Image courtesy of Osaka Gas Japan’s utility Osaka Gas could be in the hunt for new long-term LNG supply deals as it increases its trading activities. Speaking to Reuters, Keiji Takemori, a senior general manager of LNG trading at Osaka Gas, said the company plans to up its trading volumes and is interested
zoomImage courtesy of PGNiG Poland’s state-owned gas company PGNiG saw imported LNG volumes rise 31 percent during the first quarter of 2018 from the volumes imported during Q1 in 2017. PGNiG said in its statement on Wednesday the volumes of regasified LNG reached 0.51 billion cubic meters. During the first
An Arctic LNG carrier (Image courtesy of Novatek) Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer, Novatek is working on expanding its annual liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacity up to 60 million tonnes by 2030, which would place Novatek in a group of world’s largest producers of the fuel as a
China’s imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) rose in April as the country continued its switch from coal to natural gas as fuel for heating. China imported 3.39 million tonnes of LNG last month, up 56.5 percent year-on-year, according to the General Administration of Customs data. These imports rose 0.14
Kochi LNG storage tanks (Image courtesy of Petronet LNG) India’s imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) rose 4.5 percent in April on a yearly basis for the second consecutive month following a drop in February, according to the latest data from oil ministry’s Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC). India
The Corpus Christi liquefaction project (Image courtesy of Cheniere) US LNG export player Cheniere Energy has made a positive final investment decision for the third liquefaction unit at its Corpus Christi facility in Texas. Cheniere said in a statement on Tuesday it plans to issue a full notice to proceed to
Image courtesy of Nauticor Hamburg-based Nauticor and Madrid-based Gas Natural Fenosa have joined forces to enable the liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering operation of the newly built chemical tanker Fure Vinga in the port of Cartagena. The operation carried out on may 19, was the first LNG bunkering operation of the Fure
zoomImage courtesy of Santos Australia’s Santos, the operator of the GLNG project on Curtis Island, has rejected the takeover bid made by the EIG Global Energy Partners-backed investment firm Harbour Energy. On May 21, Santos received a conditional binding offer from Harbour Energy to acquire 100 percent of Santos shares by
zoomImage courtesy of Wärtsilä The technology group Wärtsilä’s contract to supply its LNGPac units for two shuttle tankers being built for Singapore-based AET Tankers, brought the total orders number to 100. AET Tankers will feature Wärtsilä 34DF dual-fuel auxiliary engines running primarily on LNG fuel, and fitted with LNGPac units,
Image courtesy of Renergen Renergen, the South African alternative energy company, signed an agreement with Anheuser-Busch for the delivery of natural gas for trucks displacing diesel use. According to its filing to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, Renergen and Anheuser-Busch signed the offtake deal through their respective units, Tetra4 and The South African
Kochi LNG terminal (Image: Archive) Petronet LNG, India’s largest importer of liquefied natural gas, reported an 11 percent increase in its quarterly net profit on the back of higher regasification volumes at its Dahej and Kochi terminals. The LNG importer said its net profit after tax rose to 5.22 billion
zoom US-based Anadarko, the developer of the Mozambique LNG project, has named Mitch Ingram as executive vice president, international, deepwater, and exploration. Ingram has been previously executive vice president, international and deepwater operation and project management. With the new role, he will oversee international and deepwater operations as well as