Image courtesy of FKAB Marine engineering company FKAB said that the third LNG-fueled vessel out of six ordered by the Gothia Tanker Alliance has been delivered. The 16,3000 DWT vessel named Thun Venern is equipped with batteries and dual fuel engines for LNG operation and features ice class 1A, and is
BREAKING: Shell approves LNG Canada investment
Image courtesy of LNG Canada The Hague-based LNG giant Shell has taken a final investment decision on LNG Canada, a major liquefied natural gas export project in Kitimat, British Columbia. With LNG Canada’s joint venture participants also having taken FID, construction will start immediately with first LNG expected before the
Inpex-led Ichthys LNG project ships first condensate cargo
Image courtesy of Inpex Japan’s Inpex said the first condensate cargo departed its Ichthys liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Australia. The cargo departed from the project’s offshore floating production, storage and offloading facility, the Ichthys Venturer, moored in the Browse Basin, some 220 kilometers off the northwest coast of
SHI books LNG carrier order
Image courtesy of SHI South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries secured an order for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier. The deal is valued at just over 200 billion won ($180 million), the company said in a stock exchange filing. The name of the Asian shipowner ordering the vessel remained undisclosed. The
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Image courtesy of Novatek Qatar upsizes LNG production expansion Qatar Petroleum has revised its LNG capacity expansion target boosting it from 100 million tons per year to 110 mtpa. LNG Canada unaffected by pipeline, trade issues Final investment decision by the LNG Canada project will not be affected by Canada’s
Mundra LNG terminal to start up by end-October
Illustration purposes only – Mundra Port (Image courtesy of Adani Ports) The 5 mtpa Mundra LNG terminal being developed Adani Group and Gujarat State Petroleum Corp could spring into action by the end of October. The facility being developed at Mundra port in Gujarat will be inaugurated by India’s prime minister
PetroChina approves LNG Canada investment
zoomImage courtesy of LNG Canada Shell-led LNG Canada project has made a major step forward with the Chinese project partner, PetroChina approving a $3.46 billion investment. The state-owned PetroChina held a shareholder meeting on September 28, the company said in a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange. For the
Jumbo wins Sergipe LNG-to-power project gig
zoomImage courtesy of Jumbo Offshore Jumbo Offshore, the heavy lift specialist, secured a contract from Sapura Energy to perform transportation and installation of the FSRU mooring system for the LNG-to-power project in Sergipe, Brazil. In addition to the transportation and installation services, Sapura, the EPC contractor, called on Jumbo Offshore to
France’s GTT nets SHI LNG tank order
Image courtesy of GTT/Roland Mouron French LNG containment specialist GTT said Monday it has secured a new order from the Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries for the tank design of two 174,000-cbm liquefied natural gas carriers. GTT said in its statement that the two LNG carriers would be built on
Zeebrugge booked for Yamal LNG transshipment
Image courtesy of Fluxys Belgium P. Henderyckx The Fluxys-operated Zeebrugge liquefied natural gas terminal in Belgium is set to complete a transshipment of Yamal LNG cargo during the week. According to the shipping data, the 170,000-cbm LNG carrier Pskov is set to deliver a Yamal LNG cargo on September 26 to