zoomImage courtesy of OOS International American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has issued an approval in principle (AiP) for the largest semisubmersible crane vessel, OOS International’s LNG-fueled OOS Zeelandia. China Merchants Offshore Technology Research Center (CM-OTRC), the R&D center for China Merchants Industry Holdings (CMI) of Shenzhen, China, have completed the
LNG Limited: Stonepeak commitment unaffected by Venture Global agreement
zoomImage courtesy of LNG Limited Perth-based LNG Limited on Wednesday said that its equity deal with Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners for Magnolia LNG project in the Port of Lake Charles in Louisiana is not impacted by the Venture Global LNG deal. To remind, Stonepeak agreed to provide a $1.3 billion equity
Chart completes LNG fueling station in Norway
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Chart Industries) Chart Ferox, a Chart Industries unit, has commissioned a natural gas fueling station in Borgeskogen, Norway, expanding the European infrastructure for natural gas vehicles. The outlet owned and operated by Air Liquide Skagerak is fully equipped to serve two LNG/LBG trucks simultaneously
Keppel orders PG Flow Solutions tech for Gimmi FLNG conversion
zoomIllustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Keppel Corporation) Keppel Shipyard in Singapore has awarded Norwegian liquid handling and pump specialist PG Flow Solutions a contract to supply high flow seawater pumps to the Gimi FLNG that is being converted at the yard. PG Flow Solutions will deliver four large seawater pumps, each with a
Bechtel scores $9.5 bln Rio Grande LNG EPC deal
Image courtesy of NextDecade US LNG export project developer NextDecade has signed two contracts with Bechtel for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of NextDecade’s Rio Grande LNG project in Brownsville, Texas, totaling $9.565 billion. The fully wrapped lump-sum turnkey EPC contracts include cost, schedule, and performance guarantees, NextDecade said
Stonepeak to invest $1.3 bln in Calcasieu Pass LNG
zoomImage courtesy of Venture Global LNG US LNG export project developer Venture Global LNG has agreed with Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners for the latter to provide a $1.3 billion equity investment in the 10 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) Calcasieu Pass LNG export facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. This brings
Australia: Gladstone LNG exports drop in April
zoomIllustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Santos) LNG exports from the three liquefaction plants located on Curtis Island offshore Gladstone totaled 1.78 million tons spread across 27 cargoes in April 2019. The volume represents a 7.8 percent decrease compared to the 1.93 million tons reported in March 2019, data from
China’s LNG imports rise in April
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Guangdong Dapeng LNG) China, the world’s second-largest liquefied natural gas importer, reported a rise in imports of the chilled fuel during the month of April. During the month of April, China imported a total of 4.54 million tonnes of LNG. This represents a rise
Iren to follow Uniper in OLT LNG stake sale
Image courtesy of Iren Iren, Italy’s regional utility is reportedly looking to sell its 49.1 percent stake in the OLT Offshore LNG Toscana terminal off the Italian coast between Livorno and Pisa. Sources told Reuters the company has been discussing the sale with a number of potential buyers, including the
Damen lays keel for Elenger’s LNG bunkering vessel
Artistic rendering of the vessel; Image courtesy of Damen Damen Yichang Shipyard in China has held a keel-laying ceremony for an LNG bunker vessel for Elenger, a new energy brand formerly known as Eesti Gas. Damen said on Tuesday that the keel-laying was held following a steel-cutting ceremony in March