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MAN Cryo nets Swedegas LNG bunkering gig
MAN Diesel & Turbo’s unit, MAN Cryo has signed a contract with Swedish infrastructure company, Swedegas, to deliver an LNG bunkering facility within the Port of Gothenburg. The new facility will enable vessels to bunker LNG from trucks or containers while simultaneously loading or unloading cargo at
Petrofac strikes Sakhalin Energy contract
International service provider Petrofac has been awarded a contract with Sakhalin Energy, the operator of Russia’s first LNG export plant. The contract worth more than $700 million comprises a lump-sum engineering, procurement and offshore fabrication component, as well as a reimbursable element for
Dynagas LNG Partners posts Q2 loss
Dynagas LNG Partners, a limited partnership formed by the Greek shipowner Dynagas, on Tuesday reported a second-quarter loss of $5.2 million, after reporting a profit in the same quarter a year before. The company posted loss per common unit of $0.19 for the three months ended June 30. Adjusted earn
Cryostar equips SK Audace with fuel gas compressor
Cryostar, the French supplier of cryogenic equipment, said it has commissioned and tested its latest six-stage fuel gas compressor on new LNG tanker SK Audace. SK Audace is claimed to be the first LNG carrier fitted with XDF propulsion. The vessel was delivered last month to shipowners SK Shipping a
DNV GL: natural gas to become world’s primary energy source by 2035
Natural gas will become the largest single source of energy from 2034, according to a report by the classification society, DNV GL. While renewable energy will grow its share of the energy mix, oil and gas will account for 44% of world energy supply in 2050, compared to 53% today. DNV GL’s Energy Tr
Elengy ups Montoir LNG truck loading capacity
French LNG terminal operator Elengy has boosted truck loading capacity at its Montoir-de-Bretagne LNG terminal on the French Atlantic coast. The capacity has been increased to 18 LNG trucks loading per day, compared with 12 previously. “An increase in capacity made possible especially by development
France’s Dunkirk LNG terminal upgrading reload facilities
EDF’s unit Dunkerque LNG, the operator of France’s fourth LNG import facility, is working on boosting the terminal’s reloading capacity. Dunkerque LNG will adapt its terminal to reload LNG cargoes at a maximum flow rate of 9,000-cbm per hour. This is more than double the current reloading flow rate
Chart buys Germany’s VCT Vogel
US-based LNG equipment provider Chart Industries has agreed to acquire VCT Vogel of Germany. VCT provides cryogenic pumps, equipment and service to businesses in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The acquisition expands and strengthens Chart’s service and aftermarket presence in the three countries
Poland to get Norwegian spot LNG cargo
Poland’s state-owned gas company PGNiG has bought a cargo of spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Norway’s Statoil. Delivery from Norway will be the second spot supply from this country that will land at Poland’s Lech Kaczyński LNG terminal in Świnoujście. Poland also received two spot deliveries f
ESL Shipping’s first LNG-powered bulker launched in China
Finnish shipowner ESL Shipping said that Viikki, claimed to be the first LNG-powered handysize bulk carrier in the world, was launched on August 31 at the Jinling shipyard in Nanjing, China. The 160-meter LNG-powered vessel of 26,000 dwt produces more than 50 percent lower carbon dioxide emissions t
Spanish gas demand hits record high in Aug
Spanish natural gas demand rose 18 percent in August year-on year, reaching the highest monthly growth figure in the summer period since 2008 and exceeding the previous record set in July, according to the LNG terminal operator, Enagás. Natural gas demand in August reached 25,100 gigawatt hours (GWh
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Update: Cheniere’s Corpus Christi LNG site damaged in Hurricane Harvey US liquefied natural gas (LNG) export player Cheniere Energy said the company’s Corpus Christi export project site on the U.S. Gulf Coast sustained minor damage from Hurricane Harvey. Swan Energy orders FSRU for Jafrabad LNG impo
Lithuania gets Norwegian LNG cargo
Lithuania, the largest of the three Baltic nations, received a cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Statoil’s Hammerfest liquefaction plant in Norway. The 147,980-cbm Arctic Princess, owned by Höegh LNG and on a long-term charter with Statoil, arrived in the port of Klaipeda where the Independe
EU funds LNG fueling infrastructure project
The European Union granted €10 million ($11.9 million) funding for Gas Natural Fenosa-led Eco-Gate project aiming to improve the use of LNG and CNG as fuel in Europe.