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Portugal books Algerian, U.S. LNG cargoes
REN’s Sines LNG import terminal on Portugal’s Atlantic coast has booked two cargoes for the end of November and early December.
OLT Offshore closes peak shaving LNG cargo tender
OLT Offshore LNG Toscana has closed its tender for the supply of a single liquefied natural gas cargo for peak shaving services during the coming winter season.
Russia’s Novatek boosts gas resources with new acquisition
Russian LNG export project developer and gas producer, Novatek on Thursday said it bought Severneft-Urengoy from EuroChem, a global fertilizer company. Severneft-Urengoy holds the hydrocarbon exploration and production license for the West-Yaroyakhinskiy area located in the Purovsky district of the
Russia’s Gazprom resumes Azerbaijan gas deliveries
Russian gas giant Gazprom said on Wednesday it had resumed natural gas supplies to Azerbaijan. Gazprom Export, a unit of Gazprom, and the Azeri state energy firm SOCAR reached an agreement under which gas supplies were to start on November 22, according to a Gazprom statement. Gazprom will deliver a
Eight energy giants team up on methane emissions reduction
BP, Eni, ExxonMobil, Repsol, Shell, Statoil, Total and Wintershall have joined forces to further reduce methane emissions from the natural gas assets they operate around the world.
MacGregor wins FSRU terminal contract in Bangladesh
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has signed an order for the fabrication, engineering and project management of a complete subsea mooring and riser system with the Bangladesh-based company, Summit LNG Terminal.
Poland’s PGNiG inks 5-year deal with Centrica to buy US LNG
Poland’s state-owned gas company PGNiG has signed a five-year contract with British utility Centrica to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) sourced from Cheniere’s Sabine Pass liquefaction plant in the US. The LNG will be delivered on a DES (delivered ex-ship) basis and the supplies will start in 2018.
Flex LNG sees shipping market tighten, banks on MEGI premium
Flex LNG, the company controlled by billionaire John Fredriksen and an emerging player in the LNG shipping business, has seen the LNG shipping market tighten considerably over the past months.
Picture of the day: 1st Q-Max at Dunkirk LNG terminal
France’s Dunkirk LNG import terminal, the country’s fourth regasification facility, received its first ever Q-Max cargo from Qatar. The 266,366-cbm Al Dafna, one of the world’s largest LNG tankers, arrived at the EDF-operated terminal on Sunday, Dunkerque LNG, the terminal operator said in a stateme
Gazprom, Mitsubishi talk Sakhalin II expansion progress
Alexey Miller, the head of the Russian giant Gazprom on Friday discussed liquefied natural gas (LNG) cooperation with Takehiko Kakiuchi, president and CEO of Mitsubishi Corporation.
Wärtsilä tech ordered for Viking Line’s new LNG ferry
Finish technology group, Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply engines and equipment for Viking Line’s LNG-fueled ferry being built by at the Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry yard in China.
Pakistan inaugurates new LNG import terminal
Pakistan GasPort’s floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) based LNG import terminal at Port Qasim in Pakistan has been inaugurated on Monday.
Nigerian LNG cargo heading for Portugal
REN-operated Sines LNG import terminal in Portugal is to receive a new cargo of the chilled fuel, shipping data by the Port of Sines shows.
WFW advises Hoegh LNG on $230m FSRU financing
International law firm Watson Farley & Williams advised Norway-based floating LNG giant Höegh LNG on the $230 million debt financing for its eighth floating storage and regasification unit currently under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea. The facility comprises a twelve-year e