Image courtesy of BW LNG BW LNG, a unit of the Singapore-based gas shipping giant BW Group, said it has completed modification works in Sembcorp Marine Admiralty yard on the FSRU BW Magna. The modification works were carried out in preparation for its 23-year contract in Brazil, BW LNG informed
Nigeria LNG makes Train 7 FID
Image courtesy of Nigeria LNG Nigeria LNG has made the final investment decision (FID) for its Train 7 project, which will increase the NLNG facility’s production capacity by 35 percent. This decision allows the expansion to increase the capacity of NLNG’s six-train plant from 22 million tonnes per annum (mtpa)
TC Energy sells stake in Coastal GasLink pipeline
zoomImage courtesy of TC Energy TC Energy Corporation has entered into an agreement to sell a 65 percent equity interest in the Coastal GasLink Pipeline Project to KKR and Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo). Concurrent with the completion of the sale, TC Energy expects that Coastal GasLink will enter into
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Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Woodside) Ichthys LNG reaches financial completion Japan’s Inpex Corporation said that the Ichthys LNG project in Australia’s Northern Territory has achieved financial completion under its project financing framework. Shell makes new gas find off Australia, eyes Prelude FLNG tie-back Shell Australia has made a
DEPA grabs stake in Alexandroupolis FSRU developer GASTRADE
zoomIllustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Gastrade) Greek public gas corporation DEPA has approved the acquisition of a 20 percent stake in its compatriot utility GASTRADE, the developer of the FSRU project in Alexandroupolis. Northern Greece FSRU is a major pillar of the energy strategy implemented by the Greek government
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, MOL ink Japan’s first LNG ferries deal
zoomImage courtesy of Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group company, has concluded a contract with Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) to build Japan’s first two LNG-fueled ferries. These vessels will be built at the Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works, with successive completion and handover scheduled for the end
SAAM Towage wins El Salvador LNG-to-Power project job
zoomImage courtesy of SAAM Towage SAAM Towage, a part of the Chilean towage, port and logistics services provider SAAM, has been contracted to provide services for the Energía del Pacífico (EDP) project at the Port of Acajutla in El Salvador. The long-term agreement with EDP calls for allocating three tugs,
Novatek grabs third LNG project resource acreage
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Novatek) Russian natural gas producer and LNG major Novatek said that its Arctic LNG 1 unit has secured the rights to explore the Bukharinskiy license. Novatek said in its statement the unit won the auction for geological survey, exploration and production license for the
Polish LNG terminal receives 78th cargo
Image courtesy of Polskie LNG Polish liquefied natural gas import facility, the President Lech Kaczyński terminal in Świnoujście, has received a new cargo on Thursday. Polish LNG terminal operator, Polskie LNG, said via social media that the 78th cargo delivery came to the facility onboard the liquefied natural gas carrier
Bac Lieu LNG-to-power project gets Vietnamese government backing
zoomMagnolia LNG project rendering (Image courtesy of LNG Limited) Vietnamese government included the entire 3,200 MW Bac lieu LNG-to-power project into the National Power Development plan for 2011-2020. In its letter, the government office of Vietnam addressed both the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Bac Lieu Province People’s
Yamal LNG transshipment tank at Zeebrugge springs into action
Image courtesy of Fluxys Belgium – P. Henderyckx Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer, Novatek, started using a dedicated LNG transshipment tank at the Zeebrugge LNG terminal in Belgium. Novatek booked the tank’s capacity as part of a 20-year transshipment agreement between Yamal LNG’s unit Yamal Trade and Fluxys LNG.
Matson takes delivery of first LNG-ready containership
Image courtesy of NASSCO Ocean logistics services provider, Matson, has taken delivery of its first Kanaloa-class LNG-ready containership Lurline from General Dynamics NASSCO. The vessel is the largest combination container/roll-on, roll-off ship ever built in the United States, Matson said in its statement. Lurline is the first of two Kanaloa-class