zoomImage courtesy of Wärtsilä The technology group Wärtsilä’s contract to supply its LNGPac units for two shuttle tankers being built for Singapore-based AET Tankers, brought the total orders number to 100. AET Tankers will feature Wärtsilä 34DF dual-fuel auxiliary engines running primarily on LNG fuel, and fitted with LNGPac units,
Renergen nets LNG supply deal
Image courtesy of Renergen Renergen, the South African alternative energy company, signed an agreement with Anheuser-Busch for the delivery of natural gas for trucks displacing diesel use. According to its filing to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, Renergen and Anheuser-Busch signed the offtake deal through their respective units, Tetra4 and The South African
Petronet LNG profit climbs on higher regas volumes
Kochi LNG terminal (Image: Archive) Petronet LNG, India’s largest importer of liquefied natural gas, reported an 11 percent increase in its quarterly net profit on the back of higher regasification volumes at its Dahej and Kochi terminals. The LNG importer said its net profit after tax rose to 5.22 billion
Anadarko names Ingram EVP of deepwater and exploration
zoom US-based Anadarko, the developer of the Mozambique LNG project, has named Mitch Ingram as executive vice president, international, deepwater, and exploration. Ingram has been previously executive vice president, international and deepwater operation and project management. With the new role, he will oversee international and deepwater operations as well as
Gazprom’s Power of Siberia pipeline 83 percent done
zoomImage courtesy of Gazprom Russian gas giant Gazprom said it has built over 1,790 kilometers of its Power of Siberia pipeline, reaching over 83 percent. The company is currently pre-developing the Chayandinskoye field, which serves as the basis for the Yakutia gas production center, with 105 development wells drilled and the core
Elengy readies Fos Cavaou terminal for LNG bunkering
zoomImage courtesy of Elengy Elengy, a unit of the French energy company and LNG player Engie, together with Fosmax LNG, have started works on adapting the Fos Cavaou LNG terminal for LNG bunkering service. In its statement, Elengy said the service will enable the terminal to accommodate smaller vessels with the capacity below
Venture Global bags long-term LNG supply deal with BP
Image courtesy of Venture Global LNG Venture Global LNG, signed a deal with BP for the supply of two million tonnes per annum (mtpa) from its Calcasieu Pass LNG export facility, currently under development in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. Under this agreement, BP will purchase LNG on a free on board basis
Höegh LNG claims first FSRU berth in Australia
zoomImage courtesy of Höegh LNG Norway-based FSRU provider Höegh LNG said its recently delivered floating storage and regasification unit Höegh Esperanza lifted its first cargo at Gladstone Australia. Höegh said in its brief statement on social media this was the first FSRU to berth in Australia. The FSRU is 294m long and 46m
Tokyo Gas receives first Cove Point LNG cargo
zoomImage courtesy of Tokyo Gas Japan’s biggest city gas seller Tokyo Gas received its first cargo produced at Dominion’s Cove Point LNG terminal on Monday, May 21. The cargo was delivered to the Negishi LNG terminal onboard the brand new 177,000-cbm LNG Sakura departed the Cove Point facility on April 22.
FLNG Hilli Episeyo ships its first cargo from Cameroon
zoomImage courtesy of Golar LNG FLNG Hilli Episeyo located offshore Kribi in Cameroon shipped its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo onboard Teekay’s Galicia Spirit. The vessel, chartered by Gazprom Marketing & Trading (GMT) the sole offtaker of the LNG volumes produced by Golar’s FLNG unit, departed the facility on