Image courtesy of Nauticor Hamburg-based Nauticor, a unit of Linde, said that Kairos conducted the first LNG bunkering in the port of Södertälje for the product tanker Ternsund. During the operation, 150 tons of LNG were bunkered from the world’s largest bunker supply vessel for liquefied natural gas (LNG) Kairos,
Spain’s August LNG imports soar
zoomImage courtesy of Enagás Spain’s imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) jumped 86.4 percent in August when compared to the corresponding month last year, according to the monthly data by the LNG terminal operator Enagás. LNG imports reached some 26.1 terawatt-hours (TWh) in August 2019 as compared to 14 TWh
Woodside takes stake in seismic data acquisition firm
Image courtesy of BOSS Australian LNG major Woodside has signed a shareholders agreement with Perth-based Blue Ocean Monitoring (BOM) to invest in Blue Ocean Seismic Services (BOSS). Woodside said on Friday that BOSS was developing a solution that had the potential to make ocean bottom seismic data acquisition cheaper and
Sovcomflot, NYK secure refinancing for LNG pair
zoomImage courtesy of Sovcomflot Russian shipping giant Sovcomflot and its Japanese partner NYK Line, through their respective units, have secured a $176 million loan to refinance two ice-class LNG carriers servicing the Sakhalin-2 project. The loan facility has been agreed with SMBC Bank EU, the German unit of Sumitomo Mitsui
Gasum opens fourth LNG-fueling station in Sweden
zoomImage courtesy of Gasum The Nordic energy company Gasum opened a new gas filling station in Torsvik, Jönköping, to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) and liquefied biogas (LBG) for heavy-duty vehicles. The company’s fourth gas filling station in Sweden, the new filling station is located on a site leased from
GTT scores tank design order for LNG carrier duo
Image courtesy of GTT/Roland Mouron French liquefied natural gas containment system specialist, GTT has received two orders from the Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). The order concerns the tank design of one new liquefied natural gas carrier for Tsakos and the other one on behalf of Capital Gas Carriers,
Furetank christens LNG-fueled Thun Venern in Stockholm
Image courtesy of Thun Tankers Sweden’s Thun Tankers on Wednesday named its 18,000-dwt duel-fuel product/chemical tanker Thun Venern in Stockholm. Thun Venern is one of totally six delivered sister-ships, to the Swedish company that has already placed an order for two additional vessels. The vessel that uses natural gas or
Montoir-de-Bretagne LNG capacity subscription call extended
Image courtesy of Elengy – Yann Werdefroy French LNG operator Elengy said it has extended the deadline for capacity subscription at its Montoir-de-Bretagne LNG terminal due to high interest. The operator initially launched the subscription call in July as a response to market signals indicating a requirement for securing and
Nigeria LNG signs EPC LOI for Train 7 with preferred bidder
Image courtesy of NLNG Nigeria LNG has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) of Train 7 with an international consortium. The company said on Wednesday via social media that the winning bidder of the multi-billion turnkey project was a consortium known as SCD
Vopak grabs stake in Colombian LNG import facility
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Höegh LNG) Dutch tank storage company Vopak acquired 49 percent shareholding in Sociedad Portuaria el Cayao (SPEC) in Cartagena, Colombia, the country’s only LNG import facility operating since 2016. The LNG import facility consists of an LNG jetty, onshore infrastructure and a 9.2 km
Spain’s Naturgy launches new LNG distribution system
Image courtesy of Naturgy The Spanish utility company, Naturgy, said it has developed an LNG transport and distribution system that does not require any regasification facilities at the delivery point. In its statement on Thursday, Naturgy said the LNGonWheels system allows the discharge of LNG from a vessel to land
Wärtsilä navigation and comms for Wasaline LNG-biogas ferry
Image courtesy of Wärtsilä Finnish technology group Wärtsilä will provide the new Wasaline RoPax ferry, currently under construction at the RMC yard in Finland, with a Nacos Platinum navigation and communication system. This latest order, placed with Wärtsilä in August, is in addition to the package of Wärtsilä products, systems,