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Grain LNG terminal launches open season for capacity from 2025
UK’s Grain LNG has launched “open season” for flexible and competitively-priced capacity from 2025.
Sovcomflot enters financing and charter for Arctic LNG 2-bound carrier
Russian shipping company Sovcomflot has signed a financing and time-charter agreements for the first icebreaking LNG carrier for Novatek’s Arctic LNG 2 project.
Italian delegation discusses LNG ship supply in Damietta port
An Italian delegation has visited the Damietta Port Authority in Egypt to discuss the possibility of cooperation in the field of supplying ships with LNG and necessary infrastructure.
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Delfin advances FLNG project with SHI, Black & Veatch partnership Delfin Midstream initiated cooperation with Samsung Heavy Industries and Black & Veatch in the fourth quarter of 2018 and completed a pre-FEED study for a newbuild FLNG vessel in the first half of 2019. Sempra, Mitsui ink LNG projects
MSC Cruises cuts first steel for its first LNG-powered vessel
French shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique has held a steel-cutting ceremony for MSC Cruises’ LNG-powered cruise ship MSC Europa.
PitPoint opens Europe’s first shore-to-ship LNG bunker station in Cologne
Dutch company PitPoint said it has opened Europe’s first shore-to-ship Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) bunker station for inland shipping at the Niehler Hafen in Cologne.
Total’s profit slips, LNG sales rising
French energy giant and LNG player Total saw its adjusted net profit drop in the third quarter as well as the first nine months of the year 2019.
GasLog Partners’ profit slips in Q3
GasLog’s New York-listed spinoff, GasLog Partners, reported a drop in profit for the quarter ended September 30.
Shell’s third-quarter profit slips on low prices
The Hague-based LNG giant Shell saw its third-quarter profit slip 15 percent on lowest realized oil, LNG and gas prices.
BOA Offshore scores Greater Tortue Ahmeyim LNG job
BOA Offshore said that it has been awarded a contract by Eiffage GC Marine for transportation and float-off of 21 concrete caissons for BP’s LNG facility at the Senegal and Mauritania border.
Arctic LNG 2 stake sales boost Novatek’s earnings
Novatek, Russia’s largest private gas producer, reported a jump in profit for the third quarter and the nine months of 2019.
HAM opens LNG fueling station in Murcia
Spanish LNG services provider HAM Group opens its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) service station in Murcia.
Botas looking to buy 70 LNG cargoes for 2020-2023 delivery
Turkish state energy company Botas is reportedly looking to buy 70 cargoes of LNG for delivery over 2020-2023.
Solstad gets more Ichthys LNG work
Solstad Offshore has entered into a contract with Inpex Operations Australia for the provision of two anchor handlers to support additional drilling for the Ichthys LNG development.