Clean Fuel
TGE Marine to Participate in ABS LNG as Marine Fuel Seminar
TGE Marine announced its presence at the ABS Seminar LNG as Marine Fuel taking place on 6 March at the Metropolitan Hotel in Athens, Greece. Björn Herweg, Proposal Manager of TGE Marine, will be speaking on the following topic: “Supply, storage & handling of LNG as a ship’s fuel”. [mappress] Press R
Foster Wheeler Lands Snohvit LNG Contract
Foster Wheeler said that a subsidiary of its global engineering and construction group has been awarded a contract by Statoil to perform a study for the Snøhvit Improvement Project 2 at Melkøya, 450 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle in Norway. The contract value was not disclosed. Foster Wheeler
Fluxys and Eric Mattheeuws Join Forces on LNG Trucking
Transporter Eric Mattheeuws has acquired 26 LNG-powered trucks and Fluxys is investing in a brand-new LNG filling station. The station will be built in Veurne on the premises of the haulage company and is to be operational in the summer. This initiative is an important step in the launch of LNG as a
GTT of France Starts IPO
Gaz Transport & Technigaz (GTT), world leader in the design of membrane containment systems for the maritime transportation and storage of LNG, said it has launched an initial public offering (IPO) that could raise up to 675 million euros ($924 million). GTT said it would be offering 13.5 million sh
Eni of Italy and Cyprus to Ink LNG MoU
Eni and Cyprus will soon sign a memorandum of understanding for the liquefaction terminal in Cyprus. “The Memorandum is ready, it has been agreed on, and there are some formalities left, such as its approval by the Council of Ministers, so that we can proceed to its signing in the next few days,” th
Wartsila Secures Contract for Four More LNG PSVs
Siem Offshore has again contracted Wärtsilä to supply the design and integrated solutions for four new platform supply vessels (PSVs). The ships will be built at the Remontowa Shipbuilding yard in Poland. The contract was signed in January 2014. The four new vessels, like the two currently under con
Gasrec Opens Bio LNG Filling Station in Aylesbury for Arla Foods (UK)
Gasrec has opened a dedicated Bio-LNG filling station at Arla Foods’ new £150 million dairy at Aylesbury, which is set to become the UK’s first zero carbon dairy. Gasrec has a strategic partnership with leading European dairy company Arla Foods, to develop and implement a strategy to introduce low e
Ferus Smit to Build LNG Powered Ships for Erik Thun
Swedish shipping company Erik Thun A.B. has granted Shipyard Ferus Smit the order for building an LNG powered cargo vessel, with 2 more units on option. The first vessel will be delivered in autumn 2015 from the yard in Westerbroek, Groningen. The Thun shipping company has a strong market position i
LNG Tanker Due at Dragon Terminal This Week
The Methane Nile Eagle LNG carrier, with a capacity of 145,000 cbm, is due to arrive in the UK’s Dragon terminal from Trinidad and Tobago on February 23, according to port data. Dragon LNG plays an intrinsic role in supporting the UK’s energy infrastructure. It imports and supplies 6 billion cubic m
Turkey, Iran Start Talks on ITE Pipeline
Turkey has started talks with Iran with a view to striking a deal for the construction of a gas pipeline that would carry natural gas from Iran to Europe via Turkey. Turkey’s planned Iran-Turkey-Europe (ITE) natural gas pipeline project would be 5,000 kilometers long, Iran’s SHANA news agency report
Poland: Swinoujscie LNG Terminal 75 Pct Complete
Poland’s first LNG import terminal, which is being built by Polskie LNG at the Port of Świnoujście, is about 75 percent complete, a statement by the Chancellery of the Prime Minister of Poland said. Recently, construction efforts have focused on the terminal’s LNG storage tanks – the assembly and we
Gazprom, RUSNANO Continue Joint Studies of Composite Pipes Use
Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Anatoly Chubais, Chairman of the RUSNANO Executive Board held a regular joint meeting at Gazprom’s headquarters dedicated to creating innovative products and their use at Gazprom’s production facilities. Taking part in the meeting were
ORLEN Inks Gas Supply Deals with Six Suppliers
PKN ORLEN has signed purchase agreements for natural gas with six suppliers: ENOI SpA, RWE Supply & Trading GmbH, VITOL SA, Vattenfall Energy Trading GmbH, Mercuria Energy Trading SA and PGNiG Sales & Trading GmbH. The new agreements will supplement the company’s current supply portfolio. With a tot
GasLog Options at HHI Extended
GasLog’s six options for LNG carriers at Samsung Heavy Industries that were previously reported to have expiry on 31 January 2014, will now expire at the end of the first quarter this year, the company said in a statement. GasLog’s fleet consists of fifteen wholly-owned LNG carriers, including eight