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U-Gas NEWS REPORT N° 17, November 2008 - Contents

Coalbed Methane

AUSTRALIA : Gastar reports results from CBM exploratory well drilled in New South Wales.
UNITED STATES : Bureau of Land Management approves CBM projects in Montana.
INDONESIA : Government and BP Migas sign four CBM development contracts in Kalimantan.
UNITED KINGDOM : Eden Energy to sell its CBM licence interests.

Shale Gas

UNITED STATES : Bill Barrett Corporation reports Gothic shale gas discovery.
CANADA : Unconventional gas boosts Western Canada Sedimentary Basin production.
UNITED STATES : Atlas Energy Resources' production from Marcellus shale gas wells exceeds 4 Bcf.
UNITED STATES : More gas than thought in Marcellus shale region.
UNITED STATES : StatoilHydro buys stake in the Marcellus shale gas prospects.

Gas Hydrates

UNITED STATES : USGS estimates Alaska may hold 85.4 Tcf of gas from hydrates.

CEDIGAZ NEWS REPORT - Vol 47, N° 33, November 7, 2008 - Contents

Liquefied Natural Gas

INDONESIA : PT Medco Energi may postpone energy projects but keep working on the Senoro LNG project.
RUSSIA : First Sakhalin 2 LNG supply to Japan expected to start in February 2009.
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO : Atlantic LNG supplies to Canaport terminal to start in the first quarter of 2009.
UNITED STATES : Sabine Pass import terminal requests FERC permission to export LNG.
UNITED KINGDOM : Höegh LNG files a planning application for Port Meridian regasification terminal.
UNITED STATES : Quoddy Bay LNG withdraws request for permits to build a regasification terminal.

Gas to Liquids

QATAR : Partners sign first Pearl GTL product off-take agreement.

Natural Gas

ABU DHABI : Shell and Adnoc in deep gas exploration deal.
AUSTRALIA : Beach Petroleum finds gas in the Cooper basin.
EGYPT : Apache discovers oil and gas at WKAL-C-1X on the West Kalabsha concession.
KAZAKHSTAN : Tethys tests gas at AKK16 exploration well.
MYANMAR/BANGLADESH : Warships on site in disputed waters of the Bay of Bengal.
NORWAY : StatoilHydro makes gas discovery near Snoehvit offshore field.
UNITED STATES : Aminex reports well test results in Galveston County, Texas.
UNITED STATES : McMoRan announces production test at Flatrock No. 4.
UNITED STATES : New Frontier Energy tests gas and condensate at Federal 12-1 well.
CHINA : Primeline and CNOOC to study development plan for the Lishui 36-1 offshore discovery.
NORWAY : 6 new wells on stream will boost Ormen Lange output.
RUSSIA : Eni, Enel and Gazprom in talks on Russian assets.
UNITED STATES : Marathon Board approves Droshky and Ozona development projects.
RUSSIA : No additional resources to be added to Shtokman field.
TURKMENISTAN : Gas reserves audit to continue in 2009.
ABU DHABI : KBR wins consultancy contract for FEED phase of flare reduction project.
NIGERIA : Total and NNPC launch upgrading of OML 58 processing plant.
NIGERIA : Federal Government insists on December 2008 deadline to stop gas flaring.
AUSTRALIA : Wallumbilla to Darling Downs Power Station pipeline awarded to Nacap.
CHINA : Beijing Zhongranweiye gets gas distribution franchise agreement in Guyuan County.
CHINA : CNOOC to construct pipeline from Ledong gas field to Dongfang City.
INDONESIA : Signature of transportation agreement from Natuna to Batam Island and to Singapore.
ITALY : Implementation of the agreements on assets transfer between GDF SUEZ and ENI.
KAZAKHSTAN : CNPC and KazMunayGas sign framework agreement on expanding gas cooperation.
NETHERLANDS : NACAP signs pipeline construction contract with Gasunie.
UNITED STATES : Alliance Pipeline receives FERC waiver approval for a new transportation agreement.
WEST AFRICA : Nigeria-Ghana gas pipeline to start service soon.
AZERBAIJAN : Iran starts negotiation for an increasing gas import.
EGYPT : Gas supply to arrive in Lebanon at the beginning of 2009.
EUROPE : European Commission launches new Citizens' Energy Forum.
INDIA : Reliance may supply offshore gas from KG-D6 fields to Dabhol plant.
KAZAKHSTAN : CNPC and KazMunaiGaz ink gas supply agreement.
NORWAY : StatoilHydro sold record volumes of gas during the gas year 2007.
QATAR : Kuwait is in talks to import Qatari gas in summer 2008-2009.
ROMANIA : Gas imports to grow by 5.7% in 2009.
RUSSIA : Gazprom's export revenues forecasted to fall in 2009.
GERMANY : E.ON Gas Storage launches new products.
UNITED STATES : Bobcat Gas Storage submits a second request to FERC to begin service.
NIGERIA : Afam VI gas power plant start up.

U-Gas NEWS REPORT N° 16, October 2008 - Contents

Coalbed Methane

AUSTRALIA : Bow Energy to explore Norwich Park, Comet and Gunyah blocks.
AUSTRALIA : More coal seam gas wells drilled in Queensland.
CHINA : Terrawest Energy starts CBM drilling program in Liuhuanggou area of Xinjiang province.
NEW ZEALAND : Extension of CBM’s Blackmount permit granted to L&M Petroleum .
FRANCE : European Gas reports CBM resources estimates of Lorraine Sud permit.

Shale Gas

CANADA : Transeuro's Liard Basin shale well flows at 10 mmcf/d.
UNITED STATES : Petrohawk reports discovery in the Eagle Ford Shale.
UNITED STATES : Miller Petroleum tests gas in the Chattanooga Shale.
UNITED STATES : CNX Gas drills in Marcellus Shale.
UNITED STATES : Tristone forecasts shale gas plays adding 24 Bcf/d over next 10 years.
UNITED STATES : More unconventional resources gas reserves in 2007.

Gas Hydrates

UNITED STATES : USGS estimates 85.4 tcf of gas hydrates in the Alaskan North Slope.

CEDIGAZ NEWS REPORT - Vol 47, N° 32, October 28, 2008 - Contents

Liquefied Natural Gas

AUSTRALIA : Coal seam gas to LNG joint venture receives Foreign Investment Review Board approval.
INDONESIA : Eni plans to build floating LNG processing plant to develop the Bukat area field.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA : Chiyoda will compete for construction of ExxonMobil-operated LNG project.
ALGERIA : Sonatrach declares force majeure on LNG exports from Arzew.
AUSTRALIA : LNG Ltd to choose the offtake buyer of Gladstone Fisherman production.
INDONESIA : Inpex to build an LNG offshore export terminal.
INDONESIA : Petronas to supply LNG to CNOOC terminal at Shangai.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA : Merrill Lynch looses LNG first rights.
WORLD : Gazprom creates LNG trading unit.
WORLD : ConocoPhillips launches an LNG spot trading unit.
YEMEN : Bulgaria eyes LNG imports.
INDIA : Petronet LNG to expand Dahej import terminal capacity.
ITALY : GDF Suez aims to start LNG terminal in 2012.
UNITED STATES : Pipeline construction completed for Neptune offshore LNG facility.

Gas to Liquids

MALAYSIA : Bintulu GTL projects to be operational at the end of 2008.

Natural Gas

ALGERIA : StatoilHydro finds gas in the Hassi Mouina area.
UNITED KINGDOM : Sterling Resources tests gas at East Breagh well.
ARGENTINA : Investments of gas producers aim to increase production by 6% over the next three years.
BOLIVIA : Government seeks investments of foreign companies to meet gas supply deals.
IRAN : ONGC to submit development plan for Farzad B discovery.
LIBYA : Verenex near to complete pre-FEED work in Area 47.
NIGERIA : Sunlink Petroleum to develop OPL-238 in the central Niger Delta.
SENEGAL : Fortesa could triple gas output.
THAILAND : Arthit North development delayed.
UNITED STATES : DOE publishes its Advance Summary of Reserves 2007 Annual Report.
RUSSIA : Fluor wins EPCM contract for gas processing expansion project.
SAUDI ARABIA : Saudi Aramco targets more output for Karan gas project.
TURMENISTAN : Petronas plans to build a processing plant in Kiyanly.
UNITED STATES : NiSource and MarkWest Energy want to expand gas midstream services in West Virginia.
DENMARK : Energinet.dk to conduct an open season for new capacity.
GERMANY : Eon Gastransport launches interactive map for shippers.
HUNGARY : FGSZ receives bids for capacity in Romanian interconnector.
IRAN : IGAT-6 Gas trunkline to be inaugurated soon.
IRAN : Pars Field to Bahrain pipeline plan.
IRELAND : Shell suspends pipeline work for the Corrib gas project.
UNITED STATES : Ruby Pipeline receives favourable decision from California Public Utilities Commission.
UNITED KINGDOM : Spectra Energy plans open season for Greenway-Blue Ridge pipeline project.
EGYPT : More gas flows to Syria.
IRAN : Armenia will receive gas in exchange for power.
SLOVAKIA : RWE Gas Slovensko starts deliveries to corporate customers.
GERMANY : GDF-Suez storage unit concludes its first auction.
ROMANIA : Romgaz to invest in Sarmasel UGS facility.
RUSSIA : Gazprom reviews readiness of its Unified Gas Supply System.
UNITED STATES : North Dauphin Island gas storage facility receives approval of Alabama's authorities.
UNITED STATES : Southeast Gas Storage project receives favourable environmental report from FERC.
ALGERIA : Energy projects may be renegotiated to limit stakes of foreign partners below majority.
BELGIUM : Eni gets European Commission approval to acquire Distrigas.

CEDIGAZ NEWS REPORT - Vol 47, N° 31, October 21, 2008 - Contents

Liquefied Natural Gas

AUSTRALIA : Western Australia shortlists potential sites for Kimberley LNG processing site.
CHINA : First coalbed methane-to-LNG could start before end-2008 in Shanxi province.
FINLAND : Hamworthy to build a LNG processing plant.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA : Exxon starts LNG processing plant bidding.
SOUTH KOREA : Consortium names two new LNG carriers.
WORLD : Survey training initiated for Arctic LNG carriers.
INDONESIA : South Korea wants to extend LNG supply contracts.
NIGERIA : Government halts shipment from Train 6 of Bonny LNG plant.
UNITED KINGDOM : South Hook terminal may re-export LNG.
CHINA : CNOOC begins construction of the second LNG terminal at Zhuhai.
SINGAPORE : Keppel Shipyard wins contracts for FSRU and FPSO conversions.
UNITED STATES : Gulf LNG Energy breaks ground at Pascagoula.

Natural Gas

EGYPT : Dana finds gas in the West Manzala concession.
LIBYA : Verenex Energy announces oil and gas discovery in Block-2.
NORWAY : StatoilHydro finds gas at Haklang.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA : Rift Oil tests 71mmcf/d of gas at Puk Puk-1.
POLAND : FX Energy tests gas at Kromolice-1.
UNITED STATES : Royale Energy makes gas discovery in the Sacramento Basin.
ABU DHABI : Occidental to develop Jarn Yaphour and Ramhan oil and gas fields.
ALGERIA : Foster Wheeler awarded FEED contract for In Salah gas fields development.
KAZAKHSTAN : Kyzyloi gas output boost delayed.
PERU : Pagoreni gas field starts production.
PERU : Second phase of Camisea development field inaugurated.
UNITED KINGDOM : Technip receives contract for Babbage gas field development.
UNITED KINGDOM : Serica Energy submits development program for Columbus field.
UZBEKISTAN : First year production from Khauzak-Shady gas field reached 2 Bcm.
VENEZUELA : PDVSA and Gazprom plan to develop Deltana gas fields.
TURKMENISTAN : Gas reserves audit reports Yolotan as fourth or fifth largest field in the world.
CANADA : Keyera announces agreement to acquire gas gathering and processing facilities.
RUSSIA : Sibur launches new absorption unit at Nizhnevartovsk gas processing plant.
IRAN : Tehran has its own pipeline plan to export gas to Europe.
NETHERLANDS : GDF SUEZ sign sale and purchase agreements for NAM assets along the NOGAT pipeline.
SYRIA : Stroytransgas to build gasline from Aleppo to the Turkish border.
UNITED STATES : West Texas Gas receives FERC approval to operate export pipeline to Mexico.
UNITED STATES : Gazprom interested in pipeline projects in Alaska.
BELGIUM/FRANCE : GRTgaz and Fluxys to launch a joint secondary market capacity trading platform.
CHINA : China Natural Gas becomes exclusive gas provider of Tangyu consumers.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC : AES Andres and Soluciones en Gas Natural in gas supply deal.
GERMANY/NETHERLANDS : Gasunie subsidiaries to carry out open season for an integrated network development.
IRAN : Pipeline export capacities preferred to LNG projects.
INDONESIA : South Korea to import gas from Greater Sunrise field.
IRAN : Agreement reached on gas exports to Oman.
KAZAKHSTAN : BG Group and KazMunayGas sign downstream cooperation agreement..
RUSSIA/UKRAINE : Prime Ministers sign memorandum on cooperation in gas transits and supplies.
BAHRAIN : Hyundai Heavy Industries to build 1,245MW gas-fuelled power plant.
UNITED STATES : Utilities Commission approves Progress Energy plan to build gas-fired plant.
KYRGYZSTAN : Gazprom eyes stake in state-owned gas company.
MIDDLE EAST : Oil and gas sector needs more than $1 trillion in investments.

U-Gas NEWS REPORT N° 15, October 2008 - Contents

Coalbed Methane

CHILE : ENAP exploring the Magallanes region for CBM.
FRANCE : European Gas to test CBM flow at Folschviller 2 appraisal well.
NEW ZEALAND : L&M Petroleum confirms coal seam gas find at Goodwin-1 well.
CANADA : Canada Energy Partners Inc. completes CBM wells at Peace River.
UNITED STATES : Big Cat Energy announces successful test of its method of CBM water handling.
AUSTRALIA : Arrow Energy announces 74 petajoules of gross coal seam gas resource.
FRANCE : European Gas announces initial estimates of CBM contingent resources at its Gazonor Project.
BOTSWANA : Talon Metals and Saber Energy sign for a pre-merger agreement.

Shale Gas

UNITED STATES : Mainland Resources to test potential new Haynesville Shale Area in Mississippi.
UNITED STATES : Geoscience research program to be started in the Horn River Basin.
UNITED STATES : New research consortium seeks more shale gas output in the New Albany formation.

CEDIGAZ NEWS REPORT - Vol 47, N° 30, October 14, 2008 - Contents

Liquefied Natural Gas

QATAR : Qatargas and Nakilat take delivery of LNG carrier Mozah.
AUSTRALIA : North West Shelf LNG Venture executes LNG supply deal with Tokyo Gas.
UNITED KINGDOM : Centrica, GDF Suez and Sonatrach to start LNG export at the expanded Isle of Grain terminal.
CHINA : CNOOC Gas & Power takes control and becomes operator of Zhuhai LNG terminal project.
UNITED STATES : BP stops Logan LNG terminal project.
UNITED STATES : Florida environmental agency approves LNG storage pipeline plans.
NORWAY : Sea-Cargo orders LNG-fuelled vessels.

Liquefied Petroleum Gas

NIGERIA : Government calls for investment in LPG sector.
ESTONIA : New LPG storage planned at Sillamae.

Natural Gas Liquids

BELARUS : Sibur and Belorusneft agree to jointly produce NGL.

Natural Gas

EGYPT : Circle Oil announces oil and gas discovery in the onshore Northwest Gemsa concession.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA : Rift Oil finds gas at Puk Puk-1.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA : Eni signs gas exploration deal.
AUSTRALIA : BHP Billiton announces first gas at the Angel project.
CHILE : Geopark's Ovejero well starts output.
GHANA : Tullow Oil hopes to start first gas delivery from Jubilee by 2011.
INDIA : Focus Energy aims to develop its gas discovery in Block RJ-ON/6 in Rajasthan
IRAQ : Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum announce first gas in Kurdistan.
KAZAKHSTAN : Government aims to produce 61.5 Bcm by 2015.
NIGERIA : Addax plans a redevelopment project in OML 123 block.
RUSSIA : Exxon to boost gas output at Sakhalin I.
RUSSIA : Sever Energia may produce 25 to 27 bcm around 2016.
RUSSIA : Environmental authority establishes register to monitor flaring of associated gas.
RUSSIA : Purneftegaz to cut gas flaring at the Komsomolskoye field.
AUSTRALIA : Bunbury to Albany gas pipeline stated as priority by Energy Minister.
INDONESIA : West Java pipeline nears completion.
IRAN : NIOC to propose build-own-operate contract for IGAT-9 gas trunkline construction.
RUSSIA : Gazprom Transgaz Tomsk will service the TransSakhalin Pipeline System.
TUNISIA : South to North gasline project studied.
UNITED STATES : Chesapeake Energy secures transportation capacity for Fayetteville shale production.
AUSTRALIA : Santos secures gas supply contract with Moly Mines Ltd.
EGYPT : Gas supply deal to Israel claimed as illegal.
GERMANY : Rhine-Neckar municipal utilities create a joint procurement company.
INDIA : GAIL foresees surplus natural gas by 2012.
ITALY : Eni and Enel selected as suppliers of last resort for Gas Year 2007/2008
MOZAMBIQUE : Matola Gas Company wants more gas to meet local demand.
RUSSIA : Armenia to pay more for Russian gas.
RUSSIA : Energy Ministry sees Europe gas exports up 40% by 2015.
RUSSIA : Gazprom could sign soon gas agreement with Ukraine.
AUSTRIA : OMV starts construction of Schönkirchen-Reyersdorf storage facility.
AUSTRIA : Gazprom to allocate storage capacity at Haidach UGS.
POLAND : PGNiG awards construction contract for Wierzchowice underground gas storage.
IVORY COAST : Libya to finance gas-fuelled power plant at Abidjan.
PERU : BPZ purchases gas turbines from GE Energy.
RUSSIA : Enel starts building a CCGT at OGK1 5 project.
UNITED STATES : Salt River Project selects sites for future power plants.

CEDIGAZ NEWS REPORT - Vol 47, N° 29, October 6, 2008 - Contents

Liquefied Natural Gas

AUSTRALIA : Blaydin Point selected by Inpex for Ichthys LNG processing plant.
AUSTRALIA : LNG Train 5 starts production at Karratha.
IRAQ : Gas joint venture could consider LNG facility construction.
NIGERIA : Government threatens to suspend foreign LNG projects.
PAPUA NEW GUINEA : Government passes new amendments and acquires 20% equity in LNG project.
CHILE : LNG imported to Quintero terminal could be paid $22/MBTU.
CROATIA : Government approves construction of a LNG terminal at Krk Island.
FRANCE : Fos-Cavaou LNG terminal to start operation in June 2009.
ITALY : Floating LNG terminal reaches Porto Levante.
SOUTH KOREA : Samsung Heavy Industries wins FLNG order from Flex LNG.

Liquefied Petroleum Gas

THAILAND : PTT will continue to subsidy LPG prices.

Natural Gas

BRAZIL : Petrobras discovers gas and oil in the Santos Basin.
COLOMBIA : Ecopetrol finds oil and gas at the Lisama North-1 well.
ITALY : Eni reports discovery in the Sicilian Strait.
LIBYA : Gazprom and Eni in partnership for exploration and production of gas.
RUSSIA : Gazprom to draft long-term exploration program outside of Russia.
UNITED STATES : Pantheon Resources announces Jumonville #1 discovery.
AUSTRALIA : Santos to evaluate Spar field development project.
BANGLADESH : Gas reserves to be evaluated.
INDIA : Central Ministry contests Gujarat State Petroleum Corp reserves announcement.
CANADA : XGEN announces start up of Montag gas processing facility.
ALGERIA/ITALY : Galsi and Snam Rete Gas confirms mutual commitment to build a Trans-Mediterranean pipeline.
CANADA : TransCanada to launch open season in 2010 for its Alaska pipeline project.
EUROPE : No third partner planned in South Stream project.
PERU : Kuntur Transportadora de Gas to build pipeline between Camisea field and Juliaca.
RUSSIA : Sakhalin to Far East gasline could come become operational in 2011.
RUSSIA : Gazprom plans pipeline in Kamchatka region.
ARGENTINA : Antrim Energy's starts gas deliveries from Tierra del Fuego gas gathering system.
ITALY : A2A, Iride and Gazprom Export sign join venture agreement and long term supply contract.
POLAND : PGNiG and VNG in gas supply deal.
RUSSIA : Gazprom and Kogas sign MoU on gas supply and pipeline project.
TURKMENISTAN : Iran wants to finalize gas import price.
ITALY : Enel and F2i to develop underground gas storage projects.
UNITED STATES : FERC approves Florida's gas storage project.
ARGENTINA : Natural gas prices to be increased by 10 to 30% for top consumers.
EGYPT : Minister witnessed a boom in natural gas industry.
SLOVAKIA : Ministry forecasts annual gas consumption to rise gradually to 7.7 Bcm by 2020.
GERMANY : Ludwigsau power project receives initial permits and licences.
INDIA : Dabhol power plant to double output by October 2008.
POLAND : PGNiG plans to invest overseas.
RUSSIA : Gazprom and TNK-BP may sign agreement on Kovykta gas field.
RUSSIA : E.ON and Gazprom reach final agreement on asset swap.

CEDIGAZ NEWS REPORT - Vol 47, N° 28, September 30, 2008 - Contents

Liquefied Natural Gas

AUSTRALIA : KBR win FEED contract for Gorgon project.
QATAR : RasGas (II) and CPC of Taiwan sign equity participation agreement.
CANADA : Kitimat LNG plans to export LNG to Asian and European markets.
OMAN : Qalhat LNG will supply LNG to China.

Liquefied Petroleum Gas

AUSTRALIA : LPG conversions boosted by a growing gasoline price.

Natural Gas

BOLIVIA : Total, Gazprom and YPFB sign cooperation agreement to explore Azero Block.
ECUADOR : State company enters in exploration gas venture with PDVSA and ENAP.
RUSSIA : Government wants to define new borders in the Arctic area.
VENEZUELA : Gazprom and PDVSA sign MoU on Blanquilla Oeste y Tortuga project.
INDONESIA : Chevron to start development of Makassar Strait gas fields.
IRAN : Production of 1.45 Bcm/d targeted by 2017.
MYANMAR : PTT E&P launches pre-FEED tender for M9 development project.
NIGERIA : NPDC aims to boost production in OML 111 block.
RUSSIA : Novatek launches the second phase Yurkharovskoye field development.
UNITED KINGDOM : Partners agree to develop Topaz gas field in Southern North Sea.
UNITED KINGDOM : Total's plans for Laggan and Tormore subsea development.
UNITED STATES : Portrush Petroleum starts production at Mission River No-12 gas well.
UNITED STATES : Chesapeake announces a reduced drilling plan due to low gas price.
WEST AFRICA : Afren signs joint venture MoU with Electricité De France and Gasol for stranded gas.
TURKEY : Otto Energy announces resource estimate for Edirne licence.
NIGERIA : Pan Ocean to build processing plants at Ovade-Ogherefe field.
UNITED STATES : Williams files application to expand Echo Springs gas processing plant.
CHINA : CNPC plans to build a pipeline between Qinghai province and Tibet.
EUROPE : GRTgaz and Fluxys to offer new capacity between Belgium and France from 2013.
NORWAY : Kvitebjørn pipeline planned to be repaired in the first quarter of 2009.
QATAR : Qatar Petroleum awards pipeline contract to Punj Lloyd.
RUSSIA : Gazprom and Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug sign agreement of cooperation for 2009.
UNITED STATES : OGE Energy and Energy Transfer Partners Energy enter in gasline joint venture.
UNITED STATES : Boardwalk announces binding open season for an expansion of the Gulf South Pipeline system.
FRANCE : Powernext aims to launch its gas exchange platform by the end of 2008.
ITALY : Parliament to debate gas bourse plan.
LEBANON : Gas supplies from Egypt will arrive in early 2009.
MOZAMBIQUE : ENH wants Government to reduce gas exports to South Africa.
QATAR : Dolphin will start supply gas to Oman in October 2008.
WORLD : IEA concerned about gas security issues.
POLAND : European Commission sends a reasoned opinion about gas internal market.
UNITED KINGDOM : Centrica acquires onshore gas storage project.
BANGLADESH : Lack of new supply stops new power plants projects.
CANADA : ATCO completes construction of Valleyview power plant.
SYRIA : Metka and Ansaldo win Dair'Ali power plant contract.
COLOMBIA : NGV as part of a growing consumption of natural gas.
THAILAND : Transport Ministry will select the supplier of NGV 4.000 buses.
IRAQ : Gas City inauguration postponed by the Kurdish Regional Government.
NIGERIA : Government sets a new deadline for the privatization of the Nigeria Gas Company.

U-Gas NEWS REPORT N° 14, September 2008 - Contents

Coalbed Methane

AUSTRALIA : Blue Energy confirms CBM discovery at Sapphire #1 well.
BOTSWANA : Zulu Energy announces unexpected coalbed methane discovery.
CHINA : Green Dragon announces a second horizontal well in the Shizhuang South block.
CHINA : New fund to support CBM projects.
CHINA : U.S. Environmental Protection Agency funds feasibility studies for CBM recovery.
POLAND : Composite Energy awarded CBM exploration concessions in the Lublin Coal Basin.
UNITED STATES : RG Global Partners and Rimon in partnership for CBM water treatment plant construction.
AUSTRALIA : Large increase reported in the coal seam gas sector.
CHINA : New CBM reserves found in Shaanxi.
SOUTH AFRICA : Waterberg’s coalbed methane potential too far from the market.
CANADA : Canadian Society for Unconventional Gas announces new Vice-President.

Shale Gas

CANADA : Questerre Energy tests shale gas in Quebec.
EUROPE : Geoscientists to start research project for shale gas exploration.
UNITED STATES : Chesapeake may reduce drilling program in Barnett Shale.
CANADA : Horn River may hold 8 Tcf of shale gas potential reserves.

Gas Hydrates

CHINA : Ministry plans large-scale study on gas hydrates in 2009.
UNITED KINGDOM : Liverpool University finds a new way to store methane.

CEDIGAZ NEWS REPORT - Vol 47, N° 27, September 23, 2008 - Contents

Liquefied Natural Gas

AUSTRALIA : Facing carbon tax project, Woodside may stop expenditure on LNG project.
QATAR : Qatargas-2 LNG project facilities commissioned.
CANADA : National Energy Board approves Repsol application to import LNG and export gas.
SOUTH KOREA : Government to allow private firms to import LNG.
CHINA : CLP Holdings cancels Hong Kong LNG terminal project.
INDONESIA : PGN to build LNG terminal in Banten Province.
LITHUANIA : United States to fund LNG terminal study.
PAKISTAN : Officials decline approval for SSGC LNG terminal project at Port Qasim.
UNITED STATES : FERC issues Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Jordan Cove LNG project.
UNITED STATES : FERC gives conditional approval to Bradwood Landing LNG terminal project.

Natural Gas

MOZAMBIQUE : Empresa Nacional de Hidrocarbonetos to explore Buzi gas reserves.
UNITED STATES : Contango tests gas at Eloise #1.
AUSTRALIA : Apache considers development of Julimar and Brunello fields.
BRAZIL : Petrobras to contract for 10 new FPSOs.
CHINA : CNOOC's Ledong 22-1 field to come on stream soon.
INDIA : RIL to begin gas production from D6 by end of 2008.
IRAQ : Authorities approve joint venture agreement between Shell and South Oil Co.
NETHERLANDS : Total reports first gas from K5F field .
PAPUA NEW GUINEA : Horizon Oil plans new development wells at Stanley.
RUSSIA : Wintershall and Gazprom aim maximum production by 2009 at Yuzhno Russkoye field.
SYRIA : Total to increase gas deliveries from Tabiyeh field.
UNITED KINGDOM : Total announces more resources at West Franklin
UNITED STATES : ExxonMobil completes first work of its drilling plan at Point Thomson.
UNITED STATES : Saxon Oil announces joint venture with Mid Kansas Gas Gathering LLP.
TURKMENISTAN : Gas reserves to be certified by end-2009.
CHINA : Authorities are considering a third West-East gas pipeline.
DENMARK : Nord Stream suggests a new route in Bornholm area.
GEORGIA : Russia plans to construct gas pipeline to South Ossetia by mid-2009.
INDIA : Gail completes inter connecting pipeline for RIL gas supply.
MIDDLE EAST : Ministers agree to extend Arab gas pipeline to Europe.
NIGERIA : European Union offers to promote Trans-Saharan gasline.
PHILIPPINE : National company to build high pressure pipeline to supply Manila.
SERBIA : Parliament approves Russian pipeline project.
UNITED STATES : Southeast Supply Header System starts partial service.
AUSTRALIA : Apache expects to ink gas contract with Chinese company.
AUSTRIA : GDF Suez signs two supply gas contracts.
EGYPT : Gas-for-wheat deal in negotiation with Ukraine.
RUSSIA : Draft decree on non-discriminatory access to gas supply system submitted to the government.
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO : BHP Billiton signs gas supply contract linked with new development of the Greater Angostura Field.
UZBEKISTAN : Kyrgyzstan may pay more for gas supplies.
VENEZUELA : Colombia reaffirms its commitment to supply gas.
GERMANY : E.ON Ruhrgas creates E.ON Gas Storage.
ITALY : E.ON starts operation at the Livorno Ferraris power plant.
SYRIA : Kharafi Cham to build the first independent power plant at Jandar.
NIGERIA : Gazprom and NNPC ink cooperation MoU

Contact:
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