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Top news of the week May 13-18

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Image courtesy of Freeport LNG KBR chosen for EPC work on Freeport LNG’s Train 4 Houston-based engineering company KBR has been selected as the preferred bidder for engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning (EPC) work on Train 4 at Freeport LNG’s export facility. Sempra kicks off production at Cameron LNG Train

Gazprom to pick Baltic LNG technology between Linde, Shell

17 May No Comments gregsamuel_e5x9azx4 LNG World News

Image courtesy of Gazprom Russian giant Gazprom is reportedly looking at the technology made by industrial gases group Linde or Dutch energy giant Shell for its Baltic LNG project. Reuters reported on Tuesday that Gazprom board member Vitaly Markelov said that the company looked at the efficiency of both technologies.

BW LNG hits BW Paris FSRU conversion milestone

17 May No Comments gregsamuel_e5x9azx4 LNG World News

Image courtesy of BW BW LNG, a unit of the Singapore-based gas shipping giant BW Group, reached a milestone in its BW Paris LNG carrier conversion project.  The 2009-build liquefied natural gas carrier, built by the South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) is currently being converted to

Zhejiang Energy eyeing Liuheng LNG terminal construction

17 May No Comments gregsamuel_e5x9azx4 LNG World News

Illustration only. Image source: Pixabay under CC0 Creative Commons license. The state-owned Zhejiang Energy is reportedly laying down the groundwork to construct a liquefied natural gas import facility in east China’s Liuheng island.  Citing a company source, Platts said a cooperation framework deal has been signed between Zhejiang Energy and

FERC approves fourth train at Freeport LNG

17 May No Comments gregsamuel_e5x9azx4 LNG World News

zoomImage courtesy of Freeport LNG Freeport LNG received approval from the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to site, construct and operate its fourth natural gas liquefaction train at its LNG export facility on Quintana Island near Freeport, Texas. Approval from the U.S. Department of Energy for the export of

Gazprom’s year-to-date production rises by more than 2 percent

17 May No Comments gregsamuel_e5x9azx4 LNG World News

Image courtesy of Gazprom Russian gas giant Gazprom has increased gas production for the first four and a half months of 2019 when compared to the same period in 2018. Gazprom said via its social media channels that, from January 1 through May 15, 2019, the company produced an estimated

Evergas delivers dual-fueled VLEC to Ineos

17 May No Comments gregsamuel_e5x9azx4 LNG World News

Video source: Evergas Danish shipping company Evergas has delivered a dual-fueled very large ethane carrier (VLEC) to Ineos Trading and Shipping. Evergas said that the world’s first Type C 85,000 VLEC was delivered and named JS Ineos Marlin earlier this month. According to the company, the vessel will carry ethane

Indonesia’s Bontang, Tangguh export 35.9 cargoes in 1Q 2019

16 May No Comments gregsamuel_e5x9azx4 LNG World News

Image courtesy of BP Indonesia has reportedly exported 35.9 cargoes of LNG from Bontang and Tangguh plants in the first quarter of the year. Indonesia exported 35.9 standard cargoes of liquefied natural gas from Bontang and Tangguh plants during January-April 2019. Citing data from upstream oil and gas regulator SKK

CNOOC completes maintenance at Tianjin LNG terminal

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Image courtesy of CNOOC CNOOC Gas & Power has recently completed maintenance works at its Tianjin liquefied natural gas import terminal.  The maintenance was completed during a four-day period before the gas flows to the national transmission network resumed on April 27, the company said in a statement. Terminal operator

NYK completes first LNG bunkering operation in Western Japan

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During bunkering operation; Image courtesy of NYK Japanese shipping giant Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has conducted the first LNG bunkering operation in Western Japan. NYK said on Wednesday that the company conducted the first LNG bunkering operation in the Setouchi and Kyushu areas in Japan alongside Kyushu Electric Power, Saibu

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