Gas

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has told lawmakers that the United States intends to impose sanctions on firms that continue to help Russia build a natural-gas pipeline to Europe as he sought to dispel concerns about Washington’s commitment to halt the controversial project. “We will do everything we can …

The new gas discovery off Egypt’s Mediterranean coast could produce up to 32 million standard cubic feet per day, Petroleum Minister Tarek El-Molla said on Tuesday after tests were conducted. Earlier this month, Eni, along with contractors BP and Total, successfully drilled the first exploration well in the North El-Hammad …

The LNG Events Series Steering Committee has announced that Qatar has been selected as the host country for LNG2025, the 21st International Conference and Exhibition on Liquefied Natural Gas. Professor Joe M Kang, chair, LNG Events Series Steering Committee and president, International Gas Union (IGU), made the announcement marking the …

Germany continues viewing the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline as an economic project and Berlin does not support unilateral economic sanctions of the United States against it, German Government’s spokesperson Ulrike Demmer said at the briefing on Monday. “The government’s position on the Nord Stream 2 has not changed,” Demmer …

Russia exported 396,000 tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to China in June, while US exports amounted to 340,000 tonnes during the same period, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing data from China’s General Administration of Customs. According to the customs data released on Sunday, Russia’s LNG exports to China increased …

The Nord Stream gas pipeline, which runs on the bed of the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany, has returned to operations on Sunday after a routine maintenance, the pipeline operator said. The pipeline’s both lines had been shut for maintenance from July 14. “After the temporary shutdown of the …

An Iranian contractor started laying pipes for a long underwater gas transfer project connecting the Kish Island in the Persian Gulf to the country’s national gas network. The pipeline will link a gas supply terminal in Bandar Aftab, also known as Gerzeh, in the Southern Hormozgan province, to a gas-fired …

European consumers will benefit from lower gas prices if the underwater pipeline from Russia to Germany, the Nord Stream 2, is completed, energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie said as the US is up in arms trying to stop the project. Analysts expect the price for the blue fuel in Europe to …

Turkey is looking to reduce further its reliance on Russian gas, and for the first time in almost two decades, Turkey may not receive gas at all from Russian gas giant Gazprom for at least two weeks. According to Turkish state-owned Botas, cited by Interfax, the Turkish Stream pipeline will …

Israel’s offshore Leviathan gas field experienced declining gas production volumes and prices in Q2 2020, following a drop in regional demand as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, Kallanish Energy reports. A H1 2020 update published by project partner Derek Drilling recorded total net gas production of 0.74 billion cubic …