Wärtsilä, a leading global supplier of flexible and efficient power plant solutions, has been awarded the contract to supply a 384 MW gas power plant to Azerbaijan. In terms of output, this is the largest single power plant order that Wärtsilä has received to date. When completed, the Boyuk Shor pow
Port of Sines in Portugal is scheduled to receive a shipment of LNG from Nigeria on July 25, according to the Port of Sines website. The LNG Rivers tanker, with a capacity of 135,000 cubic metres, is sailing from Nigerian Bonny terminal. The terminal is held by REN Atlântico and has a nominal send [
The world’s first cleared LNG swap traded on 16 July. The contract settles on the ICIS East Asia Index (EAX) for physical LNG. The deal was brokered by Tradition over the CME Direct trading platform and has been cleared by CME Europe. The deal was done for September at $13.90/MMBtu. From 16 July the
Golar LNG Partners announced that its previously announced public offering of 5,500,000 common units representing limited partner interests at $30.95 per common unit has closed. Additionally, the Underwriters have exercised in full their option to purchase an additional 825,000 common units in the O
From 19 to 21 September 2012, NGVA Europe will hold the ‘LNG 4 Trucks & Ships Workshop’ in the city of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The event focuses on LNG, LBG, LCNG, dual fuel vehicles and the corresponding filling station segments, as well as the transportation of LNG/liquefied biomethane to fill
Höegh LNG of Norway said today that the 1979 built 126,400 m(3) LNG Libra was delivered to the company in Singapore and will remain in Singapore until tomorrow, when she will be delivered to NWS to commence her 6 month charter. Höegh LNG Holdings announced last year the purchase of the LNG Libra fro
Kleven Maritime of Norway said it has signed a contract with Remøy Shipping on the delivery of a LNG powered platform supply vessel. The vessel is to be built at Kleven Maritime’s shipyard Kleven Verft. Total contract value for Kleven is around 400 million NOK. In addition, the contract also include
The Al Samriya LNG carrier, with a capacity of 263,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal from Qatar on July 20, 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 bi
Despite the reported construction delay due to the financial problems at Italy’s Saipem and Poland’s PBG, Poland expects the planned LNG terminal at Swinoujscie to be finished on time, according to Reuters. Rzeczpospolita, polish newspaper said that construction is four months late due to the financ
Veka-Group has developed three new LNG tankers, which can also be used as bunker ships. Two tankers are destined for short sea trips and/or coastal services. The third tanker, a LNG inland waterway bunker ship, is the first of its type in the world. The tanker sails almost completely on the ‘boil of
Statoil’s Snoehvit LNG plant is still shut and it is uncertain if the production stop will have an influence on shipments delay, reports Reuters. Baard Glad Pedersen, Statoil spokesman said: “With a prolonged halt in production there will be consequences for deliveries. We are working to mend the pr
As Baltic Times reports, the Lithuanian state-owned Klaipeda State Seaport Authority and Klaipedos Nafta, on July 05 inked a cooperation agreement on an LNG terminal construction. “I am happy that an agreement was reached and rational and appropriate decisions were made. The agreement allows us to m
Peru LNG shipped a cargo of liquefied natural gas to Spain on July 11, according to PeruPetro S.A. The cargo is being hauled by the STX Frontier, a 153,600 cubic-meter tanker. The Peru LNG Project includes two parts: an LNG Plant with a Marine Terminal from which LNG is sent overseas, and a pipeline
The plan for making liquefied gas (LNG) available as fuel for shipping in the Netherlands has come another step closer. According to Hans Smits, CEO of the Port of Rotterdam Authority, an agreement with ECT will make land available for a ‘filling station’ between the Gate (LNG) and Euromax (containe
