LNG newbuilding, Eduard Toll sailing through the Northern Sea Route (Image courtesy of Teekay LNG Partners) Teekay has taken the delivery of its first Arctic liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier, the 172,000-cbm Eduard Toll. Eduard Toll is the fourth of 15 Arc7 LNG carriers being built for the Novatek-operated Yamal
For illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of LNG Croatia) Croatia is determined to speed up the process of setting up the country’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal on the island of Krk. In that regard, the Croatian government adopted a special law during a cabinet session on Thursday. The Balkan
Dutch dredging specialist, Van Oord has launched a new crane vessel, powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), in the Waalhaven in Rotterdam. This is the first LNG-powered vessel in the Van Oord fleet. “The vessel will contribute to the further modernisation of Van Oord’s fleet and therefore mark the start
Jill Söderwall from the Port of Gothenburg and Johan Zettergren from Swedegas broke ground for the new plant Construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering facility started at Sweden’s Port of Gothenburg. The facility will open up new opportunities for LNG-fuelled ships that call at the Gothenburg Energy Port.
Jim Umpleby US energy giant and LNG player, Chevron said on Thursday that Jim Umpleby has been elected to the company’s board of directors. Umpleby is the chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors of Caterpillar. The appointment to Chevron’s board is effective March 1, 2018,
Image courtesy of Wärtsilä Finnish engine maker Wärtsilä reported a 14 percent rise in quarterly order intake as it expects more growth opportunities in 2018, mainly in the company’s service business. Wärtsilä’s bookings of new orders in the fourth quarter rose to 1.51 billion euros ($1.87 billion). For the full-year
zoom The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Tuesday it has signed an agreement with the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) to act as transaction advisor for the Philippines’ first LNG hub project in Batangas. The transaction advisory services agreement was signed by Takeo Koike, Officer-in-Charge of ADB’s Office of Public-Private
Image courtesy of Dunkerque LNG France’s Dunkirk LNG import terminal, the country’s fourth regasification facility, has performed its first-ever reloading operation. The cargo of previously imported liquefied natural gas was loaded onboard Engie’s LNG carrier, the 153,000-cbm Provalys. The LNG carrier arrived just a day after the French facility received its
Stena Crystal Sky (Image courtesy of Stena) Liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker Stena Crystal Sky recently rescued two American citizens from their stranded yacht off the west coast of Mexico. According to a statement by the Glasgow-based crew management company, Northern Marine Manning Services, the LNG carrier received a distress call via
Image courtesy of Gaz-System Polish gas transmission operator, Gaz-System, expects the Swinoujscie LNG terminal’s expansion to be completed by the end of 2022. The company’s development director, Pawel Jakubowski said the works on expanding the terminal’s capacity from 5 billion cubic meters to 7.5 billion cubic meters are set to start
zoomImage courtesy of Tallink Grupp Tallink Grupp’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) powered ferry Megastar has proved to be the new benchmark for the in the Baltic Sea, according to the company’s CEO Janek Stalmaister. The LNG-powered ferry has completed its first year of operation on the Tallinn-Helsinki route, carrying over
