The 1st IMarEST LNG Ship Fuel Technology Conference, with its theme ‘Can Technology and Training Cope with Commercial Demands?’ will explore the challenges, as well as the development and potential, of LNG as a fuel for merchant shipping, and, by means of input from all relevant industry stakeholder
The construction of the liquefied natural gas Terminal in Świnoujście accelerates month by month; in March this year a record-increase in project advancement by 6.2 percentage points was reported. This confirms high efficiency of works performed during the past winter months, and proves company’s fu
The Mesaimeer LNG carrier, with a capacity of 216,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal on April 25, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million tonnes of LNG a year and is capable of delivering 21 billion cubic
President of ALLTECH Group Dmitry Bosov, CEO “Pechora LNG” LLC Maxim Barskiy and Chairman of Board of Directors of Gazprom ,Alexey Miller, held a meeting on April 9 in Moscow, on the issue relating to the project execution of “Pechora LNG”. A special focus has been given to the results of the projec
Gazprom’s delegation, led by the company’s CEO Alexey Miller, paid a visit on Wednesday to Japan prior to the official visit of Shinzo Abe, Japanese Prime Minister to Russia scheduled for late April 2013. “The working meetings took place with Toshimitsu Motegi, Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade an
A seminar organised as part of the training programme for experts in marine gas transportation systems inspection took place at the Personnel Training Centre of Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS). At the seminar, lectures on insulation and membrane fitting of type MARKIII and No96 В cargo ta
Wärtsilä Corporation of Finland said its order intake increased 9% to 22% to EUR 1,352 million in the period from January to March in 2013. Highlight of the Review Period January–March 2013 Net sales decreased 12% to EUR 882 million (1,005) Book-to-bill 1.53 (1.10) Operating result EUR 70 million, o
GE Oil & Gas introduced the LNG In A Box system, a small-scale, plug-and-play, re-deployable liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling solution based on proven technology that can help accelerate the use of natural gas as a cost-effective, cleaner transportation fuel. The world’s first commercial applicat
GE’s Power Conversion business announced it has been awarded new contracts for orders of electric power and propulsion systems on two liquid natural gas (LNG) carriers and an LNG Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU). In total, GE has signed contracts to supply systems for 26 LNG carriers and
Rosneft and Marubeni Corporation signed Memorandum of Cooperation in LNG project implementation and joint exploration and development of oil and gas fields. The document was signed by Igor Sechin, Rosneft President and Chairman of the Management Board, and Fumiya Kokubu, Marubeni Corporation Preside
The Albanian Parliament has unanimously ratified the Host Government Agreement (HGA) between the Government of Albania and the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) project on the 15th of April in Tirana. The HGA defines the terms of engagement for the Southern Gas Corridor pipeline’s future delivery. Upon
PIRA Energy Group reports that gas storage issues in Europe are becoming the driving force in European spot gas market direction. In LNG markets, the Mideast buying season begins this month, just as the Asian market softens. Specifically, PIRA’s analysis of natural gas market fundamentals has reveal
The European Commission recently proposed two separate initiatives, which include funding possibilities intended to help finance projects combating pollution caused by ships. Though not explicitly mentioning liquefied natural gas (LNG), both initiatives are perfectly designed for LNG-related project
Adoption of, and interest in, LNG-as-fuel for ships is gathering pace but challenge is as much in safe bunkering and port operations as in ship design: LNG bunkering guidance is one of the key subjects addressed in LR’s latest Gas Technology Report. The growth in gas production is important for ship
