zoomImage courtesy of REN Portugal’s electricity and natural gas infrastructure operator Redes Energéticas Nacionais (REN) said its LNG receiving terminal at the port of Sines received its 500th cargo of the chilled fuel. Castillo de Merida loaded with 170,000 cubic meters of LNG sourced from Qatar is also 44th vessel that
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of McDermott) The South Hook LNG terminal on the shores of Milford Haven waterway is set to receive a liquefied natural gas cargo from the United States before the end of the year. According to the Milford Haven Port Authority data, the 165,500-cbm Magellan Spirit liquefied natural
zoomImage courtesy of Cheniere Houston-based LNG exporter Cheniere Energy filed a request with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to start commissioning of the Corpus Christi second liquefaction train’s fuel gas system. Cheniere requested FERC to issue the permit before December 31, 2018. Earlier this month Cheniere shipped its first commissioning
zoomImage courtesy of Commonwealth LNG Houston-based Commonwealth LNG has filed in its draft Resource Report 13 to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the proposed LNG export facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. The 8.4 mtpa LNG export plant will be located on the western shore at the mouth of the Calcasieu
zoomKochi LNG storage tanks (Image courtesy of Petronet LNG) India’s imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) dropped in November, logging a decrease for the second straight month. India imported 2.12 billion cubic meters of LNG or about 1.54 million tonnes last month, a drop of 17.8 percent year-on-year, according to
Image courtesy of FKAB German shipping group Gesellschaft Fur Oeltransporte (GEFO) has placed an order for two LNG-ready 7,000 DWT stainless steel chemical tankers at the Chinese shipyard Avic Dingheng Shipbuilding. The German company has an option for two additional vessels, all based on the design developed by the marine
zoomIllustration purposes only (Image courtesy of SHI) South Korean shipbuilding giant Samsung Heavy Industries said Monday it won a new order to build two liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers. The price tag for the new LNG duo is 426 billion Korean won ($377.8 million). Samsung Heavy did not reveal the
For illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Guangdong Dapeng LNG) China, the world’s second-largest importer of LNG, is continuing to boost its imports of the chilled fuel and has reached a new record high as it is pursuing its strategy for cleaner air. China imported 5.99 million tonnes f LNG
Image courtesy of Cheniere Golar gets go-ahead for Tortue FLNG conversion The Bermuda-based LNG shipping giant Golar LNG said on Monday that it has received a limited notice to proceed from BP for the provision of a floating LNG producing unit for BP’s West African project. Saipem and Renaissance seal
zoomImage courtesy of Novatek Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer and LNG operator, Novatek signed an equipment supply for its Arctic LNG 2 project. Novatek contracted the Italian company Nuovo Pignone for the supply of gas turbine generators for the three liquefaction trains for the project. Leonid Mikhelson, Novatek’s head noted
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Osaka Gas) Japan’s utility Osaka Gas, through its unit Osaka Gas Engineering, has established Himuka LNG a company planning to set up LNG receiving infrastructure in Nobeoka City. The newly established company is set to set up the LNG receiving facilities in order to supply feed