NSK Shipping AS, a coastal vessel operator based in northern Norway, has recently placed an order for a state-of-the-art LNG-fuelled multi purpose vessel at the Turkish shipyard, Tersan. The vessel, designed by Nordnorsk Skipskonsult AS, will be classed to DNV. Scheduled for delivery in 2012, the ge
The National Development and Reform Commission said on Wednesday it had approved the first phase of Sinopec Corp’s liquefied natural gas pro… (yahoo news) [mappress] Source: yahoo news, September 8, 2010;
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission proposes to grant conditional authorisation to the joint venture partners in the North West Shelf Gas Project to jointly market and sell their individual domestic gas entitlements for supply in Western Australia. Since 1984, when the North West Shel
Together with DNV and other partners, DNV customer Reederei Stefan Patjens is ready to retrofit LNG on board a 5,000 TEU container vessel. When completed, this would be the very first use of LNG as fuel on board a container ship and of LNG as fuel in worldwide trading. The vessel in mind is a [&hell
Lithuania is studying the location and budget for a liquefied natural gas terminal, the country’s energy minister Arvydas Sekmokas said this… (balticbusinessnews) [mappress] Source: balticbusinessnews, September 8, 2010;
A subsidiary of Japan’s Nippon Yusen KK has entered an agreement to transport liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants to the Gorgon project in n… (tradingmarkets) [mappress] Source: tradingmarkets, September 07, 2010;
Taiwan’s imports of liquefied natural gas rose 31.5% in July, according to data issued Tuesday by the Bureau of Energy… (zawya) [mappress] Source: zawya, September 7, 2010;
State-run Bahrain Petroleum Co., or Bapco, said it has extended to Sept. 22 the period for receiving contractor bids for a tender of a loca… (zawya) [mappress] Source: zawya, September 7, 2010;
Royal Dutch Shell says it’s not preparing to take over Woodside Petroleum. It also expects a decision on whether to proceed with its Prelude… (brisbanetimes) [mappress] Source: brisbanetimes, September 7, 2010;
On August 27, 2010 Sakhalin Energy produced the 100th LNG cargo at Prigorodnoye production complex starting from January 2010. Each produced cargo is defined as 145 000 m³. The Sakhalin-2 LNG plant was launched in February 2009. In less than 1.5 years of operation and production, the first Russian L
Indian Oil Corporation plans to rope in a strategic investor for the liquefied natural gas terminal that it proposes to put up north of Chen… (istockanalyst) [mappress] Source: istockanalyst, September 7, 2010;
GAIL (India) Ltd has proposed to partially operationalise Ratnagiri Gas & Power’s LNG terminal at Dabhol in Maharashtra… (projectsmonitor) [mappress] Source: projectsmonitor, September 6, 2010;
2H Offshore, an Acteon company, is pleased to announce the opening of a new regional base in Perth, Australia, to improve service to clients in Asia Pacific. The Perth base will be headed by general manager Elizabeth Tellier, who is relocating from 2H’s Houston office. Tellier said, “We are looking
The Asian Development Bank wants to sell its stake in Petronet LNG Ltd. and has written letters to the company’s major shareholders about it… (automatedtrader) [mappress] Source: automatedtrader, September 6, 2010;
