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Adriatic LNG receives 600th cargo
Adriatic LNG, the company which operates the regasification terminal located off the Veneto coastline, said the facility received the 600th carrier, the Al Jassasiya.
Element scores materials testing job for Qatargas
Element Materials Technology secured a five-year deal with Qatargas for the provision of materials testing and failure analysis services.
Gazprom, OMV extend gas supply deal to 2040
Russian giant Gazprom and Austrian OMV Gas Marketing & Trading signed an extension to the existing contract for the supply of Russian natural gas to Austria until 2040.
Equinor adds experience to its board of directors
Norwegian energy giant and LNG operator Equinor, formerly Statoil, named Anne Drinkwater and Jonathan Lewis as new members of the company’s board of directors.
PGNiG eyeing stakes in US LNG export projects
Poland’s state-owned gas company PGNiG is currently in preliminary talks with US companies to grab equity stakes in LNG export facilities.
Estonia’s Alexela sets sights on first LNG refueling station
Estonian energy company Alexela unveiled plans to open a liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling station in Jüri, first of its kind in the Baltic region.
Gazprom delivers first LNG cargo to GAIL under long-term deal
Russian giant Gazprom’s trading arm, Gazprom Marketing & Trading Singapore, delivered its first LNG cargo to India’s GAIL under a long-term deal signed in 2012 originally.
Höegh LNG charters FSRU Höegh Esperanza to CNOOC
Höegh LNG signed a time charter for the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Höegh Esperanza with CNOOC Gas & Power Trading and Marketing (CNOOC).
Dragon LNG books Qatari cargo
The UK’s Dragon LNG terminal is scheduled to receive another cargo of liquefied natural gas from Qatar.
KVH Industries, BW extend connectivity services contract
KVH Industries extended its deal with BW Group to provide connectivity services for additional 45 vessels in the latter’s LNG and LPG fleet.
Top news of the week May 28-June 2
Schlumberger quits OneLNG JV and Fortuna FLNG project Liquefied natural gas shipper, Golar LNG said its OneLNG partner Schlumberger decided to end involvement in Fortuna FLNG project in Equatorial Guinea, resulting in the dissolution of the joint venture. Petronas to buy 25 pct in Shell’s LNG Canada
Golar LNG drops to loss in Q1
LNG shipper Golar dropped to a loss in the first quarter of the year as its interest expense increased compared to the previous quarter.
Spanish gas demand climbs 11.6 pct in May
Natural gas demand in Spain in May rose 11.6 percent year-on-year reaching 26.2 TWh, according to the Spanish LNG terminal operator, Enagás. This increase was driven by greater conventional demand, particularly from the industrial sector, as well as larger deliveries of gas for power generation, Ena
Aqualis completes Bahrain LNG jacket instalation
Aqualis Offshore said it has completed the jacket installation engineering of a 1800T steel jacket structure offshore Bahrain as part of the Bahrain LNG import terminal.