By LNG World News World’s largest LNG producer, Qatar said on Friday it plans to invest 10 billion euros ($11.6 billion) in Germany over the next five years. The investment may include the creation of Germany’s first LNG import terminal, according to a Reuters report. Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani announced the funding boost…
By LNG World News Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi (Image courtesy of Qatar Petroleum)Qatar Petroleum has made fuel oil bunkering solutions available for all vessels calling on Qatari ports to mediate the effects of the ongoing crisis in the region on its clients. The company will be catering for the majority of Qatar’s LNG vessel fleet and…
By LNG World News Image courtesy of RasGasQatar’s RasGas loaded and delivered its 2000th liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo to South Korea’s Kogas on April 25. The cargo was lifted by the 138,004-cbm LNG carrier SK Summit, the vessel that transported the first cargo of liquefied natural gas supplied from RasGas to South Korea in…
By LNG World News During a conference in New Delhi, RasGas CEO Hamad Mubarak Al Muhannadi stressed that using LNG as an alternative to coal would result in both immediate and long-term benefits for public health and the environment. “Those native to New Delhi are aware of the impact of coal and diesel particulates in…
By LNG World News Russia and Bahrain signed a number of agreements during the working visit of Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to Russia, including a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the field of LNG. The memorandum of understanding has been signed between Gazprom and Bahrain’s National Oil and Gas Authority, with…
By _Offshore_Energy_Today_ Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) has appointed Mohammed Al Ahbabi as acting CFO effective September 1, 2016. TAQA said on Wednesday that Al Ahbabi, who is currently deputy CFO of the company, will replace Grant Gillon. Saeed Hamad Al Dhaheri, TAQA acting COO, said: “Mohammed’s previous success as CFO of an…
By Offshore Energy Today Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (Taqa), has appointed Saeed Hamad Al Dhaheri as acting chief operating officer (COO). Al Dhaheri joined Taqa in 2014 as Executive Vice-President Business Support. According to the oil company, during the past two years, he led a global restructuring project that contributed significantly into savings…