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Keppel, GTT join forces on LNG solutions
Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine has signed a technical assistance and license agreement with France’s GTT to jointly market liquefied natural gas (LNG) solutions leveraging GTT’s membrane containment systems and Keppel’s shipyard expertise. Keppel O&M’s network of global yards will be able to o
France’s GTT gets BV approval for its new LNG containment system
French LNG specialist GTT has recently received an approval in principle from classification society Bureau Veritas for the development of its new liquefied natural gas containment system. The system named NO96 Flex is a new evolution of GTT ‘s NO96 range and maintains the main elements of the NO96
Höegh LNG shuffles management
Following the resignation of Richard Tyrrell from the positions of CEO and CFO of Höegh LNG Partners (HMLP), the parent company Höegh LNG made changes to its board.
Russia’s Gazprom talks LNG with Itochu, Mitsubishi
Russia’s Gazprom said on Wednesday it had held talks with Japan’s Itochu and Mitsubishi Corp. about cooperation in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) business. The talks, in the Russian city of Vladivostok, were held in two separate meetings. The first meeting was held between Gazprom head Alexei Mille
Ophir books $310 million Fortuna FLNG charge
London-based Ophir Energy said on Thursday it has written down the value of its Fortuna FLNG project in Equatorial Guinea by $310 million. The company also said in its half-year report it aims to cut jobs in London and plans to move its headquarters to Asia to lower costs. The Fortuna development su
Gazprom, Mitsui ink Baltic LNG deal
Russian gas giant Gazprom and Japan’s Mitsui and Co. signed a memorandum of understanding on the planned Baltic liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project. The deal was signed on Wednesday in Vladivostok during a meeting between Gazprom head Alexey Miller and Mitsui Chairman Masami Iijima, according
South Korea: MOL, COSCO name new Yamal LNG carrier
A naming ceremony for an ice-breaking LNG carrier, jointly owned by Japan’s MOL and China COSCO Shipping, was held on Tuesday at South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering. The name of the 172,000-cbm LNG carrier “Vladimir Vize” was chosen in honor of the Russian Arctic explorer and oc
Gazprom, Kogas talk LNG supplies to Korea
Russian gas giant Gazprom could increase liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments from the Sakhalin project to South Korea’s Kogas, the world’s second-largest corporate buyer of the fuel. This was revealed during a meeting on Wednesday in Vladivostok between Gazprom’s head Alexey Miller and chief execu
GTT scores HHI tank order for four Greek LNG carriers
French LNG containment specialist GTT said Monday it received an order from the Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries to design tanks of four new liquefied natural gas carriers. These LNG tankers are being built for Capital Gas Carrier Corp., owned by Greek shipowner Evangelos Marinakis. To remin
Russia’s Novatek inks Kamchatka LNG hub deal
Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer and Yamal LNG operator, Novatek said on Monday it signed a deal for its planned liquefied natural gas transshipment terminal on Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East. Novate signed an agreement of intent with the Ministry of the Russian Federat
Novatek, Jogmec sign LNG cooperation deal
Russia’s Novatek, the operator of the giant Yamal LNG project, signed a memorandum of understanding with Japan’s Jogmec to cooperate on liquefied natural gas export projects. Under the deal, the duo agreed to explore opportunities to cooperate on Novatek’s projects in the Yamal and Gydan peninsulas,
Spanish LNG imports down in August
Spain’s imports of liquefied natural gas dropped 26.6 percent in August on a yearly basis as pipeline supplies from Algeria surged 42 percent, according to the data released on Monday by the LNG terminal operator, Enagás. LNG imports reached some 14 terawatt hours (TWh) or about 1.1 million tonnes o
Spain’s Reganosa and Japan’s Sojitz ink deal to boost LNG cooperation
Spain’s Reganosa, the operator of the Mugardos LNG terminal, and Japan’s Sojitz Corporation signed a deal to collaborate in the international sector in fields such as liquefied natural gas. The memorandum of understanding will promote collaboration and the development of opportunities by the duo bot
Lithuania: Klaipeda LNG regas volumes nosedive in Aug YoY
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) volumes at Lithuania’s first and only import terminal in the port of Klaipeda dropped 70.4 percent in August when compared to the corresponding month last year. Klaipėdos Nafta, the LNG terminal operator, on Friday said that its facility regasified and reloaded 0.64 teraw