Image courtesy of Siemens German engineering giant Siemens has received an order to supply the key components and long-term power generation services for the 840-megawatt (MW) Maisan combined cycle power plant in Iraq. CITIC Construction, the Chinese engineering procurement and construction firm building the plant, and Iraqi developer MPC, part
Portugal books new Sabine Pass LNG cargo
Image courtesy of REN REN-operated Sines LNG import terminal in Portugal is set to receive a new cargo of the gas from Cheniere’s Sabine Pass LNG export terminal in Louisiana. Teekay’s MEGI-powered LNG carrier, Creole Spirit, capable of transporting 174,000 cubic meters of the chilled fuel is scheduled to dock
Sovcomflot LNG-fueled tankers hit one year milestone
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Sovcomflot) Russian shipping company Sovcomflot said it has reached a milestone with its LNG-fueled Aframax tankers fleet as it has been in operation for a full year. The company has been accumulating data since it took delivery of its first vessel in the series
AG Ems orders Münsterland LNG conversion
Image courtesy of AG EMS Royal Niestern Sander and AG Ems signed the agreement for the conversion of the passenger ship Münsterland to LNG propulsion. For the project, Niestern Sander is set to receive a contribution from the European Regional Development Fund of the European Union for this innovation process.
Brittany Ferries names third LNG-fueled vessel
zoomImage courtesy of Brittany Ferries French shipping company Brittany Ferries has named its third E-Flexer class vessel powered by liquefied natural gas the Santoña. To be chartered from Stena, Santoña is part of the company’s €550 million ($615.8 million) fleet renewal program, Brittany Ferries said in a statement. Santoña will
Woodside schedules Karratha gas plant LNG trains maintenance
Image courtesy of Woodside Australian LNG player Woodside has scheduled maintenance at the Karratha gas plant, part of the North West Shelf project. According to a company notice, it will start maintenance on July 26 on one LNG train with expected completion on August 13. Further work on multiple LNG
Klaipeda LNG terminal fully booked until October 2020
Japan’s spot LNG prices climb in June
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Tokyo Electric) The price of spot liquefied natural gas contracted in Japan edged up slightly during the month of June with the arriving LNG prices showing a significant jump. Data from the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) shows the contract-based price
Exmar takes steps to increase liquidity
Image courtesy of Exmar Belgium’s Exmar, the Nicolas Saverys-led shipowner, said it has repaid its outstanding bond financing it through a new $75 million bond issuance and its available resources. Exmar already secured the financing of the FSRU barge in the second quarter of 2019. The financing is approved by
Lloyds, Mitsubishi partner to build 1,200-MW LNG merchant power hub (Business Mirror)
ENERGY Secretary Alfonso Cusi said last week that Dubai-based Lloyds Energy is partnering with Mitsubishi Corp. Energy of Japan to put up a 1,200-megawatt (MW) liquefied natural gas (LNG) merchant power plant. “It is not an LNG terminal. It is a power plant, a merchant power plant whose feedstock is