Image courtesy of DEME DEME’s LNG-powered offshore multipurpose vessel, the Living Stone has caught fire on Thursday while under construction in a shipyard in Spain’s port town of Santurtzi. According to local media reports, the fire started on Thursday at around 4:55 PM local time, and was put out at
US LNG exports decline on week to 5 cargoes
zoomImage courtesy of Cheniere Cheniere’s Sabine Pass liquefaction terminal in Louisiana, currently the only such a facility to export US shale gas overseas, has sent out less cargoes in the week ending February 14 as compared to the previous week. Five LNG vessels with a combined capacity of 17.2 billion
Crowley, Pivotal in another Puerto Rico LNG supply deal
For illustration only (Image: Crowley) Crowley Fuels, a unit of the Jacksonville-based maritime solutions provider Crowley, has signed another multi-year supply contract with Pivotal LNG, part of Southern Company Gas. The contract, executed through Crowley subsidiary Carib Energy, calls for Crowley to transport liquefied natural gas from Pivotal facilities on the mainland
USA: Cheniere ordered to close two Sabine Pass LNG tanks following leak
Image courtesy of Cheniere Federal safety regulators have instructed US LNG export player Cheniere Energy to remove from service two of five liquefied natural gas storage tanks at its Sabine Pass terminal following a gas leak last month. Tank S-103 at the Sabine Pass plant in Louisiana released LNG on
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MOL FSRU Challenger, the world’s largest FSRU (Image MOL) Two contractors shortlisted to build LNG Canada’s Kitimat export plant Shell-led LNG Canada said it had short-listed two international consortiums for the engineering, procurement and construction of its proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Kitimat, British Columbia. World’s largest
Russia: GAC wins Yamal LNG ship management deal
Two Arctic LNG carriers at the Yamal export facility (Image courtesy of Novatek) GAC Russia, a unit of the Dubai-headquartered GAC Group, has won a contract by the Novatek-operated Yamal LNG export project in Russia. Yamal LNG has appointed GAC Russia to manage its fleet of ice-breaker tankers at Sabetta
Indonesia: Tangguh LNG expansion project moving forward
The Wiriager Deep A platform, part of the Tangguh expansion project (Image courtesy of BP) Construction is progressing on the Tangguh expansion project which includes the addition of a third train at the BP-operated LNG export facility in Indonesia. The expansion project will add a liquefaction unit of 3.8 million
Chile’s Quintero LNG terminal in truck loading milestone
Image courtesy of GNL Quintero GNL Quintero, the Chilean regasification facility, said it had loaded the 50,000th truck with liquefied natural gas (LNG) at its truck loading station. The truck loading station has been operating since 2011 and consists of four independent loading bays. Trucks deliver LNG to markets throughout
Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering turns to profit in Q4
Petronas PFLNG 2 turret system (Image courtesy of MMHE) LNG carrier repair specialist Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering reported a profit during the fourth quarter of 2017 despite a lower revenue. MMHE reported a net profit of 47.13 million ringgit ($12.07m) for its fourth quarter versus a net loss of
Anadarko says Mozambique LNG moving forward
Offshore Mozambique (Image courtesy of Anadarko) Woodlands-based Anadarko said Tuesday it made “meaningful progress” with its giant liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project in Mozambique. The US company said in its fourth-quarter report it completed the legal and contractual framework and began the resettlement process to prepare the onshore location for the future