For illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of DSME) South Korean shipbuilding giant Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has won a deal under which it may build up to six liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers with a price tag of about $1.1 billion for an unidentified US owner. Daewoo said in a statement
Containerships in LNG partnership with Don Trucking
zoomImage courtesy of Containerships Containerships, a logistics company and Don Trucking, a company specialized in transborder transport, have signed a long-term partnership agreement based on the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG). As part of this partnership, Don Trucking will deliver guaranteed trucking capacity to Containerships in the form of 15
Carnival to operate Tenerife cruise terminal in Canary Islands
zoomImage courtesy of Meyer Werft Carnival Corporation reached an agreement with the Port Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife to be the first concession-holder to operate the Canary Islands’ and Mid Atlantic’s newest cruise terminal. Opened in 2016, the terminal can accommodate next-generation cruise ships powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). AIDAnova
GTT nets LNG tank design order from SHI
For illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of GTT) French LNG containment specialist GTT has been contracted for the tank design of a 174,000-cbm liquefied natural gas carrier under construction at the South Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI). The newbuild has been ordered by the Greek shipowner Minerva with delivery scheduled for
Annova LNG moves forward with USACE review resumption
Image courtesy of Annova LNG Annova LNG, the project proposed for the Port of Brownsville, Texas, has made a step forward as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) resumed its permitting process. The continuation follows Annova LNG’s data request submission and brings the project further along its timeline to receive federal approval by
MAN Cryo develops liquefied hydrogen fuel-gas system
zoomImage courtesy of MAN Energy Solutions MAN Cryo, the unit of MAN Energy Solutions, has developed a marine fuel-gas system for liquefied hydrogen in cooperation with Fjord1 and Multi Maritime in Norway. Multi Maritime’s hydrogen vessel design for Fjord1, including the MAN Cryo, Hydrogen Fuel Gas System, has been granted preliminary approval
Sempra’s ex-CEO joins Chevron BoD
zoomDebra Reed-Klages (Image courtesy of Caterpillar) US energy giant Chevron said Tuesday that Debra Reed-Klages, former chief executive of energy company and LNG operator Sempra Energy, has been elected to Chevron’s board of directors. Reed-Klages’ appointment is effective immediately and, as of December 5, 2018, she will serve on the
EPIK nets FSRU project development deal in Australia
zoomPort of Newcastle (Image courtesy of EPIK) EPIK, a South Korea-based FSRU project development company, has entered into a project development option agreement with Port of Newcastle, Australia to start preliminary works on a proposed LNG FSRU import terminal. The project, named Newcastle LNG, will be sited within the Port
Excelerate ditches Aguirre Offshore LNG GasPort project off Puerto Rico
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Excelerate Energy) Excelerate Energy has binned the Aguirre Offshore LNG GasPort, a floating LNG regasification terminal proposed off the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The facility would have consisted of a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) with a baseload capacity of 500 mmscf/d,
Australia: trio makes new arrangement to expedite Beehive drilling
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Polarcus) Australian independent oil and gas company, Melbana Energy, reached an agreement with Total and Santos to modify the current commercial agreement to move quicker towards drilling the Beehive-1 exploration well in the third quarter of 2020. Total and Santos have an option they