News Archive: Pipelines, Storage & Power
Sunbird to supply Eskom with Ibhubesi gas
Gas to Power | 18 March 2015 12:55 GMT
Australia’s Sunbird Energy has signed a sales agreement term sheet with South Africa’s state-owned utility Eskom for the supply of 850 million cubic metres per year.
GreenStream bucks the trend
Pipelines | 17 March 2015 11:07 GMT
GreenStream was the only North African pipeline to increase volumes to Europe in Week 11.
Norwegian exports decline in 2014
Pipelines | 16 March 2015 12:22 GMT
Norway exported 101.1 bcm of gas via pipeline to Europe in 2014, according to data released by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.
China's gas-fired power capacity up 29.2%
Gas to Power | 12 March 2015 12:54 GMT
China’s installed gas-to-power generation capacity increased by 29.2% year on year to 55.67 GW in 2014, according to the country’s Electricity Council.
EU starting to see need to prepare for Turkish Stream – Chizhov
Pipelines | 12 March 2015 12:49 GMT
EU member states are beginning to understand the need to start discussing Russia’s planned Turkish Stream gas pipeline project and the steps necessary to prepare for it.
Renewables and gas to dominate new US generation capacity – EIA
Gas to Power | 11 March 2015 14:10 GMT
Wind, gas and solar power will dominate new generating capacity in the United States in 2015, the Energy Information Administration has said.
PetroChina creates pipeline JV
Pipelines | 11 March 2015 14:07 GMT
PetroChina has formed a joint venture to operate a 2.4 billion cubic metre per year pipeline sending regasified LNG to Shanghai.
East Oz pipelines for sale as LNG plants start up
Pipelines | 11 March 2015 11:13 GMT
Santos and Origin are expected to follow BG Group in selling pipelines connected to their Queensland LNG plants to reduce their capital exposure amid low commodity prices.
The EU’s emissions cuts in figures
Gas to Power | 11 March 2015 09:19 GMT
The EU cut greenhouse gas emissions by 17.9% in 2012 compared with 1990 levels – closing in on the legally binding 2020 target of a 20% cut.
Sebei gas field supply hits 35 bcm
Pipelines | 10 March 2015 13:11 GMT
The Sebei gas field in China’s western Qinghai province has supplied 35 billion cubic metres to cities in Qinghai and Gansu through the Seninglan pipeline since the pipeline went online in August 1996.
South Africa's Sasol considering replacing Eskom's diesel with LNG
Gas to Power | 10 March 2015 13:09 GMT
South African petrochemical giant Sasol is considering importing LNG to replace the diesel Eskom is burning in its open-cycle turbines.
General Electric and Endeavor Energy negotiating with Shell for Ghana 1000 supply
Gas to Power | 10 March 2015 13:04 GMT
General Electric and Endeavor Energy have entered into exclusive SPA negotiations with Shell regarding long-term LNG supply for the Ghana 1000 project.
Ukraine running out of pre-paid gas
Pipelines | 10 March 2015 13:02 GMT
Naftogaz Ukrainy has five days of prepaid gas left, Gazprom spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov told Interfax.
TANAP ground breaking scheduled
Pipelines | 10 March 2015 12:59 GMT
The ground-breaking ceremony for the estimated $11 billion TANAP is scheduled for 17 March in Turkey’s eastern province of Kars
Mild weather keeps pipeline imports down
Pipelines | 10 March 2015 12:49 GMT
North African pipeline deliveries to Europe slid by 4.3% in Week 10 as relatively mild temperatures kept a lid on Spanish and Italian demand.
Gaz du Cameroun completes infrastructure for Cameroon's Bassa and Logbaba power plants
Pipelines | 9 March 2015 12:52 GMT
Victoria Oil & Gas subsidiary, Gaz du Cameroun, has completed pipeline construction work and the installation of metering stations for the Bassa and Logbaba power plants in Cameroon’s port city of Douala.
EU gas prices ease, outlook bearish for coal
Gas to Power | 9 March 2015 11:21 GMT
European gas prices have dropped to their lowest level in four years, according to a report from Dutch bank ABN AMRO published last week.
Mozambique-SA pipeline expansion completed
Pipelines | 6 March 2015 13:43 GMT
The $200 million ‘Loop Line 1’ project to expand the capacity of a gas pipeline running from Mozambique to South Africa has been completed.
Winning hearts as well as minds
Gas to Power | 6 March 2015 12:47 GMT
The oil and gas industry can hold its own in debates about the nuts and bolts of the future energy system, but lacks a grand vision for how society can be improved.
BP predicts less oil use, more gas in Europe
Gas to Power | 6 March 2015 10:44 GMT
BP has predicted that renewables will have the fastest-growing share of fuel consumption in Europe between 2013 and 2035, followed by a 15% increase in gas consumption.