Image courtesy of Eni Italian energy giant Eni and Algerian state energy firm Sonatrach have signed agreements to renew the gas supply contract to import Algerian gas into Italy until 2027. Eni said on Thursday that the agreement covers almost 15 percent of the gas imported into Italy. The company
Qatargas’ hits 10,000 non-LNG product shipments at Ras Laffan
Image courtesy of Qatargas The world’s largest liquefied natural gas producer Qatargas said that Qatargas Ras Laffan Terminal Operations (RLTO) has loaded the 10,000th cargo shipment of non-LNG product in Ras Laffan Industrial City (RLIC). Since starting operations in 2006, Qatargas have loaded more than four billion barrels of product
Japan’s spot LNG price slides in April
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Tokyo Electric) The price of spot liquefied natural gas contracted in Japan has continued its slide with prices declining again in April. Data from the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) shows the contract-based price slipped to $5.2 per mmBtu, an 18.7
KBR pens debottlencking FEED deal with Oman LNG
Sur plant; Image courtesy of Oman LNG Houston-based LNG engineer KBR has been awarded a front-end engineering design (FEED) contract by Oman LNG for the debottlenecking of their Sur facility. KBR said that, under the terms of the contract, it would provide FEED services for the debottlenecking project to increase
Dutch Gate terminal receives two cargoes from Vysotsk terminal in Russia, plans new small-scale project
Coral Anthelia at Gate (Image courtesy of Gate) Dutch Gate terminal in the port of Rotterdam has received two shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Novatek-operated mid-scale liquefaction facility in Russia’s Baltic Sea port of Vysotsk. Novatek launched full-scale production at the Cryogas-Vysotsk project, jointly owned with Gazprombank,
Yamal transshipment, Qatari LNG cargoes booked at Zeebrugge
zoomImage courtesy of Fluxys Belgium P. Henderyckx The Fluxys-operated Zeebrugge liquefied natural gas terminal in Belgium booked a series of cargoes in May. The first two vessels are scheduled to arrive at the Zeebrugge facility on Friday, May 17. Arctic liquefied natural gas carrier, Boris Davydov capable of transporting up
NextDecade picks interim chairman following founder death
Image courtesy of NextDecade U.S. LNG export project developer NextDecade has elected one of its non-executive directors as an interim chairman of the board following the recent untimely demise of chairwoman Kathleen Eisbrenner. NextDecade said on Tuesday that the company selected Matthew Bonanno, a non-executive director, to act as the
Mitsubishi christens Freeport LNG dedicated tanker
zoomImage courtesy of MHI Mitsubishi Shipbuilding christened the liquefied natural gas carrier under construction for a joint venture of JERA and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line). The new ship, named Bushu Maru is the Sayaringo STaGE type, featuring significant improvements in both LNG carrying capacity and fuel performance due
Rovuma LNG developments plants get government approval
zoomIllustration purposes only (Image courtesy of ExxonMobil) Mozambique Rovuma Venture, formed by ExxonMobil, Eni and CNPC, said today that the government of Mozambique had approved its development plan for the Rovuma LNG project. Rovuma LNG project plans to produce, liquefy and market natural gas from three reservoirs located in the
Sempra kicks off production at Cameron LNG Train 1
zoomCameron LNG Train 1 (Image courtesy of McDermott) Sempra Energy said that production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the first liquefaction train started at the Cameron LNG export project in Hackberry, Louisiana. Lisa Glatch, chief operating officer of Sempra LNG and board chair for Cameron LNG, said, “Cameron LNG