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Bulgaria buys couple of US LNG cargoes

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Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Cheniere) Bulgaria is set to join the liquefied natural gas (LNG) buyers circle as it has agreed to buy a couple of cargoes from the United States.  Speaking to the media, Bulgarian energy minister Temenuzhka Petkova, said one cargo is set for delivery in

Sempra ships first Cameron LNG cargo

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Image courtesy of Sempra LNG Sempra Energy’s Cameron LNG project has shipped the first commissioning cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the first liquefaction train of the export project in Hackberry, Louisiana. The cargo was loaded onboard NYK Line’s newbuild Marvel Crane capable of transporting 177,000 cubic meters. “This

Petronas profit jumps on higher LNG sales

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zoomImage courtesy of Petronas Malaysian energy giant Petronas reported rising liquefied natural gas (LNG) sales in the first quarter of 2019.  Total LNG sales volume for the quarter was at 8.45 million tonnes, above the 7.92 million tonnes in the corresponding quarter last year. The rise was mainly attributable to

U.S. LNG exports flat for two weeks running

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Image courtesy of Cheniere Liquefied natural gas exports from the U.S. remained flat for the second week running, according to data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA). EIA stated in its weekly report that eleven LNG vessels, seven from Sabine Pass, two from Corpus Christi, and two from Cove Point

Flex LNG drops to first-quarter loss

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zoomImage courtesy of Flex LNG Flex LNG, the company controlled by billionaire John Fredriksen and an emerging player in the LNG shipping business swung to a loss in the first three months of 2019.  The company reported a net loss of $3.4 million for the first quarter, dropping from a

Yamal, Qatari LNG cargoes heading for Belgium

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Image courtesy of Fluxys Belgium – P. Henderyckx The Fluxys-operated Zeebrugge liquefied natural gas terminal in Belgium booked three cargoes for delivery in June.  According to the shipping data, the first in the series of three cargoes is being delivered onboard the 162,000-cbm liquefied natural gas carrier Clean Horizon. The

AltaGas starts up Ridley Island propane export facility

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zoomImage courtesy of AltaGas Canada’s AltaGas has opened its propane export facility, the Ridley Island Propane Export Terminal (RIPET), located in Prince Rupert, British Columbia. The facility began introducing propane feedstock in mid-April, and the first shipment departed the terminal on May 23, 2019 bound for Asia, the company said

Nigerian LNG cargo heading for Portugal’s Sines terminal

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Image courtesy of REN REN’s Sines LNG import terminal on Portugal’s Atlantic coast is set to receive a cargo of liquefied natural gas from Nigeria. The cargo will be delivered from Nigeria LNG’s Bonny Island liquefaction plant onboard the LNG Borno liquefied natural gas carrier. The vessel with the capacity

Inpex, Indonesia make headway on $20 bln Abadi development

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zoomImage courtesy of Inpex Japan’s exploration and production giant Inpex has made progress on the development of the Masela block in the Arafura Sea that contains the Abadi gas field. According to a statement by the Indonesian ministry of energy said a number of strategic points have been agreed during a

Sempra starts loading first Cameron LNG cargo

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Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of NYK Line) Sempra Energy started loading the first cargo of the chilled fuel at its Cameron LNG export project in Hackberry, Louisiana.  The operation began on Tuesday afternoon, according to a brief social media statement by the company’s environmental coordinator. Data provided by VesselsValue

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