Corpus Christi; Image courtesy of Cheniere Houston-based LNG exporter Cheniere Energy intends to offer $1.0 billion senior secured notes due 2029 by its wholly-owned subsidiary Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings (CCH). Cheniere said on Tuesday that CCH intended to use the proceeds from the offering to prepay a portion of the
UK awaiting LNG cargoes from Qatar, US
Vard Marine completes LNG bunker barge concept design for Fincantieri
Polaris LNG artist rendering; Image courtesy of Vard Marine Vard Marine has recently completed the concept design of a new 5,400 cbm LNG bunker barge for Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding. The barge is being designed for bunkering operations of Polaris New Energy, a marine transportation company formed by NorthStar Midstream. According to
Klaipedos Nafta to acquire FSRU by end-2024
zoomImage courtesy of Klaipedos Nafta Lithuanian LNG terminal operator, Klaipedos Nafta has decided to acquire the floating storage and regasification unit Independence or another FSRU no later than by December 31, 2024. FSRU Independence currently serves as Lithuania’s LNG import terminal in the port of Klaipeda. The acquisition of FSRU
Nigerian LNG cargo heading for Sines terminal in Portugal
LNG Bayelsa; Image courtesy of Jnzl (Flickr) – used under the CC BY 2.0 license 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
Lack of LNG transshipment services hurts Dunkirk’s September activity
zoomImage courtesy of Dunkerque LNG Dunkerque LNG the operator of France’s Dunkirk liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal said the facility has received fewer cargoes in September, compared to other European facilities. The operator’s sales manager, Pierre Dumont, noted this was due to the differences in use compared to its
BW LPG sheds remaining two large gas carriers
zoomFor illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of BW LPG) BW LPG, the world’s largest liquid petroleum gas shipping company, has signed a memorandum of agreement to sell its two remaining large gas carriers (LGCs). BW said on Tuesday that it would sell its 2003-built LPG tankers BW Nantes and BW
Disney Cruise Line orders three new LNG-fueled cruisers
The U.S.-based Disney Cruise Line has entered into a memorandum of agreement for three additional LNG-powered cruise ships with the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany. Image courtesy of Disney Disney said that the three new ships would be powered by liquefied natural gas and would be slightly larger than its
PGNiG starts tender process to charter LNG tankers
Image courtesy of PGNiG Poland’s state-run gas firm PGNiG has reportedly started the tender process to charter liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers for its new imports of the super-chilled fuel. According to Reuters, the company currently imports most of the gas it sells to its customers from Russia’s Gazprom, but
Grain LNG terminal launches open season for capacity from 2025
zoomImage courtesy of Grain LNG UK’s Grain LNG has launched “open season” for flexible and competitively-priced capacity from 2025. Grain LNG said that it was seeking industry feedback on a new service proposal during an initial consultation phase between now Nov 1, 2019, and January 10, 2020. The market is