zoomImage courtesy of Russian Maritime Registry of Shipping (RS) South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) named three Arc-7 ice class liquefied natural gas carriers to serve the Novatek-operated Yamal LNG project. The shipyard held a naming and christening ceremony earlier this month for three vessels, Georgiy Brusilov, Boris Davydov
zoomImage courtesy of Total France’s Total inaugurated the Kaombo project Kaombo project located 260 kilometers off the coast of Luanda in deep offshore Block 32. During the inauguration, Total said it will continue its development program in the country, following on from the launch of the Zinia 2 project in May.
zoomImage courtesy of IHC Dutch shipbuilder Royal IHC on Saturday held a launching ceremony for Belgian DEME’s new vessel named Spartacus, claimed to be the world’s largest and the first LNG-powered cutter suction dredger. The ceremony took place at IHC’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, The Netherlands. The 44,180kW
Image courtesy of Senex Energy Senex Energy has awarded the contract to build critical infrastructure for the development, including the gas processing facility, to the Brisbane-based EPC service provider Wasco. The contract award follows the final investment decision last month, Senex said in a statement on Monday. Wasco started early
Image courtesy of Freeport LNG Toshiba sheds U.S. LNG business at $800 million loss Japanese conglomerate Toshiba Corporation has decided to withdraw from the US LNG business transferring all the outstanding shares of Toshiba America LNG Corporation to a third-party buyer. Sempra Energy, Total in North American LNG partnership San Diego-based Sempra Energy
zoomImage courtesy of LNG Croatia LNG Croatia, the state-owned company that is developing the country’s first LNG facility on the island of Krk, has chosen Golar Power to provide a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) for the import project. Golar Power is a 50/50 joint venture formed by LNG
zoomImage courtesy of ECV Energy Capital Vietnam (ECV), a Vietnam-focused company, said it has moved its initial LNG-to-power project location from Bac Lieu to Quang Nam, after consultation with authorities. The company initially signed a memorandum of understanding with the Bac Lieu province to develop a 3000MW LNG-to power project, however, that has now
Illustration only. Image source: Pixabay under CCO Creative Commons license. The price of spot liquefied natural gas contracted during the month of October rose according to the data by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). The contract-based price reached $10.7 per mmBtu, up slightly from $10.6 per mmBtu in
zoomImage courtesy of Freeport LNG Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills said it has advised China’s energy major ENN on its acquisition of Toshiba’s US-based LNG unit. On Thursday, Toshiba said it has decided to withdraw from the US LNG business transferring all the outstanding shares of Toshiba America LNG Corporation to a third-party buyer,
zoomImage courtesy of Tokyo Gas Japanese utility Tokyo Gas signed a memorandum of understanding on mutual cooperation on LNG sourcing and trading with RWE Supply & Trading, the trading arm of the leading European utility RWE AG. RWE is one of the largest energy suppliers in Europe is actively engaging
LNG vessel Pacific Breeze loading first Ichthys LNG cargo (Image courtesy of Inpex) Japan’s Inpex said on Thursday it has shipped three liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes from its giant Ichthys project in Australia as it is also preparing to fire up the second liquefaction unit at the export facility
