zoomImage courtesy of Gazprom Gazprom’s exports of natural gas to Austria have seen a significant jump so far this year. The increase in exports, as well as other issues related to the cooperation between Russia’s Gazprom and Austria’s OMV, was discussed during the meeting between Gazprom’s Alexey Miller and OMV’s Rainer
US LNG landing in Portugal
zoomImage courtesy of REN LNG receiving terminal at the port of Sines owned and operated by Portugal’s electricity and natural gas infrastructure operator REN is set to receive a US cargo. According to the shipping data by the Port of Sines, Rioja Knutsen capable of transporting 176,300 cubic meters of natural gas,
Ophir extends deadline for Medco to submit takeover bid
Image courtesy of Ophir Energy London-based Ophir Energy has requested an extension of the deadline for Medco Global, a unit of Medco Energi, to submit its takeover bid. Ophir said the PUSU deadline has been extended to January 31, for Medco Energy to either disclose firm intention to make an offer or
Poland unloads 50th LNG cargo
Image courtesy of Polskie LNG Polish LNG terminal operator, Polskie LNG, has hit a milestone with the arrival of the 50th liquefied natural gas cargo at the President Lech Kaczyński facility in Świnoujście. The cargo was delivered 138,000-cbm Iberica Knutsen on Sunday, January 27. In an earlier statement, Polish oil and gas company PGNiG said
Qatar eyeing orders for 60 new LNG tankers
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Qatargas) South Korean shipyard are bracing for a jump in liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipbuilding contracts from Qatar. Qatar is planning to order 60 new LNG carriers, Qatar’s energy minister Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi said during a Korea-Qatar summit, according to a Reuters report. The report
Containerships’ vessel bunkers LNG in port of Rotterdam
zoomImage courtesy of Containerships Finnish shipping company Containerships, part of French CMA CGM group, said its first LNG-fueled container vessel Containerships Nord completed its first LNG bunkering at the Port of Rotterdam. Around 240 metric tons of LNG was bunkered to the vessel, Containerships said that the supplied volumes are sufficient to
Saga LNG gets CCS approval for two carrier designs
For illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Saga LNG) Singapore-based Saga LNG Shipping has received an approval in principle from China Classification Society (CCS) for two liquefied natural gas carrier designs. The first design called Wuhumax is a 40,000-cbm mid-sized LNG carrier while the second concept named Wuhanmax is a 28,500-cbm LNG vessel.
Black Diamond to start LNG Canada feeder pipeline camp build
zoomIllustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Black Diamond) Black Diamond Group, a workforce accommodations provider, received a notice to proceed with the 908-bed turnkey camp contract for the Coastal GasLink pipeline project. The $42.5 million camp contract has a term of 27 months and, through the company’s partnership with the
Dominion Energy, Dominion Energy Midstream merger done
Image courtesy of courtesy of Dominion Energy Dominion Energy and Dominion Energy Midstream Partners have completed their proposed merger agreed in November last year. The merger resulted in Dominion Energy acquiring all the outstanding public common units of Dominion Energy Midstream Partners, the company said in a statement. In an
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Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Gazprom Neft) Tellurian gets environmental clearance for Driftwood LNG US LNG Export project developer, Tellurian said that its Driftwood LNG project proposed near Lake Charles, Louisiana, on the U.S. Gulf Coast has been granted the final environmental impact statement. Shell files for permit to drill potential
Doris Engineering grabs LNG, oil advisory job in Senegal
Image courtesy of Doris Engineering French engineering services provider Doris Engineering has been awarded an advisor contract by the Senegalese ministry of petroleum and energies for the development of oil & gas projects offshore Senegal. This two-year mission consists in reviewing the optimization and the robustness of the field development performed
ExxonMobil books capacity at Uniper’s Wilhelmshaven FSRU
zoomImage courtesy of Uniper German utility Uniper on Friday said it has signed a heads of agreement with ExxonMobil for regasification capacity at its LNG import project in Wilhelmshaven. The company said on Friday it will continue discussions with ExxonMobil over the coming months with the goal to sign a binding