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Fluxys and Enagas increase TAP stake
Fluxys and Enagás have acquired the stakes of Total (10%) and E.ON (9%) in the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP). Through the acquisition Fluxys increases its stake from 16 to 19%, while Enagás becomes a new 16% partner in TAP. Under the new arrangement TAP’s shareholding is now comprised of BP (20%), S
Skangass investment speeds up Pori LNG terminal construction
Skangass has made an investment decision and will construct an LNG terminal as well as an efficient LNG logistics chain in Tahkoluoto, Pori, Finland. The terminal will have a capacity of 30,000 cubic meters and the expected completion for the project is autumn 2016. Skangass, a unit of Gasum, has se
Dynagas LNG Partners finalizes Yenisei River acquisition
Dynagas LNG Partners said that it has completed the acquisition of the 2013 built ice class LNG carrier Yenisei River. The acquisition of the liquefied natural gas carrier, and the related time charter contract with Gazprom Global LNG Limited, was finalized for an aggregate purchase price of $257.5
GasLog Partners closes public offering
GasLog Partners said it has closed its public offering of 4,500,000 common units representing limited partner interests. The public offering price was $31.00 per common unit. The net proceeds from the offering, after deducting underwriting discounts and other offering expenses, and including approxi
Gasrec opens first bio-gas station in West Country
Somerset MP Ian Liddell-Grainger opened the West Country’s first bio-gas filling station. Demonstrating the ease and speed of filling up a gas tank, Liddell-Grainger assisted with the ‘launch’ filling of a natural gas HGV with low emission liquefied bio-gas. Commenting on the new facility, he said,
MAN expands CNG range
MAN said it is expanding its range of CNG vehicles, adding trucks with CNG drives to its range of natural gas city buses in 2016. At the IAA 2014, MAN is giving a preview of the CNG technology in trucks with a TGM distributor chassis. The 18-tonner is driven by a six-cylinder CNG engine with [&helli
Cedigaz studies LNG in transportation
Cedigaz, the international association for natural gas, released a new study called “LNG in transportation” that looks into the prospects for LNG as fuel as well as market drivers, perspectives, existing and planned infrastructure. LNG as a potential transport fuel, especially in shipping and trucki
Sanmar wins APMSCO contract for seven vessels
Sanmar Shipyards of Turkey said it has won a contract involving seven vessels from Aqaba Port Marine Services Company (APMSCO) in Jordan. Comprising four 80-tonne bollard pull terminal RAstar 2800 tugs, two conventional twin screw Ras-cal 1500 line-handling tugs and a pilot boat, the order was confi
UK: small-scale LNG shipment for Teesport
The UK’s Teesport liquefied natural gas terminal received a cargo onboard the small-scale LNG tanker Coral Methane. The 7,500 cbm vessel, docked at Excelerate Energy’s Teesport terminal on September 27, carrying a cargo from Sweden, and departed yesterday, shipping data reveals. According to Exceler
Top news of the week September 22-27, 2014
Petronas could turn its back on Canada LNG project Malaysia’s Petronas could well turn away from its $10 billion LNG project in Canada saying the country’s progress on a new taxation scheme is rather slow. LNG Limited to add third LNG project in North America Liquefied Natural Gas Limited of Austral
Muga Harbour hosts discussion on Baltic LNG infrastructure
Over 150 specialists, investors and port representatives gathered on the 25th of September at the international LNG seminar to discuss over the development of LNG infrastructure in the Baltic Sea ports. The seminar, which took place in Estonia, in Muuga Harbour, was organized by Baltic Ports Organiz
Iveco receives order for 50 LNG powered trucks
Iveco has received its first contract order for 50 Stralis Hi-Ways powered by liquefied natural gas. The vehicles will be used by LC3, a company specialising in temperature-controlled transport and container lorries that has continuously strived to equip its fleet with alternative technological solu
Total: Where does gas come from? (VIDEO)
Total of France recently published a video explaining the LNG delivery from Qatar to France’s Fos Cavaou LNG terminal. It all started with a simple question, “Where does gas come from?” As the video shows the journey starts in Qatar, where it is produced, then cooled, liquefied and loaded onto an LN
Statoil hits gas in Barents Sea
Norway’s Statoil has together with PL713 partners made a gas discovery in the Pingvin prospect in the Barents Sea. The discovery is a play opener in a frontier unexplored area of the Barents Sea northwest of Johan Castberg. The discovery well 7319/12-1, drilled by the drilling rig Transocean Spitsbe