India’s LNG imports in May increased by 0.5 per cent following a decline in April due to coronavirus lockdown restrictions. Kochi LNG terminal (Image: Petronet LNG) India started easing the restrictions, which halted economic activity and pushed down demand, in the second part of May and plans to end the
France’s GTT has secured an order to design two storage tanks for Beijing Gas Group’s Tianjin Nangang LNG terminal in China. Image: GTT The LNG containment specialist won the contract from China Huanqiu Contracting & Engineering. GTT said that the 220,000-cbm tanks will be the largest land storage tanks in
Polskie LNG, a GAZ-SYSTEM company, together with Szczecin and Świnoujście Seaport Authority, has picked the contractor for the Polish LNG terminal expansion project. Courtesy of GAZ-SYSTEM The agreements were signed with the consortium of companies PORR and TGE Gas Engineering, GAZ-SYSTEM said in its statement. The value of the signed
Ulstein Verft has delivered the Service Operation Vessel (SOV) Windea Jules Verne to Bernhard Schulte Offshore, who chartered the hybrid SOV to GE Renewable Energy for operations at the Merkur offshore wind farm in Germany. Based on the ULSTEIN SX195 design, Windea Jules Verne is 93.4 metres long, has a
The board of creditors, self-administration and management of the financially-troubled shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) are fighting to continue the construction of the LNG-powered ferry Honfleur (newbuilding 774). Difficult talks and negotiations are currently underway in a fight to save the German shipbuilder which filed for insolvency in April this year.
Australia’s largest LNG producer and energy giant Woodside unveiled this week a new management reshuffle. Image: Woodside The company has promoted four executives in its team saying the move will “steer its future growth and its role in contributing to the achievement of global Paris agreement goals”. As part of
The United States regulators have issued a final rule authorizing the bulk transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by rail. Illustration only. Courtesy of Florida East Coast Railway The rule has been issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), in
Australian energy giant Woodside has filed its environment plans for the Greater Western Flank 3 and Lambert Deep development drilling and subsea installation activities to the Australian offshore regulator. After the filing on 16 June, Woodside’s plan is now under assessment by NOPSEMA. The energy giant proposes to undertake the
US energy giant Chevron signed a domestic gas sale agreement with BHP Billiton Nickel West for volumes from the Wheatstone LNG project. Courtesy of Chevron Starting July 2020, Chevron will supply BHP Nickel West with a total of 22 Petajoules of equity domestic gas over the 3.5-year term of the