MANILA, Philippines — State-run Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) is looking to secure a significant stake in the 1,200-megawatt (MW) liquefied natural gas (LNG) merchant power plant that Dubai-based Lloyds Energy is planning to build in the country, the energy chief said. Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi said PNOC and Lloyds
PNOC Wants Stake in Lloyds Power Project (Manila Times)
BAM International starts work on wharf piles on Rio Tinto project
BW Paris FSRU conversion 95 pct done
LR to work with Chinese partners on 220,000-cbm LNG carrier
zoomImage courtesy of LR Classification society Lloyd’s Register has signed an agreement with a group of Chinese companies to design and develop the first 220,000-cbm LNG carrier with a GTT Mark III membrane containment system. The companies include COSCO Shipping LNG Investment, COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry, Jiangnan Shipyard, Marine Design
Energy World Corp. to boost gas supply to Sengkang power plant
Image courtesy of EWC LNG project developer Energy World Corporation (EWC) has started operation of two gas compressor units which would boost gas production and increase supply to the Sengkang power plant. Through its unit Energy Equity Epic, EWC installed and began operation of two the two gas compressor units.
Lithuania: Klaipeda LNG regas volumes soar in June
Image courtesy of Klaipedos Nafta Liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification volumes at Lithuania’s first and only import terminal in the port of Klaipeda rocketed in June. The terminal operator Klaipedos Nafta’s data shows that the company’s LNG import terminal and its small-scale LNG facility have regasified and reloaded 2.43 TWh
Containerships completes first Simops LNG bunkering
Image courtesy of Containerships Finnish shipping company Containerships has carried out first bunkering of LNG during cargo operations. Containerships said in a statement that it completed simultaneous operations (Simops) bunkering on its LNG-powered Containerships Nord vessel in the Port of Rotterdam. According to the company, the vessel became the first
GTT set to design LNG tanks for Maran Gas carrier quartet
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of GTT) French liquefied natural gas containment system specialist, GTT has been contracted to provide tank design for four Maran Gas newbuilds. GTT said in a statement that the four liquefied natural gas carriers for the Greek shipowner are being built at South Korea’s Daewoo
Tallink Grupp secures loan for LNG-powered newbuild ferry
zoomLNG-powered fast ferry Megastar (Image courtesy of Tallink Grupp) Estonian shipping company Tallink Grupp said its unit, Tallink Superfast, signed an agreement with KfW IPEX-Bank, securing a €197.6 million ($221.77 million) loan to fund the construction of its new LNG-powered fast ferry. The construction of the vessel, currently being done