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Gazprom: Sakhalin II exceeds design LNG output in 2015
The Sakhalin II liquefied natural gas project exceeded its design production capacity of 10.8 million tons per year by 1.2 million tons in 2015, Gazprom and Shell executives noted at a meeting in St. Petersburg.
Hammerfest LNG cargo heading for Barcelona
The 148,000 cbm LNG tanker Arctic Lady is on its way to Spain with a cargo loaded at Statoil’s Hammerfest facility on Melkoya island is heading for Spain.
Amec Foster Wheeler CEO leaves
UK-based LNG engineer Amec Foster Wheeler on Monday said its chief executive officer Samir Birkho is stepping down from his position after nine years in charge.
Peru ships LNG cargo to Spain
Peru’s liquefaction facility at Pampa Melchorita dispatched a cargo of liquefied natural gas to Spain recently.
Q-Max heading for South Hook
The UK’s South Hook LNG terminal is scheduled to receive another cargo of liquefied natural gas from Qatar.
Cedigaz: European LNG net imports up in 2015
In 2015, LNG net imports grew by 16.6 percent in Europe as demand for natural gas grew in the region, according to the international association for natural gas, Cedigaz.
BG Group reveals new LNG carrier design project
BG Group recently initiated a project, named Blue Amazon, aiming to rethink the LNG carrier’s design by developing a low-resistance hull from scratch.
MAN Rollo gas gensets for LNG-powered ferry
MAN Rollo informed it has developed three 480 ekW gas generator sets for the LNG-powered ferry Helgoland that recently entered service.
Dutch Gate terminal hits LNG trucking milestone
Dutch Gate terminal in the port of Rotterdam, a unit of Gasunie and Vopak, said it reached on January 14 the 1000th loading at its truck loading facility. According to a statement by Gate, since the start-up of the terminal’s first LNG truck loading facility in January of 2014, 15 different customer
Port of Rotterdam: LNG throughput rises 91 pct
The port of Rotterdam on Friday revealed that the throughput of liquefied natural gas increased sharply in 2015.
Dunkerque LNG: storage tanks tests nearing completion
Dunkerque LNG has made another step towards the start-up of the terminal as it began testing of the three liquefied natural gas tanks.
Gazprom posts third quarter loss
Russian gas giant Gazprom posted a net loss of 2 billion roubles in the third quarter of 2015, compared to a net profit of 105.7 billion roubles in the same period a year earlier.
Novatek’s gas production up in 2015
Novatek, the operator of the Yamal LNG project, reported a fourth quarter 2015 natural gas production of 17.8 billion cubic meters, 9.4 percent up on the same month in 2014.
Lithuania delays LNG imports from U.S.
Lithuania’s planned imports of liquefied natural gas from Cheniere’s Sabine Pass liquefaction facility in the United States have been delayed due to gas distribution system specifications.