Monday, March 31, 2025

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South Korea hosts Alaska Governor, energy team amid talks of gas pipeline

Alaskan state officials, including the governor, and energy officials will visit South Korea Tuesday amid expectations that talks with U.S. ally countries in Asia can revive a natural gas project that has been stalled. The main U.S. Business…

Petronas still in talks with Sarawak about gas aggregator role

Malaysia's state-owned energy company Petronas announced on Saturday that it will continue discussions with multiple stakeholders after a report claiming that negotiations with Petros over the role of gas aggregator had reached a standstill.

Ukraine invests in US LNG to meet its rising gas import requirements

The state gas company of Ukraine said that it may import large quantities of U.S. natural gas via terminals located in Germany, Greece and Poland this year, as Kyiv continues to struggle with the effects of Russian attacks against its infrastructure.

Ukraine's gas imports are still low despite Russian attacks on gas production

The operator of the state-run transmission system for gas reported that despite the massive Russian missile strike on Ukrainian gas production over night, Ukrainian gas imports remained relatively low on Friday. Naftogaz, the Ukrainian state gas company…

After the Russian attacks, Ukraine plans to import 800 million cubic meters of gas by April.

Ukraine will import 800 million cubic meters (mcms) of gas in February and march to compensate for the sometimes 40% decrease in production following Russian missile attacks on the sector. A senior industry source said on Friday. Since its invasion in 2022…

The separatist enclave of Moldova hopes that Russia will soon resume gas supplies

Vadim Krsnoselsky, the leader of Transdniestria, a breakaway region in Moldova, said that it expects to be able to get Russian gas soon, to meet its own needs. This comes after two weeks of crippling power outages. Prime Minister of Moldova's pro European central government…

EU Energy Watchdog Sanctions Bosnia over Non-compliance with Rules

View of the Sarajevo city center and the parliament building -  Image by MuamerO/AdobeStock

The European Union's energy watchdog has extended sanctions against Bosnia for another two years over the Balkan country's failure to comply with the body's gas and electricity sector regulations.Bosnia has been sanctioned for much of the…

Russian Pipe-laying Vessel Moors at Nord Stream 2 Hub in Germany

A Russian pipe-laying vessel Academic Cherskiy which Moscow can use to finish laying pipes for the Nord Stream 2 gas project, has moored near the German logistics hub in Mukran, Refinitiv Eikon tracking data showed on Monday.Led by the state gas company Gazprom…

Poland Ends Major Russian LNG Contract

Poland's state gas company PGNiG says it had notified Russia's Gazprom that it will not renew their long-term deal on liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies when the agreement expires after 2022.In accordance with the provisions of the Yamal Contract…

US Considering Sanctions Over Nord Stream 2

Pipelaying operations underway (© Nord Stream 2 / Axel Schmidt)

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was considering sanctions over Russia's Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline project -- which the United States has told European companies to avoid -- and warned Germany against being dependent…

Gazprom Finds New Yamal Offshore Fields

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Russian state gas producer Gazprom has discovered two new offshore fields in the Yamal region with total reserves of more than 500 billion cubic meters (bcm), the company said on Friday.The fields are located in the Kara Sea and hold 390.7 bcm and 120.8 bcm respectively, Gazprom said.(Reporting

Nord Stream 2 Launch Facing Delays

© Nord Stream 2 / Axel Schmidt

Russia's Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project to Germany may launch in 2020, rather than the end of 2019, due to delays in obtaining permits from Denmark, Interfax news agency on Friday quoted Nord Stream 2 AG as saying.The Russian-led company…

Shell Pursues Exit from Indonesia LNG Project

Royal Dutch Shell is moving to sell its stake in Indonesia's $15 billion Abadi liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, industry and banking sources said, following on from an asset disposal program that has raised more than $30 billion.Shell…

Shell, Eni, Exxon Win Concessions in Egypt

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Royal Dutch Shell, Eni, BP and Exxon Mobil were among winners of Egypt's international tender for oil and gas exploration on Tuesday, with 12 concessions awarded in total.It marks Exxon Mobil's entry into gas exploration in Egypt, while Shell was awarded the most concessions in the tender - thr

Russian Energy Firms Discuss Cooperation Saudi Aramco Chief

 Saudi Aramco Chief Executive Amin Nasser (Photo: Saudi Aramco)

The head of Russian oil giant Rosneft, Igor Sechin, and Saudi Aramco Chief Executive Amin Nasser held talks in Moscow on Friday on areas for cooperation, Rosneft said.Rosneft, the world's largest-listed oil producer by output, said in a…

Offshore Cape Three Points Begins Gas Delivery to Ghana

Vitol said that the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) integrated oil and gas project offshore Ghana has commenced delivery of gas from the Sankofa field to Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC).Both Vitol and GNPC are partners in the OCTP project alongside operator Eni.

Novatek Gas Output Down in 2017

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Natural gas output at Russia's largest non-state gas producer Novatek declined by 6.3 percent to 63.39 billion cubic metres (bcm) in 2017, the company said on Tuesday. Production of liquids, such as gas condensate and crude oil, fell by 5.4 percent from 2016 to 11.77 million tonnes last year…

Russian Gas 2017 Exports to Europe at All-Time High

Exports to Europe, Turkey hit 193.9 bcm; production up 12.4 percent to 471 bcm. Russia's gas exports to Europe and Turkey rose by 8.1 percent to a record high 193.9 billion cubic metres (bcm) in 2017, Alexei Miller, head of Gazprom, said in a statement on Wednesday…

Novatek to Acquire Gas Asset from Eurochem

Russia's biggest non-state gas producer Novatek will acquire a gas producing asset from Russia-focused fertiliser producer Eurochem as part of a new strategy, Novatek's head Leonid Mikhelson told reporters on Tuesday. He said that the Russian…

Novatek Sells First Yamal LNG Cargo to Petronas

Russia's largest non-state gas producer Novatek has sold its first liquefied natural gas cargo of 170,000 cubic metres from the Yamal LNG project, with Petronas LNG UK Ltd (PLUK) the buyer. Novatek launched loadings from the $27 billion Yamal LNG project on Friday.

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