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Jordan Signs Deal to Use Egyptian FSRU Until 2026, Ministry Says

Jordan's Energy Ministry announced on Monday that Egypt and Jordan had signed an agreement allowing Jordan to use a floating storage and regasification Unit (FSRU) from Egypt until 2026. The FSRU is helping Jordan…

Energean CEO urges Israel issue new oil and Gas Exploration Licences

Energean, a gas company based in Israel, urged Israel on Thursday to issue new oil and gas exploration licenses offshore to meet the growing demand for gas in the region. Mathios rigas also called upon governments…

Sources confirm that Egypt has awarded the tender for 20 LNG winter cargoes to Egypt.

Four trading sources said on Friday that Egypt's recent bid for 20 cargoes (cartons) of liquefied gas to cover winter demand following a sharp decline in domestic production has been fully allocated. It is the…

Sources say Egypt is seeking 20 LNG cargoes to meet winter demand, as the gas crisis worsens.

Three trading and industry sources confirmed on Friday that Egypt issued a tender for 20 cargoes (cartons) of liquefied gas to meet the demand for electricity during winter, despite a sharp decline in domestic production.

Jordan LNG terminal awarded to AG&P consortium

A company statement said that the Singapore-based Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific, as part of a group, was awarded a contract for building an LNG terminal onshore in Jordan. The onshore Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber…

US Approves LNG Exports from Oregon

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The U.S. Energy Department on Monday approved the export of up to 1 billion cubic feet per day of liquefied natural gas from a proposed terminal in Oregon, a move it said would ease U.S. sales of the fuel to Asian…

Gas Output to Resume at Israel's Leviathan After Brief Halt

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Production at Israel's offshore Leviathan natural gas field will resume in the coming hours after an emergency shutdown on Saturday, the project's operator Noble Energy said [on Saturday].The platform's flare system had been activated to burn off excess gas…

Denmark's Vestas Breaks Wind Turbine Installation Record, Woodmac Says

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Danish wind farm turbine builder Vestas became the first wind turbine manufacturer to install more than 10 GW of wind capacity in a single year (2019), according to new analysis from Wood Mackenzie.The Danish…

All Turbines Installed at East Anglia ONE Offshore Wind Farm

ScottishPower Renewables and Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) said Wednesday that all of the 102 offshore wind turbines were installed on the East Anglia ONE offshore windfarm.The installation began in June 2019…

NOAA: Oregon LNG Pipeline Will Have Minimal Impact

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The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said its analysis found that the construction and operation of a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Coos Bay, Ore. and its associated pipeline…

Europe Dominates LNG Import Story in 2019

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Global liquefied natural gas (LNG) production jumped in 2019, triggering oversupply and low prices that are expected to persist in 2020. Initial full-year data from LNG Edge shows exports at 355 million tonnes in 2019…

Leviathan Gas Exports Expected by Month's End

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Israel's largest offshore natural gas field, Leviathan, will begin supplying the local market by the end of this month, with exports to Egypt and Jordan following shortly after, an official from the field's operator said on Monday."Within 2-3 weeks we will ope

GATE Energy Moves into Singapore

GATE Energy, a player in oil and gas engineering, commissioning and specialty field services, announced the opening of its new Singapore office."This marks the first permanent location for the GATE Energy family of companies outside of the United States…

Great Ships 2018: BP's British Partner

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BP Shipping took delivery of British Partner, the first of a half dozen new 173,400 cu. m. capacity liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers to be delivered through 2018 and 2019 from the DSME shipyard in South Korea.

Israel Exploring Eastern Mediterranean

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Israel will tender off 19 new offshore blocks to oil and gas companies, its energy ministry said on Sunday, hoping to rebound from a disappointing bidding round a year ago.Israel discovered in 2009 that it had…

Harvey Gulf Emerges From Chapter 11 Proceedings

Harvey Gulf International Marine announced that it has completed its financial restructuring and emerged from Chapter 11 Bankruptcy proceedings. This marks the completion of the Plan of Reorganization approved by the bankruptcy court…

Asia's Soaring Gas Demand Beckons New LNG Projects

Global LNG imports rose by 20 percent in 2017; new demand emerges across South, Southeast Asia. Soaring gas demand from China, India and Southeast Asia is sucking up an LNG supply glut previously expected to last for years…

ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell Paid No Tax in Australia for 2016

Oil, gas giants paid no Australian tax in 2016; but commodity rebound seen boosting tax revenue in 2017. Exxon Mobil Corp and Chevron Corp paid no tax in Australia in the 2016 financial year, the third year in a row…

Greece, Israel, Cyprus to Speed up Mediterranean Pipeline Efforts

Greece, Israel and Cyprus said on Thursday they would speed up plans for the development of a pipeline channelling gas to Europe from newly discovered east Mediterranean reserves. European governments and Israel…

LNG Turns to Trading, Risk to Maintain Market Share

Woodside, Shell see big opportunity in small-scale LNG. Producers of liquefied natural gas (LNG) have shot themselves in the foot with oversupply, and face calls for flexibility and greater competition from other…