Image courtesy of KBR Houston-based LNG engineer KBR has been awarded a pre-front-end engineering design (Pre-FEED) contract by Mexico Pacific (MPL) for a midscale LNG liquefaction project in Puerto Libertad on the Pacific coast of Mexico. Under the terms of the contract, KBR will provide a Pre-FEED and cost estimate for the project, the
zoomIllustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Gasum) The coalition promoting the uptake of LNG as a marine fuel, SEA\LNG, believes LNG is a viable pathway to meet the International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s 2050 greenhouse gas (GHG) targets. The maritime industry really has two broad but major environmental initiatives related to
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of AIDA Cruises) KfW IPEX-Bank is setting up the financing for AIDA Cruises’ new cruise ship powered with liquefied natural gas (LNG), to be built at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. This is the second sister vessel for AIDAnova, the world’s first LNG-powered cruise
Image courtesy of Gasum Gasum’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker vessel Coralius hit a milestone completing its 100th bunkering operation on February 21, 2019. Gasum, formerly named Skangas, said on Wednesday that Coralius was mostly operating in the North Sea and the Skagerrak area. The vessel delivers LNG through ship-to-ship bunkering
Image courtesy of MOL Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) took delivery for the LNG-fueled tugboat the company ordered from Kanagawa Dockyard. The Ishin, the first LNG-fueled tugboat in western Japan, will be operated by MOL Group company Nihon Tug-Boat. The LNG fuel was supplied by Osaka Gas using a truck-to-ship LNG bunkering
Image courtesy of Awilco LNG Norwegian LNG transportation provider Awilco has tightened its losses during the fourth quarter and the full-year 2018. The company’s quarterly loss eased from $4.8 million in the third quarter to $1.2 million in the quarter under review. Awilco LNG said in its report on Thursday
zoomIllustration purposes only (Image courtesy of ExxonMobil) ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum have made a natural gas discovery on the Glaucus-1 prospect, located in Block 10 in the Eastern Mediterranean, approximately 180 kilometers southwest from Limassol port, offshore Cyprus. The Glaucus-1 well encountered approximately 133 meters of gas-bearing reservoir, Qatar Petroleum
zoomImage courtesy of Golar LNG LNG shipper Golar reported a net loss in the fourth quarter of 2018, impacted by derivative losses and an impairment charge on investment in Golar LNG Partners. The company noted its net loss reached $313 million, compared to a $66.2 million profit in the previous quarter. The
Image courtesy of Vitol Korea Midland Power (KOMIPO) and Vitol Asia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cooperation in various sectors including liquefied natural gas. The two companies are also aiming to explore upstream, midstream and downstream project opportunities. Under an existing long-term supply and purchase agreement (SPA), signed
Image courtesy of Damen Dutch shipbuilding giant Damen has brought Europe’s first conversion of a dredger to dual-fuel capability combining LNG and MGO is close to completion, 19 months after the contract was awarded. The conversion of Dragages-Ports’ 117m-long, 8500-cbm trailing suction hopper dredger Samuel de Champlain is the first conversion of its