zoomImage courtesy of Santos Australian LNG player Santos has secured new exploration acreage in Queensland’s key gas-producing Surat and Bowen Basins, in a 50-50 joint venture with Shell. The PLR201718-2-5 license covers approximately 400 square kilometers, located 19 kilometers east of the town of Surat, and was released by the
zoomImage courtesy of Inpex Japan’s Inpex, on behalf of Ichthys joint venture participants, signed a $24 million benefits agreement with the Larrakia people in Darwin. The Inpex Larrakia Advisory Committee, which includes representation from the Larrakia Development Corporation and Larrakia Nation Aboriginal Corporation, will oversee the distribution of benefits to
zoomLNG vessel Pacific Breeze loading first Ichthys LNG cargo (Image courtesy of Inpex) Liquefied natural gas exports from Australia were up in October at 6.4 million tonnes, compared with 5.8 mt in September, boosted in part by Ichthys LNG start up, the energy consultancy, EnergyQuest notes. The consultancy noted that 95
zoomImage courtesy of Venture Global LNG The United States Federal Energy Regulatory issued a draft Environmental Impact Statement for Venture Global’s Plaquemines project on the Mississippi River in Louisiana. The proposed project would include a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal and two 42-inch-diameter pipelines in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. The FERC
zoomImage courtesy of ADNOC The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), has agreed, in principle, to extend its gas supply agreement with ADNOC LNG to 2040, in coordination with ADNOC LNG’s joint venture partners, Mitsui, BP and Total. The new gas supply agreement is scheduled to take effect from April
Image courtesy of NYK Line Japanese shipping giant Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line) signed a charter contract with China’s Unipec, the trading arm of state oil major Sinopec, for a 149,700-cbm LNG carrier. NYK will charter the 2007-built Grace Acacia to Unipec for four-and-a-half years starting in February 2019. Chinese
zoomIllustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Changfeng Energy) Changfeng Energy, Chinese energy provider completed its trial run of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipment from Canada to China using ISO-containers. The LNG shipment from the Vancouver port was arranged by Changfeng and it arrived at the Shanghai port on November
zoomImage courtesy of CHI COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (CHI) signed a technical service agreement (TSA) with the French LNG containment specialist GTT, to carry out LNG carrier repairs. The TSA follows a strategic cooperation agreement CHI signed with GTT during last year, the company said in its statement. It further
zoomImage courtesy of Prometheus Houston-based liquefied natural gas supplier Prometheus Energy and Summit Natural Gas of Missouri cut the ribbon at Summit’s new LNG facility in Lebanon, Missouri. The facility will increase Summit’s natural gas capacity to fuel the regions’ economic growth and peak seasonal natural gas requirements, the company said in
Image courtesy of Aspo The new LNG-fueled bulk carrier Viikki, owned by ESL Shipping, a subsidiary of the Aspo, has started operating on the Baltic Sea. The 25,600-dwt vessel, 160 meters long Viikki was built in China, and after completion first sailed to Japan to load a cargo of raw materials.
For illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of GasLog) Liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier GasLog Saratoga, owned by Monaco-based shipping company GasLog, suffered no damage after it ran aground on November 9 while approaching the port of Heraklion on the Greek island of Crete. The 155,000-cbm GasLog Saratoga “was in a
Image courtesy of Lloyd’s Register Lloyd’s Register has granted an approval in principle to STX for a 50,000 dwt MR tanker design capable of using LNG as a fuel. STX incorporated an LNG-fuelled propulsion system into their existing conventional MR tanker design with technical assistance and support from LR, ensuring