Clean Fuel
Baltic Pipe project gets Polish environmental permit
Polish gas grid and LNG terminal operator Gaz-System said the Regional Directorate for Environmental Protection in Szczecin issued the environmental decision for the offshore gas pipeline to be laid in the Polish waters of the Baltic Sea as part of the Baltic Pipe project.
Latvian, Estonian duo to LNG retrofit two locomotives
DiGas, a Latvian dual-fuel natural gas system manufacturer and Estonian state-owned energy company Enefit Kaevandused, have teamed up on retrofitting locomotives to run on LNG.
GTT wins tank design order for LNG carrier trio
French liquefied natural gas containment system specialist, GTT, has been contracted for the design of storage tanks for a trio of newbuild tankers.
Yamal LNG cargo heading to Portugal
REN-operated Sines LNG import terminal in Portugal is set to receive a liquefied natural gas cargo from the Novatek-led Yamal LNG facility.
Golar LNG tightens third-quarter loss
LNG shipper Golar reported a third-quarter net loss of $82.3 million in the third quarter of the year, tightening from the previous quarter.
Awilco abandons LNG shipping JV talks
Norwegian based LNG transportation provider Awilco said that discussions over establishing a consolidated LNG shipping joint venture have come to a halt.
Golar Partners swings to profit in third quarter
Nasdaq-listed Golar Partners, a limited partnership formed by Golar LNG, reported a net of $7.9 million for the third quarter of 2019.
Flex charters LNG newbuild to Gunvor
Flex LNG, the company controlled by billionaire John Fredriksen and an emerging player in the LNG shipping business, entered into a long-term time charter with Gunvor for its LNG newbuild.
Russian natural gas exports to Austria hit new high
Russian natural gas exports to Austria have reached a new high during the year so far, heads of the two companies noted during a working meeting in St. Petersburg.
Flex LNG transfers first vessel to in-house management company
Flex LNG, the company controlled by billionaire John Fredriksen and an emerging player in the LNG shipping business, has taken over management of its first LNG carrier, the Flex Enterprise.
FSRU Höegh Esperanza returns to Tianjin LNG terminal
Norway-based floating LNG giant Höegh LNG informed its floating storage and regasification unit Höegh Esperanza has returned to the Tianjin LNG terminal in China.
Elengy, Rubis Terminal team up on LNG storage plant study
French LNG operator Elengy has signed a memorandum of understanding with Rubis Terminal to launch preliminary studies for the development of an LNG storage facility at the Reichstett (Bas-Rhin) storage terminal.
Spain’s LNG imports up in October
Spain’s imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) jumped 12 percent in October when compared to the corresponding month last year, according to the monthly data by the LNG terminal operator Enagás.
Top news of the week November 18-23
Gazprom to advance LNG, sees no prospects in shale gas Russia’s Gazprom noted that shale gas production outside of North America will not have a significant impact on the global gas market configuration and future export activities of Gazprom even by 2030. Shell inks deal to supply Teekay’s LNG-fuel