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Qatargas inks LNG deal with OMV
Qatargas Operating Company Limited (Qatargas) signed a new LNG sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with OMV Gas Marketing & Trading (OMV).
Eni confirms Zohr gas field production start
Italian energy giant Eni confirmed it has started production at the Zohr gas field offshore Egypt.
New LNG World News mobile website launched
LNG World News as the premier source for LNG news has launched its updated mobile website at mobile.lngworldnews.com.
Gallery: Jan De Nul’s Yamal LNG job
Dredging company Jan de Nul of Belgium was contracted for the dredging works in the port of Sabetta, part of the Novatek-operated Yamal LNG project that recently shipped its first cargo.
Novatek’s JV wins bid for Osenniy license
Russia’s largest independent gas producer and LNG developer, Novatek said its joint venture Arcticgas won the bid for a geological survey, exploration and production license for the Osenniy subsoil area located in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Region.
Vard to build hybrid LNG cruise vessel for Ponant
A Fincantiery unit, Vard, has signed a contract to design and construct a luxury polar expedition cruise vessel with dual-fuel LNG/battery propulsion for the French cruise company Ponant.
EU signs Croatian LNG terminal grant
The grant agreement for an EU investment of €101.4 million ($119.5 million) in the construction of the Croatian liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal on the island of Krk has been signed on Monday.
China Development Bank agrees to buy and lease LNG duo
China Development Bank’s units have signed a memorandum of understanding to purchase and lease back two 162,000 cubic meter LNG carriers.
Top news of the week December 11-16
ExxonMobil wraps up Mozambique LNG acquisition US energy giant ExxonMobil said on Wednesday that its unit has completed a deal to acquire a 25 percent indirect interest in Mozambique’s gas-rich Area 4 block from Italy’s Eni. Austrian explosion hits European gas markets An explosion on Tuesday mornin
Det Norske Veritas becomes sole owner of DNV GL
Germany’s Mayfair VermögensverwaltungSE has sold its 36.5% share in the class society DNV GL to the Stiftelsen Det Norske Veritas foundation, making DNV GL the foundation’s sole owner. DNV GL chief executive Remi Eriksen said in a statement that this is a new chapter in DNV GL’s history. “Moving for
France’s GTT inks deal to service Chevron’s LNG fleet
GTT, the French maker of LNG containment systems, signed a 5-year service deal with a unit of US energy giant Chevron to support the company’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipping operations. Under the deal, the French company will support Chevron Transport Corporation’s maintenance and operation of
Nigerian LNG cargo on way to Portugal
REN-operated Sines LNG import terminal in Portugal is to receive a fresh cargo of the chilled fuel, shipping data by the Port of Sines shows. The cargo will be delivered from Nigeria LNG’s Bonny Island liquefaction plant onboard the 141,000-cbm LNG Adamawa. The carrier delivered to NLNG in 2005 from
WFW advises Teekay LNG JV on $1.6 billion financing for Yamal Arc7 carriers
International law firm Watson Farley & Williams said Thursday it had advised Teekay LNG Partners and its joint venture partner China LNG Shipping on the $1.6 billion long-term financing for the construction of six Arc7 LNG carrier newbuildings. All the ships will be built at South Korea’s Daewoo Shi
Spanish LNG imports rise 36 pct in November
Spain’s imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) rose by 36.2 percent in November on a yearly basis boosted by higher gas-to-power generation as demand increased by 11 percent. LNG imports reached 18.86 terawatt hours (TWh) in November as compared to 13.85 TWh in the same month the year before, accord