Gas to Power Iran’s power sector offers challenging pickings
As power demand growth slows in the Middle East, private developers are looking to Iran as a potential frontier market, but several hurdles stand in their path.
Gas to Power Ghana 1000 misses 2015 FID, but on track for 2018 startup
Ghana 1000 will not hit its planned 2015 FID date, but it is in the final stages of negotiating for gas from the Sankofa field and the first phase should still be online by 2018.
Gazprom mulls Interconnector UK stake sale
Gazprom’s board of directors will consider selling the company’s 10% stake in Interconnector UK (IUK) at a meeting on 30 November.
24 November 2015Medgaz supplies hit three-year high
North African supplies to Europe via the Medgaz pipeline were up by 21.8% last week, to 187.6 MMcm.
24 November 2015Tennessee Gas submits pipeline plan to FERC
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., a division of Kinder Morgan, has submitted an application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for its proposed $5 billion Northeast Energy Direct Project.
23 November 2015PetroChina may retain pipeline control
PetroChina may consolidate its gas pipeline business and list the assets independently, state media has reported.
20 November 2015Corinth Pipeworks wins TAP contract
The Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) operating company has awarded the tender to supply its 495 km Greek section to Corinth Pipeworks.
20 November 2015UK coal phase out at a glance
The announcement of the UK’s intention to phase out the use of coal will shake up the country’s power generation mix, as coal provides just under a third of the country’s electricity.
20 November 2015Shaan-Jing gas pipeline assures Beijing’s winter supply
The Shaan-Jing pipeline network has finished preparations for securing winter gas supplies for Beijing and northeast China.
19 November 2015Enel reviews Russian power capacity
Italy’s Enel is reviewing the effectiveness of its generating capacity in Russia, the company’s Chief Executive Francesco Starace told analysts in London.
19 November 2015UK to phase out coal within a decade – Rudd
The UK will shut all its coal power plants by 2025, the country’s energy secretary says, but her plans will require a 50% increase in gas-fired generation at a time when gas is struggling for investment.
19 November 2015Pipeline and LNG sales increase on SHPGX
Sinopec and PetroChina sold a combined 181 MMcm of pipeline gas from the Shandong and West-East pipeline networks last week, up from 170 MMcm in the previous week.
18 November 2015Jemena wins tender to build NEGI pipeline
Asian consortium Jemena has won a tender to construct the North East Gas Interconnector pipeline to connect Australia’s Northern Territory to Queensland.
17 November 2015CLP to build more gas-to-power in Hong Kong
CLP Power hopes to begin work on an additional gas-fired generation unit in Hong Kong in the second half of next year.
17 November 2015WEP supplies 1.1 bcm to Hong Kong in 2015
The second West-East Gas Pipeline supplied 1.08 billion cubic metres to Hong Kong in the first three quarters of 2015, according to state media reports.
17 November 2015Renewables and coal to shut out gas in India
Solar power could be price competitive with coal within the next three years in India, limiting opportunities for gas to play a larger role in the power sector.
17 November 2015Italy’s Algerian import volumes slump
Flows through the Trans-Mediterranean pipeline from Algeria to Italy topped 30 MMcm/d at the beginning of the week, but had slumped to around half this level by the end.
17 November 2015Joint venture to develop Ghanaian power plant
A $180 million joint venture has been agreed between Wuta Energy and Cummins Cogeneration Ltd to develop the gas-fired Beyin Power Plant project in Ghana’s Jomoro district.
16 November 2015Jordan and Egypt to receive Iraqi oil and gas
Jordan and Egypt have signed a memorandum of understanding to receive crude oil and gas from Iraq.
16 November 2015Gazprom and CNPC to discuss Western Route again this year
Gazprom and China National Petroleum Corp. have planned another round of negotiations before the end of the year to discuss Russian gas deliveries along the Western Route.
16 November 2015EU storage levels 83% full, GIE data shows
Total storage levels across the EU28 have reached 77.6 billion cubic metres – 83% of capacity – according to data provided by Gas Infrastructure Europe.
16 November 2015Technopromexport to build power plants in Iran
Russia’s Technopromexport has signed a deal with Tehran worth $3 billion to build 2 GW of thermal power generation capacity, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said.
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