Natural Gas Daily

• Afren produces average of 4,483 boe/d from CI-11 field in Ivory Coast
  16 May 2013 15:30 GMT
  

  UK group Afren reported an average gross production of 4,483 boe/d in the first three months of the year from…

• Petrofac to return to In Salah south field in H2
  16 May 2013 15:27 GMT
  

  UK-listed services group Petrofac has said employees will return to the In Salah south field development in H2 2013, after…

• Malaysian election result positive for Petronas
  16 May 2013 14:29 GMT
  
  
  The re-election of Malaysia’s incumbent Barisan Nasional party is seen as a win for Petronas, ensuring the company’s ambitious investment plan will largely remain on track.
• Prequalification tender to supply LNG to Jordan closes
  16 May 2013 14:29 GMT
  

  The prequalification tender to supply LNG to Jordan’s proposed 3.5 mtpa FSRU project in the Port of Aqaba closed on Thursday.

• China wins permanent observer status to Arctic Council
  16 May 2013 12:44 GMT
  

  China was granted permanent observer status to the Arctic Council on Wednesday, broadening its diplomatic channels with Arctic nations as the hunt for oil and gas resources in the north heats up.

• Sceptics shatter European shale gas hopes
  16 May 2013 12:39 GMT
  
  
  Shale gas in the US may not be as economic as once thought, meaning its potential in Europe could be limited.
• Slight increase in EU renewables, but doubts remain
  16 May 2013 12:35 GMT
  

  In 2011, energy from renewable sources was estimated to have contributed to 13% of gross final energy consumption in the 27 member states of the EU, slightly higher than the 12.1% contribution in 2010 – according to recent figures from Eurostat.

• Lithuanian presidency to favour Estonian LNG project
  16 May 2013 12:24 GMT
  
  
  Lithuania will favour a new LNG terminal on the Estonian coast for EU priority status and possible funding when it takes over the presidency of the EU in July,Interfax has learned.
• Shan State Army denies MOGE attack
  16 May 2013 12:20 GMT
  
  
  The Shan State Army has denied involvement in an attack on a Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise compound – which has the potential to delay operations at the China-Myanmar pipeline.
• China’s poor IPR score a mix of fact and fiction
  16 May 2013 12:18 GMT
  
  
  Slow headway on intellectual property rights reform is frustrating foreign companies in China, but some of the criticism may be fuelled by misperceptions about China’s IPR regime.
• GDF Suez wins Uruguay’s first LNG terminal
  16 May 2013 10:25 GMT
  

  Uruguayan authorities have awarded European giant GDF Suez a contract to build the country’s first LNG terminal.

• Chevron-YPF saga rumbles on
  16 May 2013 10:17 GMT
  

  An influential Chevron executive inspected fields in Argentina this week and was impressed, says YPF, which claims a deal is still on course. However, there’s still no word from Chevron.

• Romanian shale gas policy U-turn
  15 May 2013 14:45 GMT
  
  
  The Romanian government has allowed Chevron to start unconventional gas exploratory work at two coastal sites, in a move that completes an about-turn in national policy over the past 12 months.
• Lebanon to approach market for LNG supplies in early June
  15 May 2013 14:38 GMT
  

  Lebanon expects to start negotiations with potential LNG providers in June for the supply of LNG into the country’s 3.5 mtpa FSRU, an adviser to the Lebanese energy minister told Interfax on Thursday.

• Israel launches lone LNG cargo tender
  15 May 2013 14:33 GMT
  

  Israel Electric Corp. has issued a tender for a lone delivery in the second half of summer to safeguard against…