Image courtesy of Rauma Marine Constructions Finnish shipbuilding company Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) said it has signed a letter of intent with the ferry operator Kvarken Link for the construction of a dual fuel ferry. The vessel commissioned by Kvarken Link, a company owned by the cities of Umeå (Sweden) and Vaasa
Image courtesy of Ophir London-based Ophir Energy said the company’s board decided to reject the possible offer to be made by Medco Energi. To remind, Indonesian oil and gas company Medco Energi on Friday said it could come up with a possible bid for Ophir, valuing each Ophir share at 48.50 pence for a total
zoomImage courtesy of Crowley US-based Crowley Maritime’s second LNG-powered combination container/roll-on roll-off ConRo ship Taíno, completed its maiden voyage to Puerto Rico. Taíno, which departed January 8 from its mainland homeport of Jacksonville, Florida, is the second of two ConRo vessels constructed for Crowley. The first ship of the pair, El Coquí,
Image courtesy of the Port of Rotterdam A new dredging vessel powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) has been christened in the Dutch port of Rotterdam. The christening ceremony was held on January 11 at Holland Amerikakade in Rotterdam, according to a statement by the Port of Rotterdam. The LNG-powered dredger, named
zoomImage courtesy Santos Australian LNG player Santos said the Wilga Park power station in northwest New South Wales has been connected to its natural gas appraisal wells near Narrabri through a new flowline. The new flowline from the Dewhurst South natural gas wells means Santos can use this gas for
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Teekay) WoodMac: gas prices to drop as LNG FIDs hit record figures in 2019 The year 2019 is set to be a record year for supply in terms of both production growth and new project FIDs, according to the research and consultancy group Wood Mackenzie.
zoomImage courtesy of John Cortes (@cortes_john) The small-scale LNG import and regasification facility in Gibraltar made a step forward with the unloading procedures test completed on Thursday. A statement by the Gibraltar ministry of education, heritage, environment, energy and climate change notes that the LNG carrier Coral Methane “rehearsed its
Hammerfest LNG (Image courtesy of Equinor/Helge Hansen) Norwegian energy giant Equinor has closed its Hammerfest liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility located on Melkøya Island in northern Norway. The LNG export facility was shut down on January 4 due to “technical challenges with a compressor reinjecting CO2,” an Equinor spokesman told
Image courtesy of Phoenix Petroleum Philippine independent oil company Phoenix Petroleum has been given the green light to process with the construction of the $2 billion LNG project. Phoenix Petroleum said the Department of Energy has given the Tanglawan Philippine LNG project a notice to proceed the LNG terminal in Batangas.