UK’s South Hook liquefied natural gas terminal is expected to receive a cargo of LNG next week, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The Al Gharrafa LNG tanker, with a capacity of 216,000 cbm, is due to arrive on January 2. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million tonnes of
Belgium’s Zeebrugge liquefied natural gas terminal re-exported a LNG cargo today, according to the Port of Zeebrugge website. The cargo is being hauled by Methania, a 131,235 cubic-meter tanker. The LNG tanker is sailing to Spain’s Sagunto terminal, and it is due to arrive on January 3, according to
RWE and Gazprom decided by mutual agreement to terminate at the end of the year their exclusive talks on a potential joint venture for the construction and operation of power stations in Germany, the UK and the Netherlands. These talks had started in July this year and the parties agreed to explore
Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd. has extended its option agreements with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. (HHI) for the delivery of two FSRUs, that were to expire by mid December 2011 and mid January 2012, respectively. Both option agreements are now valid into first quarter 2012. The Company’s third and fo
This week, the LNG Guardian, built by Gondan Shipyard for the Italian Owner Fratelli Neri, has finished the trials period. During the past days, the LNG Guardian has set sail from the Yard facilities in Figueras as well as from El Musel, Port of Gijon. These days’ aspects such as the speed or the bo
In November 2011, Elengy has signed LNG terminal access contracts with its twentieth and twenty-first direct customers having a direct access to regasification capacities at the Montoir-de-Bretagne and Fos Tonkin LNG terminals. Elengy has then more than doubled its portfolio since the subsidiary was
Portugal’s Port of Sines is scheduled to receive a shipment of LNG from Nigeria on December 30, according to the Port of Sines website. The LNG Edo liquefied natural gas carrier, with a capacity of 126,530 cubic metres, is sailing from Nigerian Bonny terminal. The terminal is held by REN Atlântico a
Awilco LNG announced that the last remaining technical subject related to a charter of the WilPower LNG tanker had been lifted. The commencement of the contract started yesterday and the ship is committed until August 2012. Awilco LNG is a Norwegian based owner and operator of LNG vessels intended f
GDF Suez announced that Benoît Mignard, currently Director of Acquisition Investment and Financial Advisory of GDF SUEZ will be appointed CFO of Global Gas and LNG business line as of January 3rd, 2012. He will pursue his mission as Director of AIFA until that time. Marc Williamson, currently Chief
The subscription window for long-term storage held from 21 November until 16 December has shown particularly strong demand, Fluxys said today. With 400 million cubic metres of storage capacity on offer, overall demand from market participants totalled 600 million cubic metres. The available capacity
Today Eni has finalized the agreement signed with Cassa depositi e prestiti (CDP) for the sale of 89% of the existing shares in Trans Gasleitung Austria GmbH, the company owning the transport rights for the Austrian section of the pipeline that connects Russia to Italy. This corresponds to 94% of th
Munich hosted today a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Horst Seehofer, Bavarian Prime Minister. The parties signed a Roadmap for cooperation in power generation and gas supply. The document sets out the intentions of Gazprom and the Federal Stat
The Methania liquefied natural gas carrier, with a capacity of 145,702 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the Zeebrugge LNG terminal December 24, according to the Port of Zeebrugge website. The liquefied natural gas carrier will load in a re-export cargo and depart from the Zeebrugge terminal next da
The Gazprom headquarters hosted a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Vladimir Semashko, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus. The parties discussed the issues surrounding the Beltransgaz integration into Gazprom Group and the f
