Global natural gas consumption rose by 3.3 per cent to reach a new peak of 3640 bcm in 2017, said CEDIGAZ, the International Association for Natural Gas, in its “First Estimates 2017”
Gas
Eni continues Zohr ramp-up, starting the third production unit
Eni has announced the start-up of the third production unit (T-2) of the Zohr project, increasing the installed capacity to 1.2 bcf per day, in less than a month after beginning the second production unit (T-1) of the Zohr project, offshore Egypt
Equatorial Guinea minister announces gas megahub plans at London conference
HE Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, Equatorial Guineas minister for mines and hydrocarbons, announced plans to develop a "gas megahub" at the Africa Oil & Power Investor Forum, held today in London
Cyprus-Egypt natural gas pipeline set to cost between US$800mn to US$1bn
The planned gas pipeline from Cyprus’ Aphrodite gas field to Egypt’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities is expected to cost between US$800mn and US$1bn, according to Tarek El Molla, Egyptian petroleum minister
SDX Energy makes further gas discovery in Morocco
SDX Energy Inc, the North Africa-focused oil and gas company, has made a conventional natural gas discovery at the LMS-1 exploration well on the Lalla Mimouna permit in Morocco, where the company has 75 per cent stake