zoomImage courtesy of Santos Australian LNG player Santos said the GLNG joint venture has been selected by the Queensland Government as the preferred tenderer for two new exploration areas in the state’s Surat Basin. Santos said in its statement that the exploration blocks are, PLR2019-1-10 – located 67 km east
Gazprom fills up Power of Siberia gas pipeline
Gas metering station in the proximity of Blagoveshchensk; Image courtesy of Gazprom Russian giant Gazprom has completed feeding natural gas into the Power of Siberia gas pipeline. Gazprom said that the gas from the Chayandinskoye field in Yakutia reached the near-border gas metering station in the proximity of Blagoveshchensk. Power
Delfin advances FLNG project with SHI, Black & Veatch partnership
Image courtesy of Delfin Midstream Delfin Midstream initiated cooperation with Samsung Heavy Industries and Black & Veatch in the fourth quarter of 2018 and completed a pre-FEED study for a newbuild FLNG vessel in the first half of 2019. In parallel, the parties have been developing a term sheet for
EIA: LNG exports jump boost U.S. half-year figures
zoomImage courtesy of Cheniere From January through June of 2019, U.S. net natural gas exports averaged 4.1 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d), more than double the average net exports in 2018 (2.0 Bcf/d), according to data in the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Natural Gas Monthly. The United States became
Milaha reports nine-month profit increase
Image courtesy of Milaha Doha-based Qatar Navigation (Milaha) reported an increase in net profit for the nine months of the year. Net profit for the period under review reached 419 million Qatari Riyals ($115.1 million) which compares to 400 million Qatari Riyals in the first nine months of 2018, Milaha
Hyundai Heavy jumps over first hurdle in DSME merger
Image courtesy of DSME South Korean shipbuilding giant Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has received unconditional approval for the merger with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) from the competition authority of Kazakhstan. Hyundai said on Tuesday that this was the first approval granted by international competition authorities for this transaction.
Renergen hands out contracts for South Africa’s first LNG plant
For illustration purposes only; Image courtesy of Pixabay South Africa’s natural gas and helium producer Renergen has named two equipment suppliers for its Virginia gas project. Renergen awarded a contract to Western Shell Cryogenic Equipment (WSCE) to supply the technology and equipment for the LNG plant, while the second deal
Petronas inks LNG bunkering vessel charter with MISC, Avenir
Malaysian energy giant Petronas, through its unit Petronas LNG, has signed the time charter party with MISC Berhad and Avenir LNG to charter a 7,500 cubic meters of liquefied natural gas bunker vessel. The collaboration positions Petronas among the first LNG bunkering service providers in the South East Asia region,
Tallink Grupp picks name for new LNG-powered ferry
MyStar – an artist rendering; Image courtesy of Tallink Estonian shipping company Tallink Grupp has chosen a name for its new Tallinn-Helsinki route shuttle vessel, which will be built at Rauma shipyard in Finland. Tallink said on Monday that the vessel, due to be completed by the end of 2021,
BP’s third-quarter slumps on lower prices, adverse weather
Image courtesy of BP UK-based energy giant and LNG player BP reported a profit of $2.3 billion for the second quarter of 2019, dropping from $3.8 billion a year earlier. The 41 percent drop was a result of significantly lower upstream earnings, resulting from lower prices, maintenance and weather impacts,