Image courtesy of Novatek Novatek, Russia’s largest private gas producer, has created a joint venture in China with Sinopec and state-owned Russian bank Gazprombank. Novatek, Sinopec, and Gazprombank signed heads of agreement on establishing a joint venture to market LNG and natural gas to end-customers in China, Novatek said. The
Awilco LNG secures charter deal for WilPride
Image courtesy of Awilco LNG Norwegian LNG transportation provider Awilco said it has secured a new charter deal for its 2013-built tanker WilPride. The company said that the TDFE liquefied natural gas carrier capable of transporting up to 156,000 cubic meters of LNG has been committed on an 8-month time
Santos: appraisal confirms Dorado oil and gas resource
zoomIllustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Noble Corporation) Australian oil and gas company Santos said that the Dorado-2 appraisal well has confirmed a major oil and gas resource in the Bedout Basin, offshore Western Australia. The well was drilled down-dip approximately two kilometers from the Dorado-1 discovery and encountered 85
MAN hybrid dual-fuel engines set for Seaspan LNG ferry duo
Image courtesy of MAN The Damen Gorinchem Holland shipyard has ordered a hybrid-propulsion solution from MAN Energy Solutions for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) – battery hybrid RoRo ferries being built for Seaspan Ferries. MAN said on Tuesday that the order covered the provision of two 35/44DF dual-fuel engines, fuel
Shell’s Prelude FLNG nearing first cargo shipment
Image courtesy of Shell Shell’s Prelude floating liquefied natural gas facility off the Western Australia coast is set for the first LNG cargo shipment. Speaking at the company’s management day conference in London, Shell’s head of integrated gas, Maarten Wetselaar said the Prelude FLNG unit has been producing chilled fuel
Chart Ferox commissions NGV fueling station for Gasum
Image courtesy of Gasum Chart Ferox has commissioned a latest natural gas vehicle (NGV) fueling station for Finland’s Gasum. The latest Chart designed and built NGV fueling station was commissioned by the company. It is also the first installation in Sweden for Finnish gas sector expert Gasum. Strict emissions targets
Swedegas, FordonsGas to bunker LBG in Port of Gothenburg
LBG in Port of Gothenburg; Image courtesy of Swedegas Swedish high-pressure gas grid owner and operator Swedegas and FordonsGas have penned a new agreement to make liquefied biogas (LBG) bunkering available at the port of Gothenburg. FordonsGas, part of the Air Liquide Group, is the only producer of LBG in
Shell updates strategy and 2025 financial outlook
Ben Van Beurden (Image courtesy of Shell) The Hague-based LNG giant Shell updated its strategy and financial outlook to 2025, noting that the market-facing businesses of Integrated Gas, Chemicals and Oil Products will be the cornerstone of the company’s energy transition. The company said in its statement on Tuesday it
Chevron kicks off Gorgon Stage Two drilling campaign
The Gorgon LNG plant on Barrow Island (Image courtesy of Chevron) Chevron’s Australian unit and the Gorgon joint venture participants have begun the Gorgon Stage Two drilling campaign off the northwest coast of Western Australia. Chevron said that the Gorgon Stage 2 was an expansion of the existing subsea gas
LNT Marine gets part in Hurtigruten LBG conversion project
zoomImage courtesy of Hurtigruten Liquefied natural gas technology provider, LNT Marine has signed an agreement to supply technology for the Hurtigruten’s conversion project. To remind, Norwegian expedition cruise operator Hurtigruten is turning to liquefied biogas produced from cutaways from fisheries and other organic waste to fuel its cruise ships. The company
Cheniere secures Corpus Christi stage 3 natural gas supply
zoomImage courtesy of Cheniere Cheniere Energy has entered into a 15-year gas supply agreement with Apache Corporation for delivery of approximately 140,000 MMBtu per day of natural gas to the Corpus Christi LNG Stage 3 development in Texas. The LNG associated with this gas supply, approximately 0.85 million tonnes per