zoomImage courtesy of Qatargas The world’s largest liquefied natural gas producer Qatargas has delivered the commissioning cargo to the Mundra LNG terminal, located on the west coast of India. The cargo was loaded in Ras Laffan on 17 January 2020 on the Q-Flex LNG vessel, Murwab, with an overall cargo
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Image courtesy of Bahrain LNG Cameron LNG requests more time for project expansion Cameron LNG project has filed a request with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission seeking a 72-month extension to place additional facilities in service. Study doubts LNG fuel’s life-cycle GHG emissions benefit Despite LNG containing less carbon per
Gasum inks deal to fuel Equinor’s LNG-fueled shuttle tankers
Image courtesy of Gasum The Nordic energy company Gasum has signed an agreement with Equinor for the delivery of liquefied natural gas to the latter’s crude shuttle tankers. The supply will commence when the shuttle tankers start operating during 2020, Gasum said in its statement. The LNG bunkering deliveries will
Origin’s quarterly revenue up
Image courtesy of Origin Australia’s top power and gas retailer, Origin Energy, reported mixed results for the Australia Pacific LNG quarterly revenue. APLNG revenue reached $716.5 million for the quarter ending December 31, 2019, which was 4 percent up on the previous quarter driven by a higher proportion of LNG
Cheniere drops lawsuit against Tellurian
Driftwood LNG rendering (Image courtesy of Tellurian) US LNG export project developer, Tellurian, said that all claims made by Cheniere against Tellurian chairman Charif Souki and vice-chairman Martin Houston have been dismissed. The lawsuit was filed against former Cheniere’s CEO Charif Souki in February last year, with Cheniere claiming Souki
U.S. weekly LNG exports up
Image courtesy of McDermott Exports of liquefied natural gas from the United States’ facilities increased over the week ending January 29. Data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows that a total of 21 tankers with a combined LNG-carrying capacity of 75 Bcf departed the United States between January 23
Gazprom, Petrobangla ink energy cooperation MoU
Image courtesy of Gazprom Russian giant Gazprom has signed a memorandum of understanding with Bangladesh state-owned Petrobangla. The five-year deal on strategic cooperation in the energy sector was signed during Gazprom’s deputy chairman Vitaly Markelov’s visit to Bangladesh. Gazprom’s interests in Bangladesh are represented by Gazprom EP International, a specialized
Excelerate, Engro ink deal to replace FSRU Exquisite
zoomImage courtesy of Excelerate Energy Excelerate Energy and Engro Elengy Terminal have signed a heads of agreement (HOA) for the expansion of the EETL liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal located in Port Qasim, Pakistan. Under the agreement, Excelerate will exchange its existing floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Exquisite
LNG-fueled Marine Vicky joins Sinanju Tankers’ fleet
Image courtesy of Sinanju Tankers Holdings Sinanju Tankers Holdings said that Marine Vicky, Singapore’s first LNG-fueled bunkering vessel joined its fleet. The company said in a brief statement through its social media channels that the tanker arrived from the shipyard becoming its 14th bunker vessel. Sinanju Tankers noted that it
Japan’s first LNG tugboat completes 100th bunkering
Image courtesy of NYK Line Japanese shipping giant NYK Line said that Japan’s first LNG-fueled vessel, the tugboat Sakigake, completed the 100th LNG bunkering operation since its delivery in 2015. The LNG bunkering was conducted from a tank truck at the No. 5 quay of Shinko, Yokohama, NYK Line said