerets, Energy Minister of the Republic of Belarus had a telephone talk yesterday. The parties discussed a potential increase of Russian gas transmission to Europe via Belarus in 2012 and in the medium term. “In 2012 Gazprom will raise by 4 billion cubic meters the amount of Russian gas...

Jan 27 2012 / Read More »

Fluxys: Entire Package of Short Term Storage Capacity Auctioned (Belgium)

Fluxys: Entire Package of Short Term Storage Capacity Auctioned (Belgium)

Fluxys said today that it has auctioned all its short term storage capacity on offer. A total of 280 million cubic metres of storage capacity was available for yearly contracts covering storage year 2012-2013. Fluxys registered 11 customers as bidder for the auction. The opening...

Jan 26 2012 / Read More »

Gazprom Elects Three Management Committee Members (Russia)

Gazprom Elects Three Management Committee Members (Russia)

Gazprom said it has elected Vitaly Markelov, Vladimir Markov and Elena Mikhailova as members of the Gazprom Management Committee for a 5 year term. At the same time, the Board of Directors of Gazprom terminated the powers of Viktor Ilyushin and Olga Pavlova as members...

Jan 26 2012 / Read More »

EU Commission Takes UK, Ireland to Court Over Gas Pipes

EU Commission Takes UK, Ireland to Court Over Gas Pipes

The European Commission said today that Ireland and the United Kingdom are not fully in line with EU gas market rules and has decided to refer these countries to the Court of Justice of the European Union. “The maximum interconnection capacity is not offered in...

Jan 26 2012 / Read More »

TAP Starts Near-Shore Survey in Italy

TAP Starts Near-Shore Survey in Italy

The Trans Adriatic Pipeline started a near-shore survey near San Foca, Lecce, in Italy on Tuesday, the 24th of January. The purpose of the survey is to collect samples of the soil on the Adriatic seabed along the future route of the natural gas pipeline,...

Jan 26 2012 / Read More »
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USA: Golden Pass LNG Plans Re-Exports »

USA: Golden Pass LNG Plans Re-ExportsThe U.S. Golden Pass LNG Terminal (GPLNG) said Wednesday it will seek the necessary authorizations from the U.S. Department of Energy to re-export LNG that...

Jan 20 2012 / 1 comment / Read More »

France: Gas Natural Unloads First LNG Cargo at Montoir Terminal »

France: Gas Natural Unloads First LNG Cargo at Montoir TerminalGas Natural Europe, a subsidiary of GAS NATURAL FENOSA, supplier of natural gas in France, has made its first LNG unloading at the regasification plant...

Dec 29 2011 / 1 comment / Read More »

CNPC: Dalian LNG Terminal Starts Commercial Operation (China) »

CNPC: Dalian LNG Terminal Starts Commercial Operation (China)China National Petroleum Corp. said today that its subsidiary PetroChina began pumping gas into pipeline network from Dalian’s liquefied natural gas terminal, located in Dalian...

Dec 20 2011 / No comment / Read More »

Australia: Arrow Awards Tunnel Design Contract for LNG Project »

Australia: Arrow Awards Tunnel Design Contract for LNG ProjectArrow Energy has awarded the tender for the concept design of the tunnel that will transport CSG from Gladstone to the Arrow LNG Plant on Curtis...

Dec 7 2011 / 2 comments / Read More »

Turkey Receives Q-Flex LNG Cargo from RasGas »

Turkey Receives Q-Flex LNG Cargo from RasGasRasGas Company Limited (RasGas) announced that it successfully delivered a spot sale liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo to EgeGaz at the Aliaga Terminal in Turkey....

Nov 28 2011 / No comment / Read More »
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