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Bureau Veritas to class Suezmax tankers as Gas-Prepared
Classification society Bureau Veritas on Thursday informed it will grant ‘Gas-Prepared’ notation to six Suezmax tankers under construction for Dynacom Tankers Management.
Al Samriya LNG carrier bound for South Hook
Q-Max deliveries to the United Kingdom’s South Hook LNG terminal continue in September with another one scheduled to unload next week.
NSSLGlobal VSAT system selected for MOL’s LNG fleet
NSSLGlobal has said it has won a deal with MOL LNG Transport (Europe), a Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) unit, to replace the legacy VSAT system on board MOL LNG’s fleet of 15 liquefied natural gas carriers.
Gazprom: first TurkStream permits issued
Russian giant Gazprom informed it has been granted first permits by Turkish authorities for the TurkStream project that is set to be continued.
Stena Line orders Caterpillar engines for LNG-ready RoPax ferries
Caterpillar Marine has been selected to provide the engines for Stena Line’s four LNG-ready RoPax ferries to be constructed at AVIC Weihai Shipyard in China.
Bureau Veritas to class first containership LNG conversion
Classification society Bureau Veritas informed it has been selected to class the conversion of Wessels Reederei’s 1,036 TEU container vessel Wes Amelie to run on liquefied natural gas.
Russia, Bahrain in LNG pact
Russia and Bahrain signed a number of agreements during the working visit of Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to Russia, including a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the field of LNG.
Klaipedos Nafta’s LNG terminal revenue rises in August
Klaipedos Nafta, the operator of the first Lithuanian LNG terminal said Friday that sales revenues from the import facility edged up 1.9 percent in August.
GE, Hudong-Zhonghua LNG carrier design granted ABS approval in principle
GE’s Marine Solutions and Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding on Tuesday received the approval in principle (AIP) from the America Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for a jointly developed LNG carrier design.
Italy: FSRU Toscana completes LNG discharge operations for 2016/2017 winter season
OLT Offshore LNG Toscana on Tuesday said it has concluded cargo discharge operations under its tender procedure for the regasification and gas storage service for the storage gas year 2016/2017.
Carnival adds three new LNG-powered cruise ships
Carnival Corp, the world’s largest cruise operator, on Tuesday signed a memorandum of agreement with German and Finnish shipbuilders Meyer Werft and Meyer Turku to deliver three additional cruise ships that will be fully powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). The shipbuilding agreements are subject
Novatek CEO: Yamal LNG 76 pct complete
Novatek-led US$27 billion Yamal LNG project reached 76 percent completion and is on schedule to produce first liquefied natural gas in 2017, according to Novatek’s CEO Leonid Mikhelson.
Engie, Mitsubishi, NYK Line launch joint LNG bunkering company
France’s Engie and its Japanese partners Mitsubishi Corporation and NYK Line have launched Gas4Sea, a new brand for joint marketing of LNG as a marine fuel.
Despite cuts, Big Oil to expand production into the 2020s
By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) – Never mind the drop in crude prices, huge spending cuts and thousands of job losses – the world’s top oil and gas companies are set to produce more than ever for some time. While top oil companies struggle with slumping revenues following a more than halving of price