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Queensland LNG exports hit new high

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zoomImage courtesy of Santos Liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from the Australian port of Gladstone totaled 20.58 million tons in 2018, hitting record figures, according to the Queensland Resources Council. QRC chief executive Ian Macfarlane said in a statement that the data released by Gladstone Ports showed a new record which

Wartsila starts work on El Salvador LNG power plant

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Image courtesy of Wärtsilä Finnish technology group Wärtsilä said Tuesday it recently started site work for a new 378 megawatt power plant in El Salvador to be fired by liquefied natural gas (LNG). This facility, ordered by Energía del Pacífico, is being supplied by Wärtsilä on an engineering, procurement and construction

IINO Lines buys Mitsui’s share in LNG carrier pair

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zoomImage courtesy of K Line Japan’s IINO Kaiun Kaisha has acquired additional shares in two special purpose companies owning two liquefied natural gas carriers chartered to the Norwegian energy giant and LNG operator Equinor.  In 2006, IINO Lines launched a joint business with Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Mitsui and Equinor for the

Alaskan governor makes changes to AGDC board

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zoomGovernor Dunleavy (Image courtesy of gov.alaska.gov) Alaska governor Michael Dunleavy has made changes to the board of the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC), the company in charge of developing the Alaska liquefied natural gas (LNG) project.  Governor Dunleavy named department of labor commissioner Tamika Ledbetter and department of environmental conservation

Tokyo Gas sets up gas distribution unit in Thailand

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zoomIllustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Tokyo Gas) Japanese utility Tokyo Gas, through its unit Tokyo Gas Asia, has set up the first fully private natural gas distribution business in Thailand. The distribution company named Gulf WHA MT Natural Gas Distribution Company (GWHAMT) has been established through a joint investment by the

Sapura Energy to work on PFLNG Satu relocation

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Image courtesy of Petronas Sapura Energy, Malaysian oil and gas services and solutions provider secured a contract from Petronas for the relocation and tie-in of the FLNG Satu.  The company is contracted to undertake engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) works for the relocation and tie-in of the PFLNG Satu,

Indian buyers seeking winter spot LNG cargoes

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Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of GAIL) Gujarat State Petroleum Corp, India’s state-run oil and gas company floated a tender for a couple of liquefied natural cargoes for end-January, early February delivery.  Citing trade sources Reuters reports the tender is valid until January 8 and is closing on Monday. The

Kairos starts LNG reload operations in Lithuania’s Klaipeda

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zoomImage courtesy of Klaipedos Nafta Babcock Schulte Energy’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) feeder and bunker vessel Kairos started its first reload operation in the Lithuanian port of Klaipėda. The 7,500-cbm bunkering vessel is chartered by Blue LNG, a joint venture between Nauticor with a 90 percent share and Lithuania’s Klaipedos Nafta with a

FERC approves Cheniere’s Corpus Christi Train 2 commissioning

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Image courtesy of Cheniere The United States Federal Energy and Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved Cheniere’s request to introduce gas and commission the Corpus Christi LNG’s Train 2 fuel gas system.  In its order, FERC noted that the approval does not grant Cheniere the authority to introduce hazardous fluids into

FSRU Exquisite completes 200th STS LNG transfer in Pakistan

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Image courtesy of Excelerate Energy Texas-based Excelerate Energy said its floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Exquisite completed the 200th ship-to-ship transfer of LNG at the Engro Elengy terminal (EETL) in Pakistan’s Port Qasim. Situated in a channel of the Indus River east of Karachi, it is Pakistan’s first LNG import terminal and was

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