Rendering of Tellurian’s Driftwood LNG near Lake Charles, Louisiana (Image courtesy of Tellurian) Tellurian putting together Driftwood LNG pieces The Houston-based LNG export project developer Tellurian is moving towards the start of the construction of its Driftwood LNG during the first half of next year. Sempra plunges to loss on
Drewry: LNG spot charter rates shoot up on short vessel supply
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Wärtsilä) LNG charter rates during the summer of 2018 remained strong while the rates for spot charters bumped up during the second quarter of the year hitting their peak since 2012, a report by the shipping consultancy Drewry says. Shipowners with modern DFDE vessels chartered
Zeebrugge books Qatari LNG cargo as activity picks up
Image courtesy of Nakilat Zeebrugge liquefied natural gas terminal operated by Fluxys is scheduled to receive a cargo from Qatar later in the month. The 210,000-cbm Al Sadd has departed Qatar’s Ras Laffan liquefied natural gas complex on July 31 and is currently sailing in the Mediterranean Sea. According to the
Australia: APLNG to undergo maintenance in September
The Australia Pacific LNG facility on Curtis Island (Image courtesy of ConocoPhillips) The Australia Pacific liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plant located on Curtis Island in Queensland will partially shut down for maintenance works in September. The two-train 9 mtpa liquefaction plant will close half of a train on September 10,
Toshiba to offload its US LNG business
Image courtesy of Freeport LNG Japanese conglomerate Toshiba is reportedly looking to shed its US liquefied natural gas business as talks have started with a number of companies from China and the United States. The company intends to sell its interest in the Freeport LNG project, which is considered a
Cheniere dismisses US-China ‘trade war’ impact
zoomImage courtesy of Cheniere US LNG exporter Cheniere said that the ongoing trade tussle between the United States and China will not have any economic impact on the company. To remind, the Chinese government has recently added US liquefied natural gas to the list of import products that could be
Mexico’s Énestas joins LNG bunkering coalition
Image courtesy of Énestas SEA\LNG, the coalition promoting the use of LNG as a marine fuel has been joined by Mexico-based Énestas to its membership coalition. As the largest private LNG company in Mexico and with the largest LNG distribution network, Énestas pledged to support the coalition’s vision of a
Cheniere narrows second-quarter loss
US LNG exports drop on week to five cargoes
Sabine Pass (Image courtesy of Cheniere) Liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from the United States declined during the week ending August 8, according to the Energy Information Administration. Five LNG cargoes with a combined LNG-carrying capacity of 21.6 billion cubic feet (Bcf) departed the two US LNG export terminals currently exporting
Inpex to start all Ichthys LNG products shipments by end-December
Image courtesy of Inpex The Inpex-led Ichthys LNG project at Darwin in Australia’s Northern Territory will begin shipping condensate, liquefied natural gas and LPG, before the end of the year. The project started gas production from its gas wells at the end of July, and Inpex maintained it expects to begin the