French major Total reported a jump in profit for the first quarter of 2021, benefiting from the rising oil and gas prices. Courtesy of Total The company posted a net income of $3.3 billion and an adjusted profit of $3 billion, 69 per cent up from the first quarter of …

U.S. LNG export project developer Venture Global LNG has partnered up with construction firm Zachry Group in the development of the Plaquemines LNG export project in Louisiana. Courtesy of Venture Global This comes after Venture Global LNG selected KBR for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract as lead contractor …

Classification society Bureau Veritas has classed Bergen Tankers’ Bergen LNG, Norway’s first LNG bunkering ship. Courtesy of Bureau Veritas Bergen LNG is born from the conversion of the 2010 built oil tanker Oslo Tank in order to carry LNG instead of conventional liquid marine fuels. This was announced in August …

MOL FSRU Challenger has loaded and departed Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass LNG export facility on April 29, making it the largest LNG vessel ever to load at the US terminal. Courtesy of Cheniere Measuring in at nearly 1132 feet long, FSRU MOL Challenger is approximately 150 feet longer than an …

LNG exports from the U.S. remain flat on the week with Henry Hub prices going up, according to weekly data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Courtesy of Cheniere In the latest Short-Term Energy Outlook report for the week between 22 April 28 April, EIA reports twenty LNG vessels that …

South Korean shipbuilding giant Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has secured an order for two dual-fuel LPG carriers from compatriot Hyundai LNG Shipping. The 91,000 cbm ships are expected to be built at DSME’s Okpo yard and delivered to shipowners by the fourth quarter of 2023. The contract is …

Australian LNG player Santos has completed the sell-down of a 25 per cent interest in Bayu-Undan and Darwin LNG to SK E&S. Courtesy of Santos The sell-down resulted in net funds to Santos of US$186 million at completion, being the sale price of US$390 million less the cashflows from the …

Germany’s engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions and Chinese state-owned energy company China National Machinery Corporation (CHMC) have commissioned a 200-megawatt LNG-ready power generation plant in Cambodia. Courtesy of MAN Energy The power plant, located near the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh, was handed over to Cambodian utility Electricité du Cambodge. It …

Spanish companies Enagás and the DISA Group have joined forces to promote the production, distribution and commercialization of green hydrogen. Courtesy of Enagás The pair teamed up on the Canary Islands Renewable Hydrogen Cluster-Hub project, with the aim of contributing to the progressive decarbonisation of the Canary Islands. The project …

Croatian gas supplier MET Croatia has wrapped up its first LNG delivery to the Krk LNG terminal in the northern Adriatic Sea. Courtesy of EU MET Croatia Energy Trade is part of Swiss-based energy company MET Group. The cargo was delivered on 26 April by Methane Nile Eagle, a 145,000-cubic …