(EnergyAsia, November 15 2013, Friday) — Seven months after its formation, Singapore’s Pavilion Energy has made its first move to develop a liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply portfolio with an offer to acquire a 20% stake in three Tanzania gas blocks for US$1.288 billion. Singapore Energy Series: http://energycontents.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=59&product_id=270 The subsidiary of sovereign wealth fund Temasek...

(EnergyAsia, November 15 2013, Friday) — Just days after Haiyan, the most powerful typhoon on record, made landfall in the Philippines last week, the country’s delegate delivered a big message at the 2013 UN Climate Change Conference in Warsaw, Poland. According to the US-based AccuWeather Global Weather Center, Yeb Sano told the conference: “What my...

(EnergyAsia, November 14 2013, Thursday) — Brazil’s state-owned Petrobras said it has agreed to sell its Peruvian oil and gas assets to PetroChina and its parent China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) for a total of US$2.6 billion. http://energycontents.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=60&product_id=301 The sale of Petrobras Energia Peru S.A. covers Block X, a mature field in operation since 1912...

(EnergyAsia, November 13 2013, Wednesday) — China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) said it has jointly established a shale oil research centre with Royal Dutch Shell in Beijing, and will follow that up with the opening of a research office each in China and the US. http://energycontents.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=60&product_id=301 Housed in CNPC’s Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and...

(EnergyAsia, November 13 2013, Wednesday) — CNOOC Limited said its wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary, Nexen Energy ULC, has signed an exclusive agreement with the British Columbia government to look into building a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant and export terminal at Grassy Point, about 30 km north of Prince Rupert port. http://energycontents.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=60&product_id=301 The Chinese firm said...

(EnergyAsia, November 12 2013, Tuesday) — In China’s drive to develop its natural gas industry, Wison Engineering Services Co Ltd is growing into the role of technology provider through joint-venture projects to convert coal into natural gas and chemicals. http://energycontents.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=60&product_id=301 The Shanghai-based firm and its partners have separately started up a coal gasification plant, secured...

(EnergyAsia, November 11 2013, Monday) — The world’s carbon dioxide (CO2) output is still rising after reaching a record high of 393.1 parts per million (ppm) last year, well past the danger zone of 350 ppm that environmentalists say permanently changes climate patterns with detrimental effects on farming and human health. http://energycontents.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=60&product_id=301 Between 1990 and...

(EnergyAsia, November 8 2013, Friday) — Singapore has advanced on its quest to develop liquefied natural gas (LNG) into a shipping fuel with its maritime agency announcing the completion of a study to establish technical standards and procedures for the nascent industry. Singapore Energy Series: http://energycontents.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=59&product_id=270 The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said...

(EnergyAsia, November 8 2013, Friday) — Supreme Group, a Dubai-based provider of logistics services in challenging environments around the world, said it has secured a UK defence contract to supply aviation fuel and refuelling services to mostly military aircraft in 96 international civilian airports. http://energycontents.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=60&product_id=301 In a statement, Supreme Group will serve mostly Royal Air...

(EnergyAsia, November 7 2013, Thursday) — Australia’s Linc Energy said it has received “strong” approval from shareholders to leave the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in favour of a listing on the Singapore Exchange (SGX). Singapore Energy Series: http://energycontents.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=59&product_id=270 Energy Map of China 2013: http://energycontents.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=60&product_id=301 Following yesterday’s vote at the company’s extraordinary general meeting in Brisbane,...

(EnergyAsia, November 7 2013, Thursday) — Australia’s mining giant BHP Billiton has agreed to sell a coal mine in the US state of New Mexico to a company owned and operated by the Navajo Nation tribe for US$85 million. Established earlier this year, Navajo Transitional Energy Co LLC (NTEC) expects to complete the acquisition of...

(EnergyAsia, November 6 2013, Wednesday) — China Metallurgical Group Corporation (CMTCC) said it has started up a coal-washing facility in the far western region of Xinjiang. http://energycontents.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=60&product_id=301 The washery was built as part of the group’s 2.4-million tonnes/year coking coal project undertaken by subsidiary Xinjiang Fukang Yongxin Coalification Company. The project’s contractor, Northwest Company of...

(EnergyAsia, November 6 2013, Wednesday) — Finland’s Wartsila said it has secured an order from Indonesia’s state-owned PT Wijaya Karya (Persero) Tbk to supply a 184MW gas-fired power plant for construction in Aceh in Sumatra province. PT Wijaya Karya (Persero) Tbk, a government-owned company and one of Indonesia’s biggest construction contractors which placed the order,...

(EnergyAsia, November 5 2013, Tuesday) — Singapore Exchange (SGX) plans to offer electricity futures trading in the second half of next year, enabling consumers and producers to hedge as well as lock in their energy costs. http://energycontents.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=60&product_id=301 SGX said it is working with six of the country’s main power-generation companies, YTL PowerSeraya Pte Ltd, Senoko...