South & Central Asia
Top news of the week March 19-25
Adriatic LNG receives 500th cargo Qatar’s RasGas has delivered the 500th cargo to the Adriatic LNG terminal located about 15 kilometers off the Veneto coastline. Chevron ships 50 Gorgon LNG cargoes, says expansion is unlikely to happen Chevron said Tuesday it has shipped fifty cargoes of liquefied n
Top news, March 20 – 26, 2017
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from March 20 – 26, 2017.
Report: DSME Workers Ready to Accept Wage Cuts, Propose Talks
Labor union of the South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) is ready to accept proposed wage cuts for workers, proposing talks with the government, the company’s management and creditors, which are aimed at finding a way to save the financially troubled shipbuilder, Y
Peruvian cargo heading to Japan
Peruvian natural gas liquefaction and export plant at Pampa Melchorita dispatched a cargo of liquefied natural gas to Japan.
India: Torrent Power interested in securing LNG cargoes for 2018 delivery
Indian power company, Torrent Power, revealed an interest in securing nine cargoes of liquefied natural gas for delivery in 2018.
BW LPG Inks Refinancing for Six Ex-Aurora Ships
Singapore’s gas carrier owner BW LPG Limited has signed a debt facility agreement of USD 290 million for the refinancing of six 2016 built ex-Aurora ships. With this move, the ex-Aurora fleet is fully refinanced “at similar competitive terms and structure as the rest of the BW LPG fleet,” according
India could join major Asian buyers in search of flexible LNG deals
India may join Asian liquefied natural gas (LNG) importing giants in joint procurement of the fuel as part of efforts to secure more flexible contracts.
Filipino Pirates Take Two Crew from RoRo Ship
Armed pirates kidnapped two crewmembers from the Ro-Ro vessel Super Shuttle Roro 9 near Sibago island off the coast of Philippines on March 23, Reuters informed citing Philippine officials. The pirates, who are allegedly members of the Filipino Muslim militants group Abu Sayyaf, took the ship’s capt
JERA, KOGAS and CNOOC Team Up on LNG Business
Japan’s energy company JERA has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with South Korean natural gas company Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) and China-based operator of LNG terminals and pipeline networks Cnooc Gas and Power Trading and Marketing Limited (CNOOC) to cooperate in the LNG busin
REI pulls out of Port MacKenzie LNG project
Alaska-based Resources Energy, a unit of the Japanese company Energy Resources (ERI), decided to cancel the proposed 1 mtpa LNG project at Port MacKenzie.
CEDA Publishes Its Annual Report 2016
The Central Dredging Association (CEDA) has just released its CEDA Annual Report 2016, detailing their work over the previous year and highlighting work related to the new initiatives. “2016 was an interesting year, in many ways, and for CEDA it was an outstandingly positive one with a few ‘firsts’.
JOGMEC, PTTEP join forces for development of reservoir monitoring tech
JOGMEC has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Thailand’s PTTEP for developing new technologies to enhance o&g production efficiency. JOGMEC said on Thursday that the MoU with PTTEP was signed on March 8. To achieve this, the duo agreed to conduct joint studies and develop technology in