Illustration; Image courtesy of Qatargas After another record year, global demand for natural gas is set to keep growing over the next five years due to strong consumption in fast-growing Asian economies, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its Gas 2019 report. The IEA said in its Gas 2019
Image courtesy of Eesti Gas Elenger, an Eesti Gaas unit operating in foreign markets, has started LNG bunkering operations in the port of Helsinki. Eesti Gaas said that the ship being bunkered was the same that Eesti Gaas bunkered in the port of Tallinn, the shuttle Megastar which cruises between
LNG-powered Oshima Ultramax 2030 bulk carrier design; Image courtesy of DNV GL Japanese shipbuilder Oshima Shipbuilding has presented its brand-new LNG-powered Oshima Ultramax 2030 bulk carrier design at the recent Nor-Shipping trade fair in Oslo. In an attempt to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, in accordance with the International Maritime Organization’s
Johan Petter Tutturen, business director for Gas Carriers, at DNV GL (right), Yoshinori Mochida, President of KHI Ship & Offshore Structure (left); Image courtesy of DNV GL Classification society DNV GL has awarded Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) an approval in principle for its LNG floating power plant (LFPP) concept. DNV
Image courtesy of Kogas South Korea, the world’s third buyer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), received 2.97 million tons of LNG in May, 7.2 percent above the 2.77 mtpa in the corresponding month last year. Qatar, the world’s top LNG producer, remained the dominant source of South Korean imports with
Image courtesy PTT LNG PTT International Trading, the trading unit of Thailand’s state energy firm PTT, has sold the company’s first LNG cargo. According to Reuters, the cargo was sourced from an unnamed supplier by PTT International Trading and is scheduled to be delivered to India in June. This is
Tango FLNG; Image courtesy of Black & Veatch Overland Park-headquartered FLNG topside solutions provider Black & Veatch has completed a performance test of its patented PRICO solution aboard Exmar’s Tango FLNG. Black & Veatch said on Tuesday that Exmar, using the PRICO technology, completed the test on June 5. According
zoomImage courtesy of Cheniere Houston-based LNG exporter Cheniere Energy has appointed a new member of the board, effective June 7. Cheniere said on Tuesday that it named Michele Evans to the board as an independent director. Evans will also be appointed to the Audit, Governance, and Nominating committee. Evans is
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of DSME) South Korea’s shipbuilding giant Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has booked a new liquefied natural gas carrier order from the Greek shipping company Maran Gas Maritime, a unit of Angelicoussis Shipping Group. DSME noted on Wednesday the order is for a 174,000
Image courtesy of Nakilat Nakilat-Keppel Offshore & Marine (N-KOM) has reached a milestone at its Erhama bin Jaber Al Jalahma Shipyard with the completion of 200th LNG vessel repair. Chartered by Qatargas and operated by NYK LNG Shipmanagement, the 135,295-cbm Al Khor LNG carrier completed general drydocking maintenance repairs and