Image courtesy of SHI South Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) on Thursday said it has applied solvent-free coating for the first time on a 7,500-cbm LNG carrier. The coating, developed with a Norwegian paint manufacturer Jotun, features no solvent is safe from fire and explosion hazards and is harmless to
zoomImage courtesy of New Fortress Energy New York City-based New Fortress Energy is in full swing with the development of new natural gas liquefaction and LNG import facilities. In its filing to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, the company said it is currently developing two liquefaction facilities in Pennsylvania
zoom Shell Australia and the Government of Timor-Leste have entered into a sales and purchase agreement (SPA) for the sale of Shell’s 26.56 percent interest in the Greater Sunrise fields. EVP for Shell Australia, Zoe Yujnovich said the transaction, valued at $300 million, will allow the Timor-Leste government and joint
Image courtesy of DEME Belgian dredging specialist DEME launched its LNG-fueled offshore installation vessel Orion at the COSCO Qidong shipyard in China. Orion’ will be deployed for the construction of the largest offshore wind farms, to service the oil and gas industry and for the decommissioning of offshore installations, DEME said in
zoomImage courtesy of Atlantic LNG Trinidad and Tobago’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) production dropped 23.2 percent year-on-year in September to 1.76 million cubic meters. When compared to the month before, production at Atlantic LNG’s 14.8 mtpa Point Fortin facility declined 29.9 percent, according to the monthly data provided by Trinidad’s
Kochi LNG storage tanks (Image courtesy of Petronet LNG) India’s imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) dropped in October, logging the first monthly decrease this year. India imported 2.28 billion cubic meters of LNG or about 1.68 million tonnes last month, a drop of 5.8 percent year-on-year, according to the
Image courtesy of Excelerate Energy Bangladesh is set to resume liquefied natural gas imports after resolving issues with its floating storage and regasification unit that caused cancellation of a couple of deliveries. LNG cargoes that were canceled have been scheduled for delivery on November 7 and 15. Rupantarita Prakritik Gas
Image courtesy of Ponant France-based operator Ponant said the construction of its LNG-powered polar exploration vessel, Le Commandant Charcot kicked off at the Vard shipyard in Tulcea, Romania. The operator noted the steel cutting for the new flagship vessel took place earlier this month. Designed for intense polar explorations, and with
zoomImage courtesy of Kinder Morgan US Gulf LNG export project proposed for the Jackson County, Mississippi, has been issued a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The commission said in its filing that the approval of the proposed project, with the mitigation measures recommended in