U.S. offshore engineering firm McDermott has won an engineering, procurement, fabrication, and construction (EPFC) contract for the Canadian Woodfibre LNG project. Woodfibre LNG Schematic Design Woodfibre LNG is a proposed liquefied natural gas export facility in Squamish, British Columbia. The facility wants to reduce global CO2 emissions by 3.5 million
German manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions (ES) has secured a contract with Chinese shipbuilder Yangzijiang Shipbuilding to provide ten ME-GI engines for 7,000 TEU container ships. The Chinese shipyard placed an order for ten MAN B&W 7G80ME-C10.5-GI engines for the construction of ten liquified natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel vessels for the
New York-based LNG infrastructure company New Fortress Energy (NFE) says that S&P Global Ratings (S&P) has upgraded its issuer credit rating from ‘B+’ to ‘BB-’/Stable Outlook. Illustration only; Courtesy of New Fortress Energy New Fortress Energy is a global energy infrastructure company with the goal to accelerate the clean energy
Swiss marine engine designer and power system integrator WinGD has revealed that its engines will be able to run on methanol and ammonia from 2024 and 2025 respectively. As disclosed, WinGD’s multi-fuel solutions will be based on their diesel-fueled X engines and dual-fuel X-DF engines. Both of these series of engines
Brazilian energy company Eneva has signed an exclusivity and cooperation agreement with financial service company Servtec for the development of an LNG terminal at or near the Port of Itaqui in Brazil. Illustration only; Courtesy of Porto do Itaqui On 18 November, Eneva and Servtec signed a cooperation agreement to
South Korean shipbuilding company Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) has secured an order for ten liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered containerships worth approximately KRW 745.6 billion ($627 million). As informed, the 2,000 TEU vessels are planned to be built by KSOE’s unit Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD). They will measure 204
Greek LNG shipper GasLog’s LNG tanker GasLog Glasgow has rescued 17 people from a boat in distress while transiting the Yucatan Channel, bound for Sabine Pass. Illustration only; Courtesy of GasLog The incident took place in Yucatan Channel, which is a strait between Mexico and Cuba. GasLog reports the incident
Global provider of marine equipment and ship-to-ship services Fendercare Marine said it used a new LNG transfer system to complete a series of LNG STS operations for one of the leading global energy companies. Illustration only; Courtesy of Fendercare Marine Fendercare Marine says it has been conducting LNG transfers for
Swedish shipping company Thun Tankers has welcomed Thun Empower, the last in a series of LNG-fueled chemical tankers built by Dutch shipbuilder Ferus Smit. Courtesy of Thun Tankers Upon delivery, the Thun Empower will be trading within the Gothia Tanker Alliance network. The vessel is the last E-Class tanker in
German-based LNG storage contractor TGE Gas Engineering has signed a tank engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for the Yangjiang LNG storage project. Courtesy of TGE Specifically, the consortium of TGE Gas Engineering and China Chengda Engineering signed this EPC contract for the project. The Yangjiang LNG Peak Shaving Storage
Engineering company SIAD Macchine Impianti (SIAD MI) has installed a re-liquefaction plant for the evaporated natural gas (boil-off gas – BOG) at the small-scale LNG Ravenna LNG terminal in Italy. Courtesy of Depositi Italiani GNL – DIG, Ravenna, Italy The company also installed four cryogenic compression packages (BOG compressors) for the recovery
Australia’s BHP Group and Woodside Petroleum have signed a binding share sale agreement (SSA) for the merger of BHP’s oil and gas portfolio with Woodside, under which Woodside will acquire the entire share capital of BHP Petroleum in exchange for new Woodside shares. In addition, Woodside has made the final