zoomImage courtesy of Klaipedos Nafta Lithuanian liquefied natural gas terminal operator Klaipedos Nafta (KN) informs that its CEO Mindaugas Jusius decided to leave the company for personal reasons. Mindaugas Jusius was appointed as CEO of KN at the beginning of 2017. Before that, he was an independent member of the
Image courtesy of Wärtsilä Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to provide its technology for China’s first seagoing LNG bunker vessel being built by the Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (DSIC) for an ENN Energy company. The vessel has been designed by China Ship Design & Research Center, Wärtsilä said
Rainer Seele and Alexey Miller at the signing; Image courtesy of OMV Russian giant Gazprom and Austria’s energy company OMV have signed a memorandum of understanding on LNG cooperation. OMV said that the two companies previously agreed that Gazprom would supply 1.2 billion cubic meters of LNG to OMV in
Tango FLNG; Image courtesy of Exmar Belgium’s Exmar, the Nicolas Saverys-led shipowner, has completed the commissioning of the Tango FLNG in Argentina. Exmar said that the performance acceptance tests on the Tango FLNG, formerly named Caribbean FLNG, were successful and that the first cargo was offloaded and would be exported
Image courtesy of Klaipedos Nafta Liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification volumes at Lithuania’s first and only import terminal in the port of Klaipeda saw a rise in regas volumes in May. The terminal operator Klaipedos Nafta’s data shows that the company’s LNG import terminal and its small-scale LNG facility have
Andrey Vasiliev (L) and Igor Tonkovidov (R) at the signing ceremony; Image courtesy of Sovcomflot Russian shipping company Sovcomflot and Gazprom Neft Marine Bunker have signed a cooperation agreement regarding the implementation of projects for bunkering ships with LNG fuel. Sovcomflot said that the agreement reinforces the mutual interest of
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Shell) Cheniere makes Sabine Pass LNG Train 6 FID Houston-based LNG exporter Cheniere Energy has reached a final investment decision on the construction of the sixth liquefaction train at the Sabine Pass LNG facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. Shell’s Prelude FLNG nearing first cargo
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Novatek) Novatek, Total Gas & Power Business Services, Siemens Aktiengesellschaft and JSC Zarubezhneft (Zarubezhneft) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cooperation in Vietnam. The MOU envisages developing of an integrated energy-generating project with the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) within Vietnam. “The
zoomImage courtesy of Sovcomflot Russia’s largest shipping company Sovcomflot and VEB.RF Group signed deals whereby VEB Leasing will finance the construction of three new LNG-fuelled MR tankers. Sovcomflot initially placed the order for these three tankers with the Zvezda Shipyard at the end of December 2018. The delivery of the
zoomImage courtesy of Gazprom Neft Gazprom Neft, Repsol and Shell have signed a memorandum of understanding on establishing a joint venture to develop the Leskinsky and Pukhutsyayakhsky license blocks on the Gydan Peninsula. Under this memorandum, the parties plan to have detailed terms in place by the end of 2019,