Image courtesy of Woodfibre LNG The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada said funds have been made available to assist the participation of the public and Indigenous people in the post-decision phase for the Woodfibre LNG project. The proposed liquefied natural gas facility located seven kilometers southwest of Squamish, British Columbia,
Polish LNG terminal receives 86th cargo
Image courtesy of Polskie LNG Polish sole liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facility, the President Lech Kaczyński terminal in Świnoujście, has received a new cargo on Thursday. It was the 86th delivery since the project started operation, the operator said in a brief statement through its social media channels. The
Fugro scoops Abadi LNG project marine survey job
Image courtesy Fugro Inpex Masela, a unit of Inpex Corporation, has awarded Fugro a large marine survey contract for the Abadi liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Indonesia. Fugro will perform geophysical and geotechnical surveys and the associated studies needed to support front-end engineering design (FEED) for offshore production facilities and the
Wärtsilä inks 15-year maintenance deal for El Salvador LNG-to-power project
zoomImage courtesy of Wärtsilä The Finnish technology group Wärtsilä signed a long-term operation & maintenance (O&M) agreement with Energía del Pacífico for a 378 MW LNG-fired power plant in El Salvador. The 15-year agreement was signed in the fourth quarter of 2019 and will take effect when the plant commences
Subsea 7 confirms scope of Barossa contract
Image courtesy of Subsea 7 Offshore services provider Subsea 7 has been contracted by ConocoPhillips Australia Barossa to deliver SURF scope for the Barossa project. The company noted the contract is between $300 million and $500 million. Subsea 7’s scope of work includes project management, engineering, procurement, fabrication, transportation, installation
CPC receives its first ‘carbon neutral’ LNG cargo
Image courtesy of CPC Taiwan’s CPC Corporation (CPC) said it has received the country’s first delivery of “carbon-neutral” liquefied natural gas at the Yung-An LNG receiving terminal. CPC said in its statement that the cargo was sourced at the Sakhalin 2 LNG facility in Russia and delivered onboard the Grand
Equinor sets new carbon intensity reduction targets
zoomImage courtesy of Equinor Norwegian energy company and LNG player Equinor has launched its new climate roadmap aiming to reduce the net carbon intensity of energy produced by at least 50 percent by 2050. Equinor added in its statement that it also aims to grow renewable energy capacity tenfold by
First Gen seeks LNG terminal modification permit
zoomFirst Gen’s gas-fired power plants (Image courtesy of First Gen Corporation) FGEN LNG, a unit of the Philippine utility First Gen Corporation submitted an application to the Department of Energy (DOE) for a permit to build interim LNG facilities within its Batangas LNG complex. The application is for the construction
EIA: U.S. natural gas consumption rises in 2019
zoomNatural gas-fired power plant (Image courtesy of Sojitz) U.S. natural gas consumption increased by 3 percent in 2019, reaching a record of 85.0 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d), according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). New natural gas-fired electric capacity and lower natural gas prices led the increase
FortisBC steps ahead with Tilbury LNG Phase 2 expansion
zoomRendering of potential expansion project (Image courtesy of FortisBC) Canadian LNG provider, FortisBC Holdings has filed an initial project description with regulators to begin the federal impact assessment and provincial environmental assessment processes for the Tilbury phase 2 LNG expansion project. If approved, the Tilbury phase 2 LNG expansion project