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Dolphin eyes completion of Taweelah-Fujairah line in 2010

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:55:50 GMT

August 24,2009 --

Dolphin Energy Ltd., which earlier this month refinanced $4.1 billion in debt, reported that work on its planned 244-km, 48-in. Taweelah-Fujairah natural gas pipeline will be completed by third-quarter 2010.

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Freeport LNG applies to install NGL extraction

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:05:40 GMT

August 21,2009 --

Earlier this month, Freeport LNG Development LP, Houston, applied to the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to build and operate an NGL extraction system at its Quintana Island terminal, south of Freeport, Tex.

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US DOS approves Enbridge's Alberta Clipper oil line

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:30:20 GMT

August 21,2009 --

The US Department of State issued a permit on Aug. 20 for Enbridge Energy LP to build a cross-border pipeline from Alberta’s oil sands deposits to US refineries.

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European storage project advances

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:55:00 GMT

August 20,2009 --

The natural gas storage project billed by sponsors as Europe’s largest—Bergermeer Gas Storage—took another step toward completion when partners signed an agreement with Gazprom Export.

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ExxonMobil secures another Gorgon-Jansz LNG contract

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:05:10 GMT

August 19,2009 --

ExxonMobil Corp. has secured another customer to complete its share of LNG from the Gorgon-Jansz project by signing up PetroChina for a 20-year supply deal.

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PNSC updates oil tanker fleet

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:15:50 GMT

August 19,2009 --

Pakistan National Shipping Corp. (PNSC) has short-listed two Japanese-built oil tankers for acquisition at a cost of $60 million.

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Origin, ConocoPhillips choose CSM-LNG site

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:55:20 GMT

August 18,2009 --

The Australia Pacific LNG joint venture of Origin Energy Ltd., Sydney, and ConocoPhillips’s Australian arm in Perth chose Laird Point on Curtis Island near Gladstone in Queensland as the site of its proposed LNG plant.

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Santos sells down Bonaparte gas fields; prepares for FLNG

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:25:50 GMT

August 18,2009 --

Santos has sold 60% of its interests in the Petrel, Tern, and Frigate gas fields in the Bonaparte Gulf straddling the Western Australian and Northern Territory offshore border to GDF Suez for $200 million.

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Petrobras gets license for LNG terminal in Guanabara Bay

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:40:40 GMT

August 17,2009 --

Brazil’s Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) has received an operating license for its 14 cu m/day LNG regasification terminal at Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro state.

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Arrow seeks pipeline approval for CSM project

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:25:30 GMT

August 14,2009 --

Arrow Energy Ltd., Brisbane, has filed for environmental approval from the Queensland government to build a 467-km high-pressure coalseam methane pipeline from fields in the Surat basin to the proposed site of an LNG plant at Fisherman’s .......

StatoilHydro shutting down Hammerfest LNG for 3 months

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:10:50 GMT

August 14,2009 --

StatoilHydro’s Hammerfest LNG plant on Melkoya Island in northern Norway will be shut down on Aug. 15 for upgrading and maintenance for as long as 3 months, the company announced.

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Indonesia may ship LNG from Bontang in place of Tangguh

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:50:10 GMT

August 13,2009 --

Indonesia’s upstream oil and gas regulator BPMigas said a temporary shutdown of the Tangguh LNG plant could mean that buyers will receive their contracted supplies from Bontang LNG instead.

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Ras Laffan III LNG Train 6 starts production

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:50:40 GMT

August 12,2009 --

Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd. III has started up Train 6.

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Gorgon-Jansz LNG project gains approvals

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:00:20 GMT

August 12,2009 --

The Chevron Australia-operated Gorgon-Jansz LNG and domestic gas project proposed for Barrow Island off Western Australia has received a double boost this week.

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Kuwait Oil Co. wins approval for port plan

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:55:40 GMT

August 12,2009 --

Kuwait City Municipality has agreed to grant Kuwait Oil Co. (KOC) a location in Abu Halifa to establish sea port facilities, according to a senior official.

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Adriatic LNG receives first cargo

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:10:40 GMT

August 11,2009 --

ExxonMobil Corp. has delivered its first LNG cargo using the Dukhan LNG carrier to the 8 billion cu m/year Adriatic LNG regasification terminal 10 miles off Porto Levante, Italy.

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Indonesian oil minister wants Donggi gas for domestic market

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:20:50 GMT

August 10,2009 --

Indonesia’s state-owned PT Pertamina and partner PT Medco Energi Internasional should sell natural gas intended for their PT Donggi-Senoro LNG plant to the domestic market, according to a government minister.

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GDF Suez takes delivery of two LNG carriers

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:25:50 GMT

August 7,2009 --

GDF Suez took delivery of two new LNG carriers under long-term charter with Norway’s BW Gas, which owns and will operate the vessels.

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New Transneft subsidiary to build ESPO-2

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:30:30 GMT

August 6,2009 --

Russian pipeline monopoly OAO Transneft established a wholly owned subsidiary, the Far Eastern Construction Directorate, to build the second leg of the East Siberia-Pacific Ocean pipeline system (ESPO-2), extending 2,000 km from Skovorodino to .......

Rex-East gas line to see full service Nov. 1

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:10:50 GMT

August 6,2009 --

Rex-East, an extension of the Rockies Express Pipeline from Missouri to eastern Ohio, is pegged for full service by Nov. 1, 2009, on its most easterly segment.

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Iraq lets contract for oil export terminal upgrade

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:40:30 GMT

August 6,2009 --

Iraq’s South Oil Co. let a project management contract to AOC Holdings subsidiary Japan Oil Engineering for the front-end engineering and design to restore and upgrade Iraq's Fao export oil terminal.

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Ruscorp to monitor Nigeria's oil pipelines

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:00:20 GMT

August 5,2009 --

Russia’s Ruscorp, a maintenance and security company, agreed to help improve Nigeria’s oil pipelines and construct new distribution lines under a memorandum of understanding signed with the nation’s government.

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Gassco to improve blow-down system at LNG terminals

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:40:20 GMT

August 5,2009 --

Gassco AS contracted Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd. to modify its blow-down system at its 6.6 million tonnes/year LNG terminal at Zeebrugge, Belgium, and proposed one in Dunkerque, France. The contract value was not disclosed.

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Petroline postpones commissioning of product pipeline

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:20:10 GMT

August 5,2009 --

Petroline Holdings delayed commissioning its 448-km products pipeline from Mozambique to South Africa due to global financial turmoil and an interest in expanding its capacity.

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Clough Curtain JV confirms early PNG-LNG work

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:10:10 GMT

August 5,2009 --

ExxonMobil Corp. awarded a $64 million (Aus.) work order to the Clough Curtain joint venture for advance mobilization and early works at the PNG LNG project in Paupa New Guinea.

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Dolphin Energy announces $4.1 billion financing arrangement

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:50:30 GMT

August 5,2009 --

The Dolphin Energy consortium raised $4.1 billion to refinance debt, help fund construction of a gas pipeline, and pay for the refinancing fees.

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LNG Ltd. receives storage tank approval for CSG-LNG project

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:50:00 GMT

August 5,2009 --

Perth company Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd. (LNGL) received approval from Queensland authorities for its proposal to use a membrane storage tank for LNG produced from its coal seam gas-LNG project in Gladstone, Queensland.

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Ecuador to review OCP Ecuador pipeline contract

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:05:10 GMT

August 5,2009 --

Ecuador's ministry of oil and mines, under orders from President Rafael Correa, established an internal committee to revise OCP Ecuador’s contract to operate the 500-km Oleducto de Crudos Pesados (OCP) oil pipeline.

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TAQA Bratani begins operatorship of Brent pipeline system

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 22:25:20 GMT

August 4,2009 --

TAQA Bratani Ltd. assumed operatorship from Shell UK Exploration & Production for the Brent System pipeline in the UK North Sea, marking a change in management for the first time in almost 30 years.

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Midcontinent Express begins full operation

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:55:20 GMT

August 3,2009 --

Natural gas service on the roughly 500-mile Midcontinent Express Pipeline (MEP) began Aug. 1 between Delhi, La., and Transcontinental Pipe Line’s Station 85 in Butler, Ala. Interim service from Bennington, Okla., to Delhi began in April.

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Curtailments crimp Fayetteville gas output

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:00:50 GMT

August 2,2009 --

Southwestern Energy Co., Houston, which has built its Arkansas Fayetteville shale gross operated production to more than 1 bcfd of gas, expects pipeline curtailments that began in April 2009 to continue possibly into 2010.

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Enbridge, Chevron eye deepwater gas system

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:50:20 GMT

August 1,2009 --

Enbridge Inc. has signed letters of intent with Chevron USA Inc. to construct, own, and operate the Walker Ridge Gathering System (WRGS), providing natural gas gathering services to Chevron’s potential Jack, St. Malo, and Big Foot ultrade.......

Another Gulf of Mexico LNG terminal starts up

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:30:40 GMT

July 31,2009 --

Sempra LNG, a subsidiary of San Diego-based Sempra Energy, said on July 31 that its second North American LNG terminal, this one near Lake Charles, La., has begun commercial operations.

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Extension denied for Bordeaux LNG terminal

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:55:10 GMT

July 31,2009 --

French authorities have refused to extend an agreement allowing 4Gas, Rotterdam, to build a 6-9 billion-cu-m/year LNG terminal on the site of a former oil storage depot at the Port of Bordeaux at Le Verdon.

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Chevron Australia awards Wheatstone LNG, gas plant FEED

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:55:10 GMT

July 30,2009 --

Chevron Australia Pty. Ltd. awarded the onshore front-end engineering and design contract for the Chevron-operated Wheatstone LNG and gas plant in northwest Australia to Bechtel Oil & Gas Chemicals Inc.

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Indonesia seeks buyers for Donggi-Senoro LNG supplies

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:20:50 GMT

July 30,2009 --

Indonesia’s state-owned PT Pertamina is holding talks with a small number of alternative buyers for the sale of LNG from its Donggi-Senoro plant in central Sulawesi.

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Gorgon-Jansz LNG project moves forward on strict conditions

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:05:40 GMT

July 30,2009 --

The Chevron Australia joint venture’s proposed 15 million tonne/year Gorgon-Jansz LNG project on Barrow Island off Western Australia has moved another step forward, following conditional environmental approval by Western Australian Enviro.......

EnCana ups reward for help to solve Dawson Creek bombings

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:00:40 GMT

July 30,2009 --

EnCana Corp., Calgary, has doubled its reward offer to $1 million for help in solving six bombings of its natural gas facilities in the Tomslake area near Dawson Creek, BC.

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Europe's LNG imports for July, August to set record

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:00:30 GMT

July 29,2009 --

LNG shipments to Europe will increase by more than 40% in July and August, according to the latest edition of European LNG Report from market analysis firm Waterborne, Houston.

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Woodside opts for Broome support base

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:15:40 GMT

July 29,2009 --

Woodside Energy Ltd., Perth, has signed an option agreement with the Broome Port Authority to lease 15 hectares of land as a service and support base for its proposed Browse LNG development off Western Australia.

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Shell to push ahead with floating LNG

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:20:40 GMT

July 28,2009 --

Shell Gas & Power Developments BV, The Hague, signed an agreement July 28 in Paris with a consortium of Technip and Samsung for design, construction, and installation of several floating LNG facilities over a period of up to 15 years, accor.......

CNOOC's Fujian terminal receives first Tangguh LNG cargo

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:10:30 GMT

July 27,2009 --

China National Offshore Oil Corp.’s (CNOOC) Fujian terminal has received its first LNG cargo from Indonesia’s BP PLC-led Tangguh LNG project.

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Santos issues FEED contract for Gladstone LNG

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:05:50 GMT

July 27,2009 --

Santos Ltd., Adelaide, has issued a contract to Fluor Corp. for the front-end engineering and design of Santos’s Gladstone LNG coalseam gas project in Queensland.

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Poten: Abu Dhabi gas demand could limit sour gas for LNG

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:06:00 GMT

July 27,2009 --

Abu Dhabi Gas Liquefaction Co. is considering plans to increase LNG production at its complex on Das Island beyond 2019, when its 4.7-million tonne/year LNG sales contract with Tokyo Electric Power Co. (Tepco) expires, according to Poten & .......

Regas units for floating LNG being installed

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:20:20 GMT

July 22,2009 --

Testing of LNG regasification packages for floating installations is taking place this summer in advance of commissioning off Brazil, Boston, and Dubai.

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CPC inaugurates Taiwan's second LNG terminal

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:00:10 GMT

July 17,2009 --

Taiwan’s CPC Corp. officially inaugurated on July 16 the country’s second LNG terminal, this one at Taichung in the north, according to press reports.

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Shell, Vopak to build LNG terminal in France

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:00:30 GMT

July 17,2009 --

Royal Dutch Shell PLC and Koninklijke Vopak NV have announced the formation of a joint venture aimed at developing an LNG terminal at Fos-sur-Mer, France.

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OMV awards pipeline contract to GE Oil & Gas

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:30:50 GMT

July 16,2009 --

OMV Gas GMBH, aiming to double the capacity of the Penta West Gas Pipeline, has chosen GE Oil & Gas to supply integrated compressor line (ICL) technology for OMV’s Neustift compression station.

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Indonesia ships Tangguh LNG to Fujian

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:40:30 GMT

July 16,2009 --

Indonesian authorities said they expect to deliver a second cargo of LNG to China’s Fujian Province from the Tangguh LNG facility in Papua Barat.

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Two LNG terminals receive commissioning cargoes

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:00:30 GMT

July 14,2009 --

Two more land-based LNG regasification terminals received first cargoes in the last few days.

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EU nations, Turkey sign Nabucco gas line treaty

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:35:40 GMT

July 14,2009 --

The European Union, as represented by the governments of Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, and Austria, has signed an intergovernmental agreement authorizing the Nabucco natural gas pipeline project with Turkey.

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Caspian gas producers affirm supplies for Nabucco

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:50:10 GMT

July 10,2009 --

The leaders of Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan, both major producers of natural gas in the Caspian region, have given assurances that their respective countries stand ready to serve as suppliers to the Nabucco gas pipeline, which is being backed by.......

Suspected terrorists arrested for plotting Egypt attacks

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:05:20 GMT

July 10,2009 --

Egyptian authorities have announced the arrest of 26 men, most of them engineers and technicians suspected of links with the terrorist al-Qaeda organization, on charges of plotting attacks on oil pipelines and ships transiting the Suez Canal.

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BLM schedules public meetings to discuss Ruby Pipeline

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:55:20 GMT

July 9,2009 --

The US Bureau of Land Management will host seven public meetings during July to discuss a proposed natural gas pipeline that would extend from southwestern Wyoming across Utah and Nevada and into Oregon.

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Chevron Australia awards construction contract

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:45:10 GMT

July 9,2009 --

Chevron Australia Pty. Ltd. has awarded a $500 million (Aus.) contract to Thiess Pty. Ltd. for site preparation and construction of temporary facilities for the proposed 3-train LNG and domestic gas Gordon Project on Barrow Island off Western A.......

Authorization pulled for GDF Suez terminal

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:40:40 GMT

July 8,2009 --

The Marseille Administrative Court rescinded the authorization granted by regional executive authorities for operation of the GDF Suez methane terminal under construction at Fos-sur-Mer.

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Nigerian militants threaten proposed Trans-Sahara gas line

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:05:50 GMT

July 7,2009 --

Nigeria’s militant Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), reiterating its long-standing demands that international oil companies leave the oil-producing Niger Delta, has threatened to attack the planned Trans-Saharan gas.......

Tangguh LNG sends out first cargo

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:45:30 GMT

July 7,2009 --

Indonesia’s Tangguh LNG project, the country’s third LNG center after Bontang and Arun, lifted its first cargo on July 6, according to operator BP PLC.

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Finns approve Nord Stream gas pipeline

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:56:00 GMT

July 2,2009 --

Finland’s Uusimaa Regional Environment Center has approved the Nord Stream gas pipeline but said more information on potential environmental damage must be supplied by the project’s backers, OAO Gazprom, Wintershall, E.On Ruhrgas, a.......

CNPC begins construction of Chad oil pipeline

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:05:40 GMT

July 2,2009 --

China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) has begun construction in Chad of a 300-km oil pipeline that will transport crude from Koudalwa field to the Djarmaya refinery, north of N'Djamena.

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Recent reports reveal shifting LNG trends in 2009

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:35:20 GMT

July 1,2009 --

At mid-2009, prospects for global LNG demand “remain bleak,” according to a research report issued at the end of June by Barclays Capital.

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Gazprom seeks to rattle EU with Azerbaijan gas agreement

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:00:20 GMT

June 30,2009 --

Russia’s OAO Gazprom, in an apparent effort to exert greater control over the European Union’s energy supplies, signed an agreement to import natural gas from Azerbaijan and transport it to Europe.

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Gorgon-Jansz gas gets interim marketing nod

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:30:50 GMT

June 30,2009 --

The three joint venturers in the Gorgon-Jansz gas and LNG project in Western Australia have been given conditional interim authorization from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to market gas in the state.

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Floating LNG system eyed for Timor Sea find

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:55:30 GMT

June 30,2009 --

Flex LNG of Norway has entered an option agreement to acquire control of Jersey-based Minza Oil & Gas, which holds a 100% interest in permit JPDA 06-101A in the Joint Petroleum Development Area between East Timor and Australia.

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Qatar, Poland sign 20-year LNG contract

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:50:50 GMT

June 30,2009 --

Qatar Liquefied Gas Co. III (Qatargas) has signed a 20-year agreement to sell Poland 1 million tonnes/year of LNG.

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Gazprom, Kogas sign MOU for Sakhalin-2 pipeline project

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:20:20 GMT

June 25,2009 --

Russia’s OAO Gazprom and South Korea’s Korea Gas Corp. (Kogas) have signed a memorandum of understanding to study the possibilities of supplying Russian natural gas to South Korea by extending the Sakhalin-Khabarovsk-Vladivostok (SK.......

Japanese LNG buyers allow talks to continue over Indonesian gas

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:10:20 GMT

June 24,2009 --

Japanese companies aiming to purchase supplies from Indonesia’s Donggi-Senoro LNG plant in Central Sulawesi have extended the deadline for the consortium of companies developing the plant to negotiate prices and availability with the gove.......

Petrovietnam starts Su Tu Vang gas pipeline

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:45:40 GMT

June 22,2009 --

Vietnam’s state-owned Petrovietnam has begun operating a natural gas pipeline to electric power plants and industrial parks in the country’s southeastern region from its Su Tu Vang oil field offshore on Block 15-1.

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Contract let for Yinchuan LNG plant in China

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:46:00 GMT

June 22,2009 --

Ningxia Hanas Natural Gas Co. Ltd. has let a lump-sum contract to Technip for construction of a midscale LNG plant in Yinchuan, China.

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BTC pipeline to get fire, gas-detection systems

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:45:30 GMT

June 22,2009 --

Tefken Construction & Installation Co. has chosen Honeywell International to design, configure, install, and initiate a fire and gas-detection system at the terminal of the 1,800-km Baku-Tblisi-Ceyhan pipeline.

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China, Myanmar sign oil pipeline agreement

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:35:10 GMT

June 19,2009 --

China National Petroleum Corp. and Myanmar's Ministry of Energy, building on earlier agreements, have signed a memorandum of understanding to build a 442,000-b/d oil pipeline.

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FERC issues draft EIS for Ruby gas pipeline

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:10:50 GMT

June 19,2009 --

The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) on El Paso Corp.’s 1.5-bcfd, 678-mile Ruby Pipeline project, concluding that the project would result in some adverse environmental impacts bu.......

CLNG: Regulatory, market questions dog US LNG industry

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:50:40 GMT

June 18,2009 --

The US LNG industry faces several questions, according to Center for Liquefied Natural Gas Pres. Bill Cooper.

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Sales pact firms outlook for Gladstone LNG

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:05:30 GMT

June 18,2009 --

Santos Ltd. has signed a heads of agreement with its Gladstone LNG project partner Petronas of Malaysia to sell 2 million tonnes/year of LNG from the project to Petronas with an option of an additional 1 million tonnes/year.

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ExxonMobil completes crude line expansion

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:50:40 GMT

June 18,2009 --

Mobil Pipe Line Co., an affiliate of ExxonMobil Pipeline Co., has completed a 50% (30,000 b/d) expansion of capacity on its 858-mile Pegasus Pipeline between Patoka, Ill., and Nederland, Tex.

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TransCanada to take sole ownership of Keystone pipeline system

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:50:50 GMT

June 17,2009 --

TransCanada Corp. reached agreement with ConocoPhillips to buy its remaining interest in the Keystone pipeline system for roughly $550 million plus the assumption of $200 million of short-term debt.

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ECA tests demand for expanded Marcellus gathering

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:31:00 GMT

June 16,2009 --

Energy Corp. of America (ECA) announced a nonbinding open season to assess interest in increased receipt capacity of as much as 48.5 MMcfd at its System 8000 gathering pipeline serving the Marcellus shale in north-central West Virginia.

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Gas storage field planned near Bakersfield

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:05:40 GMT

June 16,2009 --

A California company has proposed to construct a natural gas storage facility in depleted Ten Section gas field 10 miles southwest of Bakersfield that would enter service in January 2012.

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Papua New Guinea LNG partners start work early

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:50:30 GMT

June 15,2009 --

ExxonMobil Corp.’s Papua New Guinea LNG project has moved forward another step with the partners agreeing to begin early work activities.

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TransCanada, ExxonMobil join forces on Alaska gas pipeline

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:05:20 GMT

June 12,2009 --

TransCanada Corp. and ExxonMobil Corp. reached agreement June 11 to work together on TransCanada’s Alaska Pipeline Project natural gas pipeline.

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Trinidad eyes gas pipeline extension to Barbados

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:25:20 GMT

June 9,2009 --

Even as it proceeds with plans to spend upwards of $155 million to construct a natural gas pipeline to its sister island of Tobago, Trinidad says it is still considering an extension of the line onward to Barbados.

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Peru fertilizer plant would need gas line

[No Value Specified] — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:06:00 GMT

June 4,2009 --A grassroots nitrogen fertilizer complex under consideration in Peru would require construction of about 100 miles of gas pipeline.....

ConocoPhillips VLCC leaves Orkneys for Chile

[No Value Specified] — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:06:00 GMT

June 4,2009 --A very large crude carrier (VLCC), after spending 3 months as a floating storage unit, sailed from the Scapa Flow in Scotland's Orkney Islands bound for Chile with a load of North Sea Ekofisk crude.....

Alaskan officials respond to Begich comment on gas line

[No Value Specified] — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:06:00 GMT

June 4,2009 --Alaskan officials defended the state's plan to build a gas line from the ANS to Alberta after US Sen. Mark Begich (D-Alas.) said the Obama administration is frustrated that the project isn't farther along.....

Kinder Morgan launches Cochin crude open season

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:06:00 GMT

June 2,2009 --Kinder Morgan Energy Partners launched an open season June 1 to solicit market interest in shipping crude on its Cochin multiproduct pipeline.....

SemGroup crude pipeline begins operations

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:06:00 GMT

June 2,2009 --SemGroup LP announced its 12-in. OD, 525-mile White Cliffs crude pipeline began commercial operations.....

France discusses TransMed pipeline extension

[No Value Specified] — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:06:00 GMT

June 1,2009 --France expressed interest in receiving gas from the Galsi pipeline, which will import 8 billion cu m/year of Algerian gas to Italy.....

Kogas, Kitimat LNG sign gas supply agreement

[No Value Specified] — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:06:00 GMT

June 1,2009 --Kitimat LNG has signed an agreement to supply Kogas with as much as 40% of Kitimat LNG's production along with an option to acquire an equity stake in Kitimat LNG's export terminal.....

CNOOC receives first shipment of Indonesian LNG

[No Value Specified] — Fri, 29 May 2009 20:05:00 GMT

May 29,2009 --China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) has taken delivery of the first LNG consignment from Indonesia in the southern area of Fujian Province.....

Georgia objects to Rosneft agreement with Abkhazia

[No Value Specified] — Fri, 29 May 2009 20:05:00 GMT

May 29,2009 --Georgia has criticized Russia's Rosneft for signing an E&D agreement with the breakaway Republic of Abkhazia, calling the document a violation of Georgia's laws and territorial integrity.....

Vopak builds products storage terminal in Port of Amsterdam

[No Value Specified] — Thu, 28 May 2009 21:05:00 GMT

May 28,2009 --Koninklijke Vopak NV has decided to build and operate a storage terminal for more than 1.1 million cu m of oil products in the Port of Amsterdam.....

Abu Dhabi crude export pipeline progresses

[No Value Specified] — Wed, 27 May 2009 17:05:00 GMT

May 27,2009 --Germanischer Lloyd is to provide technical assurance and certification of the 400-km, 48-in. OD Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline.....

Papua New Guinea signs landholder deal for LNG project

[No Value Specified] — Wed, 27 May 2009 16:05:00 GMT

May 27,2009 --The government of Papua New Guinea has signed a benefits-sharing agreement with landowners concerning the ExxonMobil Corp.-led Papua New Guinea LNG (PNG LNG) project.....

Pakistan, Iran sign gas pipeline agreements

[No Value Specified] — Wed, 27 May 2009 15:05:00 GMT

May 27,2009 --Pakistan and Iran signed an intergovernmental declaration May 24 to support within the framework of their respective laws and regulations the gas deal between the countries' oil ministries.....

Second Chinese LNG terminal begins operations

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 26 May 2009 20:05:00 GMT

May 26,2009 --China National Offshore Oil Corp. received the first LNG commercial cargo at its Fujian terminal earlier this month.....

Petronas to lead floating LNG JV

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 26 May 2009 19:05:00 GMT

May 26,2009 --Malaysia's state oil company Petronas has formed a joint venture with Houston-based Mustang Engineering and Petronas shipping subsidiary MISC Bhd.....

UK oil, gas staff strike over foreign workers

[No Value Specified] — Thu, 21 May 2009 21:05:00 GMT

May 21,2009 --Technical workers at various oil and gas facilities in England and Wales have embarked on a sympathy strike because of a dispute over the hiring of foreign contractors at the Milford Haven LNG terminal.....

South Stream pipeline capacity to be doubled

[No Value Specified] — Thu, 21 May 2009 21:05:00 GMT

May 21,2009 --Eni SPA and OAO Gazprom plan to double the capacity of the South Stream pipeline to 63 billion cu m/year. The line will deliver Russian gas directly into Europe by December 2015 under a new agreement.....

Palin pleased by court's decision on Alaska LNG export terminal

[No Value Specified] — Thu, 21 May 2009 21:05:00 GMT

May 21,2009 --Alaska Gov. Sarah H. Palin welcomed news that a federal appeals court effectively extended the license for an LNG export facility on Cook Inlet through 2011.....

Pluto LNG Train 2 might use Julimar field gas

[No Value Specified] — Thu, 21 May 2009 21:05:00 GMT

May 21,2009 --Woodside's proposed second LNG train for the Pluto LNG Project on the Burrup Peninsula of W. Australia could be lining up a deal to source gas feedstock from the Apache Energy group's Julimar field.....