Image courtesy of the Port of Rotterdam A new dredging vessel powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) has been christened in the Dutch port of Rotterdam. The christening ceremony was held on January 11 at Holland Amerikakade in Rotterdam, according to a statement by the Port of Rotterdam. The LNG-powered dredger, named
zoomImage courtesy Santos Australian LNG player Santos said the Wilga Park power station in northwest New South Wales has been connected to its natural gas appraisal wells near Narrabri through a new flowline. The new flowline from the Dewhurst South natural gas wells means Santos can use this gas for
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Teekay) WoodMac: gas prices to drop as LNG FIDs hit record figures in 2019 The year 2019 is set to be a record year for supply in terms of both production growth and new project FIDs, according to the research and consultancy group Wood Mackenzie.
zoomImage courtesy of John Cortes (@cortes_john) The small-scale LNG import and regasification facility in Gibraltar made a step forward with the unloading procedures test completed on Thursday. A statement by the Gibraltar ministry of education, heritage, environment, energy and climate change notes that the LNG carrier Coral Methane “rehearsed its
Hammerfest LNG (Image courtesy of Equinor/Helge Hansen) Norwegian energy giant Equinor has closed its Hammerfest liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility located on Melkøya Island in northern Norway. The LNG export facility was shut down on January 4 due to “technical challenges with a compressor reinjecting CO2,” an Equinor spokesman told
Image courtesy of Phoenix Petroleum Philippine independent oil company Phoenix Petroleum has been given the green light to process with the construction of the $2 billion LNG project. Phoenix Petroleum said the Department of Energy has given the Tanglawan Philippine LNG project a notice to proceed the LNG terminal in Batangas.
zoomImage courtesy of LNG Canada LNG Canada intends to continue advancing its project and maintain the construction schedule despite the opposition the Coastal GasLink project is currently facing. TransCanada’s Coastal GasLink is a 670-kilometer (420 miles) pipeline designed to transport natural gas from the Montney gas-producing region near Dawson Creek,
Image courtesy of MHI Japan’s Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries unit, christened the Noshu Maru, a Sayaringo STaGE LNG carrier built for the JERA and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines joint venture Trans Pacific Shipping. Noshu Maru is the fourth vessel of the Sayaringo STaGE type, with the construction and completion
Barcelona regasification plant (Image courtesy of Enagás) Spain’s imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) rose 13.3 percent in December when compared to the same month a year ago, according to the monthly data by the LNG terminal operator Enagás. LNG imports reached some 19 terawatt hours (TWh) last month as