zoomImage courtesy of Adriatic LNG Adriatic LNG, the operator of the regasification terminal located off the Italian Veneto coast closed the tender for a single peak shaving LNG cargo. Adriatic LNG did not disclose the name of the winner but said the selected market player will make available to Snam
First cargo departs Freeport LNG Train 2
zoomIllustration purposes only (Image courtesy of GasLog) McDermott International with its partners, Chiyoda International Corporation and Zachry Group, said that the first commissioning cargo has been shipped from Freeports LNG’s Train 2. Earlier this month, Train 2 of the Freeport LNG project on Quintana Island in Freeport, Texas started producing
Tristar adds BP-chartered Tristar Ruby to its fleet
Image courtesy of Tristar Group Dubai headquartered Tristar Group has taken delivery of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker, Tristar Ruby to its shipping fleet. Formerly known as the British Ruby, the tanker will be the first LNG vessel to be added to the Tristar fleet of 30 ocean-going tankers.
Government backs Daewoo E&C’s NLNG Train 7 project involvement
Image courtesy of MOEF South Korean Ministry of Economy and Finance has approved financial support to Daewoo Engineering & Construction for its involvement in the Nigeria LNG Train 7 project. To remind, Nigeria LNG has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of Train
Transneft to purchase LNG from Novatek to fuel cargo truck fleet
Image courtesy of Novatek Novatek, Russia’s natural gas producer and LNG major, has signed an agreement on cooperation for the use of LNG as fuel with compatriot state-owned transport and pipeline operator Transneft. Novatek said on Tuesday that, under the agreement, Transneft was considering purchasing LNG from the company to
AIIB invest $500 mln in proposed Tianjin LNG terminal
Project rendering (Image courtesy of AIIB) The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has set aside $500 million to help the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Binhai District, Tianjin. The investment aims to support China’s efforts to transition to a lower-carbon energy future, as it increases the
Japan’s LNG imports slip in November
zoomImage courtesy of Tepco Japanese imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) slipped slightly in the month of November. According to the provisional data released by Japan’s Ministry of Finance, a total of 6.27 million tons of the chilled fuel were imported into Japan during the month under review, 1.2 percent
Novatek awarded licenses for hydrocarbons reserves in Northern Russia
zoomYamal Peninsula; Image courtesy of Gazprom Russia’s LNG major Novatek has won licenses to explore and produce hydrocarbons in two areas in the Yamal-Nenets region in Northern Russia. Novatek said on Tuesday that its wholly-owned subsidiary Novatek-Yurkharovneftegas won the auction for geological survey, exploration and production license for the South-Yamburgskiy
ClassNK approves LNG-fueled bulker design for compatriot duo
Image courtesy of ClassNK Classification Society ClassNK granted approval in principle (AiP) to NS United Kaiun Kaisha and Imabari Shipbuilding for their joint project on the concept design of an LNG-fueled capesize bulker. The AiP has been awarded based on ClassNK’s Rule Part GF which adopts IGF Code, regulation for
BP confirms ‘world-class’ gas resources offshore Mauritania and Senegal
Image courtesy of BP BP’s recent three-well drilling campaign offshore Mauritania and Senegal has further confirmed the world-class scale of the gas resource in the region. BP said on Monday that the three appraisal wells drilled this year, GTA-1, Yakaar-2, and Orca-1, targeted a total of nine hydrocarbon-bearing zones. The