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Transportation 2008 P

  • 09/04/2008 -- Indonesia, Inpex hold talks on LNG terminal construction
    Indonesia is in talks with Inpex Holdings aimed at having the firm construct the world's first offshore LNG terminal as part of its development of the Masela offshore gas field in the Timor Sea.
  • 09/03/2008 -- Colombian oil line to link Rubiales field
    A contract has been awarded for construction of a 24-in., 235-km pipeline to connect Rubiales heavy oil field in east-central Colombia to the OCENSA pipeline.
  • 09/03/2008 -- FERC issues draft EIS for Oregon LNG terminal, pipeline
    A proposed LNG project in Coos Bay, Ore., would have limited adverse environmental impacts, the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission concluded in a draft environmental impact statement.
  • 09/02/2008 -- FERC issues draft EIS on Sparrows Point LNG terminal, pipeline
    A proposed LNG terminal outside Baltimore and its associated pipeline would have limited adverse environmental impacts, FERC said in a draft environmental impact statement.
  • 09/02/2008 -- Woodside puts North West Shelf Train 5 online
    The North West Shelf gas project's fifth LNG train at the Woodside Petroleum-operated facilities on the Burrup Peninsula near Karratha in Western Australia has been brought on stream.
  • 08/30/2008 -- WREP to be tested after bombs dropped nearby
    BP PLC, which earlier this week resumed shipments through the Baku-Tblisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline, said it has no start date yet for reopening the 155,000-b/d capacity Baku-Supsa pipeline, also known as the Western Route Export Pipeline (WREP).
  • 08/29/2008 -- Enviro-Political issues cloud Inpex regas plan
    Inpex Holdings Inc. has begun a ¥100 billion project to build a regasification terminal in Niigata Prefecture on Japan's Honshu Island and anticipates starting regular operations in 2014.
  • 08/29/2008 -- Williston Basin to expand Grasslands pipeline capacity
    Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co., (WBI) the wholly owned natural gas transmission pipeline subsidiary of MDU Resources Group Inc., reported it will expand firm transportation capacity on its existing Grasslands Pipeline to 213 MMcfd from the current 138 MMcfd—a 54% increase. Project cost is expected to be about $28 million.
  • 08/28/2008 -- Enterprise books Barnett shipping; announces new pipeline
    Affiliates of Enterprise Products Partners LP have signed long-term agreements with major Barnett shale natural gas producers for about 900 MMcfd on its 1.1 bcfd-capacity Sherman Extension pipeline.
  • 08/26/2008 -- Brazil inaugurates its first LNG terminal
    Brazil's president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, inaugurated the country's first LNG receiving terminal Aug. 20 at Pecem, in Ceara state.
  • 08/26/2008 -- BTC pipeline resumes operations
    Some 1.7 million bbl of Azeri crude were loaded aboard two tankers at Turkey's Mediterranean port of Ceyhan, the first transfer since the closure of the Baku-Tblisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline on Aug.5 due to an explosion and fire.
  • 08/25/2008 -- BTC pipeline reopens; rail line blasted
    BP PLC has reopened the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline through conflict-stricken Georgia, and normal operations are under way.
  • 08/25/2008 -- Enbridge, Atmos call open season for Texas gasline
    Enbridge Energy Partners LP, Calgary, and Atmos Pipeline & Storage LLC, Dallas, issued a solicitation of interest Aug. 25 for firm transportation service on a proposed 100-mile, 1 bcfd natural gas pipeline in Texas called the Barnett Intrastate Gas (BIG) pipeline.
  • 08/24/2008 -- Fitch: Kazakh lines entering 5 years of intensive investment
    Kazakhstan's oil and gas pipeline operators, according to Fitch Ratings, are set to embark on intensive investment programs over the next 5 years.
  • 08/22/2008 -- Asian firms intensify Indonesian LNG race
    Asian oil and gas companies in China, Japan, and South Korea reportedly are "intensifying" a race for Indonesian LNG.
  • 08/22/2008 -- Three vessels hijacked off Somalia
    Three oceangoing vessels, including two oil tankers, have been hijacked off Somalia this week, according to a report by the International Maritime Bureau (IMB).
  • 08/20/2008 -- Nabucco capacity attracts strong shipper interest
    Potential gas shippers on the proposed 31 bcm/year Nabucco line have booked out capacity on a nonbinding basis, suggesting strong western European demand for gas supplies from the Caspian and Middle East.
  • 08/20/2008 -- PTTEP, Golar to develop floating LNG production
    Thailand's PTT Exploration & Production has struck a deal with Norway's Golar LNG to pursue investment in floating LNG production projects worldwide.
  • 08/19/2008 -- Freeport LNG applies to export gas imports
    Freeport LNG Development LP is the first US firm to request permission to export LNG imported into its Freeport, Tex., terminal.
  • 08/18/2008 -- BP suspends Azeri oil shipments via rail to Georgia
    BP has been forced to suspend shipments of 50,000-70,000 b/d of oil from Azerbaijan to Georgia following the destruction of a key railroad bridge, severing the main east-west train link between the two countries.