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LNGWN poll: how will the shareholders vote on Shell-BG deal?
The global LNG industry is bracing for the outcome of one of the biggest deals in history of this relatively young industry as the shareholders are about to vote on the proposed Shell-BG merger.
WoodMac: LNG growth wave to come post 2016
WoodMac’s review of the LNG industry reveals that the 2015 market was characterised by weaker Asian demand which dropped 2 percent forcing LNG players to shift focus to developing markets and employing new regasification capacity.
Wartsila unveils battery-LNG-powered ferry concept
Wärtsilä of Finland launched a series of shuttle ferry concepts aimed at reducing or completely eliminating exhaust emissions.
Svitzer orders two tugs for Ichthys LNG operations
Danish towage specialist Svitzer on Tuesday said it has ordered two additional ASD tugs from Sanmar Shipyards in Turkey to service the Inpex-operated Ichthys LNG project in Darwin, Australia.
Qatar ships LNG to Belgium, South Korea
World’s largest LNG exporter Qatar recently dispatched one cargo of liquefied natural gas to Belgium and South Korea each.
LNG-powered cement carrier bunkers in Risavika
Skangas, a unit of Gasum informed that the newly built LNG-powered cement carrier, Greenland, recently bunkered liquefied natural gas in Westport Stavanger.
Kaliningard FSRU to be classed by RS
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) has been selected to class the floating storage and regasification unit being built by Hyundai Heavy Industries for Gazprom Flot.
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.
Vires picks Sevan Marine’s HiLoad tech for LNG terminal
Sevan Marine of Norway said its HiLoad LNG unit signed a technology licence agreement with Vires Energy Corporation for an LNG terminal in the Philippines.
DNV GL to class first LNG-powered bulkers
DNV GL informed that the ESL Shipping’s LNG-fueled bulk carrier will be built to its new set of classification rules.
Connect LNG receives grant for UTS system
Oslo-based Connect LNG on Monday informed that a substantial grant from Innovation Norway’s Environmental Technology fund to develop the first full-scale universal transfer system (UTS) has recently been approved.
UK books more Qatari LNG
The UK’s largest LNG terminal, South Hook, located in the Port of Milford Haven, is expected to receive another cargo of liquefied natural gas from Qatar.
Klaipedos Nafta: LNG terminal brings in €8.6 million in December
Klaipedos Nafta, the operator of the Lithuanian LNG terminal informed that sales revenues from the terminal reached €8.6 million for the month of December, 2015.
Top news of the week January 4-9, 2016
Croatian LNG project receives seven equity interest bids LNG Hrvatska, the company established to build and operate the first Croatian liquefied natural gas terminal on the island of Krk concluded the public call for investment in the project. Update: Cheniere confirms it will ship first LNG export