Image courtesy of Shell The Hague-based LNG giant, Shell, has reportedly closed in on signing a deal to supply liquefied natural gas to Hong Kong. Citing sources close to the matter, Reuters reports, Shell edged out a number of companies, including Malaysia’s Petronas to clinch the supply deal for the
Stabilis opens Texas LNG fuel depot
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Stabilis Energy Stabilis Energy, the North American LNG supplier opened its 40,000-gallon liquefied natural gas fuel depot in Odessa, Texas. Steve Stump, vice president of sales at Stabilis Energy said the fuel depot will serve the company’s existing West Texas customers. “In addition to
Western Australia plans LNG taskforce
zoomImage courtesy of APPEA Western Australia government has worked out a plan to establish an LNG Jobs Taskforce consisting industry and government members, aiming to establish WA as an LNG hub. Western Australia’s share of the nation’s LNG export capacity by late 2018 will be about 57 percent, or close to
DNV GL opens doors to its LNG test center
zoomImage courtesy of DNV GL Classification society DNV GL opened the doors to its LNG test center in Groningen, the Netherlands aiming to boost adoption and use of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The LNG test center has been created with the aim to support stakeholders across the value chain in addressing the
Harvey Gulf files for bankruptcy protection
Image courtesy of Shell Harvey Gulf International Marine, the New Orleans-based LNG-fueled PSV owner and LNG bunkering pioneer, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Houston. The marine transportation company that specializes in providing offshore supply and multi-purpose support vessels for deepwater operations in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, has listed
McDermott, BHGE grab West African LNG job
Image courtesy of BHGE Engineering company McDermott International and Baker Hughes, a GE company, have been contracted by BP for its Tortue/Ahmeyim field development on the maritime border of Mauritania and Senegal that will include an FLNG facility. The engineering duo has been selected for the front-end engineering design (FEED) studies in
Ichthys LNG on course to start up by end of March
Image courtesy of EnerMech The Inpex-led Ichthys liquefied natural gas project (LNG) in Australia remains on course to start production by the end of this month, contrary to reports of additional delays. Reuters reported last week that the LNG project had already started trial operations at the liquefaction and export plant
Summit, Mitsubishi ink MoU for Bangladesh’s $3 bln LNG-to-power project
zoomImage courtesy of Summit Power International Summit Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding with Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation to develop a $3 billion LNG-to-power project at Matarbari, Moheskhali area in Bangladesh. Under the MoU, the parties agreed to develop an integrated liquefied natural gas (LNG) onshore receiving terminal with a regasification
Disney Cruise Line reveals more details on its LNG-powered trio
An artist rendering shows the exterior of the LNG-powered ships (Image courtesy of Disney Cruise Line) Disney Cruise Line, a unit of the US-based Walt Disney Company, revealed additional details about its three liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered ships it had ordered at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany. The three
VT Halter Marine starts construction of Q-LNG’s bunker barge
Image courtesy of VT Halter Marine VT Halter Marine, a VT Systems company, cut the first steel for America’s first liquefied natural gas articulated tug and barge (LNG ATB) unit, marking the start of construction. “We believe that this is a significant step towards the USA becoming the premier supplier
Peru dispatches LNG cargo to South Korea
Image courtesy of Peru LNG Peruvian liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipped its first cargo of the month March and only the second after the facility came back online following a pipeline rupture in February. Shipping data from the state-owned Perupetro shows that the 135,072-cbm LNG carrier Gallina, departed the plant on
Australia: APLNG maintenance shutdown starts
zoomImage courtesy of APLNG More than A$5 million ($3.9 million) will be spent on Gladstone businesses within the next two months during Australia Pacific LNG export project’s planned shutdowns. As previously informed by APLNG, the two-train 9 mtpa plant on Curtis Islands near Gladstone will have one unit closed from March 8-23