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Russia’s Novatek and China’s Cosco Shipping to expand Arctic collaboration
Russia’s Novatek, the operator of the giant Yamal LNG project in the Arctic, and China’s Cosco Shipping Corp. said they plan to expand their cooperation, especially in Arctic shipping. Leonid Mikhelson, chief executive and co-owner of Novatek met on Tuesday in Shanghai with Xu Lirong, Chairman of Co
Vitol’s 2017 LNG traded volumes surge
Commodity trading company Vitol nearly tripled its traded volumes of liquefied natural gas last year as the LNG market continued to grow. Vitol traded 7.4 million tonnes of the chilled fuel in 2017, the company said on Monday. This compares to 2.6 million tonnes of LNG Vitol traded in 2016. “In LNG,
Putin appointed to management of Russia’s Gazprom
Mikhail Putin has been appointed deputy chair of the management board of Russian gas giant Gazprom. Gazprom’s board elected Mikhail Putin for a period of five years, according to a Gazprom statement. Reuters reports that Mikhail Putin is a distant relative of Russian president Vladimir Putin. He is
Wärtsilä books LNG tech order for AET Tankers’ duo
Finish technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to its technology for two new LNG-fueled shuttle tankers being built for Singapore-based AET Tankers at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea.
TechnipFMC wins Karish gas field job for Energean
TechnipFMC has been awarded an integrated engineering, procurement, construction and installation (iEPCI) by Energean Oil & Gas for the Karish gas field offshore Israel.
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ConocoPhillips gets approval for Barossa development offshore Australia ConocoPhillips and its partners SK E&S Australia and Santos have received regulatory approval for the development of the Barossa project located offshore about 300 kilometers north of Darwin, Northern Territory. Qatar Petroleum
Lundin charters Island Offshore’s LNG-powered PSV duo
Lundin Norway has contracted Island Offshore’s LNG-powered platform supply vessels (PSV) for its operations on the Norwegian continental shelf.
Kosan Crisplant’s Larsen joins EU-funded LNG fueling project
Bo Larsen, commercial director of Kosan Crisplant, a part of Makeen Energy, has joined the steering committee of GO LNG, an EU funded project to promote LNG as a fuel for the shipping industry.
End of March cargo bound for South Hook LNG
South Hook liquefied natural gas terminal in the United Kingdom is scheduled to receive more LNG from Qatar before the end of the month.
Gas-System, Delfin LNG sign cooperation deal
Polish gas grid and LNG terminal operator Gaz-System has signed a cooperation agreement with Delfin LNG, the first and only permitted floating LNG export project in the United States.
LIQAL to build LNG fueling station for Remitrans
The Dutch company LIQAL, has been awarded a contract to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) refueling station for the Belgian transport company Remitrans.
France’s GTT scores LNG tanks order from Hyundai Samho
France’s GTT said it had received an order from the Korean shipyard Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries for the design of liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanks. The tanks will be installed onboard two new 174,000-cbm LNG carriers with an expected delivery in 2020, GTT said on Wednesday. GTT will design the L
Russia’s Novatek secures another Gydan exploration license
Russian LNG developer and operator, Novatek has obtained the right to explore a new area on the Gydan peninsula in the Arctic. Novatek-Yurkharovneftegas, a unit of the Yamal LNG project operator, won the bid for a geological survey, exploration and production license for the Payutskiy subsoil area.
Qatari LNG cargo heading for South Hook terminal
The United Kingdom is scheduled to receive a cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar.