Baltic LNG plant’s location (Image courtesy of Gazprom) Russian gas giant Gazprom and Japanese trading house Itochu have signed a memorandum of understanding on the proposed Baltic liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project. “With this document, the parties confirmed their interest in potential cooperation in the framework of the project,” Gazprom said in a statement
Proposed Kwispaa LNG site (Image courtesy of Steelhead LNG) The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency said Thursday it started a federal environmental assessment for the Kwispaa LNG export project, proposed by Steelhead LNG. Vancouver-based Steelhead LNG, in cooperation with First Nations, plans to build a liquefied natural gas export facility located
zoomImage courtesy of Klaipedos Nafta Lithuania’s Klaipėdos Nafta, the operator of the country’s first liquefied natural gas terminal, held talks with several US LNG suppliers as it aims to boosts the use of the LNG terminal in Klaipėda. This week, Klaipėdos Nafta CEO Mindaugas Jusius visited the US and met
zoomMaria Energy at the Corpus Christi plant (Image courtesy of Cheniere) Liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from the United States were flat during the week ending December 12, according to the Energy Information Administration. Eight LNG cargoes with a combined LNG-carrying capacity of 26.2 billion cubic feet (Bcf) departed the
For illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of GTT) French LNG containment specialist GTT confirmed Thursday it received an order from the Korean shipyard Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries for the tank design of two new 174,000-cbm liquefied natural gas carriers. These units will be built on behalf of the Greek shipper Consolidated
zoomFor illustration purposes only (Image courtesy PGNiG) Polish Oil and Gas Company (PGNiG) will receive another spot cargo of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) on Thursday. The LNG will be supplied by UK-based Centrica LNG under a spot contract executed by the PGNiG trading office in London, PGNiG said in a statement.
zoomHammerfest LNG facility (Image: Equinor/Harald Pettersen) The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has completed its investigation of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) leak in Equinor’s Hammerfest plant saying that several breaches of the regulations have been identified. To remind, this leak occurred on June 17 during loading of a road
Containerships Nord during her sea trials in November (Image courtesy of Containerships) Finnish shipping company Containerships, part of French CMA CGM group, said it has taken delivery of its first liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered container vessel, Containerships Nord. The LNG-powered vessel was delivered to Containerships at Wenchong Shipyard in China
LNG vessel Pacific Breeze loading first Ichthys LNG cargo (Image courtesy of Inpex) French energy major Total has signed a deal to divest a 4 percent stake in the Ichthys liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project in Australia to Inpex for $1.6 billion. Japan’s Inpex is the operator of the giant
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of SHI) South Korean shipbuilding giant Samsung Heavy Industries on Thursday said it has secured a new order to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier. The price tag for the LNG carrier is 211 billion Korean won ($188 million). The shipbuilder did not reveal the