zoomJames Sagar (left) Asia Pacific marine transportation manager of ExxonMobil Asia Pacific and Ju Kai Meng, managing director of Sinanju Tankers; Image courtesy of Sinanju U.S. energy giant ExxonMobil has signed a two-year time charter agreement with Singapore-based Sinanju Tankers for Singapore’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) powered bunker tanker.
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of GasLog) Japanese utility Tohoku Electric Power is reportedly looking to purchase a single cargo of liquefied natural gas. Citing industry sources, Reuters reports that Tohoku Electric is seeking an LNG cargo for delivery in September. The tender has reportedly been launched on Thursday and
Image courtesy of Posco South Korean steel-making company POSCO has been given government approval to use its cryogenic high manganese steel (HMS) for manufacturing land-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tanks. POSCO completed the development of world’s first cryogenic HMS in 2013 after six years of research and is now
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of SHI) South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries said it has secured an order for a liquefied natural gas carrier. According to the company’s stock exchange notice, the vessel has been ordered by an unnamed Asian owner. The order has been valued at 225.5 billion
Image courtesy of Cheniere Liquefied natural gas exports from the U.S. decreased for the second week in a row, according to data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA). EIA stated in its weekly report that seven LNG vessels, with a combined LNG-carrying capacity of 25 bcf, departed from the U.S.
Image courtesy of Alexela Estonian energy company Alexela opened the first public LNG station in the three Baltic states, in Jüri, the outskirts of Estonia’s capital Tallinn. Alexela Group management board member Marti Hääl said this is the first such station that offers diesel, petrol, electricity, LPG, CNG and liquefied
Image courtesy of Meyer Werft German shipyard Meyer Werft started the construction of the next LNG-fueled cruise ship for AIDA Cruises with the steel cutting. Delivery is planned for spring 2021, Meyer Werft said, noting that the third vessel in this class to AIDA Cruises in 2023. The first vessel
zoomIllustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Tokyo Gas) Japan still remains the largest importer of Australian LNG volumes, the latest monthly report by the energy consultancy EnergyQuest shows. According to the consultancy, during FY 2019, Japan imported 29.5 million tons of Australian LNG, 39 percent of the country’s total exports.
Vladimir Voronin; Image courtesy of Teekay Shipping major Teekay LNG has taken delivery of the fourth Arc 7 Icebreaking LNG carrier newbuild set for the Novatek-operated Yamal LNG project in Russia. Teekay said on Wednesday that the fourth Arc 7 carrier was named after famous Soviet sea captain Vladimir Voronin.
zoomImage courtesy of Total Papua New Guinea’s government has dispatched a team to Singapore to re-negotiate the Papua LNG gas agreement terms signed with Total, operator of the proposed project, ExxonMobil and Oil Search. In its statement, the office of the PNG’s minister for petroleum noted that the National Executive