Energy Official Says Atlantic LNG Train 4 Has Ample Supply
Posted on Dec 13, 2006 in Liquefaction | Comments Off on Energy Official Says Atlantic LNG Train 4 Has Ample Supply
Start-up problems, not a shortage of natural gas, have caused production delays at Atlantic LNG’s Train 4, according to a senior official with Trinidad & Tobago’s Ministry of Energy. Atlantic LNG’s chief executive last week had attributed the delays to both start-up problems and a shortage of supply. Upstream has further details. [Subscription...
SeaOne Introduces New Onboard Liquefaction and Regasification Technology
Posted on Dec 13, 2006 in Liquefaction, Regas Terminals & Capacity | Comments Off on SeaOne Introduces New Onboard Liquefaction and Regasification Technology
Platts Gas Daily reports on new technology that liquefies natural gas at minus-40 degrees by adding propane and placing it under 1400 pounds of pressure. The new process allows the retention of 10% more gas and produces about the same emissions as the current liquefaction method. The chairman and CEO of SeaOne Maritime said the technology liquefies and regasifies natural gas onboard...
Russia May Reconsider Foreign Investment in Shtokman Venture
Posted on Dec 8, 2006 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Russia May Reconsider Foreign Investment in Shtokman Venture
The Regnum News Agency reports that Gazprom remains open to participation by foreign companies in the development of its Shtokman natural gas field, despite its initial decision to develop the field without foreign assistance. According to Russian President Vladimir Putin, “the subject is not closed yet [and] can be considered again in case we receive interesting proposals from...
Gazprom Considers Increasing Presence in North American Gas Market
Posted on Dec 4, 2006 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition | Comments Off on Gazprom Considers Increasing Presence in North American Gas Market
Russian gas monopoly Gazprom is “going to be a serious player” in North American upstream natural gas initiatives, according to Deputy CEO Alexander Medvedev. Platts LNG Daily notes that, despite Gazprom’s earlier announcement that gas deliveries via pipeline to Europe from the Shtokman gas field would take precedence over LNG shipments to the United States, other...
“Major” Explores Alaska LNG Proposal
Posted on Dec 1, 2006 in Liquefaction, Markets and Competition, Pipelines | Comments Off on “Major” Explores Alaska LNG Proposal
Platts LNG Daily reports that a “major” energy firm has expressed an interest in a proposal by the Alaska Gasline Port Authority to liquefy natural gas from the North Slope for export to the West Coast. The news follows a recent decision by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources’ to revoke several oil and gas majors’ leases at Port Thomson, which reportedly...
Atlantic LNG’s Train 4 To Resume Operations
Posted on Nov 14, 2006 in Liquefaction | Comments Off on Atlantic LNG’s Train 4 To Resume Operations
Yesterday’s Platts LNG Daily reports that Atlantic LNG’s Train 4 is expected to resume operations today after a routine maintenance shutdown that was prolonged for reasons unspecified by the company. Work on the train originally was scheduled for completion by the beginning of November. [Subscription...