Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Excelerate Energy) The United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued an order vacating Aguirre Offshore GasPort permit to site, build and operate facilities off Puerto Rico. FSRU specialist, Excelerate Energy initially proposed the project for the southern shore of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico,
zoomIllustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Total) Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Total) France’s Total made a new discovery in the North Sea offshore U.K., on the Glengorm prospect located in the Central Graben. The well was drilled to a final depth of 5,056 meters and encountered 37 meters net
zoomImage courtesy of Sempra Energy U.S. energy company and LNG operator Sempra Energy said it is initiating the process to sell its equity interests in its South American businesses, including Luz del Sur in Peru and Chilquinta Energía in Chile. The move is a result of the company’s intention to increase its focus on North American
zoomImage courtesy of Gazprom Gazprom’s exports of natural gas to Austria have seen a significant jump so far this year. The increase in exports, as well as other issues related to the cooperation between Russia’s Gazprom and Austria’s OMV, was discussed during the meeting between Gazprom’s Alexey Miller and OMV’s Rainer
zoomImage courtesy of REN LNG receiving terminal at the port of Sines owned and operated by Portugal’s electricity and natural gas infrastructure operator REN is set to receive a US cargo. According to the shipping data by the Port of Sines, Rioja Knutsen capable of transporting 176,300 cubic meters of natural gas,
Image courtesy of Ophir Energy London-based Ophir Energy has requested an extension of the deadline for Medco Global, a unit of Medco Energi, to submit its takeover bid. Ophir said the PUSU deadline has been extended to January 31, for Medco Energy to either disclose firm intention to make an offer or
Image courtesy of Polskie LNG Polish LNG terminal operator, Polskie LNG, has hit a milestone with the arrival of the 50th liquefied natural gas cargo at the President Lech Kaczyński facility in Świnoujście. The cargo was delivered 138,000-cbm Iberica Knutsen on Sunday, January 27. In an earlier statement, Polish oil and gas company PGNiG said
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Qatargas) South Korean shipyard are bracing for a jump in liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipbuilding contracts from Qatar. Qatar is planning to order 60 new LNG carriers, Qatar’s energy minister Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi said during a Korea-Qatar summit, according to a Reuters report. The report
zoomImage courtesy of Containerships Finnish shipping company Containerships, part of French CMA CGM group, said its first LNG-fueled container vessel Containerships Nord completed its first LNG bunkering at the Port of Rotterdam. Around 240 metric tons of LNG was bunkered to the vessel, Containerships said that the supplied volumes are sufficient to
For illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Saga LNG) Singapore-based Saga LNG Shipping has received an approval in principle from China Classification Society (CCS) for two liquefied natural gas carrier designs. The first design called Wuhumax is a 40,000-cbm mid-sized LNG carrier while the second concept named Wuhanmax is a 28,500-cbm LNG vessel.