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First US LNG cargo on way to Lithuania
Lithuania, the largest of the three Baltic nations, is expected to receive a cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the US next week. The 162,000-cbm LNG tanker Clean Ocean is expected to arrive at the port of Klaipeda where Lithuania’s first LNG import terminal is located on August 21, according
UK watchdog accepts Wood Group-AFW merger remedy
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) accepted in principle a remedy formally proposed by Wood Group regarding its merger with Amec Foster Wheeler.
Q-Max Umm Slal heading for South Hook LNG terminal
The UK’s South Hook liquefied natural gas terminal is scheduled to receive another cargo of LNG from Qatar at the end of the week.
NextDecade scouts Irish FSRU project site
Representatives of the US LNG export player NextDecade held talks with the Port of Cork Company representatives and local stakeholders regarding the proposed FSRU project.
Novatek to fire up Yamal LNG Trains 2, 3 ahead of schedule, CEO says
Novatek plans to start producing liquefied natural gas at the second and third train of its giant Yamal LNG plant in the Russian Arctic ahead of schedule, according to Leonid Mikhelson, chief executive and co-owner of Novatek. Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer has already started com
Nigerian LNG cargo heading to Portugal
REN-operated Sines LNG import terminal in Portugal is to receive a new cargo of the chilled fuel from Nigeria.
Gazprom, Shell to study Baltic LNG project feasibility
Gazprom and Shell have signed an agreement to implement the joint feasibility study on the Baltic LNG project in the port of Ust-Luga.
Sinotrans Sarens completes Yamal LNG job
Sinotrans Sarens JV said it has recently completed the transportation and load-out of 55 modules for the Novatek-operated Yamal LNG project in Russian Artic. Each of the modules weighed between 90 and 4.950 tonnes, with minimum dimensions of 20x10x9 metres and maximum dimensions of 43x33x45 metres.
Amec Foster Wheeler’s trading profit falls in H1
London-based LNG engineer Amec Foster Wheeler reported an 8 percent fall in its half-year trading profit mainly due to “challenging conditions” in the upstream oil and gas market. Amec Foster Wheeler reported a trading profit of 162 million pounds ($210.2 million) for the period under review compare
Spain’s LNG imports rise in July YoY
Spain’s imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) rose 39.7 percent in July on a yearly basis, according to the data provided by the LNG terminal operator, Enagás. LNG imports reached 15.6 terawatt hours (TWh) in July, as compared to 11.18 TWh in the same month the year before. More than half of the LN
Sabine Pass Train 4 to produce 1st commissioning cargo this week
The fourth liquefaction unit at Cheniere’s Sabine Pass export terminal in Louisiana, currently the only such facility to ship US shale gas overseas, is expected to produce its first commissioning cargo this week, according to Cheniere’s chief executive Jack Fusco. Train 4 achieved first LNG producti
Uniper CEO says US LNG too expensive, Europe needs alternative gas sources
European natural gas suppliers will have to be more active in finding alternative supplies as the United States is actively pushing for its liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments into Europe, according to Klaus Schäfer, Chief Executive of German utility Uniper.
Fos LNG terminals volumes flat YoY
Liquefied natural gas throughput at the two French LNG terminal’s in Fos-sur-Mer near Marseille remained flat during the first six months of 2017 compared to the same period a year ago.
Westwood: new markets, trade routes to boost LNG carrier demand
The increases in LNG cargoes coming to the market over the recent years has led to oversupply, putting pressure on spot LNG prices and impacting the demand for newbuild carriers.