Image courtesy of Petronet LNG India’s imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) declined in January, after a brief jump in December last year. According to the data from oil ministry’s Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC), India’s January 2019 imports reached 2.13 billion cubic meters, 11.6 percent below the corresponding
South Korea’s Samsung Heavy scores LNG quartet order
For illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Samsung Heavy Industries) South Korean shipbuilding giant Samsung Heavy Industries said Thursday it won a new order to build four liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers. Samsung said in a filing to the stock exchange that the deal for the LNG quartet is worth
Elengy puts Fos Tonkin LNG 2021 capacity for sale
zoomImage courtesy of Elengy French LNG operator Elengy, a unit of the energy giant Engie, has started an open season calling for interested parties to book capacity at its Fos Tonkin LNG terminal for 2021. Its operations are currently guaranteed through to 2020 by ongoing subscriptions and contracts, Elengy said on
SEA\LNG COO: no alternative fuel can match LNG
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Gasum) As 2020 looms, there is growing consensus that liquefied natural gas or LNG is the best solution for today and into the future towards 2050, as there are no alternative solutions that can match LNG’s emissions profile and scalability, according to a SEA\LNG
Video: Exmar’s Tango FLNG arriving in Argentina
Tango FLNG, previously known as the Caribbean FLNG, owned by the Nicolas Saverys-led shipowner Exmar, arrived in Argentina earlier this month. The floating liquefied natural gas unit was transported from China onboard a heavy lift vessel. The floating LNG unit will stay in Argentina and produce LNG for export for
HAM Group opens first mobile LNG station in South America
zoomLNG mobile unit/Image courtesy of HAM Group HAM Group has designed and manufactured the first mobile liquefied natural gas (LNG) station in South America. The unit was entrusted to HAM by Quavii, a commercial brand of the company Gases del Pacífico, which is part of Peru’s Promigas Group. This service
Klaipedos Nafta’s LNG reload station hits milestone
zoomImage courtesy of Klaipedos Nafta Lithuanian LNG terminal operator Klaipedos Nafta (KN) has completed the 10th operation of reloading LNG from a gas carrier to ground storage tanks. KN said on Wednesday that the reloading operation was carried out at the LNG reloading station by the LNG transportation and bunkering
GAIL puts U.S. LNG cargo up for sale
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of GAIL) State-run gas company GAIL India on Tuesday reportedly offered a cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) loading from the United States on June 27-29, 2019. Citing two traders, Reuters stated that GAIL made the LNG cargo offer on Tuesday. According to the news agency,
Japan’s January LNG imports drop
zoomImage courtesy of Tepco Japanese imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) declined 8.7 percent in January when compared to the same month a year ago, according to the provisional data released by Japan’s Ministry of Finance. Japan, the world’s top LNG buyer, imported 7.55 million tonnes of LNG last month
China to increase LNG import capacity in Guangdong
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Guangdong Dapeng LNG) China is lining up the construction of new LNG import facilities while also expanding its existing LNG terminal in the Greater Bay area. The area includes the cities of Hong Kong, Macau and nine other neighboring cities in the Guangdong province,