Gas infrastructure company Fluxys has agreed with Hanseatic Energy Hub to join the LNG terminal project in Stade near Hamburg as an industrial partner. Courtesy of Hanseatic Energy Hub Closing of the agreement is expected upon completion of the default merger clearance procedure with the competent authorities, FLuxys said in
Italian shipping company Grimaldi has christened Eco Livorno, the third hybrid roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) unit of Grimaldi Green 5th Generation (GG5G) vessel class. On 2 March 2021, the brief ceremony was held on the occasion of the ship’s inaugural call in the Port of Livorno – its first Italian stop since
Dutch shipbuilder Ferus Smit has launched the latest LNG-fueled oil/chemical tanker being built for the Swedish shipper Thun Tankers. Courtesy of Thun Tankers The Nb. 451, named Thun Equality is the third ship in the E-Class series being built for Thun Tankers. The shipyard noted that the new tanker will
Japan’s Mitsui signed a basic agreement with Japanese gas utility Hokkaido Gas for the supply of carbon-neutral LNG, marking a first for both companies. Courtesy of Mitsui This is the first time for Mitsui to supply carbon-neutral LNG and the first time that Hokkaido Gas will receive carbon-neutral LNG. The
Dutch energy and commodity trading company Vitol launched a Green LNG product for its LNG customers looking to further reduce carbon emissions. Illustration; Courtesy of Vitol The company will offer its LNG customers the option to convert the traditional LNG cargoes to ‘Green LNG’ through offsets. The emissions associated with
Noble Energy, a Chevron company, has achieved the first gas flow from the Alen gas monetization project, off Equatorial Guinea. Courtesy of EG LNG The project consists of a 70 km (43.5 miles) pipeline with a capacity of 950 million cubic feet of natural gas equivalent per day (MMcfe/d), Chevron
Quality Liquefied Natural Gas Transport’s (QLNG) newbuild arrived at Florida’s Port Canaveral, making it Americas’ first LNG cruise port. Courtesy of Port Canaveral Q-LNG 4000, a ship-to-ship articulated tug and bunker barge (ATB) nicknamed the “Q4K”, is designed, engineered, and internationally and U.S. certified to provide safe and reliable ship-to-ship
Qatargas said it has marked the first call at India’s Ennore LNG receiving terminal by a Qatargas-chartered vessel. Courtesy of Qatargas The Q-Flex vessel, Al Nuaman, was loaded with 147,000 cubic metres of LNG on February 11 at Ras Laffan Port. It called at Ennore terminal, near the southern Indian
Qatar Petroleum has contracted Samsung C&T Corporation for the expansion of the LNG storage and loading facilities in Ras Laffan, as part of the North Field East project. Courtesy of Qatar Petroleum The contract, valued at more than $2 billion (including options), was awarded on a lump sum basis and
