Small Scale LNG

A bipartisan vote for legislation designed to provide tax incentives for LNG fuelled vehicles has been defeated in the US Senate.

Thoughts on how oil and gas companies can adapt to, and profit from, the uncertain environment they face in the coming year.

BP forecasts robust global energy demand to 2030 despite efficiency gains.

DNV has won a contract with the Flemish government to undertake a feasibility study for the provision of LNG bunkering facilities at the ports of Antwerp, Zeebrugge and Ghent in Belgium.

Bit Viking, which is owned by Sweden's Tarbit Shipping, was converted under supervision from Germanischer Lloyd (GL) and now qualifies for lower nitrogen oxide (NOx) emission taxes under the Norwegian government's NOx fund scheme.

Douglas Westwood has forecast strong growth in the drilling and production of unconventional gas through to 2020.

Pivotal LNG, a subsidiary of AGL Resources Inc., has signed an agreement with Encana Natural Gas Inc., to supply LNG that Encana plans to offer to service providers operating fleet trucks in the Haynesville area of Louisiana.

Chesapeake Energy Corporation has announced investment plans to create a natural gas fuelled highway system across America and effectively reduce American dependence on OPEC whilst boosting the economy.

The latest EIC Monitor tracking new active and future projects across the global energy industry shows positive signs of growth across all sectors this quarter (Q1:January – March 2011), with the total number of new project announcements up 29% on the previous quarter.

Pertamina and PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) have established a joint venture to build 8 mini LNG plants and supply PLN with natural gas.

UPS has contracted Clean Energy Fuels to build and operate an LNG terminal in Las Vegas for it fleet of 48 LNG delivery trucks.

Despite plunging demand in North America thanks to shale and unconventional gas resources, the LNG industry continues to expand, buoyed by the consistent and burgeoning global appetite for energy.

ExxonMobil’s energy outlook shows rising global energy demand, shift toward natural gas and energy efficiency gains.

The BP Energy Outlook 2030 is the first of BP’s forward looking analyses to be published after 60 years of producing definitive historical data in the BP Statistical Review of World Energy.

Italy’s first LNG to CNG refuelling station has opened in Villafalletto.