Iran’s Petropars Company has officially started operations to install the jacket of South Pars Phase 11 platform in the Persian Gulf.
Read More »Iran Installs Jacket in South Pars in Total’s Absence
The installation of the first jacket of Phase 11 of South Pars Gas Field started in the Persian Gulf at the order of President Hassan Rouhani to drill 12 wells. President Rouhani said in the videoconference to inaugurate the project that the job is being done in coronavirus time and …
Read More »Russia’s Yamal LNG Sends Early Shipment via Arctic Route
Russia’s biggest liquefied natural gas producer is sending the fuel across the Arctic to China more than a month earlier than usual as the ice that typically blocks the route thaws. The Christophe de Margerie, an ice-class vessel serving Novatek PJSC’s-led Yamal LNG project, departed from the production plant in …
Read More »China to Favor LNG over Piped Gas Imports
China is likely to favor liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports over pipeline gas supply until 2027, Fitch Solutions said on Monday. The super-chilled fuel will continue to be dominant over piped gas imports because of rampant expansion of domestic LNG import capacity. In addition, it will take the Power of …
Read More »Fajr Jam Refinery Launches Solar Power Plant
Fajr Jam Gas Refining Company has officially opened a solar power plant in its facility.
Read More »Germany Denies Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Waiver of EU Rules
Germany’s energy regulator on Friday (15 May) declined to grant a waiver of European Union gas directives to the operators of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, dealing a fresh blow to the project to carry gas from Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea. Nord Stream 2, designed by Russia’s …
Read More »US Natgas Demand will Drop 4% This Year
U.S.’s natural gas consumption is set to decline 4% this year to an average of 81.7 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d), the Energy Information Administration said in its May Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) last week. The drop reflects mainly a 7.1% decrease in gas demand from the industrial sector, …
Read More »Russian Nord Stream Pipeline Vessel Docked at Construction Site
Satellite photos show the ship that is a prime candidate to finish the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline linking Russia and Europe has docked at a key port in Germany. The Akademik Cherskiy has moved into the port of Mukran, about 300 kilometers (186 miles) north of Berlin, where …
Read More »CNG Helps Raise Iran Gasoline Exports
Compressed natural gas (CNG), an alternative fuel, has been used in Iran’s transportation fleet for more than a decade.
Read More »Asian Spot LNG Prices Jump by 20% on Cargo Cancellations, Improving Demand
Asian spot prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG) have jumped by at least 20% in a week as supply of the super-chilled fuel tightens amid fewer cargoes arriving from the United States and as demand rebounds in the region, several traders said. Several cargoes have changed hands at $2.40 to …
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