Qatari cargo heading for UK’s South Hook LNG
China bumps tariffs on US LNG imports to 25 pct
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May
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Guangdong Dapeng LNG) China has set out a new set of tariffs it plans to impose on goods imported from the United States which include liquefied natural gas (LNG). China’s Ministry of Finance on Monday noted that the US government increased its tariff on
Peruvian monthly LNG exports slide
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May
Image courtesy of Peru LNG Peruvian liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Pampa Melchorita shipped a total of four cargoes in April, dropping compared to the corresponding month a year ago. Data from the state-owned Perupetro shows that out the four cargoes three landed in South Korea with one
GTT to design LNG tanks for Maran Gas tanker duo
14
May
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of GTT) French liquefied natural gas containment system specialist, GTT has been contracted to provide tank design for a pair of Maran Gas newbuilds. GTT said in a statement that the two liquefied natural gas carriers for the Greek shipowner are being built at South
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May
Image courtesy of Energy Transfer Energy Transfer, Shell issue EPC invite for Lake Charles LNG project Energy Transfer and Shell have issued an invitation to EPC contractors to bid for the proposed Lake Charles LNG large-scale export project conversion job. Plaquemines LNG gets environmental green light US LNG export project
Cheniere Partners reports profit jump
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May
Image courtesy of Cheniere Cheniere Partners, a partnership established by the Houston-based LNG exporter Cheniere Energy reported a drop in earnings for the first quarter of the year as new LNG trains spring into action. Cheniere Partners reported a net income of $385 million for the three months ended March
KBR scores more Greater Tortue Ahmeyim work
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May
zoomImage courtesy of BP KBR said that its UK operating unit has been awarded an additional contract for BP’s Greater Tortue Ahmeyim project, located at the maritime border of Senegal and Mauritania. KBR has been awarded the engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract to provide facilities integration and terminal
Sovcomflot secures funds for LNG carrier duo
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May
Image courtesy of Sovcomflot Russia’s largest shipping company Sovcomflot has secured $297 million ten-year credit facility with ING Bank, KfW IPEX-Bank and Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank to fund LNG carrier pair. The funds will be used towards pre- and post-delivery financing of two new-generation 174,000-cbm Atlanticmax LNG carriers,
GTT scores tank design order for Capital Gas LNG carrier
7
May
Image courtesy of GTT/Roland Mouron French liquefied natural gas containment system specialist, GTT has been contracted by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) to design storage tanks for a newbuild LNG carrier. The vessel is currently under construction at the South Korean shipyard will have the capacity to transport up to 174,000
Gibraltar opens LNG import facility
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May
zoomImage courtesy of Shell Gibraltar has officially opened a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminal that was recently completed by Shell and Gasnor, a Shell-owned unit. As a result, Gibraltar is switching from diesel-fuelled power generation to cleaner-burning natural gas, using a newly commissioned 80-megawatt gas-fired power plant, Shell