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GTT books new LNG tank design order from HHI
French liquefied natural gas containment system specialist, GTT, has been contracted to design the tank for a 174,000-cbm LNG carrier newbuild.
Avenir LNG secures funds for small-scale newbuilds
Avenir LNG, a joint venture set up by Stolt-Nielsen Limited, Golar LNG and Höegh LNG has completed a private placement raking in $110 million as the capitalization of the company starts.
GasLog LNG carrier not damaged after Heraklion grounding
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier GasLog Saratoga, owned by Monaco-based shipping company GasLog, suffered no damage after it ran aground on November 9 while approaching the port of Heraklion on the Greek island of Crete. The 155,000-cbm GasLog Saratoga “was in a laden condition and was moving to
Novatek delivers first LNG cargo to CNOOC
Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer Novatek said its unit, Novatek Gas and Power Asia, shipped a cargo of LNG produced from the Yamal LNG project to China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC).
IEA says gas to overtake coal in energy mix by 2030
The Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) said natural gas is set to overtake coal as the second-largest fuel in the global energy mix by 2030.
MAN Cryo to deliver LNG regas facility for Forchem in Finland
MAN Energy Solutions’ unit MAN Cryo has won the contract to design and deliver an LNG regasification terminal for the Forchem company in Rauma, Finland.
Pavilion, Novatek ink Arctic LNG 2 partnership MoU
Temasek-owned Pavilion Energy signed a memorandum of understanding with Russia’s Novatek for the participation in the latter’s Arctic LNG 2 project.
Eni sells 20 pct Nour North Sinai share to Mubadala
Italian energy company Eni agreed to sell 20 percent of its participating interest in the Nour North Sinai Offshore concession, in Egypt, to Mubadala Petroleum.
France’s Dunkirk LNG terminal to reopen following a long shutdown
France’s Dunkirk liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal is set to reopen following a lengthy maintenance and upgrade shutdown since the beginning of August. The facility will reopen on November 13, a spokeswoman from Dunkerque LNG, the terminal operator, told LNG World News on Monday. Dunkerque
DSME names three Yamal LNG tankers
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) named three Arc-7 ice class liquefied natural gas carriers to serve the Novatek-operated Yamal LNG project.
Total inaugurates Kaombo project, adds gas to Angola LNG
France’s Total inaugurated the Kaombo project Kaombo project located 260 kilometers off the coast of Luanda in deep offshore Block 32.
Engie to invest €800 mln in green gasses
French energy company Engie intends to invest €800 million ($900.3 million) over the next five years to develop green gasses, aiming to inject at least 10 percent of such gasses into networks by 2030.
Top news of the week November 5-10
Toshiba sheds U.S. LNG business at $800 million loss Japanese conglomerate Toshiba Corporation has decided to withdraw from the US LNG business transferring all the outstanding shares of Toshiba America LNG Corporation to a third-party buyer. Sempra Energy, Total in North American LNG partnership Sa
Golar Power to provide FSRU for Croatia’s 1st LNG import project
LNG Croatia, the state-owned company that is developing the country’s first LNG facility on the island of Krk, has chosen Golar Power to provide a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) for the import project. Golar Power is a 50/50 joint venture formed by LNG carrier and FSRU owner Golar L