Baltic LNG plant’s location (Image courtesy of Gazprom) Russian gas giant Gazprom and Japan’s Mitsui and Co. signed a memorandum of understanding on the planned Baltic liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project. The deal was signed on Wednesday in Vladivostok during a meeting between Gazprom head Alexey Miller and Mitsui Chairman
South Korea: MOL, COSCO name new Yamal LNG carrier
Image courtesy of MOL A naming ceremony for an ice-breaking LNG carrier, jointly owned by Japan’s MOL and China COSCO Shipping, was held on Tuesday at South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering. The name of the 172,000-cbm LNG carrier “Vladimir Vize” was chosen in honor of the Russian Arctic
Santos signs new domestic gas supply deal
zoomFor illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Santos) Australian LNG player Santos said on Wednesday it has signed a new long-term natural gas supply agreement with Brickworks Limited for its east coast operations through to the end of 2024. The natural gas contracted to Brickworks will supply its east coast operations
Gazprom, Kogas talk LNG supplies to Korea
zoomAlexey Miller during the meeting (Image courtesy of Gazprom) Russian gas giant Gazprom could increase liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments from the Sakhalin project to South Korea’s Kogas, the world’s second-largest corporate buyer of the fuel. This was revealed during a meeting on Wednesday in Vladivostok between Gazprom’s head Alexey
Australian production hits record high
zoomFor illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Woodside) Australian oil and gas production hit a new record in the year to June 2018 as more LNG export projects were brought online, according to a report by the energy consultancy, EnergyQuest. Petroleum production rose by 13.2 percent year-on-year to 870.4 million barrels
Japan’s average spot LNG price climbs in August
US FERC green lights introduction of feed gas for Sabine Pass Train 5
Image courtesy of Cheniere US LNG exporter Cheniere has secured an approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to introduce feed gas for the commissioning of the fifth train at the Sabine Pass facility in Louisiana. In a letter order dated September 6, FERC said that request from Sabine Pass Liquefaction and
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The proposed Rio Grande LNG export facility (Image courtesy of NextDecade) Trio in race for Rio Grande LNG EPC deal Three contractors are currently in race to win the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) services contract for NextDecade’s Rio Grande LNG project in South Texas. US FERC issues environmental schedules
RWE books capacity at Germany’s first LNG terminal
Image courtesy of German LNG Terminal Energy company RWE and German LNG Terminal, the joint venture driving forward Germany’s first LNG terminal in Brunsbüttel, said on Thursday they have reached an agreement for a “considerable” part of the terminal’s capacity on a long-term basis. Dutch companies Gasunie and Vopak and
Eni starts building Coral South FLNG hull
zoomImage courtesy of Eni Italy’s Eni said Thursday it started the construction of the hull of its Coral South floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility. At the presence of Mozambique’s Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Ernesto Max Tonela, Eni and its Area 4 partners held a steel cutting ceremony at