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Gabadi starts building LNG tanks for 22,000 TEU containership

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Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Gabadi) Narón-headquartered Gabadi has started the construction of four liquefied natural gas tanks for a 22,000 TEU containership being built at the Chinese Jiangnan Shipyard. Gabadi noted that this is first such project in China, adding that part of the technicians who will execute its

South Korea’s Jan LNG imports down 7 percent

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For illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Kogas) South Korea, the world’s third buyer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), received 3.83 million tonnes of the chilled fuel in January, a drop of 7.1 percent year-on-year. Qatar, the world’s top LNG producer, remained the dominant source of South Korean imports with

BP outlook: LNG trade to rise along competition with pipeline gas

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zoomImage courtesy of BP UK-based energy giant and LNG player BP is expecting to see a more competitive, globally integrated gas market as LNG volumes expand.  With the focus on the forces shaping the global energy transition out to 2040, BP noted in its Energy Outlook that LNG trade is set

India’s Petronet lines up Driftwood LNG equity investment

14 Feb No Comments gregsamuel_e5x9azx4 LNG World News

Image courtesy of Tellurian US LNG Export project developer, Tellurian signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Petronet LNG on potential investment in the Driftwood LNG project proposed near Lake Charles, Louisiana, on the U.S. Gulf Coast. Driftwood project includes a 27.6 mtpa liquefaction export facility and Driftwood Pipeline is

GasLog posts record profit on high spot earnings

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zoomImage courtesy of GasLog Monaco-based LNG shipper GasLog reported record annual profit with spot earnings in a tight LNG shipping market boosting the figures.  The company reported a profit for the year 2018 of $47.7 million, which compares to $15.5 million recorded in 2017. Speaking of the results, GasLog’s CEO Paul

France’s GTT bags tank design order for Minerva Gas

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Image courtesy of GTT/Roland Mouron French LNG containment systems specialist GTT has received an order from Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for the tank design of a new 174,000-cubic meter LNG carrier. GTT said on Wednesday that Samsung Heavy ordered the tank on behalf of ship-owner Minerva Gas. The company added

Higher production boosts Woodside’s 2018 profit

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Image courtesy of Woodside Australia’s Woodside Petroleum on Wednesday reported a 28 percent jump in profit as production rose in 2018 to 91.4 mmboe.  Profit after tax reached $1.36 billion, the company said in its report with Woodside’s CEO Peter Coleman adding that the rise was “driven by robust operational performance

Chevron pens new long-term LNG supply deal with GS Caltex

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Image courtesy of Chevron U.S. oil and gas major Chevron signed a new sales and purchase agreement with GS Caltex Corporation for the delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to South Korea. Chevron said on Wednesday that GS Caltex, a joint venture between Chevron and GS Energy, signed a long-term

Shell taking time with Prelude FLNG commissioning

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zoomImage courtesy of Shell The Hague-based LNG giant Shell said it is in no rush with the commissioning process of its Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility located offshore Western Australia.  The company has already started feeding the gas into the pipes in the third quarter last year and opened

Gasum bunkers Finland’s LNG-fueled icebreaker in Pori and Tornio

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zoomImage courtesy of Gasum Finish energy company Gasum said it has supplied liquefied natural gas fuel to Arctia’s Polaris, the world’s first LNG-fueled icebreaker at its two facilities in January and February. Polaris bunkered LNG in January from the Pori LNG import terminal and in February from the Manga LNG terminal located

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