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GIIGNL: LNG newbuild orders hit 6-year low
The global fleet of liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers welcomed 31 new additions in 2016 – in a year where only 10 new orders were placed, GIIGNL, the International Group of LNG Importers said Monday in its latest annual report. The new orders – the lowest number since 2010 – included one floating
DSME: world’s first Arctic LNG carrier completes ice trials
South Korean shipbuilding giant Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) said the world’s first ice class LNG carrier, Christophe de Margerie, completed the ice trials in the Arctic Ocean.
Alpha Process Controls names LNG specialist to lead international business
Alpha Process Controls named Fraser Bennie, formerly responsible for business development at Damen Ship repair & Conversion, to lead the company’s international business activities.
Production halted at Russia’s only LNG export plant
Liquefied natural gas production at Russia’s only liquefaction and export plant Sakhalin II was suspended on Sunday, March 26, following an accident at one of the production platforms.
ABB wins BW Group FSRU contract
Zurich-based automation specialist ABB has won a contract to supply power and electric propulsion system for BW Group’s new floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU).
BP hits more gas off Egypt
UK-based energy giant and LNG player BP made another gas discovery in the North Damietta offshore concession in the East Nile Delta, Egypt.
Poland’s Gaz-System moving forward with FSRU project
Polish gas transmission operator, Gaz-System said Monday it has taken a step forward with plans to install a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) in the Bay of Gdansk located on the Baltic Sea. Gaz-System, that also operates Poland’s first LNG terminal in Swinoujscie, completed the tender
Houlder, Wärtsilä and Trelleborg develop jettyless LNG transfer concept
Marine design consultancy Houlder, LNG Infrastructure provider Wärtsilä and hose supplier Trelleborg have jointly developed a new mid-scale LNG distribution infrastructure.
UK books first April LNG cargo
The United Kingdom has booked its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo for April, extending the recent rise in imports of the chilled fuel. The 266,000-cbm Q-Max LNG tanker Rasheeda is expected to arrive at the UK’s South Hook LNG terminal on April 2 from Qatar, according to the Milford Haven Por
Study to assess potential for use of bio-LNG as transport fuel in Port of Rotterdam
The Port of Rotterdam Authority and the National LNG Platform intend to study the possibilities of developing LNG from renewable sources as a transport fuel in the port of Rotterdam.
Top news of the week March 19-25
Adriatic LNG receives 500th cargo Qatar’s RasGas has delivered the 500th cargo to the Adriatic LNG terminal located about 15 kilometers off the Veneto coastline. Chevron ships 50 Gorgon LNG cargoes, says expansion is unlikely to happen Chevron said Tuesday it has shipped fifty cargoes of liquefied n
GasLog Partners buy GasLog Greece
GasLog Partners entered into an agreement to buy the LNG carrier GasLog Greece from its parent company, the Monaco-based LNG shipper GasLog, for US$219 million.
Shell sells Gabon onshore assets
The Hague-based LNG giant Shell reached an agreement with Assala Energy Holdings, a Carlyle Group company, to sell its Gabon onshore interests for US$587 million.
World’s first LNG bunkering vessel to arrive in Zeebrugge by April 2
The world’s first purpose-built LNG bunkering vessel, Engie Zeebrugge, built for Engie, Fluxys, Mitsubishi Corporation, and NYK’s Gas4Sea partnership is set to arrive in Zeebrugge by April 2.