BAM International starts work on wharf piles on Rio Tinto project
LR to work with Chinese partners on 220,000-cbm LNG carrier
8
Jul
zoomImage courtesy of LR Classification society Lloyd’s Register has signed an agreement with a group of Chinese companies to design and develop the first 220,000-cbm LNG carrier with a GTT Mark III membrane containment system. The companies include COSCO Shipping LNG Investment, COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry, Jiangnan Shipyard, Marine Design
Energy World Corp. to boost gas supply to Sengkang power plant
8
Jul
Image courtesy of EWC LNG project developer Energy World Corporation (EWC) has started operation of two gas compressor units which would boost gas production and increase supply to the Sengkang power plant. Through its unit Energy Equity Epic, EWC installed and began operation of two the two gas compressor units.
Lithuania: Klaipeda LNG regas volumes soar in June
8
Jul
Image courtesy of Klaipedos Nafta Liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification volumes at Lithuania’s first and only import terminal in the port of Klaipeda rocketed in June. The terminal operator Klaipedos Nafta’s data shows that the company’s LNG import terminal and its small-scale LNG facility have regasified and reloaded 2.43 TWh
Containerships completes first Simops LNG bunkering
8
Jul
Image courtesy of Containerships Finnish shipping company Containerships has carried out first bunkering of LNG during cargo operations. Containerships said in a statement that it completed simultaneous operations (Simops) bunkering on its LNG-powered Containerships Nord vessel in the Port of Rotterdam. According to the company, the vessel became the first
GTT set to design LNG tanks for Maran Gas carrier quartet
8
Jul
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of GTT) French liquefied natural gas containment system specialist, GTT has been contracted to provide tank design for four Maran Gas newbuilds. GTT said in a statement that the four liquefied natural gas carriers for the Greek shipowner are being built at South Korea’s Daewoo
Tallink Grupp secures loan for LNG-powered newbuild ferry
8
Jul
zoomLNG-powered fast ferry Megastar (Image courtesy of Tallink Grupp) Estonian shipping company Tallink Grupp said its unit, Tallink Superfast, signed an agreement with KfW IPEX-Bank, securing a €197.6 million ($221.77 million) loan to fund the construction of its new LNG-powered fast ferry. The construction of the vessel, currently being done
Top news of the week July 1-6
7
Jul
Image courtesy of Shell First Prelude FLNG cargo lands in South Korea The first liquefied natural gas cargo shipped from Shell’s Prelude FLNG unit located 475 km North East of Broome in Western Australia has landed in South Korea. McDermott-Chiyoda ink Cameron LNG incentives deal McDermott International and its joint
Peruvian June LNG exports drop
5
Jul
Image courtesy of Peru LNG Exports from the Peruvian liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Pampa Melchorita slumped in June with only two cargoes departing. Data from the state-owned Perupetro shows that both cargoes landed in Asia, with South Korea and Japan grabbing one each. In terms of volumes, the
McDermott-Chiyoda ink Cameron LNG incentives deal
5
Jul
zoomImage courtesy of Sempra LNG McDermott International and its joint venture member Chiyoda have reached an agreement with Cameron LNG related to the construction of its LNG liquefaction project in Louisiana. The agreement provides the opportunity for incentive bonus payments for achieving construction and commissioning milestones on specified dates for