zoomImage courtesy of New Fortress Energy (LinkedIn) New York City-based New Fortress Energy (NFE) has held a groundbreaking ceremony for a micro fuel-handling facility in San Juan. The micro fuel-handling facility, which has been under development for more than a year, will provide natural gas to the San Juan power
LNG carrier Aseem collides with VLCC at Fujairah
Image courtesy of Petronet LNG Liquefied natural gas carrier Aseem on Sunday sustained bow damage following a collision with the VLCC Shinyo Ocean off Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates. According to the data provided by VesselsValue, both vessels sustained bow damage. Images circulating in the media show that the
FSRU Excelerate to reach Bangladesh in late April
Image courtesy of N-KOM Bangladesh’s second floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) is set to arrive in the Bay of Bengal in April 2019. The Excelerate Energy-owned 138,000-cbm FSRU Excelerate will arrive on location on April 20, Platts reports citing Md Quamruzzaman, managing director of the state-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas. The
Nigeria LNG, NCDMB sign Train 7 in-country development plan
zoomImage courtesy of Nigeria LNG The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and the Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) have signed a plan to increase local content in the NLNG Train 7 project. The Train 7 project is expected to expand NLNG’s production capacity by 35 percent from 22 million
AG&P tasks Rachelle Goebel with LNG business expansion
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of AG&P) Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific (AG&P), the Philippines-based LNG solutions provider, has appointed Rachelle Goebel as senior vice president (SVP) to lead the company’s LNG projects. Based in Houston, Texas, Goebel is responsible for major LNG projects already underway in the Americas and business
Energy Transfer, Shell agree to push Lake Charles LNG forward
zoomImage courtesy of Energy Transfer Energy Transfer and Shell signed a project framework agreement (PFA) to advance the development of a large-scale LNG export facility in Lake Charles, Louisiana toward a potential final investment decision (FID). In addition, the parties have started engaging with LNG engineering, procurement and contracting (EPC)
BP creates $100 mln fund for GHG emissions reduction projects
zoomIllustration purposes only (Image courtesy of BP) Oil and gas giant BP said it has set aside $100 million to fund projects that will reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in its Upstream oil and gas operations. The new Upstream Carbon Fund will provide further support to BP’s work generating sustainable
Dunkirk LNG terminal reloading flow-rate increased
zoomIllustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Dunkerque LNG) Dunkerque LNG the operator of France’s Dunkirk liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal said the facility has completed the upgrade of the maximum reloading flow-rate. The operator noted that the project became a necessity as soon as the terminal was commissioned. The
Baleària’s LNG retrofit ferry Napoles starts operation
zoomImage courtesy of Baleària Spanish shipping companies Baleària and Fred. Olsen Express deployed the first LNG-fueled ferry Nápoles between Huelva and the Canary Islands. The vessel has been retrofitted to run on liquefied natural gas by Gibraltar’s Gibdock shipyard. It is replacing the Martin i Soler ferry, Baleària said in
Shell dispatches Prelude FLNG condensate cargo
zoomIllustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Shell) The Hague-based LNG giant Shell shipped the first cargo of condensate from its Prelude floating liquefied natural gas facility located offshore Western Australia. In an emailed statement to LNG World News sister site Offshore Energy Today, Shell spokesperson said, “We can confirm that the
Woodside evacuates LNG facilities as cyclone Veronica hits
Image courtesy of Woodside Australian LNG major Woodside evacuated all personnel from its offshore production platforms and is operating the Karratha gas plant and Pluto LNG plant using essential staff only due to severe weather. The company said it is closely monitoring the impact of tropical cyclone Veronica, which was
DHL’s first LNG mega-trailer truck starts work in Germany
Image courtesy of DHL DHL Freight, a unit of the German logistics giant DHL, has deployed one of the very first LNG-powered Iveco Stralis long-haul trucks capable of towing a mega-trailer. DHL said last week that the truck would operate under a year-long trial period as a daily shuttle between