UK net imports of natural gas and LNG rise as agency pushes for less flaring on North Sea platforms
The UK said that flaring during offshore production of oil and gas in the North Sea has been cut in half following four consecutive years of reductions aimed at cleaner production methods even as the nation has become a higher net importer of natural gas as LNG and pipeline deliveries from Norway.
Spanish natural gas grid and LNG terminals owner Enagás buys stake in pipeline linking UK and Netherlands
Enagás, the Spanish natural gas grid and LNG network owner, has reached an agreement with the German utility Uniper for the acquisition of a 20 percent stake in the Dutch BBL Company, owner of a 235-kilometre (146 miles) gas interconnection linking the UK and the Netherlands.
European owner of Cameroon FLNG project and UK gas and oil wells may sell some assets
Perenco, the European energy company with a stake in the Cameroon floating LNG production project in West Africa as well as natural gas fields and infrastructure in the UK area of the North Sea, is carrying out a strategic review and may sell some assets.
US LNG and energy engineering firm Fluor sees Utrecht-based unit win North Sea gas contracts
Fluor Corp., the US LNG and energy engineering company recently lined up for the possible LNG Canada project, said its Netherlands-based subsidiary Stork was awarded a three-year contract by Royal Dutch Shell for work on its natural assets in the southern North Sea.
