Iran will export its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo from 2013, according to the country’s deputy oil minister, Mohsen Khojasteh Mehr
Gas
Wintershall, OMV ink pact to appraise sour gas in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), OMV and Wintershall have signed a technical evaluation agreement to appraise the sour gas and condensate field in Shuwaihat, Abu Dhabi
Qatargas to supply LNG to Japan's TEPCO
Qatar Liquefied Gas Company (Qatargas) has signed a new long-term LNG Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) that will help secure additional supply of LNG for the Japanese firm
Qatargas awards pipeline equipment deal to STATS
Qatargas has awarded UK-based STATS Group a multi-million pound deal to provide remote pipeline isolation equipment for its Emergency Pipeline Repair System (EPRS)
Boom in unconventional gas could present challenges for the Middle East
A boom in unconventional natural gas over the next 20 years could have far-reaching consequences for the global gas market, which would see the Middle Easts dominance wane at the expense of the US and China, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has said in a report