Clean Fuel
Nauticor completes first German STS LNG bunkering at Brunsbüttel
Hamburg-based Nauticor, a unit of Linde, conducted the first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation in at the Elbehafen Brunsbüttel, part of Brunsbüttel Ports, the first at a German port.
BBG reports increase in activity at Bilbao LNG plant
Spain’s Bahía de Bizkaia Gas (BBG), controlled by EVE and Enagás, received 53 cargoes so far this year at the regasification terminal in the port of Bilbao.
BP’s chief executive Bob Dudley to step down
UK-based energy giant and LNG player BP’s chief executive Bob Dudley is set to step down from his position as well as the company board following delivery of the company’s 2019 full-year results in February 2020 and will retire on March 31, 2020.
Gazprom, Linde to form LNG engineering JV
Russian giant Gazprom has signed deals with Linde to cooperate on natural gas processing and liquefaction facilities in Russia.
PitPoint opens its first LNG station in Belgium
Together with Total, Dutch company PitPoint has opened its first LNG refueling station for trucks in Belgium.
Pair of Qatari LNG cargoes heading for South Hook
The UK’s South Hook liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal is set to receive a couple of cargoes from Ras Laffan over the coming days.
German LNG Terminal shortlists EPC contractors
German LNG Terminal, the joint venture behind the LNG terminal project in Brunsbuettel, Northern Germany, has completed the EPC contractor pre-qualification process that started at the end of June this year.
InfraStrata buys Harland and Wolff, eyes FSRU project costs cut
InfraStrata, the UK company focused on strategic infrastructure projects, has signed heads of terms to purchase the principal assets of Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries and Harland and Wolff Group.
Saipem unveils new LNG tech solution
Italian oil and gas industry contractor Saipem unveiled its new technological solution targeted at the small and medium scale natural gas liquefaction market, such as the local distribution of LNG.
GTT subcontracts Ponant’s LNG-powered exploration vessel tank build to DSEC
French LNG containment system specialist GTT has partnered up with South Korean DSEC for the LNG tank construction for a polar exploration vessel to be built at the Norwegian shipyard VARD.
UECC orders third battery hybrid LNG car carrier
United European Car Carriers (UECC), jointly owned by Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and Wallenius Lines, triggered its option with China Ship Building Trading and Jiangnan Shipyard Group for a third battery hybrid LNG vessel.
Novatek increases Yamal LNG shipments to Asian Pacific markets via NSR
Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer Novatek shipped 15 LNG cargos from its Yamal project to the Asian Pacific markets directly via the Northern Sea Route (NSR) during the third quarter of 2019.
Golar makes management changes
LNG shipper Golar and Golar LNG Partners informed that Graham Robjohns has decided to step down from his position as chief financial officer.
Spanish natural gas demand hits record figures
The demand for natural gas in Spain increased by 16.9 percent in the first nine months of 2019 over the same period the previous year, reaching 294 TWh, the highest cumulative figure since 2009.