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04/21/2003 -- US LNG a viable bridge to arctic gas supplies?
Much of the buzz about the future of the North American natural gas market centers on how much of a role LNG will play as a supply "bridge" to the arctic gas pipelines envisioned to come on line later in the decade. The popular wisdom today is that there will be a persisten shortfall in US gas wellhead deliverability for the foreseeable future. This in turn will sustain the kind of moderately high gas prices that would support a sharp hike in LNG imports.
04/17/2003 -- Boom and bust
"Expect the unexpected" was the recurring theme of a recent Washington, DC, conference sponsored by the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners (Intertanko).
04/17/2003 -- Repsol-YPF SA plans to recover Prestige's fuel oil
Repsol-YPF SA, Madrid, plans to begin work this summer to recover fuel oil contained within the tanker Prestige, which sank off the Galicia coast of northwestern Spain (OGJ Online, Nov. 27, 2002).
04/17/2003 -- Pipelines blasted last week in Pakistan, service disrupted
Two pipelines transporting gas from southern Sui and Qadirpur gas fields in Pakistan were blasted near Sadiqabad last week, causing temporary suspension of gas supply in Punjab and North Western Frontier provinces April 7.
04/17/2003 -- CONCAWE: Vapor-emissions controls for marine gasoline loading too costly
A study of emission controls for nonmethane volatile organic compounds at European marine gasoline-loading terminals shows that such controls would not be cost-effective even for the ones with largest throughput.
04/16/2003 -- India invited to participate in Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan pipeline
Oil and gas ministers from Pakistan, Turkmenistan, and Afghanistan formally invited India on Apr. 9 to participate in their proposed Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan natural gas pipeline project (OGJ Online, Feb. 27, 2003) reported OPEC News Agency.
04/16/2003 -- Falcon Gas Storage starts open season for MoBay storage hub project
Houston-based Falcon Gas Storage Co. Inc. has announced an open season, until May 8, for capacity at its new MoBay natural gas storage hub in Mobile County, Ala., which is scheduled to be in service during fourth quarter 2004. Falcon is offering 20 bcf of working gas capacity and 450 MMcfd of injection and withdrawal capability.
04/15/2003 -- Syria's 'illegal' oil pipeline shut off from Iraq
Even as the US and UK raise the specter of economic sanctions against Syria, the Arab state has already been hit hard by the loss of substantial oil revenues following the end of its illicit supplies from Iraq.
04/14/2003 -- Oman awards pipe contract for Mahdha-Buraimi spur
Oman Gas Co. (OGC)'s 48 km, natural gas pipeline spur from the Fahud-Sohar pipeline at Mahdha to Buraimi at the UAE border is moving ahead. Corinth Pipeworks SA of Greece received a $5 million contract to supply the 24-in. pipe by Jul. 1, and construction is slated to begin soon thereafter.
04/10/2003 -- Atlantic LNG to revamp gas turbines, compressors at Trinidad and Tobago LNG plant
Atlantic LNG Co. of Trinidad and Tobago awarded GE Oil & Gas, a Florence, Italy-based unit of GE Power Systems, a $28 million contract to revamp and upgrade LNG Train 1 at the Atlantic LNG Co.'s facility in Point Fortin, Trinidad and Tobago.
04/10/2003 -- US midstream standing at yet another critical juncture
Gaining a perspective of where the US midstream sector might be headed requires a review of its history and past challenges, an examination of its current makeup, and a discussion of the abilities of the midstream players to handle what lies ahead.
04/10/2003 -- OPE wins subcontract for Sonatrach oil pipeline, loading facilities off Algeria
OPE Inc. affiliates OPE International LP and OPE Offshore International Ltd. have received subcontracts to develop pipeline systems and five offshore loading stations off the oil ports of Arzew, Bejaia, and Skikda, Algeria.
04/08/2003 -- Tsakos receives newbuild in 17-vessel acquisition program
Tsakos Energy Navigation Ltd. on Mar.20 took delivery of the Panamax tanker Inca from Imabari Shipyards in Japan. The vessel is the latest in TEN's 17-vessel newbuild acquisition program and the second of four new Panamax class vessels, joining sister ship Maya, which was received Jan. 24.
04/08/2003 -- EU ministers vote to accelerate bans on single-hull tankers
At a recent meeting in Brussels, European Union transport ministers voted to ban all transportation of heavy fuel oil by single-hull tankers of more than 5,000 tons through EU ports, starting this summer.
04/07/2003 -- Explosion rocks Nigerian oil pipeline
Saboteurs blew up a major oil pipeline near Warri in the Niger Delta Saturday, Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. said Monday. The blast caused a fire that was still raging Monday morning, according to Saudi News Agency.
04/04/2003 -- International LNG Alliance formed; LNG's role expanding
US government and industry officials—noting the role LNG is expected to play in bridging the gap between future US natural gas demand and production—have formed the International LNG Alliance (ILNGA), an organization that will focus on LNG policy and trade issues.
04/04/2003 -- Vapor-recovery unit passes South Texas field test
Performance testing of a vapor-recovery unit developed by Comm Engineering USA has shown the technology capable of collecting 64 MMscf/year of vent gases with a value of about $350,000.
04/01/2003 -- Brazil wants more local content in pipeline construction
Brazilian Mines and Energy Minister Dilma Rousseff said she will demand more "national content"—amounting to 75% of goods, equipment, and services—from government contractors building and installing the natural gas pipeline grid in eastern Brazil.
04/01/2003 -- Alaska freshman senator holds familiar name to industry
Alaska Sen.Lisa Murkowski"We need ANWR opened now. We need a natural gas pipeline from Alaska to the Lower 48. And economic development does not happen without funding for transportation projects."
03/28/2003 -- US government reveals measures to ensure continued Persian Gulf shipping
The US State Department announced measures to ensure continued oil shipping in the Persian Gulf, including military escorts and war-risk insurance coverage if necessary.

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