Image courtesy of Exmar Belgium’s Exmar, the Nicolas Saverys-led shipowner, has completed the bond repayment issued in 2014, extended in July 2017 and maturing in July 2019. This repayment has been funded partially with the new, unsecured NOK 650 million ($75 million) bond issued by Exmar on May 16, 2019,
Gasum’s Coralius wraps up first STS LNG bunkering in Rotterdam
Image courtesy of Gasum Gasum’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker vessel, Coralius, made its first bunkering in the port and refining area of Rotterdam, supplying LNG to Bit Viking. The vessel that mainly operates in the North Sea and the Skagerrak area completed its 100th bunkering operation during the end
Novatek to sign final Arctic LNG 2 partner in June
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Novatek) Novatek’s second liquefied natural gas project the Arctic LNG 2 could be joined by a new partner from the Asian Pacific region. Speaking at the sidelines of an energy conference, company’s finance chief Mark Gyetvay said the final partner for the Arctic LNG
Chinese May LNG imports rise
Illustration only. Image source: Pixabay under CC0 Creative Commons license. Chinese imports of liquefied natural gas have edged up in May compared to the corresponding month a year ago. China, the world’s second-largest importer of the chilled fuel, reported a 7.6 percent rise in imports during the month under review.
Höegh LNG names tenth FSRU in South Korea
Höegh Galleon; Source: Höegh Norway-based floating LNG giant Höegh LNG has held a naming ceremony of its 10th floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea. Höegh LNG said via social media on Wednesday that the HN2220 unit, Höegh Galleon, was named at
Novatek ships first Yamal LNG cargo to Japan
zoomImage courtesy of Novatek Novatek, Russia’s largest private gas producer, has shipped first cargo of LNG to Japan in accordance with the long-term offtake agreement with Total. The cargo was unloaded at the Tobata LNG terminal in accordance with the buyers lifting and delivery schedule, Novatek said in a statement.
H-Energy expects Jaigarh FSRU commercial start in Q4
Image courtesy of H-Energy India’s H-Energy, a unit of real estate group Hiranandani, is likely to start commercial operations at its FSRU-based LNG terminal at Jaigarh Port in Maharashtra. The facility has been officially inaugurated in May last year, following the arrival of the FSRU GDF Suez Cape Ann. The
Spain’s LNG imports rocket in May
zoomBarcelona regasification plant (Image courtesy of Enagás) Spain’s imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) soared 68 percent in May when compared to the corresponding month last year, according to the monthly data by the LNG terminal operator Enagás. LNG imports reached some 20.2 terawatt hours (TWh) in May 2019 as
Delfin LNG request more time to build the FLNG project
zoomImage courtesy of Delfin LNG Delfin LNG, the first and only permitted floating LNG export project in the United States, requested a three-year and six month-extension to its project construction permit. The project has been permitted in 2017, however, Delfin LNG said in its filing that “due to the detailed
Twelve companies express interest in Bangladesh LNG project
zoomBangladesh, illustration; Image courtesy of Pixabay Twelve companies have expressed interest in building Bangladesh’s first onshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal. The LNG project in Bangladesh is on a 20-year build-own-operate basis. Ownership will then be transferred to the Bangladeshi government or a company nominated by the government at