Image courtesy of Electrogas Malta Electrogas Malta, the operator of the country’s first and only LNG regasification facility, has taken precaution measures for its FSU tanker Armada LNG Mediterrana due to adverse weather conditions. In its notice, EGM said that the weather forecast for the November 11-12, showed that Marsaxlokk
Australia: Gladstone LNG exports up in October
Image courtesy of Santos LNG exports from the three liquefaction plants located on Curtis Island off Gladstone reached 1.98 million tons of LNG in October. The volume was spread across 30 cargoes, data from the Gladstone Ports Corporation shows. Compared to the corresponding month in 2018, when the three facilities
YPF loads first commercial LNG cargo from Tango FLNG
LNG carrier Excalibur (Image courtesy of Excelerate) Argentina’s YPF has reportedly loaded its first commercial liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo for export from a new floating facility. Citing trade sources said Reuters said that Argentina’s export joins a wave of new supply flooding the spot market, which depressed Asian spot
Woodside makes FID for Pluto-NWS Interconnector pipeline
Image courtesy of Woodside Australian LNG operator Woodside has taken a final investment decision on the pipeline component of the Pluto-North West Shelf (NWS) Interconnector. Woodside said that it also entered into contractual arrangements with DDG Operations for the construction of the pipeline and its ongoing operation and maintenance. The
Hudong-Zhonghua delivers Yamal LNG-dedicated tanker
LNG Dubhe during the naming ceremony (Image courtesy of MOL) China’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding has delivered LNG Dubhe, the first of four conventional LNG carriers for the Yamal LNG project. According to a company official, the vessel, jointly ordered by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and China COSCO Shipping Corporation was delivered
Rosetti Marino to build Panfido’s LNG unit
zoomImage courtesy of Sener Italian towage specialist Rimorchiatori Riuniti Panfido has placed an order for the construction of an LNG SBBT unit with its compatriot shipbuilder Rosetti Marino. The SBBT (semi-ballastable barge transporter) unit has been designed by the Spanish engineering and technology group Sener. This project is co-funded by
Top news of the week November 4-9
Image courtesy of Klaipedos Nafta Disney Cruise Line orders LNG-fueled trio The U.S.-based Disney Cruise Line has entered into a memorandum of agreement for three additional LNG-powered cruise ships with the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany. GTT inks LNG containment tech MoU with China’s BEG French liquefied natural gas containment
Total hopeful of Yemen LNG production restart
zoomImage courtesy of Total French energy giant and LNG player Total hopes to restart LNG production in the future at the Balhaf facility operated by Yemen LNG in which Total has a 39.6 percent interest. Other partners in the project include U.S.-based Hunt Oil (17.2 percent), South Korea’s SK Innovation,
MPA mulls more incentives to push LNG fuel adoption
zoomMPA chief executive Quah Ley Hoon (Image courtesy of MPA) Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) is aiming to add further incentives to its Maritime Singapore Green Initiative (MSGI) to further promote the adoption of LNG as fuel. Speaking during an event in Singapore, MPA’s chief executive Quah Ley
Lithuania: Klaipeda LNG regas volumes up in October
Image courtesy of Klaipedos Nafta Liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification volumes at Lithuania’s first and only import terminal in the port of Klaipeda jumped during the month of October. The terminal operator Klaipedos Nafta’s data shows that the company’s LNG import terminal and its small-scale LNG facility have regasified and
Woodside bumps Scarborough resource volumes 52 pct
zoomImage courtesy of Woodside Australian LNG player Woodside said that the estimated gross contingent resource dry gas volume for the Scarborough field has increased to 11.1 Tcf, 53 percent up from 7.3 Tcf. Woodside’s interest in Greater Scarborough (covering the Scarborough, Thebe and Jupiter fields) comprises a 75 percent interest