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Image courtesy of Shell First Prelude FLNG cargo lands in South Korea The first liquefied natural gas cargo shipped from Shell’s Prelude FLNG unit located 475 km North East of Broome in Western Australia has landed in South Korea. McDermott-Chiyoda ink Cameron LNG incentives deal McDermott International and its joint
Peruvian June LNG exports drop
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Jul
Image courtesy of Peru LNG Exports from the Peruvian liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Pampa Melchorita slumped in June with only two cargoes departing. Data from the state-owned Perupetro shows that both cargoes landed in Asia, with South Korea and Japan grabbing one each. In terms of volumes, the
McDermott-Chiyoda ink Cameron LNG incentives deal
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Jul
zoomImage courtesy of Sempra LNG McDermott International and its joint venture member Chiyoda have reached an agreement with Cameron LNG related to the construction of its LNG liquefaction project in Louisiana. The agreement provides the opportunity for incentive bonus payments for achieving construction and commissioning milestones on specified dates for
Three Qatari cargoes heading for Zeebrugge LNG terminal
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Jul
Image courtesy of Fluxys Belgium – P. Henderyckx The Fluxys-operated Zeebrugge liquefied natural gas terminal in Belgium booked three cargoes of LNG from Qatar. The shipping data shows the first of the three cargoes being transported onboard the Onaiza LNG carrier, with a capacity of 210,000 cubic meters. The vessel
IOC to commission Ennore LNG terminal in July
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Jul
Image courtesy of Indian Oil LNG Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) revealed its plans to commission the Ennore LNG terminal in Tamil Nadu later this month. Press Trust of India (PTI) reports that the IOC’s first LNG import terminal is complete and will be commissioned after completion of dredging of the
Guangdong Energy unloads LNG cargo at two terminals
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Jul
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Guangdong Dapeng LNG) China’s Guangdong Energy Group has reportedly has been forced to discharge a cargo at two separate LNG terminals due to the limited available storage capacity. Citing sources close to the matter, Platts reports the cargo was discharged at the Dapeng and
Woodside calls for public comments on Scarborough development
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Jul
Pluto LNG onshore gas plant (image courtesy of Woodside) Australian LNG player Woodside has submitted the Scarborough development Offshore Project Proposal (OPP) to the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environment Management Authority (NOPSEMA), inviting public comments. The Scarborough gas resource is located approximately 375 km west-north-west off the Burrup Peninsula
Australia: APLNG to deliver additional volumes to domestic market
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Jul
The Australia Pacific LNG facility on Curtis Island (Image courtesy of ConocoPhillips) The Australia Pacific liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project said it will supply an additional 16.2 petajoules of natural gas to domestic customers. Australia Pacific LNG will supply explosives manufacturer Orica with 10.2 petajoules of gas over four
Dunkerque LNG reports rise in LNG carrier docking
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Jul
zoomImage courtesy of Dunkerque LNG France’s Dunkirk liquefied natural gas import terminal accommodated a total of 37 LNG carriers during the first five months of the year. Dunkerque LNG, the operator of the facility said that these are the record high numbers for the facility that was commissioned on January