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Statoil to up exploration activity in 2017
Norwegian energy giant and LNG operator Statoil plans to drill around 30 exploration wells in 2017, an increase of around 30 percent compared to 2016.
Wärtsilä to supply gas-fired power plant to Argentina
Wärtsilä of Finland has been contracted by Methax, a unit of Grupo Galieo, to supply a 40 MW smart power generation plant to Mendoza, Argentina.
Dunkirk LNG terminal starts commercial operations
Dunkirk LNG, France’s fourth liquefied natural gas import terminal, located within the enclosure of the Dunkirk harbour, has started commercial operations on January 1.
Picture of the day: small-scale LNG reload in Lithuania
First small-scale LNG reload operation in the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda took place on Monday, January 2, natural gas trading company, Litgas, part of Lietuvos Energia, said.
Wärtsila signs maintenance deal with MOL’s European LNG unit
Wärtsilä of Finland signed a ten-year maintenance agreement with MOL LNG Transport Europe, a unit of the Japanese MOL Group, for two LNG carriers.
Marc Haestier joins GTT as CFO, leaving Engie
GTT, the French designer of containment systems with cryogenic membranes used to transport and store LNG, named Marc Haestier as the company’s new chief financial officer.
IMO: IGF Code for gas-fueled vessels comes into force
The International Maritime Organization said the mandatory code for ships using gases or other low-flashpoint fuels entered into force on January 1, 2017.
South Hook LNG books first 2017 cargo
South Hook LNG terminal on the shores of Milford Haven waterway is scheduled to receive a Qatari cargo of liquefied natural gas at the end of the week.
2016 in review: videos of the year
Petronas sends world’s first FLNG unit from South Korea to Malaysia (Video) Malaysian energy giant Petronas has on Saturday sent its first floating LNG producing unit, the PFLNG1, from South Korea to Kanowit gas field, offshore Sarawak. Chevron’s Wheatstone LNG project moving forward, first cargo ex
2016 in review: pictures of the year
Picture of the day: first LNG tanker passing through expanded Panama Canal The 161,870-cbm Maran Gas Apollonia, chartered by the Hague-based LNG giant Shell, is the first LNG tanker to transit the newly expanded Panama Canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Picture of the day: Yamal LNG p
2016 in review: Editors’ picks
Shell’s CEO takes a pay cut Royal Dutch Shell CEO’s total direct remuneration for 2015 took a hit together with the company’s profit, according to Shell’s annual report issued on Thursday. Anadarko says “strongly committed” to Mozambique LNG project Woodlands-based Anadarko said Wednesday the compan
2016 in review: top news of the year
Shell-BG merger hits shareholders bump Shell’s proposed combination with BG Group came across a first obstacle on the road towards the shareholder vote on January 27 as Standard Life Investment opted to vote against the merger. Report: Chevron’s Gorgon LNG halts production Production at Chevron’s gi
2016 in review: top news of December
Shell-led LNG Canada looking for new lead contractor The Hague-based LNG giant Shell and its partners in the LNG Canada consortium are looking for a new lead contractor for the delayed multi-billion export project in Kitimat, British Columbia. Qatargas and RasGas to merge Qatar, the world’s largest
Top news of the week December 26-31
Petrobras terminates Golar Spirit FSRU charter early Golar LNG Partners said that it has received notice of early termination of the Golar Spirit FSRU charter contract from Petrobras. USA: Freeport LNG project moves ahead The construction of the Freeport LNG liquefaction and pretreatment facilities