zoomImage courtesy of MOL Japan’s shipping giant Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has signed a short-term charter agreement for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier with state-run gas company GAIL India. MOL said on Thursday that the deal with GAIL was signed through one of its units. GAIL is the largest
Tokyo Gas inks LNG supply deal with Sumitomo
Image courtesy of Tokyo Gas Japanese utility Tokyo Gas signed a heads of agreement regarding the sale and purchase of liquefied natural gas (LNG) with Sumitomo Joint Electricity Power. Under the agreement, Tokyo Gas will supply approximately 170,000 tons of LNG per annum to Sumitomo Joint Electricity Power for a
Pavilion Energy buys Iberdrola’s LNG assets
zoomImage courtesy of Pavilion Energy Temasek-owned Pavilion Energy has entered into an agreement to purchase the portfolio of LNG assets of the Spanish energy company, Iberdrola. The portfolio comprises about 4 mtpa of Iberdrola’s long-term sale and supply LNG contracts. It also includes long-term regasification of approximately 2 mtpa at
German LNG to start EPC prequalification for Brunsbüttel terminal
Image courtesy of German LNG Terminal German LNG Terminal GmbH, JV behind the LNG terminal project in Brunsbuettel, will start the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) prequalification process this month. The company said that potential EPC contractors interested to participate in the project would receive a prequalification package. Binding offers
Petrobras confirms gas find in Sergipe Basin
Image courtesy of Petrobras Brazil’s state-controlled Petrobras confirmed media reports that it has made a natural gas discovery in the Sergipe Basin. The company added that, in recent years, six deepwater discoveries have been confirmed in the Sergipe Basin, namely, Cumbe, Barra, Farfan, Muriú, Moita Bonita and Poço Verde, as
HAM opens LNG service station for NUPEC Logística
Image courtesy of HAM Spanish LNG services provider HAM Group opened a liquefied natural gas service station in the Valencian Community. The new liquefied natural gas service station has been opened by HAM in collaboration with NUPPEC Logística, a transport company. HAM noted that NUPPEC Logistica is looking to up
Portuguese shipyard eyes more orders from LPG/LNG markets
zoomImage courtesy of Naval Rocha Portugal’s Naval Rocha shipyard is eyeing new work in the LPG product carrier and small-scale LNG markets following a busy first half year. Naval Rocha commercial director Sergio Rodrigues said the yard located in the Lisbon Harbour on the north bank of the River Tagus
Japan’s LNG imports decline again in May
Image courtesy of Tepco Japanese imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) have declined again in May after a brief jump in April. According to the provisional data released by Japan’s Ministry of Finance, a total of 5.56 million tons of the chilled fuel were imported into Japan during the month
Van Oord, TechnipFMC scoop Mozambique LNG subsea system deal
Van Oord’s Stingray vessel; Image courtesy of Van Oord Dutch dredging specialist Van Oord together with LNG engineer TechnipFMC has been awarded a contract by Anadarko for EPCI work on the subsea systems for the Area 1 Mozambique LNG project. Van Oord said on Wednesday that it would execute the