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09/12/2006 -- GAIL allocates $2.59 billion for 5-Year plan
India's state-owned GAIL (India) Ltd. plans to invest about $2.59 billion on pipeline construction during 2007-12 as part of its eleventh 5-year plan.
09/07/2006 -- JV to study viability of Croatia LNG terminal
A joint venture led by OMV AG has agreed with Germany's E.ON Ruhrgas AS to study the feasibility of building an 8-10 billion cu m/year LNG regasification terminal in Croatia.
09/06/2006 -- Mars TLP producing above pre-Katrina rates
The Mars tension-leg platform (TLP), heavily damaged by Hurricane Katrina in late August 2005, currently is producing 190,000 boe/d (gross), Shell Exploration & Production Co. reported.
09/06/2006 -- Contract let for pipelay work off India
British Gas Exploration & Production India Ltd. (BGEPIL) has let an $87 million contract to Global Industries Ltd. subsidiary Global Offshore International Ltd. for pipelay work in Mid Tapti gas field off India.
09/06/2006 -- Gassco takes over Langeled pipeline operations
Gassco AS on Sept. 1 assumed operation of the Langeled gas pipeline between Norway and the UK and is now operator of the new receiving terminal for Norwegian gas in Easington, UK.
09/06/2006 -- First LNG ship-to-ship transfer completed in gulf
Exmar NV, Antwerp, has completed the first commercial ship-to-ship (STS) transfer of LNG in the Gulf of Mexico.
09/06/2006 -- Russia files suit to suspend Sakhalin 2 project
Russian environmental authorities have filed suit to suspend Sakhalin 2, following a month-long investigation into the oil and natural gas development project off Russia's Pacific Coast.
09/01/2006 -- Alaska session possible on pipeline contract
Alaska Gov. Frank H. Murkowski said he would call a special legislative session if state lawmakers agree that a contract outlining terms of a proposed gas pipeline can proceed to ratification.
08/30/2006 -- Husky to expand Alberta crude mainline
Husky Energy Inc. plans to expand its crude oil mainline between Lloydminster, Alta., and its terminal at Hardisty, Alta.
08/29/2006 -- Dubai, LNG Impel to develop $1 billion LNG storage site
Two leading Dubai government entities—the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) and Techno Park—have formed a partnership with LNG Impel, a wholly owned unit of Galveston LNG Inc., to develop a $1 billion LNG storage facility at Techno Park in Dubai.
08/29/2006 -- EG LNG lets FEED contract for second LNG train
Equatorial Guinea LNG Co. Ltd. (EG LNG) awarded a front-end engineering and design contract to Bechtel Corp. for initial work for a possible second LNG train with a capacity of 4.4 million tonnes/year of LNG on Bioko Island.
08/28/2006 -- Woodside lets FEED contract for Pluto LNG
Woodside Energy Ltd. has let a front-end engineering and design contract for an undisclosed sum to Foster Wheeler Ltd. unit Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd. for Woodside's planned Pluto LNG development in Western Australia.
08/28/2006 -- Kitimat LNG project gets final approval
Kitimat LNG Inc., a unit of Galveston LNG Inc., Calgary, has received an environmental permit—the final regulatory approval required—and now will proceed with development of its proposed LNG terminal in Kitimat, BC. The terminal will be the first on the west coast of North America.
08/25/2006 -- INGAA to FERC: include MLPs in gas pipeline equity return formula
An initial US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission decision to authorize a lower return on equity (ROE) from a proposed natural gas pipeline project could jeopardize future investments if it is widely adopted, according to a white paper commissioned by the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America.
08/24/2006 -- Ormen Lange field to test subsea compression
Norsk Hydro ASA has let a contract to Aker Kvaerner ASA to develop a pilot program testing a new subsea compression technology in Ormen Lange natural gas field off Norway.
08/22/2006 -- Besieged Pakistan tank-truck drivers rebel
Increasing terrorist attacks on truckers transporting cheap oil from Pakistan to war-torn Afghanistan, have prompted an angry reaction from Pakistani tank-truck owners.
08/22/2006 -- Mexico's Atamira LNG terminal gets first cargo
Terminal de LNG de Altamira S de RL de CV—a joint venture of Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Total SA, and Mitsui & Co. Ltd.—reported that the first LNG cargo to be delivered to Mexico arrived at the Altamira terminal.
08/21/2006 -- BP gets fourth double-hull tanker for Alaska
BP Shipping Ltd. on Aug. 18 was scheduled to take delivery of the last of four Alaska-class, double-hull crude oil tankers being built by National Steel & Shipbuilding Co. (Nassco) of San Diego.
08/18/2006 -- Indian refiners to get Sakhalin oil in October
India plans to begin transporting its share of crude from Sakhalin-I this fall, according to Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dinsha Patel.
08/18/2006 -- Transneft to shut Druzhba-1 oil line for repairs
OAO Transneft may be facing long-term closure of the branch of its Druzhba-1 pipeline in order to conduct much-needed repairs, according to the firm's Pres. Sergei Vainshtok.

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