zoomArtist rendering of Port Arthur LNG facility (Image courtesy of Port Arthur LNG) U.S. energy company and LNG operator Sempra Energy said its Port Arthur LNG project in Jefferson County, Texas was granted the final environmental impact statement from FERC. In addition to the Port Arthur LNG project approval, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Total to deliver spot LNG cargo to Lietuvos Energijos Tiekimas
Image courtesy of LTE Lithuania’s gas and electricity supplier, Lietuvos Energijos Tiekimas (LET) has secured a spot LNG cargo from France’s Total. LET said in a statement this marks Total’s entry into the circle of liquefied natural gas suppliers to Lithuania. “Totalʼs LNG cargo will diversify LET’s gas portfolio and
Connect LNG performs new UTS test in Norway
zoomImage courtesy of Connect LNG Norway’s Connect LNG conducted another offshore marine operation with the UTS jettyless transfer system La Santa Maria, together with the Spanish utility company, Naturgy, and the Norwegian energy company, Equinor. The operation took place offshore Langesund in Norway, an area renowned for harsh weather during
Gazprom to build LNG supply plant for Kuril Islands
zoomImage courtesy of sakhalin.gov.ru Russian giant Gazprom is set to develop a natural gas liquefaction facility in the Poronaysk district, a statement by the Sakhalin Region government says. The facility would have the capacity to produce 100,000 tons of the chilled fuel on an annual basis. Volumes of the chilled
MOL’s LNG tug bunkers fuel at Sakai Senboku Port
Image courtesy of MOL Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) on Thursday said its LNG-fueled tugboat Ishin completed first liquefied natural gas bunkering operation at the Sakai Senboku Port. LNG fuel was supplied by Osaka Gas using a truck-to-ship LNG bunkering method, MOL said in a statement, noting that the preparations for test
Bangladesh looking for land-based LNG terminal developers
zoomIllustration only. Image source: Pixabay under CCO Creative Commons license Bangladesh Oil, Gas & Mineral Corporation (Petrobangla) through its procurement unit, Rupantarita Prakritik Gas called for expressions of interest for the construction of a land-based LNG terminal at Matarbari. The documents issued by the Rupantarita Prakritik Gas state that the facility
Baleària’s first LNG ferry starts commercial operations
zoomImage courtesy of Baleària Spanish shipping company Baleària said its first LNG-fueled ferry, Hypatia de Alejandría, completed its first commercial trip between Barcelona and Palma, starting operations. The ferry arrived in Barcelona during the past weekend from the Italian Cantiere Navale Visentini shipyard in Venice where it was built. The president of Baleària,
ClassNK grants AiP for Kawasaki’s LNG-fueled bulker design
zoomImage courtesy of Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) Classification society ClassNK granted approval in principle (AIP) to Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) for the concept design of an LNG-fuelled 207,000-DWT bulk carrier. With the International Maritime Organization (IMO) imposing tighter restrictions on emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants, the shipping industry has
Origin’s APLNG revenue shoots up
Image courtesy APLNG Australia’s top power and gas retailer, Origin Energy, reported a jump in its share of Australia Pacific LNG revenue during the quarter ending December 31, 2018. Origin noted the APLNG revenue share reached $741 million rising 15 percent over the previous quarter and 45 percent over the corresponding
Croatia sets funds aside for Krk LNG terminal
zoomImage courtesy of LNG Croatia Croatian government on Wednesday approved €234 million ($269.1 million) financing for the first stage of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal project on the northern Adriatic island of Krk. The estimated value of the project includes the floating storage and regasification unit worth €160 million, and the construction of