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10/26/2004 -- Indonesia to build North Sumatra pipeline 5 months early
Indonesia's state-owned gas company Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) plans to build a 493 km natural gas pipeline from Duri field in Riau Province to cities in North Sumatra by July 2007, some 5 months ahead of schedule, reported OPEC News Agency.
10/26/2004 -- Libya-to-Italy gas pipeline inaugurated
Italy's ENI SPA and Libya's National Oil Co. have inaugurated a trans-Mediterranean pipeline central to the Western Libya Gas Project (WLGP).
10/26/2004 -- Shell completes gas to liquids fuel trial in California
Shell International Gas Ltd. said the results of a gas to liquids (GTL) fuel trial in California affirm that GTL fuel has a role to play in the long-term transition to renewable fuels.
10/26/2004 -- Method developed for benchmarking pipeline operators' performance
A comparative study of European pipelines, terminals, and marine operations has yielded a new divisor that better reflects diversity in pipeline capacity and complexity.
10/26/2004 -- New method uses conformable array to map external pipeline corrosion
A new method for measuring external corrision on steel pipelines uses a conformable eddy-current array and software that produces a contour map of corrosion.
10/21/2004 -- Trinidad and Tobago government questions Atlantic LNG contracts
The Trinidad and Tobago government alleges that Atlantic LNG Co. of Trinidad & Tobago has not fully reported its revenues and has denied the country its fair share of taxes.
10/21/2004 -- LNG chain regasification link could prove a bottleneck
Regasification could well become the bottleneck at the end of the LNG chain as the lack of availability of worldwide LNG production and methane carriers is being curtailed by growing competition among regasification players as well as public opposition to terminal construction.
10/21/2004 -- Alaska governor supports state equity position in gas pipeline
The Alaska legislature should consider the state's assuming a shipper's risk and possibly taking an equity position in construction of a natural gas pipeline, Alaska Gov. Frank H. Murkowski said.
10/20/2004 -- Top Indian shipowners propose JV to ship LNG for Shell
Three of the top Indian shipowners—state-owned Shipping Corp. of India, and private-sector firms Great Eastern Shipping Co. and Varun Shipping Co., both of Mumbai—have proposed the formation of a joint venture to ship LNG to the $650 million LNG terminal being built by Royal Dutch/Shell Group at Hazira.
10/19/2004 -- Enbridge to build new crude oil tankage at Cushing, Okla., terminal
Enbridge Energy Partners LP's wholly owned subsidiary Enbridge Pipelines (Ozark) LLC reported that it will build 2.3 million bbl of crude oil tankage at its Cushing, Okla., storage terminal.
10/15/2004 -- Nexen, partners plan four deep shelf test wells in GOM by yearend
Nexen Inc., Calgary, is participating in several deep shelf exploratory tests.
10/15/2004 -- Kinder Morgan to expand TransColorado pipeline capacity
Houston-based Kinder Morgan Inc. is planning a $20 million capacity increase on its 300-mile TransColorado interstate natural gas pipeline delivering gas from the Piceance basin in western Colorado to the Blanco Hub in northwest New Mexico.
10/14/2004 -- Uncertainty dissipated about Brazil's 7th licensing round
Brazil's Mines and Energy Minister Dilma Rousseff has confirmed that Brazil's seventh oil and gas exploration licensing round would not be canceled.
10/13/2004 -- BP, Tangguh project to provide LNG to North America
BP PLC and its Tangguh LNG project partners have signed a long-term sales and purchase agreement to supply LNG from Papua, Indonesia, to Sempra Energy LNG for markets in Mexico and the US—the first such long-term supply of Asia Pacific gas to North America.
10/13/2004 -- Kinder Morgan to invest $52 million on pipeline expansions
Houston independent Kinder Morgan Inc. Monday revealed $52 million in capacity expansion initiatives for its Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America unit's system.
10/13/2004 -- RasGas II to charter LNG carriers from Maran Gas
Ras Laffan LNG Co. Ltd. II, (RasGas II) signed time charter agreements Sunday with newly formed Maran Gas Maritime for the 20-year charter of four LNG vessels to deliver LNG from Ras Laffan Industrial City to various markets, particularly in Europe.
10/13/2004 -- McDermott completes Belanak Natuna FPSO topsides fabrication, integration
P.T. McDermott Indonesia has completed the fabrication, integration, and onshore mechanical completion of the floating production, storage, and offloading vessel Belanak Natuna.
10/12/2004 -- Sunoco Logistics to operate West Texas Gulf Pipe Line
Sunoco Logistics Partners LP, Philadelphia, has signed an agreement with West Texas Gulf Pipe Line Co. to become its operator Jan. 1, 2005.
10/12/2004 -- Petro-Canada, Gazprom Sign MOU for Russian LNG project
Calgary-based Petro-Canada and OAO Gazprom Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to investigate a joint project to ship Russian LNG to North American markets by 2009.
10/06/2004 -- New ConocoPhillips double-hulled tanker begins service
ConocoPhillips subsidiary Polar Tankers Inc. reported that Polar Adventure, the fourth of five vessels in its double-hulled tanker fleet, has begun service.

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