10/25/2007
-- Hammerfest LNG exports first cargo The LNG carrier Arctic Princess and its cargo of 145,000 cu m of LNG has left the Norwegian Hammerfest liquefaction plant and is on its way to southern Europe.
10/25/2007
-- Petronet LNG plans gas-based power plants Indian state-run natural gas importer Petronet LNG plans to diversify into the power sector and to establish an 1,100-Mw, gas-based power plant, near its Dahej LNG regasification terminal.
10/23/2007
-- Snam Rete to expand Italian gas pipeline network Snam Rete Gas plans to invest as much as €4.2 billion during 2007-10 in its Italian gas transport networks to meet growing demand for gas.
10/23/2007
-- Oil Search backs ExxonMobil Papua New Guinea LNG project Oil Search said it will focus on the LNG development in Papua New Guinea being led by ExxonMobil following the signing of a mutual agreement with BG not to extend the study of a potential rival project.
10/19/2007
-- SEIC to boost Sakhalin 2 liquefaction capacity The annual capacity of the Sakhalin 2 liquefaction plant under construction on Sakhalin Island will be increased by 7 million tonnes, said a state official Oct. 18.
10/19/2007
-- Turkey tightens security against Kurdish rebels Turkey has stepped up protection for its section of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline following the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) threats to attack the line.
10/18/2007
-- China to start second phase of West-East pipeline China is likely to start the second phase of the West-East natural gas pipeline project around yearend or early 2008, according to a senior government official.
10/18/2007
-- FERC extends landowner notice rules for gas lines The US FERC approved a final rule on Oct. 18 that expands landowner notification requirements for certain interstate natural gas pipeline construction and upgrade projects.
10/18/2007
-- EU wants Gaz de France, RWE in Nabucco pipeline The European Union has asked the five companies developing the Nabucco pipeline to allow RWE AG and Gaz de France to join the project, according to Bulgaria's economic ministry.
10/18/2007
-- Fugro awarded Galsi pipeline route contract Galsi has let an €18 million contract to Dutch firm Fugro to determine the best route for a proposed 8 billion cu m/year pipeline that is expected to start operations at yearend 2009.
10/17/2007
-- AEE lets contract for Gasoducto del Sur gas line Puerto Rico's power utility AEE has awarded Sweden's Skanska a $66 million contract to build the 68-km, 20-in. Gasoducto del Sur natural gas pipeline.
10/17/2007
-- Sakhalin-2 receives LNG for plant testing, startup SEIC, operator of the Sakhalin-2 project, has received a second shipment of LNG for use in testing and start-up operations at its gas liquefaction plant on Sakhalin Island.
10/16/2007
-- Fos Cavaou LNG terminal in France delayed Societe du Terminal Methanier de Fos Cavaou has informed France's Energy Regulatory Commission of a major delay in work being carried out to bring its Fos Cavaou LNG terminal on stream in April 2008.
10/15/2007
-- Gassco starts gas deliveries through Tampen Link Gas deliveries to the UK have started from the Anglo-Norwegian Statfjord field via the Tampen Link pipeline, which came on stream on Oct. 12.
10/11/2007
-- Urals gets Transneft approval for ESPO line tie-in Urals Energy said it received approval from Russia's state-run OAO Transneft to build a pipeline tie-in from its Dulisminskoye field to the ESPO pipeline.
10/11/2007
-- Australia approves Gorgon LNG project Australia's Federal Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull has given the official green light to the Chevron group's Gorgon LNG project proposed for Barrow Island off Western Australia.
10/11/2007
-- Five countries sign deal to extend Odessa-Brody oil line Ministers from five East European countries Oct. 10 signed an agreement for construction of a crude pipeline extension that will link Caspian producers with consumers in Northern Europe.