zoomImage courtesy of Gate The Gate liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the Dutch port of Rotterdam has closed the year 2019 with a record number of ship operations. Gate terminal, owned jointly by Gasunie and Vopak, said it has completed 171 ship operations during the past year, which compares
Sempra, Saudi Aramco ink Port Arthur LNG IPPA
zoomPort Arthur LNG (Image courtesy of Sempra Energy) Sempra Energy and Saudi Aramco through its respective units, Sempra LNG and Aramco Services Company, have signed an Interim Project Participation Agreement (IPPA) for the Port Arthur LNG export project under development in Jefferson County, Texas. The IPPA represents another milestone for
Clarksons wraps up first CME Group LNG freight futures trade
Illustration only. Image source: Pixabay under CCO Creative Commons license. Shipping services group Clarksons completed the first LNG freight futures trades on CME between commodity traders Vitol and Trafigura at the end of December 2019. The trade was a first-quarter 2020 spread between BLNG1 Gladstone to Tokyo RV and BLNG2
Elba Island LNG moves closer to starting exports
zoomImage courtesy of Kinder Morgan Kinder Morgan-led Elba Island liquefaction project near Savannah, Georgia has received the green light to introduce hazardous fluids to MMLS unit #5. Elba Liquefaction Company and Southern LNG Company have filed the request on December 23, 2019, with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to introduce
Peruvian December LNG drop
Image courtesy of Peru LNG Exports from the Peruvian liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Pampa Melchorita edged down during the month of December. According to the data provided by the state-owned Perupetro, five vessels departed the facility, with volumes totaling 824,234 cubic meters of the chilled fuel. This represents
Qatar Petroleum inks 15-year LNG supply deal with KPC
Flex LNG launches newbuild at DSME
Image courtesy of Flex LNG Flex LNG, the company controlled by billionaire John Fredriksen and an emerging player in the LNG shipping business, saw another one of its newbuilds hit the water at the South Korean Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) shipyard. Flex LNG noted in a brief statement
Top news of the week Dec. 30, 2019-Jan. 4, 2020
Image courtesy of Enagás Nigeria LNG makes Train 7 FID Nigeria LNG has made the final investment decision (FID) for its Train 7 project, which will increase the NLNG facility’s production capacity by 35 percent. BW LNG: BW Magna FSRU modification complete BW LNG, a unit of the Singapore-based gas
2019 Rewind: Fourth quarter highlights
Image courtesy of Sempra Energy FERC approves Driftwood LNG site preparation work U.S. energy regulator has approved Tellurian’s request to start site preparation work at its $27.5 billion Driftwood liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project in Louisiana. German LNG Terminal shortlists EPC contractors German LNG Terminal, the joint venture behind
2019 Rewind: Third quarter highlights
Image courtesy of Excelerate Energy McDermott nets Arctic LNG 2 modules fabrication job McDermott International said that its Chinese joint venture Qingdao McDermott Wuchuan Offshore Engineering has been awarded the Arctic LNG 2 modules fabrication job. First Gen Corp picks JGC as Batangas LNG EPC contractor Philippine utility First Gen