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Woodside charters Australia’s first LNG-powered marine support vessel
Australian LNG player Woodside on Tuesday informed it has signed a five-year charter with Siem Offshore of Norway for an LNG-powered marine support vessel.
Mozah to deliver LNG cargo to South Hook
South Hook LNG terminal located on the shores of Milford Haven waterway is scheduled to receive another cargo of liquefied natural gas from Qatar next week.
MacGregor tech ordered for Carnival’s LNG cruise ships
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, said it has received an order to equip four LNG-powered cruise ships on order at the German shipbuilder Meyer Werft for the cruise company Carnival Corporation.
Novatek secures Yamal exploration licence
Russia’s Novatek, the operator of the giant Yamal LNG project, said it has been awarded an exploration and production license for the Nyakhartinskiy area. The license duration is 27 years and Novatek paid 1.05 billion roubles (US$15.1 million) for the Nyakhartinskiy license located in the Yamal-Nene
Zeeland Seaports: LNG bunkering pilot project kicks off at Vlissingen port
Zeeland Seaports on Monday informed an LNG bunkering pilot project was launched with the truck-to-ship bunkering operation in the port of Vlissingen.
GE Oil & Gas starts work on Prelude FLNG risers
GE Oil & Gas said it has started production of four high-pressure, high-temperature (HP/HT) dynamic flexible risers for Shell’s Prelude FLNG facility.
BigRoll’s first Yamal LNG transport vessel delivered
The first vessel to transport modules to Novatek-operated Yamal LNG project in Russia, BigRoll Barentsz, has recently been delivered to its owner BigRoll by Cosco Dalian Shipyard.
Triyards grabs order for two LNG-powered ferries
Singapore-based Triyards, through its unit, Strategic Marine, secured a contract with the Dutch ferry operator Rederij Doeksen to build two LNG-powered aluminium catamarans.
Wartsila tech ordered for BC Ferries vessels LNG conversion
Wärtsilä of Finland said its technology has been ordered by the Gdańsk Shiprepair Yard Remontowa for the $140 million mid-life upgrade and LNG conversion of BC Ferries’ two RoPax vessels.
Reganosa wins Dunkirk LNG start-up consultation job
Spanish natural gas transmission system operator, Reganosa, on Friday informed it has been chosen to assist the start of operations at the Dunkirk LNG (Dunkerque LNG) terminal in France.
Top news of the week April 4-9, 2016
Chevron says Gorgon shutdown to last up to two months, delivers first cargo to Chubu Energy giant Chevron said on Wednesday it expects to resume production at its US$54 billion Gorgon LNG project in Australia in 30-60 days after the Barrow Island facility was shut down due to mechanical problems. IH
Shell under pressure to reduce spending
By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell is under pressure from shareholders to cut annual spending below $30 billion (21.3 billion pounds) after buying BG Group to ensure it can maintain its dividend given the slow oil price recovery. Shell and other large oil companies slashed budgets, s
Kotug, Boskalis merge harbour towage operations in Europe
Kotug International and Royal Boskalis Westminster on Thursday informed they have finalized the merger of the two companies’ harbour towage operations in Europe.
The Switch PM shaft generator ordered for Saga LNG Shipping newbuild
Helsinki-based, marine drive train technology specialist, The Switch, on Thursday informed it has received an order for its permanent magnet shaft generator for a 45,000 cbm LNG carrier being built for Saga LNG Shipping.