zoomImage courtesy of Ophir London-based Ophir Energy said the Block R licensee containing the Fortuna gas discovery, will not be extended following the expiry of the license on December 31, 2018. Equatorial Guinea Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons issued a notice informing Ophir of its decision. As a consequence, there will be
Kevin McIntyre (Image courtesy of FERC) The United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission informed that the chairman Kevin McIntyre passed away. He was nominated to the position of FERC chairman by president Donald Trump, and joined the commission as chairman on December 7, 2017. McIntyre served as chairman until October 24, 2018,
Pagbilao LNG facility (Image courtesy of EWC) Philippines: EWC granted DoE permit for Pagbilao LNG facility Energy World Corporation, the company developing LNG projects in Indonesia and the Philippines, has been granted a permit by the Department of Energy to build the LNG import facility at Pagbilao Grande Island. McDermott
Image courtesy of Teekay Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer, Novatek, has deployed specific ice-class tankers to ship the chilled fuel from its Yamal LNG project via the Northern Sea Route. One of the vessels that made the first Northern Sea Route transit, carrying a Yamal LNG cargo to Asian-Pacific markets
Rudong LNG storage tanks (Image courtesy of CNPC) State-controlled oil and gas producer PetroChina has received a record amount of liquefied natural gas (LNG) at its three major import terminals during the last year. PetroChina’s three LNG terminals – Tangshan, Dalian and Rudong – handled more than 15 million tonnes
zoomIllustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Cheniere) U.S. pipeline operator Williams has been given the permit from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to put the remaining portion of the Gulf Connector expansion project facilities in service. The Gulf Connector expansion project is a 475,000 dekatherm per day expansion of the Transco pipeline
Image courtesy of NSK Ship Design Norwegian salmon producer Nordlaks says it has ordered the second live fish carrier equipped with liquefied natural gas (LNG) and battery hybrid propulsion at the Turkish Tersan shipyard. It will be the company’s second wellboat, developed by Norway’s NSK Ship Design capable of carrying live salmon and
Image courtesy of DNV GL Classification society DNV GL has awarded Korean shipbuilder Daehan Shipbuilding an approval in principle for the design of an LNG-fuelled 115,000 dwt Aframax tanker. As the maritime industry continues to build on its efforts to reduce emissions, LNG as a ship fuel is attracting a great
zoomImage courtesy of Wärtsilä The Project Forward initiative led by Athens-based Arista Shipping, has been granted a patent from the South Korean Intellectual Property Office Examiner. The patent-pending machinery arrangement consists of two low-pressure, four-stroke Wärtsilä 31Dual Fuel main engines and two PTO/PTIs, coupled on one shaft that drives a