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NOVATEK Closes Sale of 20% Interest in Yamal LNG to CNPC

OAO NOVATEK announced today the closing of the sale of a 20% participation interest in Yamal LNG Project (“Project”) to CNODC, a subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corporation (“CNPC”), upon the receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals from Russian, European and Chinese authorities. Following the completion of the deal, the …

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Yokogawa Wins Control System Order for Yamal LNG Project

Yokogawa Electric Corporation is pleased to announce that its subsidiary Yokogawa Europe Solutions B.V. has been awarded a contract by Yamgaz, a consortium of Technip and JGC Corporation, to supply integrated control and safety systems (ICSS) for the Yamal LNG Project to build a liquefied natural gas plant and other …

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Gazprom: 2013 Milestones

The year 2013 has become a crucial stage for the development of Gazprom and the reinforcement of the Company’s leading positions in the Russian and global energy markets. The Company launched two offshore projects. In October the first gas was extracted from the Kirinskoye field where Russia’s first subsea production facility is installed. Two months afterwards Gazprom …

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Novatek: Final Investment Decision Made on the Yamal LNG Project

OAO NOVATEK announced today that the Board of Directors of Yamal LNG approved a final investment decision for the Yamal LNG project, consisting of the development of the South-Tambeyskoye gas condensate field and the construction of a natural gas liquefaction plant on the Yamal Peninsula (the “Project”). All of the …

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Gazprom Starts Developing Design Documentation on Vladivostok-LNG project

The Gazprom Management Committee Chairman Alexey Miller held at the Company’s headquarters a meeting dedicated to the Vladivostok-LNG project. It was noted that the project was progressing rapidly and on schedule – the first train of an LNG plant will be commissioned in 2018. As of today, a special-purpose company – Gazprom LNG Vladivostok – is set up to implement the project. The design documentation is being developed with …

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Calfrac: Financial Highlights – Higher Multi Stage Fracturing in Russia

Calfrac‘s Financial Highlights For the three months ended September 30, 2013, the Company recorded: revenue of $388.7 million, a decrease of 7 percent from the third quarter of 2012, driven primarily by lower pricing in the United States and Canada combined with lower fracturing and coiled tubing activity in western …

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Foster Wheeler Selected for Initial Feed by Rosneft and ExxonMobil for Proposed LNG Project in Russian Far East

Foster Wheeler AG announced today that a subsidiary of its Global Engineering and Construction Group has been selected by Rosneft and ExxonMobil to undertake the initial phase of the front-end engineering design (FEED) for a proposed Russian Far East liquefied natural gas (LNG) project. Foster Wheeler is one of two …

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Russian Government Committee Approves LNG Exports Liberalisation

A Russian government committee on Tuesday approved amendments to a law to end Gazprom’s monopoly on liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports which supporters say will bolster Russia’s LNG sector. Approval by the Legislative Committee is non-binding but the government usually implements the committee’s guidelines and submits them to parliament, which is dominated by allies of President Vladimir …

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Novatek: Concludes Heads of Agreement on LNG Supply with CNPC

OAO NOVATEK announced the conclusion of Heads of Agreement for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) between Yamal LNG and China National Petroleum Corporation (“CNPC”). The document provides for the supply of no less than three (3) million tons of LNG per annum at delivered ex-ship (DES) terms for …

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Rosneft and ExxonMobil Selects Contractors for Initial Phase Engineering and Design for Russian Far East LNG Project

Rosneft and ExxonMobil today selected CB&I UK and Foster Wheeler Energy as contractors for initial phase front end engineering and design (FEED) for a proposed Russian Far East liquefied natural gas project. Rosneft and ExxonMobil intend to finalize project design by the end of 2014, including front-end engineering and design …

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