Eni closes deal with its partners for the restart of Damietta LNG plant
Eni closes agreement with partners for restart of Damietta liquefied natural gas plant in Egypt and amicable settlement of Union Fenosa Gas disputes. Eni announced today that it has closed the agreement signed last December with the Arab Republic of Egypt (ARE), the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC), the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) […]
New ownership agreement for Damietta LNG plant to be signed next month
Dispute that put Damietta LNG in a coma to end next month: It seems possible that the plant will be making regular scheduled shipments starting from next month, as a final agreement to establish a new ownership structure for the Damietta LNG plant is due to be finalized on 15 March, Oil Ministry spokesperson Hamdy […]
Eni reaches agreement with partners for restart of LNG plant in Damietta, Egypt
Eni reaches an agreement with its partners for the restart of the liquefied natural gas plant in Damietta, Egypt and for the amicable settlement of disputes related to Union Fenosa Gas Today’s agreements, which are in line with the ones finalized last February and take into account the evolution of the energy scenario, allow to […]
Eni: Talks resume on restarting Egypt’s idled Damietta LNG facility
February deal terminated in April after conditions not met 5 million mt/year facility idled since 2012 Egyptian LNG exports all but dried up since March Talks focused on finding a new agreement to allow for the restart of the idled Damietta LNG export facility in Egypt have resumed, a spokesman for project partner Eni said […]
Eni, Naturgy’s deal with Egypt to restart Damietta LNG plant breaks down
The resolution of a long-simmering dispute over a shuttered Damietta LNG plant has fallen apart despite an agreement reached last month, according to a cabinet statement. Parties to the dispute include Spanish gas firm Naturgy Energy Group, Italy’s Eni, and the Egyptian government. Why does this matter? First, the dispute was closely followed by investors […]
Spain’s Naturgy reaches agreement to exit Union Fenosa Gas JV with Eni
Spain’s Naturgy is pulling out of its Egypt operations, allowing liquefaction operations at Damietta LNG plant to begin again: Italy’s Eni and Spain’s Naturgy have reached an agreement with the Egyptian government that will see Naturgy exit Union Fenosa Gas (UFG), its joint venture with Eni, according to statements from Naturgy and Eni. The agreement […]
Eni reaches agreement allowing the restart of Damietta LNG plant in Egypt
Italian energy major Eni signed a series of agreements with paving the way for the restart of the Damietta liquefaction plant in Egypt by June 2020. Eni reaches agreement with partners to amicably resolve the disputes affecting Union Fenosa Gas allowing the restart of the Damietta liquefaction plant in Egypt. Eni has signed a series […]
Egypt in talks with Union Fenosa Gas over Damietta LNG arbitration claim
Egypt is in talks with Spanish-Italian JV Union Fenosa Gas (UGS) in a bid to have the European outfit drop its arbitration claim over gas supply interruptions at the Damietta liquefaction plant, an industry source tells the domestic press. The World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes ordered in September that Egypt pay […]
Eni, Naturgy in advanced talks over re-opening Damietta LNG facility in Egypt
Eni-Naturgy JV looking to re-launch operations at Damietta LNG facility in 2019: Italy’s Eni and its Spanish partner Naturgy are in “advanced talks” to re-launch operations at their Damietta LNG facility in 2019, Eni’s CFO Massimo Mondazzi said on Friday, according to Reuters. The World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes had ordered Egypt […]
Union Fenosa Gas reportedly in talks to resume Egypt LNG exports
Union Fenosa Gas (UFG) is reportedly in talks to restart the Damietta liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plant in Egypt following the $2.01 billion arbitration award last week. To remind, a World Bank arbitration body ordered Egypt to pay the award to UFG because of a lack of gas supply to the Damietta plant, in which the […]