Ships being loaded with LNG at all three of the plants on Curtis Island (Image courtesy of Bechtel) LNG exports from the three liquefaction plants located on Curtis Island offshore Gladstone totaled 1.77 million tons in September, remaining nearly flat month-on-month. The volume was some 50,000 tons above the August
LNG-liner AIDAnova transits to Eemshaven for final fit-out
Image courtesy of Meyer Werft German shipyard Meyer Werft on Monday began the transfer of the world’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fueled cruise ship AIDAnova from its Papenburg yard to Eemshaven in the Netherland. The vessel, owned by AIDA Cruises will complete its final fit-out at Eemshaven as well as sea
Woodside picks Bechtel for Pluto LNG expansion
zoomImage courtesy of Woodside Australian LNG player Woodside has selected Bechtel as the preferred execution contractor for the proposed expansion of its Pluto liquefied natural gas facility in Western Australia. Woodside said on Tuesday it will continue to work with Bechtel in preparation for the award of the contract for
Wärtsilä delivers gas-fired power plants to Centrica
Image courtesy of Wärtsilä Finnish technology group Wärtsilä handed over two gas-fired power plants to the British energy and services company Centrica. Wärtsilä was selected to deliver engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) solutions for both sites, located at Brigg and Peterborough in the UK. The two 50 MW plants will
Sonatrach, Total expand natural gas cooperation in Algeria
zoomImage courtesy of Total Algeria’s Sonatrach and France’s Total have signed two agreements continuing its partnership agreed last year. The deals include a new concession contract to jointly develop the Erg Issouane gas field located on the TFT Sud permit, signed by Sonatrach, Total and Alnaft, the National Agency for the
WFW advises Höegh LNG on Avenir investment
Hapag-Lloyd to trial LNG-conversion vessel in 2019
zoomImage courtesy of Hapag-Lloyd Hamburg-headquartered shipping company Hapag-Lloyd is set to trial an LNG-conversion vessel during 2019, as it looks to keep the costs down amidst new IMO regulation. With a stricter International Maritime Organisation emissions regulation (IMO 2020) coming into force as of January 1, 2020, the new sulphur cap for compliant
Bahía de Bizkaia Gas gets new Yamal LNG cargo
Image courtesy of Bahía de Bizkaia Gas Spain’s Bahía de Bizkaia Gas (BBG) received a new cargo of liquefied natural gas from the Novatek-led Yamal LNG project in the Russian Arctic at its regasification plant in the port of Bilbao. The cargo was delivered onboard the Arctic LNG carrier Christophe de
Lithuania’s LNG regas volumes dip in September
zoomImage courtesy of Klaipedos Nafta Liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification volumes at Lithuania’s first and only import terminal in the port of Klaipeda dropped during the month of September. The facility regasified and reloaded 1.1 TWh of natural gas during the month of September, dropping 43.7 percent compared to the corresponding
BW LPG withdraws Dorian $1.1 billion offer
For illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of BW LPG) Oslo-based BW LPG, the world’s largest liquid petroleum gas shipping company, has dropped its pursuit to buy New York-listed competitor Dorian LPG in a $1.1 billion all-share deal. BW LPG said in a statement on Monday that the decision was made