On the 18 th of March 2013, Board of REMONTOWA SHIPBUILDING S.A. signed a new contract for building a modern, double–ended, car–passenger ferry with Gas-Electric propulsion. It is the result of winning the tender announced by SAMSØ Kommune, located in Denmark, in the region of Jutland Peninsula in S
When maintenance is performed on LNG tanks, a 100 percent reliable technology is required LNG is neither inflammable nor poisonous in its liquefied state and is thus relatively innocuous. However, if it evaporates, it is highly explosive. For this reason the most stringent explosion protection regul
DNV KEMA is officially opening a new Multiphase Flow Laboratory (MPFL) in Groningen, the Netherlands. The facility will allow equipment manufactures and oil & gas companies to test, validate and calibrate multiphase technologies – e.g. separators and flow meters – for respectively the production of
Klaipedos Nafta of Lithuania said it has selected BMGS for the construction of a jetty at the liquefied natural gas terminal, the company revealed in a statement. “On 18 March 2013 Klaipėdos Nafta concluded the Contract for Engineering and Construction Works of Port Infrastructure with Suprastructur
After having designed an LNG inland shipping tanker with a capacity of 2.250 cubic meters, VEKA Group is ready for the future. “The GATE-terminal on the Rotterdam Maasvlakte is the first and up to now the only LNG import terminal in the Netherlands”, project manager Wout van Wijnen says. “We expect
Shell has launched the first 100% LNG powered tank barge at a Christening ceremony attended by Shell CEO Peter Voser at Peters Shipyards in The Netherlands. This LNG powered barge is a first for Shell and for the inland marine industry. Dr. Grahaeme Henderson, Shell Vice President Shipping & Maritim
A new report released by Ernst & Young, looks at the evolving market dynamics for global LNG. The “Global LNG report – Will new demand and new supply mean new pricing” indicates the near-consensus view of strong LNG demand growth over the next 10-20 years, but with a growing role for more price-sens
The PGNiG Group has recorded net profit of PLN 2.23bn for 2012, compared with PLN 1.75bn in the previous year. In Q4 2012, the Group’s net profit grew to PLN 2.2bn, from PLN 431m in the corresponding period of 2011. Group revenue grew by PLN 5.7bn, to PLN 28.7bn in 2012, mainly on the back […
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), and members of the Shah Deniz Consortium have selected Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking to provide financial guidance to the project during its preparatory and construction phases. The decision was made by TAP, its shareholders Axpo, Statoil and E.ON
Rolls-Royce has received the Green Ship Technology Award for its Environship concept – a revolutionary design and system solution for cargo ships that reduces CO2 emissions by up to 40 per cent compared to similar diesel powered vessels. The Environship, which can be adapted for different ship types
Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee held a meeting at the company’s headquarters regarding the Vladivostok-LNG project. “The meeting participants discussed, in particular, creation of a resource base for the LNG plant near Vladivostok over a long-term period. Special attentio
For the past 25 years, the Flemish port of Zeebrugge has made joint efforts with Fluxys Belgium and the local and Flemish governments, to take the lead position in gas distribution for the Northwestern European market. The energy business is undergoing massive changes due to ecological and financial
Samsung C&T, the global engineering and construction company, has acquired the entire shareholding in the liquid natural gas (LNG) specialist Whessoe from its Saudi Arabian owners. UK-based Whessoe will continue to be run by its existing management but will now have its ambitious growth strategy sup
Jan De Nul Group said it has signed a contract for the dredging works for the first phase of the Yamal LNG project in Russia. The project is located near the village of Sabetta, on the north-east of the Yamal Peninsula. Quays will be built for receiving large LNG plant process modules and constructi
