For illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of GTT) French LNG containment specialist GTT has been contracted for the tank design of a 174,000-cbm liquefied natural gas carrier under construction at the South Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI). The newbuild has been ordered by the Greek shipowner Minerva with delivery scheduled for
Annova LNG moves forward with USACE review resumption
Image courtesy of Annova LNG Annova LNG, the project proposed for the Port of Brownsville, Texas, has made a step forward as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) resumed its permitting process. The continuation follows Annova LNG’s data request submission and brings the project further along its timeline to receive federal approval by
MAN Cryo develops liquefied hydrogen fuel-gas system
zoomImage courtesy of MAN Energy Solutions MAN Cryo, the unit of MAN Energy Solutions, has developed a marine fuel-gas system for liquefied hydrogen in cooperation with Fjord1 and Multi Maritime in Norway. Multi Maritime’s hydrogen vessel design for Fjord1, including the MAN Cryo, Hydrogen Fuel Gas System, has been granted preliminary approval
Sempra’s ex-CEO joins Chevron BoD
zoomDebra Reed-Klages (Image courtesy of Caterpillar) US energy giant Chevron said Tuesday that Debra Reed-Klages, former chief executive of energy company and LNG operator Sempra Energy, has been elected to Chevron’s board of directors. Reed-Klages’ appointment is effective immediately and, as of December 5, 2018, she will serve on the
EPIK nets FSRU project development deal in Australia
zoomPort of Newcastle (Image courtesy of EPIK) EPIK, a South Korea-based FSRU project development company, has entered into a project development option agreement with Port of Newcastle, Australia to start preliminary works on a proposed LNG FSRU import terminal. The project, named Newcastle LNG, will be sited within the Port
Excelerate ditches Aguirre Offshore LNG GasPort project off Puerto Rico
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Excelerate Energy) Excelerate Energy has binned the Aguirre Offshore LNG GasPort, a floating LNG regasification terminal proposed off the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The facility would have consisted of a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) with a baseload capacity of 500 mmscf/d,
Australia: trio makes new arrangement to expedite Beehive drilling
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Polarcus) Australian independent oil and gas company, Melbana Energy, reached an agreement with Total and Santos to modify the current commercial agreement to move quicker towards drilling the Beehive-1 exploration well in the third quarter of 2020. Total and Santos have an option they
Hokkaido Electric starts LNG truck loadings at Ishikari
Image courtesy of Hokkaido Electric Power Japan’s Hokkaido Electric Power said it has started loading LNG trucks at its Ishikari LNG import facility. The utility noted in its statement that with the first LNG truck supply delivered, it is launching a full-scale gas supply business. Hokkaido Electric said the development follows
LNG Canada awards accommodation construction deals
zoomIllustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Atco) Shell-led LNG Canada project in Kitimat, British Columbia has awarded accommodation contracts to Civeo and a joint venture between Atco and Bird Construction. Civeo said in its statement it has been contracted to provide rooms and services from the company’s existing Sitka accommodations facility. Civeo’s
Russia’s Novatek in another Yamal LNG milestone
Image courtesy of Novatek Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer and LNG operator, Novatek said Tuesday that its $27 billion Yamal LNG export project in the Arctic has shipped the hundredth cargo of liquefied natural gas. The hundredth cargo was achieved less than a year since the Yamal LNG project’s first shipment