Top news of the week October 17-23

Italy: HIGAS wins governmental approval for Sardinia LNG project

HIGAS, a joint venture between Gas and Heat and CPL Concordia, received the final governmental approval for the construction and operation of the small-scale LNG storage facility in Santa Giusta (Oristano), Italy.

Nakilat takes over its LNG fleet management from Shell

Qatari LNG shipping company, Nakilat, and Hague-based LNG giant Shell have agreed to begin the planned phased transition of the management of Nakilat’s LNG fleet.

KBR wins pre-FEED study for LNG terminal in Indonesia

LNG engineer KBR said it has won a pre-front end engineering and design (FEED) study for Australasia LNG’s proposed LNG Hub terminal in Probolinggo, East Java, Indonesia.

China: first APLNG dedicated tanker named at Hudong-Zhonghua

China COSCO Shipping, on Tuesday, said the first LNG carrier dedicated to transport the chilled fuel from the Australia Pacific LNG plant, has been named at the Chinese Hudong-Zhonghua shipyard.

Golar Power reaches FID on Sergipe power project, charters newbuild FSRU

Golar Power said it has taken a final investment decision on the Porto de Sergipe 1,516 MW power station project near Aracaju, Brazil.

LNG World News Staff