zoomImage courtesy of APPEA Western Australia government has worked out a plan to establish an LNG Jobs Taskforce consisting industry and government members, aiming to establish WA as an LNG hub. Western Australia’s share of the nation’s LNG export capacity by late 2018 will be about 57 percent, or close to
zoomImage courtesy of DNV GL Classification society DNV GL opened the doors to its LNG test center in Groningen, the Netherlands aiming to boost adoption and use of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The LNG test center has been created with the aim to support stakeholders across the value chain in addressing the
Image courtesy of Shell Harvey Gulf International Marine, the New Orleans-based LNG-fueled PSV owner and LNG bunkering pioneer, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Houston. The marine transportation company that specializes in providing offshore supply and multi-purpose support vessels for deepwater operations in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, has listed
Image courtesy of BHGE Engineering company McDermott International and Baker Hughes, a GE company, have been contracted by BP for its Tortue/Ahmeyim field development on the maritime border of Mauritania and Senegal that will include an FLNG facility. The engineering duo has been selected for the front-end engineering design (FEED) studies in
Image courtesy of EnerMech The Inpex-led Ichthys liquefied natural gas project (LNG) in Australia remains on course to start production by the end of this month, contrary to reports of additional delays. Reuters reported last week that the LNG project had already started trial operations at the liquefaction and export plant
zoomImage courtesy of Summit Power International Summit Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding with Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation to develop a $3 billion LNG-to-power project at Matarbari, Moheskhali area in Bangladesh. Under the MoU, the parties agreed to develop an integrated liquefied natural gas (LNG) onshore receiving terminal with a regasification
An artist rendering shows the exterior of the LNG-powered ships (Image courtesy of Disney Cruise Line) Disney Cruise Line, a unit of the US-based Walt Disney Company, revealed additional details about its three liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered ships it had ordered at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany. The three
Image courtesy of VT Halter Marine VT Halter Marine, a VT Systems company, cut the first steel for America’s first liquefied natural gas articulated tug and barge (LNG ATB) unit, marking the start of construction. “We believe that this is a significant step towards the USA becoming the premier supplier
Image courtesy of Peru LNG Peruvian liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipped its first cargo of the month March and only the second after the facility came back online following a pipeline rupture in February. Shipping data from the state-owned Perupetro shows that the 135,072-cbm LNG carrier Gallina, departed the plant on
zoomImage courtesy of APLNG More than A$5 million ($3.9 million) will be spent on Gladstone businesses within the next two months during Australia Pacific LNG export project’s planned shutdowns. As previously informed by APLNG, the two-train 9 mtpa plant on Curtis Islands near Gladstone will have one unit closed from March 8-23