Exports interrupted as Iraqi pipeline is attacked
Saboteurs have bombed a pipeline in the Iraqi province of Ninevah, halting crude oil export to Turkey.
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Shell predicts energy will grow rapidly over next two decades
Shell officials have stated that the Middle East will struggle to keep enough investment to meet the demand for natural gas over the next two decades.
Safe investments in Southern Iraq
More and more business opportunities are arising in Iraq’s southern province of Basrah. Recent months have seen a flurry of contracts signed in the oil, gas, construction and shipping sectors and the area looks set to become an energy and logistics hub.
Heavy duties imposed on Chinese pipe
Chinese pipe destined for the oil and gas industries will be slapped with duties when it hits the US market because the products were illegally dumped.
Citizen of the year award
ExxonMobil CEO, Rex Tillerson has been awarded the Houston World Affairs Council Citizen of the Year Award.
Letter warns of more bombings on EnCana’s pipelines
British Columbia local media has received another letter threatening EnCana with further attacks on its pipeline network.
AGRI project could sink Nabucco pipeline
Azerbaijan, Georgia and Romania have signed a memorandum of understanding to transport LNG into the EU in a project that could be finalised sooner than the Nabucco pipeline.
PetroChina to invest further in natural gas
PetroChina Co. Ltd has increased its natural gas exploitation and overseas gas project cooperation in an effort to integrate the gas business into its strategic business portfolio.
Woodside plans for Greater Sunrise project stymied by E. Timor government
The E.Timor government has barred Woodside’s plans for an FLNG terminal or a land based terminal in Darwin to process gas from the Greater Sunrise field.
Oil pipeline leaks into wildlife refuge
Some 18 000 gallons of oil has leaked from a pipeline into the Delta National Wildlife Refuge in Louisana, USA.
El Paso’s Ruby pipeline approved
El Paso Corp. has received FERC approval for its natural gas Ruby pipeline project.
TransCanada Corp. gains approval from US regulators
US regulators have given TransCanada Corp. (TRP) permission to solicit interest from oil and gas producers regarding two proposed gas pipeline projects running from Alaska to Canada and the continental US.
Nord Stream construction begins
Construction of the long-anticipated Nord Stream gas pipeline from Russia to Germany via the Baltic officially got underway on 9th April.
Brazil announces PAC 2
Brazilian President Lula announces US$ 880 billion infrastructure plan, of which some will go towards increasing energy production capacity.
Nigeria supplies Ghana through WAGP
Nigeria has begun to supply natural gas to Ghana, Togo and Benin Republic through the West Africa Gas Pipeline (WAGP).