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French bank Societe Generale joins LNG bunkering coalition
French bank Societe Generale has joined SEALNG, the industry coalition promoting the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel. The bank is the first financial institution to join SEALNG. “As the 0.5% global sulphur cap from January 2020 edges ever closer, the case for LNG as a marine fuel
Flex LNG takes delivery of its first newbuilding
Flex LNG, the company controlled by billionaire John Fredriksen and an emerging player in the LNG shipping business, has taken delivery of its first LNG carrier newbuilding, the Flex Endeavour.
BMT, Metocean Services win Greek FSRU job
BMT and Metocean Services International (MSI) have been jointly awarded a contract by Gastrade to deploy an environmental monitoring system (EMS) for the FSRU and subsea pipeline offshore Greece.
Schulte acquires LNG ship manager Pronav
The German Schulte Group has signed a deal to acquire 100 percent of shares of liquefied natural gas (LNG) ship manager Pronav.
Lithuania: Klaipeda LNG regas volumes down in 2017
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) volumes at Lithuania’s first and only import terminal in the port of Klaipeda declined 13.4 percent in 2017 when compared to the year before. The Klaipeda LNG import terminal regasified and reloaded 12.6 terawatt hours (TWh) last year as compared to 14.6 TWh the year befo
Gaz-System pushes forward pipeline project to facilitate LNG terminal expansion
Polish gas transmission operator, Gaz-System, has signed contracts for the development of design documentation of the onshore transmission pipelines to be built under the Baltic Pipe project.
OLT Offshore unloads peak shaving LNG cargo
OLT Offshore LNG Toscana completed the discharge of liquefied natural gas set for the peak shaving services on December 30, 2017.
Photo: Dutch Gate terminal in first-ever Yamal LNG transshipment
The Gate terminal in the Dutch port of Rotterdam said it had performed the first-ever transshipment of a cargo sourced from the Novatek-operated Yamal LNG project in the Russian Arctic.
GasLog books LNG newbuild at SHI
Monaco-based LNG shipper GasLog has ordered a newbuild 180,000 cubic meter vessel with XDF propulsion from the South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries.
2017: a year of firsts
BW’s first MEGI LNG tanker launched at DSME Singapore-based gas shipping giant BW Group recently held a launching ceremony for the company’s first MEGI LNG carrier. BC Ferries’ first LNG-fueled vessel starts service Salish Orca, the first of three LNG-fueled ferries built for BC Ferries, entered ser
2017 in review: Editor’s picks
Malaysia’s Petronas in FLNG first Malaysian energy giant Petronas said its floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility, PFLNG Satu, has loaded the first cargo at the Kanowit gas field, offshore Sarawak. Video: Shell’s Prelude FLNG arrives in Australian waters Shell’s Prelude floating liquefied nat
2017 in review: top news of the year
Shell says Prelude FLNG to start production in 2018 Shell’s giant Prelude FLNG facility will come on stream offshore Western Australia next year, Chief Financial Officer Jessica Uhl said. Novatek ties with Technip, Linde and NIPIGas on future LNG projects development Novatek of Russia signed a frame
2017 in review: top news of December
Worker dies at Ichthys LNG onshore plant A worker at the Inpex-led Ichthys LNG project’s onshore facility in Bladin Point, near Darwin, in Australia’s Northern Territory, died following a workplace incident. Cheniere amends Corpus Christi LNG deal with Bechtel The US LNG export player Cheniere said
Top news of the week December 25-30
SHI lines up new LNG carrier order South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries, said it has agreed to sign a deal for the construction of an LNG carrier, priced at 210 billion won ($196.4 million). China to become second-biggest LNG importer in 2017 By the end of the year, China will have esta