Image courtesy of Uniper German utility Uniper and Japan’s shipping giant Mitsui O.S.K. Lines have reached an agreement to continue and intensify their efforts to implement a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. The FSRU will have a planned send-out capacity of 10 billion cubic meters per
South Korea’s November LNG imports rise 19.1 pct
For illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Kogas) South Korea, the world’s third buyer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), received 3.95 million tonnes of the chilled fuel in November, a rise of 19.1 percent year-on-year. Compared to the previous month, LNG imports rose 12.7 percent, according to the customs data.
Thun Tankers names new LNG-powered vessel
Image courtesy of Thun Tankers Sweden’s Thun Tankers on Saturday held a naming ceremony for its new liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered tanker in Groningen, Holland. The tanker named Thun Evolve and built at Dutch Ferus Smit shipyard will be long-term leased by Preem for deliveries to the company’s depots and customers
Qatar Petroleum buys interest in three Mexico offshore fields
zoomImage courtesy of Qatar Petroleum LNG giant Qatar Petroleum entered into an agreement with Italy’s Eni to buy a 35 percent participating interest in three offshore oil fields in Mexico. The agreement cover the Amoca, Mizton, and Tecoalli offshore oil fields, which lie in Area 1 in Mexico’s Campeche Bay,
Eni wins approval for Indonesian Merakes project
zoomImage courtesy of Eni Italy’s energy giant Eni has won approval for its Merakes development project in Indonesia. Eni said Monday it will start with the execution of the project following approval received by the Minister of Energy of Indonesia and the authorization for the investment plan sanctioned by the company’s
Qatari LNG cargo heading to UK’s South Hook
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LNG vessel Pacific Breeze loading first Ichthys LNG cargo (Image courtesy of Inpex) ExxonMobil makes FID on Australian gas project US energy giant and LNG player ExxonMobil has made a final investment decision to develop the West Barracouta gas field in Bass Strait to bring new gas supplies to the
Saga LNG’s mid-size carrier starts sea trials
Image courtesy of Saga LNG Saga LNG Shipping’s 45,000-cbm liquefied natural gas carrier named Saga Dawn started sea trials on Thursday in the East China Sea. The LNG carrier is being built at China Merchants Heavy Industry’s (CMHI) shipyard in Jiangsu. This vessel is the first LNG carrier in the world using
DSME bags order for another LNG carrier
Image courtesy of DSME South Korea’s shipbuilding giant Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) said Friday it has won another order to build a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier with a reliquefaction system. The shipbuilder did not reveal who is the company behind the order saying only it is
Sweden’s Destination Gotland christens LNG ferry
Image courtesy of Destination Gotland Swedish ferry operator Destination Gotland has recently christened its new liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered ferry during a ceremony held at China’s Guangzhou Shipyard International. The vessel named Visborg is Destination Gotland’s first LNG-powered RoPax ferry. The ferry operator has also a sister vessel to the Visborg