Gastech in Milan enters third day after focus on future of Gazprom as supplier and East Med and African gas
The 50th anniversary Gastech Exhibition and Conference on LNG, pipeline natural gas and emerging energies entered its third day on Wednesday after serious discussions on the natural gas crisis in Europe, the future of Gazprom's ties with the West and projects to replace Russian gas from regions like the East Mediterranean and Africa.
Italian company Eni brings Ghana natural gas field on stream as nation still awaits LNG
Italian energy company Eni has started natural gas production from the Sankofa gas field offshore Ghana as the West Africa nation still awaits firm progress on one of the various LNG import projects it has been involved in to meet its growing energy needs.
ExxonMobil extends African exploration with Ghana agreement following Mauritania deal
ExxonMobil said it signed an agreement with the government of the West African state of Ghana, currently involved in LNG import plans, to acquire exploration and production rights for the Deepwater Cape Three Points block.
Norwegian fleet owner Hoegh LNG cancels FSRU contract for Pakistani import facility
Hoegh LNG, the Norwegian fleet operator and project developer, has ended its involved in an import venture in Pakistan that involved a charter agreed and the deployment of a vessel near Karachi.
Japanese LNG engineering company JGC joins gas-producing platform project for Ghana
JGC Corp., the Japanese energy and LNG specialist engineering company, said it had joined a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) charter project that will help supply offshore natural gas for Ghana as early as 2018 at a time when the West African state is planning LNG import ventures.
Ghana National Petroleum signs LNG deal with Gazprom as progress awaited on import ventures
Gazprom Global LNG, part of the trading arm of the Russian natural gas company, said it signed an initial 12-year gas sales agreement with Ghana National Petroleum Corp., the state-owned energy company in the West African nation.
Hoegh LNG of Norway builds up revenue stream and prepares for three new FSRU projects
Hoegh LNG, the Norwegian import terminal developer and fleet operator, said it continued to be the largest owner in the floating storage and regasification unit market with seven FSRUs in operation and three units under construction as it prepared for three new contracts in Ghana, Pakistan and Chile.
West African nations of Equatorial Guinea and Ghana sign LNG deal though details are sketchy
Ghana has signed an agreement for the nation to receive liquefied natural gas cargoes for a period of 15 years from West African neighbour and producer Equatorial Guinea as it awaits several planned import facilities to finally be completed.
Skaugen of Norway set to begin multi-gas carrier charters for LNG shuttle project in Ghana
Norway-based IM Skaugen is beginning its medium-term contract to charter three of its multi-gas carriers to a small-scale LNG venture in the West African state of Ghana.
Ghana gas project starts
May 22 (LNGJ) - Italian energy company Eni started production on an integrated oil and gas project offshore the West African state of Ghana, providing among other resources about 40 billion cubic metres of natural gas. “The project includes the development of gas fields whose production will be utilized entirely by Ghana’s domestic market,” said Eni. “The launch of the Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) project will provide gas to Ghana for over 15 years and the resulting electricity will give a real boost to the country’s development,” added Eni.
