Snohvit to Resume Production Later This Month
Posted on Jan 4, 2008 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on Snohvit to Resume Production Later This Month
A spokesperson for StatoilHydro told Platts LNG Daily [subscription required] that the company expects to resume production at its Snohvit LNG liquefaction plant later this month. Activities at the facility were suspended last November because several pipes had leaked seawater. According to Platts, StatoilHydro expects to deliver a substantial portion of its Snohvit production to the...
BP TT Brings Cashima Gas Field On Stream
Posted on Dec 18, 2007 in Liquefaction | Comments Off on BP TT Brings Cashima Gas Field On Stream
BP Trinidad & Tobago announced yesterday that it has begun production from its Cashima gas field. Gas produced from Cashima will help supply the Atlantic LNG liquefaction facility for export. BP TT also noted in its announcement that it expected to produce 750 MMcf/d from Cashima. Reuters offers additional...
Qatargas to Supply LNG to Altamira LNG Terminal
Posted on Dec 18, 2007 in Canada & Mexico, Liquefaction, Regas Terminals & Capacity, Vessel Transportation | Comments Off on Qatargas to Supply LNG to Altamira LNG Terminal
Qatargas announced yesterday that it has agreed to supply LNG to Mexico’s Altamira LNG import facility with deliveries expected to begin in 2009. The Gulf Times reports that Qatargas will supply gas from Train 5 (Qatargas-II) and expects to use new Q-Flex...
Sakhalin LNG Announces Delay in First Gas Exports
Posted on Dec 18, 2007 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Sakhalin LNG Announces Delay in First Gas Exports
Reuters (carried by the Wall Street Journal [subscription only]) reports that Sakhalin Energy Investment Co. has announced a delay for its initial exports of liquefied natural gas to its customers in Asia and the United States. The delay is expected to last several months, pushing back a scheduled start-date of the third quarter of...
Kenai LNG Export Plant Impacted by Gas Supply Constraints During Peak Demand Periods
Posted on Dec 11, 2007 in Liquefaction, State and Local Issues | Comments Off on Kenai LNG Export Plant Impacted by Gas Supply Constraints During Peak Demand Periods
Panelists at a recent event convened by the Alaska Energy Authority discussed issues surrounding supply constraints facing southcentral Alaska during peak gas demand periods. Tony Izzo, a former manager of Enstar, recounted a day in January 2007 when gas supply to the Kenai LNG export plant was cut by 35 percent to cover local peak demand. In the past, peak demand had been met by...
No Shortage of Gas for Atlantic LNG’s Train 4 Despite Start-Up Delays
Posted on Dec 11, 2007 in E&P, Liquefaction | Comments Off on No Shortage of Gas for Atlantic LNG’s Train 4 Despite Start-Up Delays
BP Trinidad & Tobago told Petroleum World yesterday that despite a series of delays at its Train 4 facility, there is no shortage of gas. BPTT and a senior official from the Ministry of Energy said the delay resulted from start-up problems unrelated to gas...