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Keystone XL crude oil line gets NEB, SD approval

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:25:50 GMT

March 12,2010 --

Canada’s National Energy Board Mar. 11 approved an application from TransCanada Keystone Pipeline GP Ltd. to construct and operate the Keystone Gulf Coast Expansion Project (Keystone XL), as well as the proposed tolls for the pipeline onc.......

Dutch LNG terminal operator drops Port of Rotterdam plans

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:00:00 GMT

March 12,2010 --

Dutch LNG terminal operator 4Gas has dropped plans to construct a regasification terminal in the Port of Rotterdam after failing to reach agreements with customers on long-term supply contracts.

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Buckeye, others pursue Marcellus NGL system growth

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:40:20 GMT

March 11,2010 --

Buckeye Partners LP and Nova Chemicals Corp. last month signed a memorandum of understanding regarding evaluation and development of a mixed natural gas liquids pipeline running 400 miles from the Marcellus basin in Pennsylvania to the refining.......

Prelude FLNG plans advanced

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:00:20 GMT

March 10,2010 --

Royal Dutch Shell PLC has signed two contracts with Technip and Samsung Heavy Industries related to the company’s plans to establish a floating LNG (FLNG) facility at Prelude field in the Browse basin off Western Australia.

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China to increase LNG imports, facilities

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:15:10 GMT

March 9,2010 --

The head of China's National Energy Administration, reiterating earlier remarks, announced plans to construct more LNG terminals, pipelines, and storage facilities in southern Guangdong province as part of an effort to secure greater imports of.......

Mitsubishi makes bid for Donggi-Senoro LNG plant

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:25:40 GMT

March 8,2010 --

Mitsubishi Corp. is ready to provide as much as $2.5 billion for the construction of an LNG plant to be built near Donggi and Senoro natural gas fields in Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province.

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ExxonMobil, Mitsui sign LNG carrier deals

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:35:40 GMT

March 5,2010 --

Mitsui OSK Lines has signed separate deals with ExxonMobil Corp. for the construction and charter of LNG carriers earmarked for the Papua New Guinea LNG and Gorgon-Jansz LNG projects.

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Williams solicits Marcellus shippers for Transco expansion

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:30:50 GMT

March 5,2010 --

A unit of Williams Partners LP has initiated a binding open season Mar. 4-26 for expansion of its Transco natural gas pipeline, providing incremental firm gas transportation capacity from the Marcellus shale to markets in New York and New Jerse.......

Russians, Chinese eye new Arctic oil route

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:05:50 GMT

March 4,2010 --

Russia’s Sovcomflot oil line will undertake a trial shipment of oil to Japan this summer, reported to be the first shipment ever to sail the entire Northern Sea Route from northwest Russia to Asia.

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Chevron awards power, subsea contracts for Gorgon

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:50:30 GMT

March 3,2010 --

Chevron Australia awarded contracts to units of GE to supply equipment for the Gorgon LNG project on Barrow Island in Western Australia.

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GDF Suez to acquire 9% of Nord Stream pipeline

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:15:20 GMT

March 3,2010 --

GDF Suez SA reported it will take a 9% stake in Nord Stream AG before construction of that 1,200-km natural gas pipeline that will link Russia and the European Union via the Baltic Sea.

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PNG LNG capacity fully committed

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:15:40 GMT

March 2,2010 --

The ExxonMobil Corp.-led PNG LNG joint venture has completed an agreement with CPC Corp. of Taiwan for the sale of 1.2 million tonnes/year of LNG for 20 years from the Papua New Guinea project (OGJ Online, Dec. 11, 2009).

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Contracts awarded for Singapore LNG terminal

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:25:50 GMT

March 1,2010 --

Singapore LNG Corp. Pte. Ltd. announced last month it had awarded Foster Wheeler AG subsidiary Global Engineering & Construction Group a contract to provide management consultancy for the project.

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PetroVietnam to invest $1.3 billion in second Nam Con Son gas line

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:25:10 GMT

February 25,2010 --

PetroVietnam plans to invest $1.3 billion in a proposed second natural gas pipeline from the Nam Con Son basin off southern Vietnam.

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Contango pipeline rupture shuts in Mary Rose production

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:55:40 GMT

February 25,2010 --

Contango Oil & Gas Co., Houston, announced that a dredge contracted by the Army Corps of Engineers in the Atchafalaya River Channel on Feb. 24 ruptured its 20-in. OD pipeline extending between its Eugene Island 11 gathering platform and the.......

Purchasers lining up for Russia's new ESPO blend

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 21:55:40 GMT

February 24,2010 --

ExxonMobil Corp. and Mitsui & Co.—each said to be buying 730,000 bbl—are the latest in a growing list of purchasers of crude oil delivered by Russia's Eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean (ESPO) pipeline.

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El Paso to sell Mexican pipeline assets to Sempra

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:10:20 GMT

February 24,2010 --

El Paso Corp. agreed to sell its interest in Mexican pipeline and compression assets to Sempra Pipelines & Storage, a unit of Sempra Energy.

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RasGas 3 starts up LNG Train 7

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:50:40 GMT

February 24,2010 --

Ras Laffan LNG Co. Ltd. 3 (RasGas 3) has started up its 7.8-million-tonnes/year Train 7 at Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar.

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Red Sea terminal upgrades process control, metering

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:25:50 GMT

February 23,2010 --

Aqaba Bulk Chemicals Co. has undertaken to modernize its oil terminal at the port of Aqaba on the Red Sea beginning in January.

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Romania to form gas partnership with Azerbaijan, Georgia

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:20:40 GMT

February 19,2010 --

The Romanian government expects to conclude a partnership with Azerbaijan and Georgia next month that would allow natural gas to be piped from Azerbaijan to Romania via Georgia.

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Alliance Pipeline moving Bakken shale gas

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:25:20 GMT

February 19,2010 --

Alliance Pipeline announced its system is moving natural gas and natural gas liquids from the Bakken shale in the Williston basin via a new interconnect near Bantry, ND.

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El Paso unit expands Marcellus pipeline presence

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:45:30 GMT

February 18,2010 --

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., a wholly owned unit of El Paso Corp., Houston, executed binding, 20-year term agreements with Chesapeake Energy Marketing Inc. and StatOil Natural Gas LLC for 100% capacity on its Northeast Upgrade Project in the Mar.......

UK lets license for subsea gas storage

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:26:00 GMT

February 17,2010 --

The UK government has awarded a license to Gateway Storage Co. for construction of a ₤600 million subsea gas storage facility.

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Peru LNG lets service, maintenance contract

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:10:20 GMT

February 17,2010 --

Peru LNG has awarded a long-term service and maintenance contract to Wood Group GTS, a unit of John Wood Group PLC.

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Argentina closes ports to ships visiting Falklands

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:01:00 GMT

February 17,2010 --

Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez, intent on increasing tension over oil exploration in the South Atlantic, has signed a government decree restricting the movement of vessels between the Argentine mainland and the Falkland Islands,.......

Montana gas storage, pipeline project planned

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:05:40 GMT

February 16,2010 --

Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co. has launched a $100-130 million project to boost delivery capacity from its Baker natural gas storage field in eastern Montana by April 2012.

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Argentina detains vessel carrying oil pipes 'to Falklands'

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:10:30 GMT

February 12,2010 --

Argentina has detained a cargo vessel it claims recently delivered oil drilling supplies to the Falkland Islands, stepping up pressure on the UK to halt planned oil exploration activities in the region.

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Energy Transfer Partners expands Tiger Pipeline

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:35:30 GMT

February 11,2010 --

Energy Transfer Partners LP announced a 400 MMcfd expansion of its planned Tiger Pipeline as well as plans to hold a binding open season later this month to solicit additional shipper interest.

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Arrow to buy Gladstone LNG plant

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:30:50 GMT

February 11,2010 --

Arrow Energy Ltd., Brisbane, is to buy the proposed Fisherman’s Landing LNG plant to be built in Gladstone, Queensland, from its project partner Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd., Perth, for $168 million (Aus.).

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Poland receives LNG terminal bids

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:20:30 GMT

February 11,2010 --

Poland’s state-owned Polskie LNG received bids from three consortia to build a LNG terminal at Swinoujscie in the northwest part of the country.

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Woodside selects Kimberly hub for Browse LNG

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:30:10 GMT

February 9,2010 --

Woodside Petroleum Ltd. and its partners in the Browse LNG project selected James Price Point as the site for the proposed LNG plant, which will process gas from Browse Basin fields.

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Petrobras inaugurates new gas pipelines

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:21:00 GMT

February 5,2010 --

Brazil’s state-run Petroleo Brazileiro has launched the 38-in, 179-km Cabiúnas-Reduc III (Gasduc III) gas pipeline, which is capable of carrying 40 million cu m/day.

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Talks start on Galsi link to Corsica

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:00:40 GMT

February 5,2010 --

Negotiations have begun to link Corsica to the 940-km Galsi pipeline planned between Algeria and Italy, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on a visit to Corsica, a French island off the Mediterranean coast (OGJ, June 8, 2009, Newsletter.......

Production improving at Tangguh LNG, but demand down

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:21:00 GMT

February 3,2010 --

Indonesia’s BP PLC-led Tangguh liquefied natural gas facility is running at 70-80% of capacity on its two trains that are designed to produce at least 7.6 million tonnes/year of LNG.

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Indonesia seeks to purchase LNG carriers

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:15:10 GMT

February 3,2010 --

Indonesia’s state-owned PT Pertamina said it will open a bidding round to procure ocean-going vessels to be converted into floating LNG-receiving terminals in East and West Java.

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GDF Suez to buy gas fields in Bonaparte Gulf

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:15:40 GMT

February 2,2010 --

GDF Suez signed a final agreement to buy 60% of the Petrel, Tern, and Frigate natural gas fields in the Bonaparte Gulf from Santos Ltd. for $200 million.

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Indonesia rejects development plan for LNG project

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:10:30 GMT

February 2,2010 --

Indonesia’s upstream oil and gas regulator BPMigas rejected a plan of development for an LNG project proposed by Energy Equity Epic Sengkang (EEES), a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy World Corp. (EWC).

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Golar, PTTEP cancel FLNG project off Australia

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:10:00 GMT

February 2,2010 --

Golar LNG Energy, Bermuda, and Thailand’s PTTEP have cancelled their heads of agreement and joint study agreement signed last year to develop a floating LNG (FLNG) project off northwest Australia.

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Alaska Pipeline Project files open season plan

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:30:30 GMT

January 29,2010 --

The Alaska Pipeline Project filed its plan with the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for approval to conduct its open season on a potential pipeline to move natural gas from the Alaskan North Slope to Alberta and on to the US.

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Sabine Neches Waterway reopens after spill

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:55:00 GMT

January 29,2010 --

The Sabine Neches Waterway at Port Arthur, Tex., has been reopened to limited tanker traffic while clean-up continues of crude oil spilled after a tanker-barge collision Jan. 23 (OGJ Online, Jan. 26, 2009).

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Nord Stream consortium awards pipeline contracts

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:05:30 GMT

January 27,2010 --

The Nord Stream AG consortium said it will commission Sumitomo Group, Europipe GMBH, and United Metallurgical Co. (OMK) to supply 1 million tons of steel pipe for construction of the second pipeline of the Nord Stream project.

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Chevron signs LNG deals with Kyushu Electric

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:46:00 GMT

January 26,2010 --

Chevron Australia has signed multiple agreements with Japanese power utility Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc. for delivery of LNG from Chevron’s Gorgon and Wheatstone gas projects off Western Australia.

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Clean-up progresses in Port Arthur oil spill

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:50:30 GMT

January 26,2010 --

The US Coast Guard said about half the 450,000 gal of crude oil spilled into the Sabine Neches Waterway at Port Arthur, Tex., on Jan. 23 had been recovered, evaporated, or dispersed by Jan. 25.

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Indonesia targets domestic market for LNG sales

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:10:10 GMT

January 25,2010 --

Indonesia’s state-owned PT Pertamina and state gas distributor PT Perusahaan Gas have found domestic buyers for most of the liquefied natural gas to be produced from their planned floating terminal in Teluk Jakarta Bay.

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ExxonMobil seeks Philippines military security for Sulu Sea site

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:00:50 GMT

January 25,2010

Pacific Pipelines to pay penalty for oil spill

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:50:10 GMT

January 25,2010 --

The US Department of Justice and Environmental Protection Agency said Pacific Pipeline Systems LLP, a Long Beach, Calif.-based oil transportation company, has agreed to pay a $1.3 million civil penalty and discontinue the use of a section of pi.......

ExxonMobil committed to Alaskan gas line

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:30:10 GMT

January 25,2010 --

ExxonMobil Corp., while seeking to expand its interests in unconventional gas resources in North America, remains committed to a gas pipeline from Alaska to the US Lower 48.

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Kinder Morgan Partners expands in ethanol

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:45:20 GMT

January 20,2010 --

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP is expanding its role in the transportation of renewable fuels.

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Chevron Australia lets Wheatstone geotechnical contract

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:50:40 GMT

January 18,2010 --

Chevron Australia has awarded a $20 million (Aus.) contract for geotechnical investigations for its proposed Wheatstone domestic gas and LNG project in Western Australia to ground engineering and environmental services company Golder Associates.......

Kitimat LNG to be majority owned, operated by Apache unit

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:00:20 GMT

January 15,2010 --

Kitimat LNG Inc., which plans to export natural gas via an LNG plant in British Columbia, has sold a majority interest in the export project to Apache Canada Ltd., a unit of Apache Corp.

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PetroChina assumes Aramco lease at Statia terminal

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:05:40 GMT

January 12,2010 --

PetroChina, eyeing shifts in world trading patterns, has taken over Saudi Aramco’s lease on 5 million bbl of oil storage capacity at the NuStar Energy LP Statia terminal on the Dutch Caribbean island of St. Eustatius.

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Crude redistributed around pipeline leak

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:00:20 GMT

January 12,2010 --

A section of Line 2 on the Enbridge Lakehead Pipeline system—the largest transporter of crude from western Canada to the US Midwest—is down for repairs, but workers have redirected the crude volume to parallel pipelines with excess .......

FERC issues final EIS for proposed Ruby gas line

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:20:40 GMT

January 11,2010 --

Construction of a proposed natural gas pipeline from southwestern Wyoming to southern Oregon could create some adverse environmental impacts that could be mitigated, the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said on Jan. 8.

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Uzbekistan cuts gas by 50% to Tajikistan

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:41:00 GMT

January 11,2010 --

Uzbekistan’s state-owned Uzbektransgaz has reduced its supplies of natural gas to neighboring Tajikistan by 50% due to a dispute over payment.

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Woodside loses foundation Browse LNG customer

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:16:00 GMT

January 8,2010 --

Woodside Petroleum Ltd. lost a foundation customer for its proposed Browse LNG project following the Dec. 31, 2009, expiry of an agreement to sell as much as 3 million tonnes/year of LNG to PetroChina Co. Ltd.

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Australia Pacific LNG awards two CSM contracts

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:25:20 GMT

January 7,2010 --

The Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG) joint venture (a 50-50 partnership of Origin Energy Ltd., Sydney, and ConocoPhillips) awarded two upstream design, engineering, and construction contracts for its coalseam methane supplied LNG project in Queens.......

Mackenzie Valley pipeline gets federal approval

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:41:00 GMT

January 6,2010 --

Canada’s federal Joint Review Panel approved the Mackenzie Valley natural gas pipeline after considering its environmental and social effects.

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Consortium selects three floating LNG plant designers

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:15:40 GMT

December 30,2009 --

Brazil’s state-run Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) and its partners in a joint venture to build an onboard natural gas liquefaction unit (ONGU) for the presalt area, signed three agreements to develop the unit’s front-end enginee.......

FERC issues final EIS for proposed Bison gas pipeline project

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:55:40 GMT

December 30,2009 --

A proposed 301-mile natural gas pipeline in Wyoming, Montana, and North Dakota would result in some significant environmental impacts that could be mitigated to acceptable levels, the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said on Dec. 29.

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Putin launches first phase of ESPO oil line

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:56:00 GMT

December 29,2009 --

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, eyeing the emergence of new markets in Asia-Pacific, launched the first phase of the East Siberia-Pacific Ocean (ESPO) oil pipeline.

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CNPC, Myanmar sign oil pipeline agreement

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:46:00 GMT

December 22,2009 --

China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) has signed an agreement with Myanmar's ministry of energy for exclusive rights to construct and operate the proposed Myanmar-to-China crude oil pipeline.

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Chubu signs Gorgon LNG purchase deal

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:25:30 GMT

December 18,2009 --

Chevron Australia and Chubu Electric Power Co. of Japan have signed a long-term agreement for sale to Chubu of 1.44 million tonnes/year of LNG from the 15 million tonne/year Gorgon liquefaction plant under construction on Barrow Island off West.......

Dominion to expand West Virginia gas facilities

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:30:40 GMT

December 17,2009 --

Dominion will expand its natural gas gathering, processing, and liquids facilities in West Virginia in a project designed to increase efficiency, reduce pressures, and raise the system’s capacity to handle local production.

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Inpex delays decision on Ichthys LNG project

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:05:30 GMT

December 17,2009 --

Inpex has delayed a decision whether to proceed with the $20 billion, 8 million tonne/year Ichthys LNG project in Darwin, Australia, as engineering work will take longer than expected (OGJ, Jan. 26, 2009, Newsletter).

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Nippon to lease domestic oil tanks to ADNOC

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:06:00 GMT

December 16,2009 --

Nippon Oil Corp. has reached a final agreement with Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) for the UAE firm to store oil in an effort to bolster Japan's national reserves.

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Export pipeline routes considered for Uganda

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:05:50 GMT

December 15,2009 --

Uganda’s government, concerned by delays over a proposed oil export pipeline through neighboring Kenya, is considering construction of an oil pipeline to Tanzania’s Port of Dar es Salaam.

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Turkmenistan-China gas line to be commissioned

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:20:10 GMT

December 11,2009 --

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow said his country plans to commission the newly constructed Turkmenistan-China natural gas pipeline on Dec. 14 to coincide with a state visit by Chinese President Hu Jintao.

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InterOil wins LNG approval in PNG as other project advances

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:00:40 GMT

December 11,2009 --

The Papua New Guinea government has approved a project agreement for an LNG project planned by InterOil, Cairns, Australia, based on gas reserves in its Elk and Antelope fields in the country’s Gulf province.

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Papua New Guinea LNG project awards gas plant contract

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:50:20 GMT

December 9,2009 --

Esso Highlands Ltd., a unit of ExxonMobil Corp. and operator for the future Papua New Guinea LNG project, awarded a contract to CBI Clough joint venture estimated at more than $1 billion.

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Two more companies join Santos basin LNG scheme

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 18:50:40 GMT

December 8,2009 --

Repsol YPF SA and Galp Energia have joined Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) and BG Group to develop front-end engineering and design for the construction of an onboard natural gas liquefaction unit that will operate 300 km off Brazil.

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ExxonMobil JV moves ahead with PNG LNG project

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:10:40 GMT

December 8,2009 --

ExxonMobil Corp. and partners will proceed with development of the Papua New Guinea LNG project, according to an announcement late Dec. 7.

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FERC approves pipeline for LNG terminal off Florida

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:25:20 GMT

December 7,2009 --

The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved construction of an onshore pipeline to connect with the proposed Port Dolphin deepwater LNG port off western Florida.

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Chevron signs gas offtake deal for Wheatstone project

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:45:10 GMT

December 7,2009 --

Chevron Australia has signed an offtake agreement with Tokyo Electric Power Co. (Tepco) to sell 4.1 million tonnes/year of LNG from the Wheatstone project over a 20-year term.

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Putin: Turkmen gas line won't disrupt Russian-Chinese cooperation

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:40:40 GMT

December 7,2009 --

Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said the newly constructed Turkmen-Chinese natural gas pipeline—due to be tested in about 2 weeks—will not endanger energy cooperation between his country and China.

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DOT fines El Paso unit for pipeline safety violations

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:30:50 GMT

December 7,2009 --

The US Department of Transportation has fined El Paso Corp. and its Colorado Interstate Gas Co. subsidiary a record $2.3 million on Dec. 1 for violating federal pipeline safety regulations.

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Wheatstone operator awards more contracts

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:45:20 GMT

December 4,2009 --

Chevron Corp. announced the awarding of upstream front-end engineering and design contracts for its Wheatstone LNG project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

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Deadline set on Browse LNG project

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:20:30 GMT

December 4,2009 --

The Australian and Western Australian governments set a 4-month deadline for the Browse LNG group, operated by Woodside Petroleum Ltd., to agree on a plan for the proposed $30 billion (Aus.) LNG plant in the Kimberley region of Western Australi.......

CNPC plans pipeline JV in Shandong province

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:30:20 GMT

December 4,2009 --

China National Petroleum Corp. established a joint venture with domestic refiner Shandong Dongming Petrochemical Group Co. Ltd. to build and operate a 462-km crude pipeline in Shandong province from the port city of Rizhao to the Dongming refin.......

Japan seeks Donggi Senoro LNG as Indonesia limits exports

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:20:10 GMT

December 4,2009 --

Japanese government officials confirmed their country’s continued interest in receiving LNG from Indonesia’s Donggi Senoro project.

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Enterprise continues Eagle Ford pipeline expansions

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:16:00 GMT

December 3,2009 --

Enterprise Products Partners LP expects to have its White Kitchen Lateral—a 62-mile, 16-in. OD natural gas pipeline that extends through the Eagle Ford shale in LaSalle and Webb Counties in Texas—in full service by the end of Decemb.......

EU companies sign supply agreements

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:50:20 GMT

December 3,2009 --

Electricite de France (EDF) signed a memorandum of understanding with OAO Gazprom for “at least 10%” of the consortium in charge of building the South Stream natural gas pipeline, a project backed by Gazprom and Italy's Eni SPA.

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Greek tanker escapes pirates off Oman

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:20:10 GMT

December 2,2009 --

The Sikinos, a Greek-flagged tanker transporting crude from Sudan to China, was attacked by pirates off Oman, but the ship escaped its pursuers.

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FERC approves Northwest Pipeline's Piceance expansion

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:15:10 GMT

December 2,2009 --

The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a certificate to Northwest Pipeline GP, a majority owned subsidiary of Williams Cos. Inc., approving construction and operation of 15.5 miles of 30-in. OD mainline loop to bring additional .......

Pirates seize Greek-flagged VLCC off Somalia

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:05:50 GMT

December 1,2009 --

Pirates operating off Somalia have seized another very large crude carrier, this time the Greek-flagged M/V Maran Centaurus, which was enroute from Jeddah to New Orleans.

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Petrobras opens Urucu-Coari-Manaus pipeline

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:55:50 GMT

November 30,2009 --

Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) began commercial operations on its Urucu-Coari-Manaus natural gas pipeline Nov. 27.

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Iraqi oil export pipeline hit by saboteurs

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:16:00 GMT

November 25,2009 --

Iraq’s exports of oil to Turkey’s Mediterraneann port of Ceyhan have been stopped due to sabotage along a pipeline in the country’s northern region.

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Shell reports delays for QatarGas 4 LNG project

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:35:30 GMT

November 25,2009 --

Royal Dutch Shell PLC said it has delayed until late 2010 the start-up of the $8 billion Qatargas 4 LNG project, with the project’s first cargo possibly pushed into 2011.

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Haynesville operator to expand gathering, treating

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:00:30 GMT

November 25,2009 --

Regency Energy Partners LP, Dallas, will build Phase 2 in its expansion of the Logansport gathering system in North Louisiana, the company announced last week.

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SOCAR aims to boost oil shipments via Georgian port

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:20:10 GMT

November 24,2009 --

State Oil Co. of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR), after increasing the existing capacity for tankers, may begin shipping oil from its export terminal at Kulevi on Georgia's Black Sea coast in 2010.

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Kinder Morgan plans Eagle Ford shale pipeline project

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:00:40 GMT

November 20,2009 --

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP and Copano Energy LLC signed a letter of intent to jointly provide gathering, transportation, and processing services in the Eagle Ford shale in South Texas.

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Indonesia's Sabang Port being readied for supertankers

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:05:40 GMT

November 19,2009 --

Indonesia’s Port of Sabang, in Aceh Province on the island of Pulau Weh at the northern entrance to the Malacca Strait, is being readied to accommodate super tankers and super cargo ships.

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CNOOC, PetroChina to buy more LNG from Qatar

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:41:00 GMT

November 18,2009 --

Qatar’s state-owned Qatargas Operating Co. Ltd. boosted its exports of LNG to China by signing supply agreements with China National Offshore Oil Co. (CNOOC) and PetroChina International Co. Ltd.

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BG, Petrobras to use floating LNG for Santos basin

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:31:00 GMT

November 18,2009 --

BG Group signed a joint venture agreement with Brazil’s Petroleo Brasileiro SA to develop floating LNG (FLNG) as an additional option to commercialize the associated natural gas in the Santos basin presalt, off Brazil.

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Russians close to approval of ESPO oil line tariff

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:30:50 GMT

November 17,2009 --

Russia’s Federal Tariff Service said it expects to approve the tariff for oil transportation through the East Siberia–Pacific Ocean (ESPO) pipeline in late November or early December.

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Argentina approves Apache's Gas Plus project

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:20:20 GMT

November 17,2009 --

Argentina's Federal Energy Secretariat has approved Apache Argentina's Gas Plus project to supply 10 MMcfd from Guanaco and Ranquil-Co fields in Neuquen province to Compania Administradora del Mercado Mayorista Electrico.

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Pemex unit lets contract for Veracruz pipeline project

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:55:40 GMT

November 16,2009 --

Petroleos Mexicanos subsidiary Pemex Exploration & Production (PEP) has awarded Copavisa the tender for construction of various pipelines in its Veracruz project.

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SOCAR signs gas supply contract with Iran for 2010

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:50:10 GMT

November 13,2009 --

Azerbaijan’s State Oil Co. of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR), following the signing of a similar agreement with Russia’s OAO Gazprom last month, has signed a memorandum of understanding to supply natural gas to National Iranian Gas.......

Japanese power firm seeks flexibility to divert LNG cargoes

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:31:00 GMT

November 13,2009 --

Kansai Electric Power Co., which already has resold at least three LNG cargoes since last fall, will seek the contractual right to divert future surplus cargoes in new talks with suppliers.

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Final leg of Rockies Express line enters service

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:55:40 GMT

November 13,2009 --

The final 195 miles of the Rockies Express-East pipeline was completed Nov. 12, entering service between the Lebanon Hub in Warren County, Ohio, and Clarington in Monroe County, Ohio.

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Gorgon LNG project partners let contract for jetty

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:40:10 GMT

November 13,2009 --

Leighton Contractors, in joint venture with Saipem, was let a $900 million (Aus.) construction contract to develop and build the LNG jetty at Barrow Island for the Gorgon project.

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