Pioneering Spirit, vessel installing the Nord Stream 2 pipeline; Image courtesy of Nord Stream 2 AG A total of 1,000 kilometers of the contentious Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline has now been laid in Finnish, Swedish, and German waters. Nord Stream 2 AG, a subsidiary of Russian giant Gazprom, said
zoomIllustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Novatek) Nidec ASI, part of Nidec Group, has signed a multi-million-euro contract with Siemens Gas and Power for the supply of equipment for the Arctic LNG 2 project. Nidec said on Friday that it would supply variable frequency drives systems (VFDS) and motors for
Image courtesy of Freeport LNG Japan’s Toshiba Corporation said it has been notified by China’s ENN Ecological Holdings of termination of the purchase deal of Toshiba’s US LNG business. ENN notified Toshiba that it terminated the deal to buy outstanding shares of Toshiba America LNG Corporation signed in November 2018.
Image courtesy of Zvezda Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex on Thursday said it has signed a construction contract with its Russian compatriot shipper Sovcomflot for a pilot LNG carrier for Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2 project. The contract for the LNG carrier construction was preceded by large-scale works at the shipyard leading to
zoomLNG Canada facility rendering (Image courtesy of LNG Canada) Kitsumkalum First Nation signed two liquefied natural gas (LNG) benefits deals with Canada’s British Columbia province. The Coastal Fund Agreement and LNG Benefits Agreement provide funding to Kitsumkalum for the life of the LNG Canada project. The agreements ensure Kitsumkalum members
zoomLaby compressor; Image courtesy of Burckhardt Compression Burckhardt Compression will provide compressors for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier with an X-DF propulsion system. Burckhardt Compression said on Wednesday that it would outfit a 30,000-cbm LNG carrier operated by Knutsen OAS Shipping with Laby compressors. The compressors will be delivered
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Fluxys Belgium – P. Henderyckx) The Fluxys-operated Zeebrugge liquefied natural gas terminal in Belgium is set to receive a cargo from the Chevron-led Angola LNG project. According to the shipping data, the 2011-built liquefied natural gas carrier Sonangol Etosha capable of transporting 160,100-cbm of
zoomImage courtesy of Shell Shell Offshore, a unit of The Hague-based LNG giant Shell, agreed to sell its 22.45 percent non-operated interest in the Caesar-Tonga asset in the US Gulf of Mexico to Delek CT Investment, a Delek Group unit for $965 million. The sales and purchase agreement is subject
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Bechtel) U.S. natural gas-fired combined-cycle (NGCC) capacity has surpassed annual and monthly coal-fired electricity generation capacity, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). EIA said on Wednesday that the amount of generating capacity from natural gas-fired combined-cycle (NGCC) plants surpassed coal-fired plants in 2018