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LNG Tanker Due at UK South Hook This Week
The UK’s South Hook liquefied natural gas terminal is expected to receive a cargo of LNG on April 13, port data reveals. The Lijmiliya LNG tanker, with a capacity of 263,oo0 cbm, is transporting the cargo from Ras Laffan, Qatar. Qatar Petroleum owns 67.5 per cent of South Hook LNG Terminal Co, Exxon
Yamal LNG, Fluxys Ink Cooperation Deal
Yamal LNG and Fluxys have signed an agreement outlining the parameters of cooperation on the transshipment of LNG, supplied from an LNG plant on the Yamal Peninsula, at Fluxys’ LNG terminal in Zeebrugge. Yamal LNG is building a natural gas liquefaction plant with its first train scheduled to be comm
Statoil: Gas Needs to Have Bigger Role in Europe’s Energy Mix
There is a pressing need to change Europe’s energy policy framework to make it more predictable and market oriented. This was a key message conveyed by Statoil natural gas senior vice president Rune Bjørnson at a conference in Brussels earlier this week. “The good news is that it can be done. The on
Russia Increases Gas Price for Ukraine
Russia raised the gas price for Ukraine and the current Ukraine’s debt for unpaid gas supplies is $2.2 billion, Gazprom said in a statement on Thursday. “Ukraine received 1.956 million cubic meters of gas in March and so far no payments have come for these supplies. The indebtedness increased to ove
Linde to Present at HANNOVER MESSE
Technology company The Linde Group will be presenting the latest advances in eco-friendly energy carriers at HANNOVER MESSE 2014. It will be focusing in particular on liquefied natural gas (LNG). LNG is an economically viable bridging technology in the move towards more sustainable mobility choices.
Enel to Buy LNG from Cheniere
Enel of Italy is reportedly close to signing a 20-year supply deal for 1 billion cubic metres of gas per annum with LNG player Cheniere Energy. Deliveries are expected to start from 2019, Reuters quoted Enel’s chief financial officer Luigi Ferraris as saying on Thursday. Cheniere Energy’s unit Corpu
GDF Suez Inks EUR 5 Billion Credit Line
LNG player GDF Suez said it has signed a five-year €5 billion multi-currency credit line with a syndicate of 25 banks. The 5 year facility, which includes two one-year extension options, will be used for early refinancing of two undrawn credit lines expiring in 2014 and 2015. GDF Suez was able to se
Cryonorm Supplies LNG Fuel System for MV Eiger
The MV Eiger, a push-tow combination from Danser Group, has received the Cryonorm LNG Fuel Gas System, Cryonorm Systems said in a statement. The contract for the LNG Fuel Gas System was signed between Koedood and Cryonorm in August of 2013. This is the very first inland waterway container barge retr
Picture of the Day: First LNG Terminal in Poland
Construction on Poland’s first LNG import terminal, which is being built by Polskie LNG at the Port of Świnoujście, is well underway. The LNG terminal will have a capacity of 5 billion cbm per annum, and it is expected to be completed by the end of this year. [mappress] LNG World News Staff, April 3
Gazprom, Naftogaz of Ukraine Discuss Settling Debt
Alexey Miller, Chairman of Gazprom’s Management Committee and Andrey Kobolev, CEO of Naftogaz of Ukraine, held a working meeting. The focus of the meeting fell on the necessity for Naftogaz of Ukraine to take the urgent action aimed at settling the accumulated debt for the supplied Russian gas. By n
MOCE2014: Reflects Popularity of Maritime and Offshore Industry
Yesterday, 2 April, the eighth edition of the Navingo Maritime & Offshore Career Event (MOCE) took place at the Beurs-WTC building in Rotterdam. The event, aimed at career within the maritime and offshore industry, welcomed 4449 visitors. The 131 exhibitors spoke highly of the event itself as well a
Eni CEO Meets President of Mozambique
Armando Guebuza, The President of Mozambique, and Eni’s CEO, Paolo Scaroni, met in Bruxelles for an update on Eni’s activities and projects in the country. During the meeting, Paolo Scaroni illustrated the progress made in terms of exploration; following the completion of 11 wells, with a success ra
IGU Releases World LNG Report
The International Gas Union’s second LNG Report of the IGU 2021-2015 Triennium includes a special feature: “Small Scale LNG Value Chain”. In his foreword to the report, Jérôme Ferrier, President of IGU, observes that “Global gas demand is surging, nurtured by a growing preference for low-carbon ener
DNV GL Launches JIP to Develop Guidelines for Installation of Pipes
Failures of installed pipes, umbilicals and cables during installation can potentially lead to higher costs for the oil and gas industry and delayed start-ups. However, there are currently no Standards or Recommended Practices that address analysis methodology related to the laying of such products.