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10/17/2006 -- London inauguration marks Langeled start-up
The Langeled pipeline consortium and the British and Norwegian prime ministers on Oct. 16 inaugurated the 600-km southern leg of 1,200-km Langeled pipeline, which has begun exporting gas from the Sleipner hub in the Norwegian North Sea to Easington on the UK's east coast (OGJ, Oct. 9, 2006, Newsletter).
10/16/2006 -- Cochin to convert oil terminal to LNG use
Cochin Port Trust (CPT), the Indian government department that manages the port of Kochi, reported plans to convert the existing oil terminal into a receiving terminal for LNG.
10/16/2006 -- SNG to build pipeline, expand LNG terminal
Two subsidiaries of Southern Natural Gas have filed separate applications with FERC to build a pipeline and to expand an LNG receiving terminal near Savannah, Ga., reported El Paso Corp.
10/10/2006 -- Electricite de France plans LNG terminal
Electricite de France (EDF), the partially state-owned French utility, plans to boost its gas presence in northwest Europe by building an LNG regasification terminal in northern France, taking capacity at the Gate LNG project in the Netherlands, and increasing its gas pipeline capacity through the Netherlands and Belgium.
10/10/2006 -- Poweo to build LNG terminal near Le Havre
Le Havre Port Authority has selected Poweo, an electricity and gas supply company based in Paris, to build an LNG terminal at Antifer, near the Le Havre petroleum port.
10/06/2006 -- Gazprom submits plans for Altai gas pipeline segment
Russia's OAO Gazprom has submitted to Russia plans for a segment of natural gas pipeline through Altai as part of a larger project aimed at transporting Russian gas to China.
10/04/2006 -- Gas deliveries to UK begin through new pipeline
Gassco AS on Oct. 1 began gas deliveries from Statoil ASA-operated Sleipner and Troll fields in the Norwegian North Sea to Easington in the UK after opening flow through the 600 km southern leg of the new Langeled pipeline.
09/29/2006 -- Petrovietnam lets EPC contract for gas pipeline
Petrovietnam has awarded Malaysia's Nacap Asia Pacific Sdn. Bhd. a $65 million contract for engineering, procurement, and construction of its planned gas pipeline from Phu My to Ho Chi Minh City.
09/28/2006 -- Aussie firm signs Canadian LNG supply deal
LNG Ltd., Perth, has signed a heads of agreement to supply 1.8 million tonnes/year of LNG to Kitimat LNG Inc., a unit of Galveston LNG Inc., Calgary, for delivery to Kitimat's recently approved, proposed receiving terminal in British Columbia, Canada (OGJ Online, Aug. 28, 2006).
09/27/2006 -- Wesfarmers plans Western Australia LNG terminal
Perth industrial conglomerate Wesfarmers Ltd. plans to build a $138 million (Aus.), 175-tonne/day LNG terminal and regasification plant in Kwinana, south of Perth in Western Australia.
09/27/2006 -- Terminal problems delay Sakhalin-1 oil exports
The head of Russia's Federal Service for Ecological, Technological, and Nuclear Monitoring announced that Exxon Neftegas Ltd., operator of the Sakhalin-1 project, will not be able start shipping Sakhalin oil for export until it has satisfied objections regarding construction of the oil terminal in the port of Dekastri.
09/26/2006 -- China proposes LNG terminal in Rizhao
China and EurOrient Financial Group have signed an agreement for construction of an LNG receiving terminal and related facilities in Rizhao City in Shandong province.
09/22/2006 -- ONGC's first Sakhalin oil due in November
The largest overseas investment made by India's ONGC Videsh Ltd. (OVL)—for oil exploration in Sakhalin field in Russia)—is finally bearing fruit. ONGC Videsh is the overseas arm of India's state-run Oil & Natural Gas Corp.
09/22/2006 -- ABS issues design approval for CNG carriers
The American Bureau of Shipping has issued full-class design approval for CNG carriers to Sea NG Corp., Calgary. The approval is the first granted to CNG carriers, ABS said.
09/20/2006 -- Woodside undertakes LNG study off Australia
Woodside Energy Ltd. hired Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd. to study a proposed offshore LNG development that would process gas from Browse basin off Western Australia.
09/15/2006 -- Sempra, ProLiance buy natural gas storage site
A unit of Sempra Energy and an affiliate of ProLiance Energy LLC have jointly acquired three existing salt caverns and more than 150 acres of property in Cameron Parish, La., from Dominion Resources Inc., Richmond, VA.
09/15/2006 -- Brazil to invest heavily in gas production, LNG imports
Heavy investment in Brazil's natural gas industry by state-owned Petrobras is resulting in a growing use of gas in the country's energy mix, particularly in gas-fired thermoelectric plants.
09/14/2006 -- Second Iran-Armenia gas pipeline on the horizon
In a visit to the Armenian capital of Yerevan, Iran's parliamentary speaker Gholam-Ali Hadad-Adel said his country wants to build a second natural gas pipeline to Armenia, according to the news service AFP.com.
09/14/2006 -- Gazprom to sell China 120-130 bcm of gas by 2030
OAO Gazprom has concluded a 30-year agreement with China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) to deliver natural gas to China beginning in 2011, pending approval by the Russian government.
09/13/2006 -- BP to supply LNG to Gazprom for sale in Atlantic Basin
BP PLC reported it will supply LNG to Gazprom Marketing & Trading Ltd., a unit of Russian gas giant OAO Gazprom.

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