Gazprom’s CEO Alexey Miller and Sergey Frank, Director General of Sovcomflot met at the company’s headquarters in Moscow. “The parties discussed the cooperation in arranging marine shipping of liquefied natural gas (LNG), among other things, to Asia-Pacific markets,” Gazprom said in a statement. In
Volvo Trucks and Shell have agreed to cooperate globally on the introduction of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as a fuel for commercial heavy duty trucks. Based on Volvo’s new MethaneDiesel concept whereby LNG can be used in diesel engines, and Shell’s LNG expertise and infrastructure investments, the
Emerson Process Management’s Smart Wireless technology is helping RWE Gas Storage maximize the capacity of its Dolní Dunajovice underground gas storage facility in the Czech Republic. Installation of five Smart Wireless networks and more than 100 wireless measurement devices has increased visibility
The Gazprom Board of Directors considered the information regarding the work being done by the Company on expanded use of natural gas as a motor fuel in the Russian Federation. It was noted that the growth of Russian NGV fuel market would produce a considerable economic and social effect. Conversion
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The world’s first fuelling vessel for LNG (liquefied natural gas) was last week christened in Stockholm, Sweden. “In the spring of 2012, the Swedish government decided to support what was then a TEN-T request for an LNG fuelling vessel. One year later, the ship is christened and constitutes an addit
Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA (PGNiG) made final acceptance of the Lubiatów-Międzychód-Grotów facility (LMG), one of the largest and most advanced projects completed by the company in recent years. The project will increase Poland’s conventional oil and gas production. Development of th
DeMaCo has acquired an order to build the LNG transferlines for a ferry bunker system operated by Skangass. The system will be realized in the Norwegian port of Risavika, near Stavanger. DeMaCo’s direct client is Cryonorm Systems from Alphen aan den Rijn. Cryonorm Systems is the main contractor for
LiqTech International, Inc., a clean technology company that manufactures and markets highly specialized filtration technologies, announced that it has entered into an agreement with a global leader in oilfield equipment and services, FMC Technologies, Inc., for the use of its state-of-the-art disru
GasLog Ltd. announced the delivery of the fully owned LNG carrier GasLog Santiago, from Samsung Heavy Industries. The vessel was delivered on budget and ahead of schedule. Immediately upon delivery she commenced a medium-term charter to Methane Services Ltd. (BG Group). The vessel is a 155,000 cubic
On March 25, 2013 the Albanian Parliament unanimously ratified the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between Albania, Italy and Greece on the construction and operation of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) project. Signed in Athens on February 13, 2013, the tri-lateral IGA confirmed the three host c
Drewry Maritime Research’s latest LNG Shipping Insight report saw the LNG Short-Term Freight Index decline by 4% in February. This was largely because heating demand subsided in major importing regions. Cargo availability also tightened because of a few unplanned shutdowns. LNG shipping enjoyed a dr
The International Energy Agency (IEA) on Friday 22 March 2013 hosted the inaugural meeting of the IEA Unconventional Gas Forum, which gathered more than 100 officials from government, industry, NGOs and international organisations to discuss best practices for the sustainable development of global u
UK’s Grain LNG terminal received a cargo of LNG onboard the 266,000 cbm Mekaines from Qatar on Sunday, according to shipping data. Grain LNG is the UK’s first modern LNG facility and can hold almost 1 million cubic metres of liquefied natural gas in store. The terminal is situated on the Isle of Gra
