zoomImage courtesy of Maersk Maersk Supply Service has been contracted to provide its two newbuild anchor handling tug supply vessels support the Chevron-operated Gorgon stage two drilling programme. Maersk Mariner and Maersk Master will provide towing, anchor handling, supply, and WROV services for the programme in the Northwest Shelf of
PGNiG: rising LNG imports drive Russian gas share down in 2018
Lithuania: Klaipeda LNG regas volumes plunge in 2018
Image courtesy of Klaipedos Nafta Liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification volumes at Lithuania’s first and only import terminal in the port of Klaipeda reported a significant decrease in activity year on year. According to the data reported by the terminal operator Klaipedos Nafta, during 2018 the facility regasified and reloaded a
Gazprom’s Kaliningrad FSRU starts up
Image courtesy of Gazprom Russia’s first floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) at the Kaliningrad province bordered by Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic coast has been inaugurated. The facility has been put into operation on Tuesday to enhance the energy security of the region providing it with the alternative gas supply
Shell finalizes Hazira LNG stake buy from Total
Image courtesy of Hazira LNG The Hague-based LNG giant Shell said Wednesday it completed the previously announced acquisition of 26 percent equity interest in the Hazira LNG regasification terminal in India from France’s Total. This brings Shell’s equity interest in the venture to 100 percent. The Hazira terminal consists of two LNG tanks
BP Energy Partners buys Cryopeak LNG Solutions
Image courtesy of Cryopeak LNG Solutions Dallas-based private equity firm BP Energy Partners has purchased a controlling interest in the Canadian Cryopeak LNG Solutions. The liquefied natural gas solutions company Cryopeak will become a portfolio company in BPEP’s second private equity fund, BP Natural Gas Opportunity Partners II. In addition to
Record-breaking year for LNG World News with almost 1 million visitors
zoom It has been another record-breaking year for LNG World News, the online resource for global liquefied natural gas industry, as the Netherlands-based platform reached almost one million visitors during 2018. According to Google Analytics, a web analytics service offered by Google, 975.283 new users visited LNG World News during the
Gate closes 2018 with record activity
Image courtesy of Gate The Gate liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the Dutch port of Rotterdam, owned jointly by Gasunie and Vopak, hit a record of 104 ship operations during 2018. The facility unloaded 8.3 million cubic meters of liquefied natural gas from 54 vessels, including 17 transshipments, Gate said
WoodMac: gas prices to drop as LNG FIDs hit record figures in 2019
zoomImage courtesy of WoodMac 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. In terms of natural gas prices, WoodMac forecast the title transfer facility (TTF) to average US$6.9/mmbtu
EIA: U.S. natural gas prices, production, exports rise in 2018
zoomIllustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Cheniere) In 2018, the average annual Henry Hub natural gas spot price increased to $3.16 per million British thermal units (MMBtu), up 15 cents from the 2017 average, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Prices increased gradually through much of the year, with