By virtue of the currently erected LNG Terminal in Świnoujście, Poland will become a new player in the global LNG market, already accounting for over 32% of world gas trade. The LNG market increased as much as 65-fold in the period from 1971 to 2011. It is estimated that by 2030 it will grow by [&he
Portugal’s Port of Sines is scheduled to receive a shipment of LNG from Nigeria on August 14, according to port data. The cargo is being hauled by the Stena Clear Sky LNG tanker, with a capacity of 145,000 cbm, and it is sailing from Nigeria’s Bonny terminal. The Sines terminal is held by REN Atlânt
LNG player BG Group of UK today announced that Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Fabio Barbosa has been granted leave of absence in order to undergo medical treatment in Brazil for a recently diagnosed condition. Following consultation with the Board, Fabio has appointed BG Group Financial Controller,
Yesterday in Vladivostok, during APEC Summit, Alexey Miller, Gazprom CEO and Ichiro Takahara, Director General of the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy under the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry held negotiations and in the presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japan
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) and GTT have entered into a Cooperation Agreement on September 5th in order to further enhance their common capabilities in the field of LNG Carriers in various environments. This follows the Approval in Principal granted by RS to GTT technologies in 2010.
On 6 September, the Blue Corridor 2012 Natural Gas Vehicle Rally held its first roundtable event in Moscow during the tenth annual GasSUF-2012, an international exhibition of gas distribution technologies. Experts from Gazprom Group, E.ON Ruhrgas, the National Association for Natural Gas and compani
The classed fleet of international classification society Bureau Veritas has grown to 10,055 vessels totalling 93.4m gt. In addition, 1,790 inland water vessels are classed with BV. The growth is attributed to strong deliveries of newbuildings and also to a significant inflow of vessels in service a
Golar LNG Limited announced that Board member Tor Olav Troim has on 6 September 2012 extended a forward contract in respect of 200,000 shares in the Company. The new forward contract expires on 6 March 2013 at a price of NOK 79.5282 per share. After this trade, Mr. Troim has an exposure of 386,001 G
Klaipėdos Nafta of Lithuania, which is implementing an LNG terminal project in the Baltic country, announced a tender for ugrade works on the LNG terminal. The winner of the tender will have 25 months to complete the upgrade works, according to the tender conditions. The contract includes constructi
The Council of Jõelähtme parish approved the thematic plan for the Tallinn LNG terminal to be built in Muuga Harbour and the initiation of the strategic evaluation of the environmental impact. The thematic plan ‘Choosing the location for the liquefied natural gas terminal’ covers an area of 300 hect
The Gazprom headquarters hosted a working meeting between Leonid Chugunov, Head of the Project Management Department and Marjan Eberlinc, Director General of Plinovodi. The parties discussed the Russian-Slovenian cooperation within the South Stream project. It was highlighted that on September 5, 20
In the fight to reduce harmful emissions to the air, LNG as a ship fuel is gathering increasing attention in the maritime community. The virtual elimination of sulphur and particulate emissions and significant reductions to NOx and CO2, mean that the LNG option must be on the planning table of every
Swedish CRYO AB delivers another world first as they are designing and building the tank and bunkering system for the world’s first Marine Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) supply vessel for Ship to Ship bunkering. The supply vessel is commissioned by AGA Gas AB and will operate in Stockholm Harbour in Swede
Marine Service GmbH, the marine consultancy for the design and development of any kind of shipping projects based in Hamburg, Germany, starts its SMM-premiere with a world first: the LNG Fuel Tank Container. Developed as a mobile LNG tank, the 40 feet standard container provides a reliable and safe
