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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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Russians complete ESPO oil export terminal at Kozmino

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:40:40 GMT

November 12,2009 --

Russian authorities said all of the onshore and offshore facilities for oil exports have been finished at the Port of Kozmino—the planned terminus of the East Siberia-Pacific Ocean (ESPO) pipeline, now under construction.

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Medgaz pipeline delayed until June 2010

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:50:50 GMT

November 12,2009 --

The launch of the 8 billion cu m/year Medgaz gas pipeline from Algeria to southern Spain has once again been delayed, this time until June 2010, according to a spokesman for the Medgaz consortium.

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Woodside lets FEED contracts for Pluto LNG Trains 2, 3

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:40:30 GMT

November 12,2009 --

Australian LNG operator Woodside Petroleum Ltd. awarded contracts for Trains 2 and 3 frontend engineering design for its Pluto project to Foster Wheeler, WorleyParsons, and KBR.

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Moldova to investigate gas pipeline explosion

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:50:50 GMT

November 10,2009 --

Moldovan Prime Minister Vladimir Filat said his government has established a commission to investigate the cause of an explosion on a natural gas trunkline that supplied the Balkans with Russian gas.

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Transneft poses export tariff zones for ESPO line

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:30:40 GMT

November 9,2009 --

Russia’s OAO Transneft has proposed dividing its East Siberia-Pacific Ocean oil pipeline into three export tariff zones, according to a company official.

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Somali pirates attack another oil tanker

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:35:30 GMT

November 9,2009 --

Somali pirates, firing rocket-propelled grenades at a Hong Kong-flagged oil tanker, have launched their deepest attack ever into the Indian Ocean, according to the European Union Naval Force (EU Navfor).

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Papua New Guinea LNG signs Chinese customer

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:15:20 GMT

November 5,2009 --

The ExxonMobil Corp.-led Papua New Guniea LNG joint venture has signed a heads of agreement to supply Unipec Asia, a subsidiary of China’s Sinopec, with 2 million tonnes/year of LNG from the proposed project.

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First phase finished for Papua New Guinea LNG project

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:45:20 GMT

November 5,2009 --

ExxonMobil Corp. and its joint venture partners completed the front-end engineering and design phase for their Papua New Guinea LNG project.

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CNPC starts construction of controversial Myanmar oil line

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:05:40 GMT

November 4,2009 --

China’s state-owned China National Petroleum Corp., aiming to improve the security and speed of Chinese oil supplies from the Middle East and Africa, has begun construction of import facilities for an oil pipeline across neighboring Myanm.......

BP, Eni need more gas for second Egyptian LNG train

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:00:20 GMT

November 4,2009 --

Egypt’s state-owned Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Co. (Egas), clarifying earlier comments, reported that BP PLC and Eni SPA have found just 2 tcf of gas, or half the amount needed to start up an LNG train at Damietta.

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Hess LNG affiliate takes over Crown Landing from BP

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:55:30 GMT

November 3,2009 --

Hess LNG Crown Landing LLC, a newly formed affiliate of Hess LNG, has acquired all of BP PLC’s ownership interests in Crown Landing LLC.

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Floating Florida LNG terminal moves closer to reality

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:30:40 GMT

November 3,2009 --

A Gulf of Mexico offshore LNG terminal took a major step towards reality Nov. 2 when acting Maritime Administrator David T. Matsuda approved its construction off western Florida.

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DOT proposes fine for Enterprise for 2007 Kansas line spill

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:50:20 GMT

November 2,2009 --

The US Department of Transportation proposed that Enterprise Products Operating LLC pay a $466,200 fine for allegedly violating federal pipeline safety regulations.

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Construction begins on yet another Chinese LNG terminal

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:15:10 GMT

November 2,2009 --

Construction on another LNG terminal in China began earlier last month, according to press reports from the country.

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Egypt delays plan to build second LNG train at Damietta

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:31:00 GMT

October 30,2009 --

Egypt's state-owned Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Co. (EGAS) has shelved plans for the construction of a second LNG train at Damietta until enough natural gas reserves are found, according to a company official.

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Vector Pipeline launches open season between Chicago, Ontario

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:20:20 GMT

October 29,2009 --

Vector Pipeline announced a binding open season to begin in November to secure shipper interest in a third expansion of its 348-mile natural gas pipeline system between the Chicago Hub and storage at Dawn, Ont.

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Enterprise, Duncan to expand Acadian gas line into Haynesville shale

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:10:30 GMT

October 28,2009 --

Enterprise Products Partners LP and Duncan Energy Partners LP announced plans to extend their jointly owned Acadian Gas LLC subsidiary’s Louisiana intrastate natural gas pipeline system into northwest Louisiana.

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Tangguh LNG cargo might ship to Fujian this week

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:30:50 GMT

October 27,2009 --

The BP PLC-led Tangguh gas liquefaction plant in Indonesia might dispatch a single cargo of LNG to China's Fujian receiving terminal this week, according to a state oil and gas official.

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Russia completes 64-km ESPO spur to China

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:20:40 GMT

October 27,2009 --

Russia’s state-owned pipeline monopoly OAO Transneft has completed construction of a spur from the Eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean (ESPO) pipeline to the border with China, according Transneft Pres. Nikolai Tokarev.

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Contract let for Gorgon development in Western Australia

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:25:30 GMT

October 26,2009 --

The Chevron Australia-led joint venture developing Gorgon-Jansz-Io fields in Western Australia let a $400 million contract for the supply of LNG technology to US energy group GE Oil & Gas.

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Turkmenistan completes section of gas line to China

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:15:30 GMT

October 23,2009 --

Turkmenistan has completed construction on its 188-km section of a 7,000-km natural gas pipeline that extends from Turkmenistan to China, according to official media.

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INGAA study takes midstream look at long-term gas supply

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:00:20 GMT

October 23,2009 --

Projected growth in North American natural gas supplies and markets will require billions of dollars of additional investments in pipelines, storage, and other midstream infrastructure through 2030, a recent INGAA Foundation Inc. study conclude.......

Julimar gas to go to Wheatstone LNG project

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:50:40 GMT

October 23,2009 --

Chevron Australia has made an agreement with Apache Energy Ltd. and Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Co. (Kufpec) for natural gas from the companies’ Julimar and nearby Brunello fields to supply the proposed Wheatstone LNG project in .......

BLM seeks comments on proposed Pinedale Anticline condensate line

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:35:40 GMT

October 23,2009 --

The US Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on a proposed 42-mile condensate pipeline from the Pinedale Anticline natural gas field to a terminal south of LaBarge, Wyo.

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Sempra dedicates Cameron LNG terminal

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:25:50 GMT

October 22,2009 --

Sempra Energy dedicated its 1.5 bcfd Cameron LNG receipt terminal in Hackberry, La., Oct. 21. The terminal began commercial operations July 30.

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Agreement signed for Samsun-Ceyhan oil line

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:20:10 GMT

October 22,2009 --

The governments of Italy, Russia, and Turkey—aiming to reduce oil shipping away from crowded Turkish straits—agreed to build a 550-km oil pipeline from Turkey’s Black Sea port of Samsun to its Mediterranean port of Ceyhan.

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Chevron, KJVG let Barrow Island LNG port contract

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:50:20 GMT

October 22,2009 --

Chevron Corp. and Kellogg Joint Venture Group (KJVG) let an $809 million (Aus.) contract to Boskalis Australia Pty. Ltd., a subsidiary of Royal Boskalis Westminster NV of Papendrecht, the Netherlands, for the design and construction of a port a.......

Turkmenistan seeks ban on Russian re-exports of gas

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:00:00 GMT

October 21,2009 --

Turkmenistan, now negotiating with Russia’s OAO Gazprom, is seeking to ban the Russian firm from re-exporting the natural gas it purchases from the Central Asian nation.

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China begins commissioning third LNG terminal

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:10:30 GMT

October 20,2009 --

China’s Shanghai LNG terminal received its first LNG cargo of 45,000 cu m aboard the 88,000-cu m Arctic Spirit LNG carrier from Bintulu, Malaysia, Oct. 11.

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Pipeline mishap cuts French port's crude imports

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:45:50 GMT

October 20,2009 --

There was an “unprecedented drop” in crude imports through Fos-sur-Mer on the French Riviera in September due to an earlier rupture of a Societe de Pipeline du Sud-Ouest oil pipeline connecting the port with Karlsruhe, Germany.

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Chubu Electric still discussing Donggi-Senoro LNG project

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:50:10 GMT

October 19,2009 --

Chubu Electric Power Co. is still negotiating to buy liquefied natural gas from a Mitsubishi-led consortium that plans to build a plant on Indonesia's Sulawesi Island to export gas from the Senoro and Matindok gas fields.

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Turkey fires head of pipeline operator Botas

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:40:40 GMT

October 19,2009 --

The Turkish government, without indicating a reason, fired Saltuk Duzyol, who became general manager and chairman at state pipeline operator Botas in December 2007 after serving as deputy chairman from 2004.

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Midsize Chinese LNG plant to supply domestic markets

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:40:50 GMT

October 16,2009 --

China’s Ningxia Hanas Natural Gas Co. will employ Air Products’ LNG process technology and equipment for a midsize LNG project in Yinchuan, China, according to an agreement with overall project manager Technip announced Oct. 15.

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Contract let for Panamanian terminal expansion

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:46:00 GMT

October 15,2009 --

Petroterminal de Panama SA (PTP) has let CB&I a contract valued at more than $100 million to engineer, procure, and construct the second-phase expansion of Trans-Panama Pipeline terminal facilities.

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Yemen LNG yields first production into glutted market

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:20:20 GMT

October 15,2009 --

Into a world already oversupplied with LNG capacity, yet another production project has come online.

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Shell's Australian FLNG timed for 2016 start-up

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:50:30 GMT

October 14,2009 --

Royal Dutch Shell PLC does not expect to start production from its proposed floating LNG (FLNG) project in the Browse basin off Western Australia until at least 2016, according to the company’s draft environmental impact statement.

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Dredging project to improve tanker ops at Long Beach

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:25:30 GMT

October 13,2009 --

The Port of Long Beach and the US Army Corps of Engineers announced a $40 million harbor-dredging project to improve navigation for oil tankers and other ships by removing and relocating nearly 1.5 million cu yards of sediment from the sea floo.......

Transneft begins operations at Skovorodino oil terminal

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:00:40 GMT

October 12,2009 --

Russia’s OAO Transneft will begin operating a railroad oil terminal on Oct. 15 in Skovorodino, end point of the first phase of the East Siberia-Pacific Ocean (ESPO) pipeline, official sources said.

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Oiltanking Holding, TOPS partners reach settlement

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:20:10 GMT

October 12,2009 --

Oiltanking Holding Americas has settled a lawsuit it filed earlier in 2009 against Enterprise Products Partners LP and Teppco O/S Port System LLC, its former partners in the proposed Texas Offshore Port System.

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Toyo Engineering, Hitachi jointly enter LNG plant business

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:25:10 GMT

October 9,2009 --

Toyo Engineering Corp. and Hitachi Ltd. said they will join forces to make a full-fledged entry into the global market for LNG plants, according to media reports.

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Shell confirms Australian floating LNG plans

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:10:50 GMT

October 8,2009 --

Royal Dutch Shell PLC confirmed that its Australian arm will develop Prelude and Concerto gas fields in the Browse basin off Western Australia using floating LNG (FLNG) technology.

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WGC09: Gas, LNG making inroads despite global recession

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:35:40 GMT

October 6,2009 --

Speakers on the first day of the 24th World Gas Conference in Buenos Aires consistently noted developments in the past 3 years few had anticipated at the last event in 2006.

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Enbridge, Chevron to bring Big Foot oil ashore

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:05:50 GMT

October 6,2009 --

Enbridge Inc. has signed a letter of intent with Chevron USA Inc., Statoil Gulf of Mexico LLC, and Marubeni Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. to construct and operate a 40-mile, 20-in. OD oil pipeline from the proposed Big Foot ultradeepwater developmen.......

Tangguh LNG project weathers Indonesian earthquake

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:10:50 GMT

October 5,2009 --

Operator BP PLC said that its Tangguh LNG project, which lies in the Bintuni Bay area, is operating normally despite a 6.1-magnitude earthquake that hit West Papua, Indonesia, on Oct 4.

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Another contract let for Gorgon-Jansz LNG project

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:40:50 GMT

October 2,2009 --

Chevron Australia has awarded another contract for its Gorgon-Jansz LNG project off Western Australia, this one valued at $550 million to CB&I for the construction of product storage tanks on Barrow Island.

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Gorgon-Jansz LNG power contract let to Tag Pacific

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:30:40 GMT

September 30,2009 --

Tag Pacific Ltd., Sydney, through its subsidiary MPower, has been awarded a $32 million (Aus.) power contract for the Gorgon-Jansz LNG gas development on Barrow Island off Western Australia.

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Contract let for gas storage work off Spain

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:55:10 GMT

September 30,2009 --

ACS Cobra Castor UTE let a contract to JP Kenny (JPK) for construction, management, and procurement support services for gas storage facilities off Spain.

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Pemex lets contract for Chicontepec pipeline work

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:20:20 GMT

September 25,2009 --

Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) awarded a $12.4 million contract to Insituform Technologies Inc.’s Mexican joint venture United Pipeline de Mexico de CV (UPM) for construction, replacement, and rehabilitation of about 40 km of pipelines in Me.......

AIPN publishes model form for LNG sales

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:41:00 GMT

September 25,2009 --

Publication of a new model form master LNG sale and purchase agreement by the nonprofit Association of International Petroleum Negotiators aims at creation of a secondary market for LNG that will “facilitate trading and arbitrage of LNG c.......

Petrovietnam considers pipeline investment in Mozambique

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:15:30 GMT

September 22,2009 --

Petrovietnam revealed its interest to potentially invest in a gas pipeline in Mozambique as it implements its strategy to boost overseas oil and gas investment.

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FERC issues final EIS for FGT expansion project

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:00:10 GMT

September 22,2009 --

The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s staff issued a final environmental impact statement on Florida Gas Transmission Co.’s Phase VIII expansion project just 5 months after it issued a draft EIS on the proposed $2.46 billion.......

Golar LNG signs sales deal for Fisherman's Landing project

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:55:30 GMT

September 18,2009 --

Golar LNG has signed a heads of agreement to sell LNG from the Fisherman’s Landing coalseam methane-LNG project near Gladstone to Toyota Tsucho Corp. of Japan.

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Pacific Rubiales activates Colombia's ODL pipeline

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:11:00 GMT

September 17,2009 --

Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. announced the start of operations of the Oleoductos de Los Llanos (ODL) pipeline, which connects the Rubiales heavy oil field with the Oleoducto Central (Ocensa) pipeline for onward transmission to the Caribbean ex.......

EDF may buy stake in Russia's South Stream pipeline

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:35:20 GMT

September 17,2009 --

Discussions have started between the France and Russia for electricity utility Electricite de France to take at least a 10% stake in the proposed South Stream pipeline from Russia to Bulgaria in exchange for long-term gas contracts.

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Kern River signs engineering contract for Apex expansion

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:05:50 GMT

September 17,2009 --

Kern River Gas Transmission Co. awarded Gulf Interstate Engineering Co. a contract to perform detailed engineering services on the compression facilities associated with its Apex Expansion Project.

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Chevron signs another Gorgon sales contract

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:36:00 GMT

September 16,2009 --

Chevron Corp. signed yet another customer for the Gorgon-Jansz-Io LNG project in Australia through a heads of agreement with state-owned Korea Gas Corp. for 1.5 million tonnes/year of LNG for 15 years.

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China, Japan committed to PNG LNG project, minister says

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:15:30 GMT

September 15,2009 --

Papua New Guinea’s Public Enterprises Minister Arthur Somare completed a “positively satisfying and successful” visit to Japan and China in connection with the PNG LNG project.

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Gorgon awards EPCM contract to KBR JV

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:35:50 GMT

September 15,2009 --

Chevron Australia Pty. Ltd. has hired the Kellogg Joint Venture Group under a contract of about 2.7 billion (Aus.) to engineer, procure, and construction manage the LNG downstream and logistics portion of Gorgon LNG (OGJ Online, Sept. 14, 2009).......

Enterprise enters long-term Eagle Ford shale agreement

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:20:40 GMT

September 15,2009 --

Enterprise Products Partners LP entered into a long-term agreement to provide natural gas transportation and processing services on dedicated acreage owned by one of the largest and most active producers developing the Eagle Ford shale.

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Regency expands Haynesville takeaway capacity

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:15:30 GMT

September 14,2009 --

Regency Energy Partners LP, Alinda Capital Partners LLC, and GE Energy Financial Services announced plans to construct a $47 million pipeline extension of the Haynesville Expansion Project in North Louisiana to increase capacity on the Regency .......

Gorgon LNG partners given final investment approval

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:35:20 GMT

September 14,2009 --

The giant Gorgon-Jansz-Io LNG and domestic gas project off Western Australia has been given a final investment green light by the joint venture partners Chevron Corp., ExxonMobil Corp., and Royal Dutch Shell PLC.

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Gazprom launches new stretch of Kaliningrad gas line

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:55:40 GMT

September 11,2009 --

Russia’s state-owned natural gas monopoly OAO Gazprom, meeting the demand of the Russian government, has completed the construction of the second stretch of the 139-km Minsk-Vilnius-Kaunas-Kaliningrad gas pipeline.

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ETP adds to booked Tiger Pipeline capacity

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:20:20 GMT

September 10,2009 --

Energy Transfer Partners LP has entered into a 10-year contract with a shipper to transport 300 MMcfd of natural gas on its Tiger Pipeline system, bringing total capacity commitments on the proposed line to not less than 1.8 bcfd.

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Chevron signs Gorgon LNG sales agreements

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:10:20 GMT

September 10,2009 --

Chevron Australia has signed agreements with three buyers for a total of 3 million tonnes/year of LNG supplied from its share of the Gorgon-Jansz project off Western Australia.

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Transneft buys Baltic oil terminal from Gunvor

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:35:10 GMT

September 10,2009 --

Russia's state-owned pipeline monopoly OAO Transneft has acquired an oil terminal under construction in the Russian Baltic Sea port of Ust Luga from Gunvor International BV.

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Second huge LNG production train starts up in Qatar

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:10:10 GMT

September 9,2009 --

Another megatrain of LNG production has begun service.

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FERC expects Alaska gas line applications in 2010

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:05:40 GMT

September 9,2009 --

The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission expects to receive open season applications in 2010 from both groups proposing construction of a natural gas pipeline from Alaska’s North Slope to the Lower 48 states.

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InterOil moves ahead with LNG project in Papua New Guinea

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:35:20 GMT

September 9,2009 --

InterOil Corp. is pushing ahead with its proposals for an LNG project in Papua New Guinea after submitting a project agreement to the Papua New Guinea government.

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Kuwait terminal receives first LNG

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:20:40 GMT

September 9,2009 --

The Persian Gulf’s first LNG regasification terminal, Kuwait’s offshore Mina Al-Ahmadi GasPort, received its first cargo earlier this month.

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Russia to allow Ukraine to continue importing gas

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:16:00 GMT

September 4,2009 --

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, meeting Sept. 1 with his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko in Poland, agreed to “let Ukraine continue importing and paying for only as much gas as its struggling economy needs—currently ab.......

Clinton, others sued over Alberta Clipper oil line approval

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:35:40 GMT

September 4,2009 --

Four environmental and Native American groups sued US Secretary of State Hillary R. Clinton and other federal officials on Sept. 3 to protect US Department of State approval of the proposed Alberta Clipper oil pipeline.

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Delays at Tangguh LNG cause fewer shipments

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:01:00 GMT

September 4,2009 --

Indonesia’s BP PLC-led Tangguh LNG project in Papua Barat will deliver just 16 cargoes of LNG this year—40 cargoes fewer than the 56 for which it was contracted.

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Transneft enters joint venture with railcar maker

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:06:00 GMT

September 3,2009 --

Russia’s state-owned pipeline monopoly OAO Transneft has agreed to form a joint venture with railcar manufacturer Uralvagonzavod to transport oil in connection with the East Siberia-Pacific Ocean pipeline project.

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UK's Dragon LNG begins operations

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:11:00 GMT

September 2,2009 --

The UK’s 4.4 million-tonne/year Dragon LNG terminal at Milford Haven, South Wales, has recently completed commissioning and begun commercial operations (OGJ Online, July 2, 2009).

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Government licenses push Gorgon LNG towards reality

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:45:50 GMT

September 2,2009 --

Chevron Corp.’s Gorgon project, including a planned three-train, 15 million-tonne/year LNG plant, took another step to realization Sept. 1 when Australia’s resources and energy minister and Western Australia’s state petroleum .......

Energy Transfer completes gas line projects

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:35:20 GMT

September 1,2009 --

Energy Transfer Partners LP (ETP) has completed construction of the 160-mile Texas Independence Pipeline (TIP), which increases its gas takeaway capacity in Texas by an incremental 1.1 bcfd.

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FERC issues draft EIS on proposed Bison gas line

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:00:30 GMT

September 1,2009 --

A proposed 302-mile natural gas pipeline from a site near Gillette, Wyo., to an interconnection in Morton County, ND, would have some adverse environmental impacts that could be reduced with appropriate measures, said the US Federal Energy Regu.......

NGSA, AGA respond to FERC's pipeline flow data posting proposals

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:50:20 GMT

August 31,2009 --

The Natural Gas Supply Association and American Gas Association responded differently to proposed new federal requirements requiring the daily posting of the scheduled flow of natural gas on pipelines.

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GDF Suez executive bullish about global LNG prospects

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:25:40 GMT

August 31,2009 --

With sights set on the medium and long term, GDF Suez Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gerard Mestrallet remained bullish about many global LNG prospects, despite the current slump in natural gas demand and an apparent glut of projects.

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Tesoro starts oil flow through reversed Panama pipeline

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:35:50 GMT

August 28,2009 --

Tesoro Corp. announced shipment of the first barrels of oil through the reversed 81-mile Petroterminal de Panama trans-Panamanian pipeline from the Atlantic side of the isthmus to the Pacific.

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French ecology official orders pipeline assessments

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:35:20 GMT

August 27,2009 --

The pipeline linking Fos-sur-Mer to Germany leaked 3,000 cu m of oil, polluting a natural fauna and flora reserve in the Provence region in southern France.

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Russia's ESPO pipeline construction 'on schedule'

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:25:30 GMT

August 27,2009 --

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who recently launched a major new oil field, has been told that state-owned pipeline monopoly OAO Transneft is on schedule with construction of both phases of the 4,130-km East Siberia-Pacific Ocean (ESPO).......

Inergy ends open seasons for Northeast pipeline projects

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:00:50 GMT

August 27,2009 --

Inergy LP-subsidiary Inergy Midstream LLC received indications of interest exceeding 400% of capacity required to construct its 43-mile Marc I Hub Line and exceeding 600% of capacity required to construct its North-South project during recently.......

Gorgon field development project clears another hurdle

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:55:10 GMT

August 27,2009 --

Development of the Greater Gorgon fields, off Australia’s northwest coast, received a major boost Aug. 25 when the Australian government gave the project critical environmental approvals, appending an additional 28 conditions.

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Land route chosen for Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:05:30 GMT

August 25,2009 --

A Pakistan government subcommittee finalized a land route through Balochistan province for the Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline.

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Dalian Port 'confident' of plans to expand oil operations

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:40:40 GMT

August 25,2009 --

The Port of Dalian, aiming to become a major gateway for China’s oil imports, plans to spend $117 million or more this year on the necessary storage and berthing infrastructure.

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