zoomImage courtesy of K Line The UK’s South Hook liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facility booked a cargo of the chilled fuel from the Fluxys-operated Zeebrugge terminal. The cargo is being transported onboard the 173,400-cbm LNG carrier Patris with arrival at South Hook scheduled for December 23, the shipping data
Gasum: natural gas-fueled vehicle numbers rising in Finland
zoomImage courtesy of Gasum Finish energy company Gasum noted the number of natural gas-fueled cars increased during 2018 in Finland. There were several factors behind gas being more commonly used as a fuel, Gasum said in a statement, adding that the scrapping incentive and support for gas car conversions introduced at the
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Image courtesy of Woodside Australia’s Woodside awards Scarborough contracts Australian LNG operator Woodside has awarded four contracts for front-end engineering design activities for its proposed Scarborough gas project offshore Western Australia. Chevron shuts down Gorgon LNG train 3 due to mechanical issues US-based energy major Chevron has shut down the
Inpex grabs exploration acreage offshore Norway
zoomImage courtesy of Inpex Japan’s Inpex, through its unit Inpex Norge snapped up two exploration licenses offshore Norway in Norway’s Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2018 licensing round. Inpex grabbed licenses PL1027 located in the western Barents Sea offshore and PL1016 located in the northern Norwegian Sea, the company said in a statement.
US LNG exports drop week on week
zoomImage courtesy of Cheniere Liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from the United States decreased week on week Energy Information Administration said in its report. US LNG export facilities dispatched a total of eight LNG cargoes during the week ending January 16, six from Cheniere’s Sabine Pass facility, and one from its
GTT bags tanks order for GasLog’s LNG carrier pair
Image courtesy of GTT/Roland Mouron French LNG containment systems specialist GTT has been selected to supply tank designs for two liquefied natural gas carriers. The order was placed by the South Korean Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard for the LNG carrier pair it is building for the Monaco-based LNG-shipper GasLog. The
KHI names NYK-JERA jointly owned LNG carrier
Image courtesy of Kawasaki Heavy Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries held a naming ceremony at its Sakaide shipyard for the new liquefied natural gas carrier owned jointly by NYK and JERA. The vessel, capable of transporting 177,277 cubic meters of the chilled fuel, was named Shinshu Maru, NYK said in a statement.
Santos LNG marketing head joins Mexico Pacific
zoomIllustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Mexico Pacific) Mexico Pacific Limited, the owner and developer of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) project on the Gulf of California in Mexico, named Sarah Bairstow as its chief commercial officer. Bairstow joins MPL from the Australian LNG player Santos where she held the
UGL scores Gorgon, Wheatstone contracts
Satellite image of the Gorgon LNG plant on Barrow Island (Image courtesy of Chevron) Australia’s UGL, a unit of CIMIC Group, has won contracts on the Chevron-operated Gorgon and Wheatstone liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects. The contracts are for maintenance and turnaround services at the LNG facilities located in
Novatek elects board members
Image courtesy of Novatek Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer Novatek elected the board of the company during its extraordinary general meeting of shareholders. Following the approval of elections, members of the Novatek board are, Andrei I. Akimov, chairman of Gazprombank, Arnaud Le Foll, general director of Total E&P Russie,
Thailand’s PTT to set up LNG trading office
Image courtesy PTT LNG Thai state-run oil and gas company PTT is reportedly setting up a liquefied natural gas (LNG) trading desk in Singapore. Citing sources familiar with the matter, Reuters reports the company is looking to hire one LNG trader and additional operational staff. The company has already hired Daisuke