zoom Taiwan imported 15.65 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the January-November period, up 1.6 percent from the same period in the year before, according to the customs data. During the month of November 2018, Taiwan imported 1.03 million tonnes of the chilled fuel, down 23.4 percent when
GAIL selling three Sabine Pass LNG cargoes
Image courtesy of Cheniere State-run gas company GAIL (India) has reportedly floated a tender selling three liquefied natural gas cargoes from Cheniere’s Sabine Pass facility in Louisiana. Citing sources, Reuters reports the three cargoes are offered on a free-on-board basis scheduled for loading in three separate slots throughout the year. The tender
Elengy puts Fos Tonkin LNG capacity up for sale
Image courtesy of Fosmax LNG French LNG operator Elengy, a unit of the energy giant Engie, is set to offer up for sale access to uncommitted capacities at the Fos Tonkin LNG terminal for the period 2021-2030. Within the sale process, Elengy will offer its potential customers several types of services,
Tellurian gets environmental clearance for Driftwood LNG
Driftwood LNG (Image courtesy of Tellurian) US LNG Export project developer, Tellurian said that its Driftwood LNG project proposed near Lake Charles, Louisiana, on the U.S. Gulf Coast has been granted the final environmental impact statement. The United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued the EIS for the approximately 27.6 million ton per annum
UK’s South Hook books Zeebrugge cargo
zoomImage courtesy of K Line The UK’s South Hook liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facility booked a cargo of the chilled fuel from the Fluxys-operated Zeebrugge terminal. The cargo is being transported onboard the 173,400-cbm LNG carrier Patris with arrival at South Hook scheduled for December 23, the shipping data
Gasum: natural gas-fueled vehicle numbers rising in Finland
zoomImage courtesy of Gasum Finish energy company Gasum noted the number of natural gas-fueled cars increased during 2018 in Finland. There were several factors behind gas being more commonly used as a fuel, Gasum said in a statement, adding that the scrapping incentive and support for gas car conversions introduced at the
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Image courtesy of Woodside Australia’s Woodside awards Scarborough contracts Australian LNG operator Woodside has awarded four contracts for front-end engineering design activities for its proposed Scarborough gas project offshore Western Australia. Chevron shuts down Gorgon LNG train 3 due to mechanical issues US-based energy major Chevron has shut down the
Inpex grabs exploration acreage offshore Norway
zoomImage courtesy of Inpex Japan’s Inpex, through its unit Inpex Norge snapped up two exploration licenses offshore Norway in Norway’s Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2018 licensing round. Inpex grabbed licenses PL1027 located in the western Barents Sea offshore and PL1016 located in the northern Norwegian Sea, the company said in a statement.
US LNG exports drop week on week
zoomImage courtesy of Cheniere Liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from the United States decreased week on week Energy Information Administration said in its report. US LNG export facilities dispatched a total of eight LNG cargoes during the week ending January 16, six from Cheniere’s Sabine Pass facility, and one from its
GTT bags tanks order for GasLog’s LNG carrier pair
Image courtesy of GTT/Roland Mouron French LNG containment systems specialist GTT has been selected to supply tank designs for two liquefied natural gas carriers. The order was placed by the South Korean Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard for the LNG carrier pair it is building for the Monaco-based LNG-shipper GasLog. The