Clean Fuel
Video: Höegh LNG launches tenth FSRU
Norway-based FSRU provider Höegh LNG launched its FSRU SN2220, the floating storage and regasification #10 at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard.
Sakhalin Energy charters LNG newbuild
Sakhalin Energy said it has chartered the Seri Cemara liquefied natural gas carrier late last month to serve an Asia Pacific buyer.
Flex LNG makes managerial changes
Oslo-listed Flex LNG, the shipping company controlled by billionaire John Fredriksen, named Øystein M. Kalleklev as a chief executive officer of Flex LNG Management.
MOL inks first transportation service contract for its LNG newbuild
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has taken delivery of LNG Schneeweisschen, the liquefied natural gas tanker ordered by MOL and Itochu Corporation at the Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) shipyard in South Korea.
Arctic LNG carrier in Northern Sea Route record traverse
Christophe de Margerie, the icebreaking LNG carrier owned and operated by Sovcomflot traversed the Northern Sea Route without icebreaker support in a record time for the month of July.
GET Baltic auctions Klaipeda LNG terminal’s surplus volumes
GET Baltic, the natural gas market operator invited the natural gas participants in the Baltic to participate in the LNG terminal required volume surplus auction.
Lithuanian LNG terminal’s H1 regas volumes drop
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) volumes at Lithuania’s first and only import terminal in the port of Klaipeda decreased during the first half of the year compared to the same period in 2017.
BP’s second quarter profit jumps
UK-based energy giant and LNG player BP reported a sharp increase in profit during the second quarter of the year.
Bureau Veritas updates guidelines for LNG carrier to FSRU-FSU conversion
Classification society Bureau Veritas updated notations and guidance to support the construction and operation of both FSRUs and FSUs.
Dynagas LNG Partners turns to profit in Q2
Dynagas LNG Partners, a limited partnership formed by the Greek shipowner Dynagas, posted a net income of $0.4 million in the second quarter of 2018, compared to a net loss of $5.2 million in Q2 2017.
GTT books LNG tank order from Hyundai Samho
French LNG containment tank specialist, GTT, received a new order for a liquefied natural gas tank design for one tanker.
Novatek’s Arctic LNG 3 drills first North-Obskiy well
Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer Novatek, through its Arctic LNG 3 unit, started drilling the first well at the North-Obskiy license area located in the shallow waters of the Ob Bay.
Belgium books two Qatari LNG cargoes
Zeebrugge liquefied natural gas terminal operated by Fluxys has booked a pair of cargoes from Qatar for delivery in August.
Top news of the week July 23-28
Keppel O&M wins FSRU conversion, FPSO modules deals Keppel Offshore & Marine has, through its units, secured two contracts with a combined value of about S$70 million ($51.4 million). Shell’s profit, LNG sales rise The Hague-based LNG giant Shell reported an increase in profit for the second quarter