Image courtesy of BW BW LNG, a unit of the Singapore-based gas shipping giant BW Group, reached a milestone in its BW Paris LNG carrier conversion project. The 2009-build liquefied natural gas carrier, built by the South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) is currently being converted to
Illustration only. Image source: Pixabay under CC0 Creative Commons license. The state-owned Zhejiang Energy is reportedly laying down the groundwork to construct a liquefied natural gas import facility in east China’s Liuheng island. Citing a company source, Platts said a cooperation framework deal has been signed between Zhejiang Energy and
zoomImage courtesy of Freeport LNG Freeport LNG received approval from the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to site, construct and operate its fourth natural gas liquefaction train at its LNG export facility on Quintana Island near Freeport, Texas. Approval from the U.S. Department of Energy for the export of
Video source: Evergas Danish shipping company Evergas has delivered a dual-fueled very large ethane carrier (VLEC) to Ineos Trading and Shipping. Evergas said that the world’s first Type C 85,000 VLEC was delivered and named JS Ineos Marlin earlier this month. According to the company, the vessel will carry ethane
Image courtesy of BP Indonesia has reportedly exported 35.9 cargoes of LNG from Bontang and Tangguh plants in the first quarter of the year. Indonesia exported 35.9 standard cargoes of liquefied natural gas from Bontang and Tangguh plants during January-April 2019. Citing data from upstream oil and gas regulator SKK
Image courtesy of CNOOC CNOOC Gas & Power has recently completed maintenance works at its Tianjin liquefied natural gas import terminal. The maintenance was completed during a four-day period before the gas flows to the national transmission network resumed on April 27, the company said in a statement. Terminal operator
During bunkering operation; Image courtesy of NYK Japanese shipping giant Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has conducted the first LNG bunkering operation in Western Japan. NYK said on Wednesday that the company conducted the first LNG bunkering operation in the Setouchi and Kyushu areas in Japan alongside Kyushu Electric Power, Saibu
Image courtesy of Nakilat The South Hook liquefied natural gas import facility on the Milford Haven waterway is set to accommodate one of the largest vessels in the global LNG tanker fleet. The 263,300-cbm Al Ghuwairiya Q-Max LNG carrier is scheduled to deliver a cargo to the South Hook liquefied
PNG LNG; Image courtesy of Oil Search Australian oil and gas company Santos has signed a binding letter of intent to acquire a 14.3 percent interest in Petroleum Retention Licence 3 (PRL 3), containing the P’nyang natural gas field in Papua New Guinea. The PRL 3 participants propose to undertake
Image courtesy of Eni Italian energy giant Eni and Algerian state energy firm Sonatrach have signed agreements to renew the gas supply contract to import Algerian gas into Italy until 2027. Eni said on Thursday that the agreement covers almost 15 percent of the gas imported into Italy. The company
Image courtesy of Qatargas The world’s largest liquefied natural gas producer Qatargas said that Qatargas Ras Laffan Terminal Operations (RLTO) has loaded the 10,000th cargo shipment of non-LNG product in Ras Laffan Industrial City (RLIC). Since starting operations in 2006, Qatargas have loaded more than four billion barrels of product
