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WTS completes Seishu Maru LNG gas trial
Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions said it has passed an important milestone by successfully completing the gas trial for the first LNG carrier built to a Boil Off Rate (BOR) of 0.08% per day. WTS subsidiary company Ti Group completed the test on the LNG carrier Seishu Maru, built at Mitsubishi Heavy In
E.ON sells LNG cargo to PetroChina
E.ON Global Commodities sold an LNG cargo scheduled for November delivery to PetroChina. Cargo was loaded from Spain in August aboard the Kita LNG carrier, according to Reuters. Traders say this sale might be signalling a doubt that the spot prices could show a significant winter recovery. Traders a
Becker Marine: LNG hybrid barge christened
Becker Marine Systems’ floating LNG power plant, the environmentally friendly alternative for supplying power to cruise ships lying at port, was christened at Hafencity in Hamburg. Before invited guests, the LNG Hybrid Barge was christened the Hummel (Bumblebee) at Grasbrook Kai near the Hamburg Cru
Skangass opens doors on LNG terminal in Lysekil
Skangass said it has officially opened the new receiving terminal for LNG in Lysekil, Sweden. This marks an important strategical step in making natural gas available for the land based industry and the marine market in the area, the company said in a statement. The LNG terminal was built as a joint
Top news of the week October 13-18, 2014
Arun LNG export story comes to an end Last week the global LNG industry reached a major turning point after Indonesia’s Arun plant stopped producing LNG. KBR, Daewoo Score Mozambique FLNG contract KBR and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (KD Consortium) has been awarded a front end engineeri
MPA of Singapore talks LNG bunkering with European Port Authorities
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), Antwerp Port Authority, Port of Rotterdam and Port of Zeebrugge participated in an LNG bunkering focus group discussion on 14 and 17 October, held in conjunction with the SIBCON 2014. The three European port authorities and Singapore discussed the
Hyundai Heavy orders GTT tech for LNG duo
France’s Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) won an order for two large LNGCs from the Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries. The LNGCs will be owned by the Algerian shipping company Hyproc and are expected to be delivered between 2016 and 2017. “The vessels will be built with the innovative Mark I
Eni, Kogas sign LNG cooperation deal
Eni signed a cooperation agreement with Kogas to further strengthen their relationship in the upstream and LNG sectors. Eni and Kogas expect the cooperation agreement to facilitate the LNG development of Area 4 in Mozambique where Eni is operator with a 50% indirect interest, Kogas, Galp Energia and
Gazprom, Srbijagas talk South Stream
Alexey Miller of Gazprom and Dusan Bajatovic, Director General of state-owned Srbijagas, met in Belgrade on Thursday where they discussed the issue of current and winter gas supplies to Serbia. “The meeting participants discussed the progress with the South Stream project. The pipeline route is bein
Peru exports LNG cargo
Peru’s only LNG export facility shipped a liquefied natural gas cargo on Monday. The cargo is being hauled by the 137,814 cubic-meter Hispania Spirit, and it is sailing to Spain. The liquefaction plant in Pampa Melchorita has exported 233 cargoes since its startup in June of 2010, according to Perup
Fluxys and Mattheeuws Eric open LNG filling station in Veurne
Mattheeuws Eric Transport and Fluxys have officially inaugurated their LNG filling station on the premises of the haulage company in Veurne, Belgium. Construction of the filling station started in February this year and was completed on schedule by September. The station is supplied by tanker truck
LNG carrier Zarga due at South Hook next week
The South Hook liquefied natural gas terminal in the UK is expected to receive a cargo of LNG on October 23, port data reveals. The Zarga LNG carrier, with a capacity of 266,000 cubic metres, is transporting the cargo from Ras Laffan, Qatar. This is the third LNG shipment in October for the South Ho
Trelleborg to exhibit at OTD 2014
Trelleborg will present an extended range of offshore solutions, including its recently re-branded portfolio of thermal insulation materials, subsea seals and LNG hoses, at the Offshore Technology Days (OTD) 2014 in Bergen, Norway. Trelleborg’s offshore operation, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions and Tr
Gazprom and YPF talk gas cooperation
Alexey Miller of Gazprom and Miguel Galuccio, CEO of Argentina’s YPF, met in Moscow on Wednesday where they discussed expanding the bilateral cooperation in the gas sector. “In particular, they looked at the possibility of undertaking joint projects in such areas as exploration & development in Arge