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11/20/2006 -- Gas-purchase agreements advance Galsi line
New gas-purchase agreements by five Italian energy companies have given a push to plans for a third gas pipeline between North Africa and Europe.
11/17/2006 -- Murkowski releases new pipeline contract report
Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski on Nov. 16 submitted a 350-page Interim Fiscal Interest Finding (IFIF) report to the Alaskan legislature that provides an economic analysis supporting construction of a natural gas pipeline from the North Slope.
11/16/2006 -- Gaz de France launches large LNG vessel
Gaz de France has launched the 154,500-cu-m Provalys LNG carrier, one of the world's largest, at Montoir-de-Bretagne. The 190 m by 43.5 m vessel is equipped to load LNG in arctic conditions.
11/15/2006 -- LNG Ltd. moving into Middle East
LNG Ltd., Perth, and Iran's state-owned National Iranian Oil Co. (NIOC) have signed a gas supply deal by which NIOC will provide as much as 530 MMcfd of gas to LNG Ltd.'s proposed LNG production project on Qeshm Island, off Iran.
11/08/2006 -- FERC finds three Rocky Mountain gas lines acceptable
Three related Rocky Mountain natural gas pipeline projects would be environmentally acceptable with appropriate mitigation measures, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's staff concluded in a draft environmental impact statement.
11/07/2006 -- CB&I lets contract for South Hook LNG terminal
CB&I John Brown Ltd., The Woodlands, Tex., has awarded the UK's Cape PLC a contract on the South Hook LNG terminal construction project at Milford Haven, Wales, UK.
11/01/2006 -- MISC orders four Aframax tankers from Tsuneishi
Malaysian International Shipping Corp. (MISC) subsidiary AET Inc. Ltd. has placed a $260 million order with Japan's Tsuneishi Corp. for four 107,500 dwt Aframax tankers.
11/01/2006 -- ETNG starts service via new pipeline lateral
East Tennessee Natural Gas LLC (ETNG), a unit of Duke Energy Gas Transmission, has placed into service its 32-mile Jewell Ridge pipeline, which will transport up to 235 MMcfd of natural gas from the Appalachian basin to the US Southeast.
10/31/2006 -- Dana Gas group plans Karachi LNG terminal
A consortium of Dana Gas, Single Buoy Moorings (SBM), and Granada Group has signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a 3.5 million tonne/year LNG terminal in Pakistan at Karachi's Port Qasim.
10/31/2006 -- China to adjust tariffs on energy products
The Chinese government plans to introduce temporary tariffs on 110 energy-related export products or commodities while cutting customs duties on 58 imported products.
10/30/2006 -- China Shipping Group orders four VLCCs
China Shipping Group Co. (CSGC) has signed a contract with China State Shipbuilding Corp. (CSSC) for construction of four very large crude carriers (VLCCs).
10/30/2006 -- Petronas signs deals to sell LNG in China
Petronas subsidiary Malaysia LNG has signed deals with Shanghai LNG Co. Ltd. to supply up to 3.03 million tonnes/year of LNG for 25 years.
10/30/2006 -- NEB approves Trans Mountain Anchor Loop
Terasen Pipelines (Trans Mountain) Inc., Calgary, has received government approval for a 158-km looping of the Trans Mountain crude oil and products pipeline in Alberta and British Columbia.
10/26/2006 -- Study begins on Siberia-China pipeline spur
China and Russia are beginning a feasibility study on construction of the proposed oil pipeline spur from Skovorodino to the Chinese border. The spur would be part of the planned Eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean (ESPO) pipeline connecting eastern Siberian oil deposits with an export terminal on Russia's Pacific coast.
10/26/2006 -- Mexico's Altamira LNG terminal starts up
The Altamira LNG regasification terminal near Tampico, Mexico, began commercial operations late last month, reports Total SA, a 25% stakeholder in the two companies involved in the project.
10/25/2006 -- Several Sakhalin-2 pipeline work sections halted
Construction on several sections of the Sakhalin-2 onshore pipeline system has to be halted, according to Russian Natural Resource Minister Yury Trutnev, who said the project continues to violate environmental legislation.
10/23/2006 -- Gasco lets EPC contract for Abu Dhabi pipelines
Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Ltd. (Gasco) has awarded National Petroleum Construction Co. (NPCC) an engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning contract for Package 3 of the Offshore Associated Gases (OAG) project.
10/23/2006 -- Proposed study to improve pipeline failure predictions
Petrobras R&D Center, along with two Rio de Janeiro universities, is proposing a joint industry project that will investigate the failure behavior of multiple interacting corrosion defects in pipelines in order to improve the prediction of failure pressure of pipelines containing interacting corrosion defects.
10/20/2006 -- Kinder Morgan again to expand products pipeline
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP plans to invest $388 million to further expand the 550-mile CALNEV pipeline, which transports gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel from California to Nevada.
10/18/2006 -- Dominion, Statoil start Cove Point LNG expansion
Dominion Cove Point LNG LP and Statoil ASA began construction Oct. 5 on facilities to almost double the capacity of Dominion Cove Point LNG terminal in southern Maryland.

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