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Minerva lays keel for its first LNG newbuild

17 Mar No Comments gregsamuel_e5x9azx4 LNG World News

Image courtesy of Minerva Gas The Greek shipping company Minerva, led by Andreas Martinos, has laid the keel for one of its newbuild LNG carriers at the Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) yard in Geoje, South Korea. The company said in an emailed statement the keel laying was completed

Novatek hits natural gas production milestone

17 Mar No Comments gregsamuel_e5x9azx4 LNG World News

zoomImage courtesy of Novatek Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer and LNG project operator Novatek has hit a milestone in its natural gas field development program.  The company said on Monday it has reached one trillion cubic meters in cumulative natural gas production since starting its natural gas field development

Golar Power to build LNG terminal in Port of Suape

16 Mar No Comments gregsamuel_e5x9azx4 LNG World News

zoomImage courtesy of Golar LNG Golar Power, a joint venture between Golar LNG and Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners, signed a protocol of intentions with the Pernambuco government to develop an LNG import terminal in the Port of Suape, in the northeast of Brazil. With operations scheduled to start in the second

Nigerian cargo heading for Dragon LNG terminal

16 Mar No Comments gregsamuel_e5x9azx4 LNG World News

Image courtesy of Dragon LNG The UK’s Dragon LNG terminal is scheduled to receive a Nigerian liquefied natural gas cargo at the end of this week.  Shipping data from the Milford Haven Port Authority shows the 148,300-cbm LNG Kano tanker is scheduled to dock at the Dragon LNG facility on

Petronas takes COVID-19 precautionary measures

16 Mar No Comments gregsamuel_e5x9azx4 LNG World News

Image courtesy of Petronas Malaysian energy giant and LNG player Petronas has shifted to a special working arrangement as a precautionary measure to minimize the risks due to COVID-19.  With immediate effect, Petronas is encouraging employees who can work from home, to do so where possible, Petronas said in its

COVID-19 effects delay TechnipFMC split

16 Mar No Comments gregsamuel_e5x9azx4 LNG World News

Image courtesy of TechnipFMC LNG engineer TechnipFMC has put its planned split into TechnipFMC and Technip Energies on hold. The company said in its update that the market conditions have changed materially due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the sharp decline in commodity prices, and the heightened volatility in global equity

Canadian, Japanese ports partner up on LNG fueling

16 Mar No Comments gregsamuel_e5x9azx4 LNG World News

Image courtesy of Port of Vancouver The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and the Tomakomai Port Authority have signed an MoU to promote the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel and the provision of LNG bunkering services. The provision of LNG fuel for ships transiting between the

Grain LNG terminal receives milestone cargo

16 Mar No Comments gregsamuel_e5x9azx4 LNG World News

zoomImage courtesy of National Grid Grain LNG UK’s Grain LNG terminal has recently hit a milestone receiving its 500th cargo of liquefied natural gas.  The terminal on the Isle of Grain accommodated the LNG Merak last week. The vessel capable of transporting up to 174,000 cubic meters of the chilled

Portugal awaits LNG cargo from Nigeria

16 Mar No Comments gregsamuel_e5x9azx4 LNG World News

Image courtesy of REN REN’s Sines LNG import terminal on Portugal’s Atlantic coast is scheduled to receive a cargo of liquefied natural gas next week.  According to the data provided by the Port of Sines, the 175,000-cbm carrier LNG Port-Harcourt II departed Nigeria LNG facility on Bonny Island and is

Top news of the week March 9-14

15 Mar No Comments gregsamuel_e5x9azx4 LNG World News

Image courtesy of Freeport LNG McDermott: feed gas starts flowing into Freeport LNG Train 3 McDermott International with its joint venture partners, Chiyoda International Corporation and Zachry Group, introduced feed gas into Train 3 of the Freeport LNG Liquefaction project on Quintana Island in Freeport, Texas. NextDecade’s Rio Grande LNG

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