zoom The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) said on Wednesday it had detained two vessels, with one of them being a liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker, claiming that they were carrying out an illegal ship-to-ship fuel transfer near Pengerang. Following a public tip on suspected STS oil fuel transfer carried out
Australia’s east coast LNG producers working with govt on domestic supply shortages
zoomShips being loaded with LNG at all three of the plants on Curtis Island (Image courtesy of Bechtel) Australia’s east coast liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters have agreed to further work with the Federal Government to help counter domestic gas supply shortages. Resources Minister Matt Canavan on Wednesday met with
Russia’s Gazprom talks LNG with Itochu, Mitsubishi
zoomAt the meeting with Mitsubishi Corporation (Image courtesy of Gazprom) Russia’s Gazprom said on Wednesday it had held talks with Japan’s Itochu and Mitsubishi Corp. about cooperation in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) business. The talks, in the Russian city of Vladivostok, were held in two separate meetings. The first
Report: Inpex offers first Ichthys condensate cargo
Image courtesy of Inpex Japan’s Inpex has reportedly offered the first condensate cargo from its multi-billion dollar Ichthys liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project at Darwin in Australia’s Northern Territory. Inpex offered a 350,000-barrel cargo of Ichthys condensate to load on September 28-October 8 in a tender that will close
Gazprom, Mitsui ink Baltic LNG deal
Baltic LNG plant’s location (Image courtesy of Gazprom) Russian gas giant Gazprom and Japan’s Mitsui and Co. signed a memorandum of understanding on the planned Baltic liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project. The deal was signed on Wednesday in Vladivostok during a meeting between Gazprom head Alexey Miller and Mitsui Chairman
South Korea: MOL, COSCO name new Yamal LNG carrier
Image courtesy of MOL A naming ceremony for an ice-breaking LNG carrier, jointly owned by Japan’s MOL and China COSCO Shipping, was held on Tuesday at South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering. The name of the 172,000-cbm LNG carrier “Vladimir Vize” was chosen in honor of the Russian Arctic
Santos signs new domestic gas supply deal
zoomFor illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Santos) Australian LNG player Santos said on Wednesday it has signed a new long-term natural gas supply agreement with Brickworks Limited for its east coast operations through to the end of 2024. The natural gas contracted to Brickworks will supply its east coast operations
Gazprom, Kogas talk LNG supplies to Korea
zoomAlexey Miller during the meeting (Image courtesy of Gazprom) Russian gas giant Gazprom could increase liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments from the Sakhalin project to South Korea’s Kogas, the world’s second-largest corporate buyer of the fuel. This was revealed during a meeting on Wednesday in Vladivostok between Gazprom’s head Alexey
Australian production hits record high
zoomFor illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Woodside) Australian oil and gas production hit a new record in the year to June 2018 as more LNG export projects were brought online, according to a report by the energy consultancy, EnergyQuest. Petroleum production rose by 13.2 percent year-on-year to 870.4 million barrels