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Gas Natural extends Libra LNG charter
Höegh LNG of Norway said that Spain’s Gas Natural has extended the charter period for LNG Libra. The 126,000 cubic meter LNG carrier was chartered to Gas Natural until year-end 2014, and now the contract has been extended for further 12 months with redelivery at year end 2015. The EBITDA contributio
Al Khuwair kicks off October deliveries to South Hook
The UK’s South Hook liquefied natural gas import terminal is expected to receive the first cargo of LNG from Qatar for the month of October, port data shows. The Al Khuwair LNG tanker, with a capacity of 217,000 cbm, is due to arrive at the South Hook terminal on October 3. The South Hook terminal [
Sulphur directive has Stena Line looking at LNG
The new sulphur directive for shipping traffic within the North European SECA area, which comes into force on 1 January 2015, is good for the environment but has a significant economic impact on Stena Line’s business due to which the company is looking at other fueling options, including LNG. “From
Containerships orders another LNG-powered duo
Finnish cargo company, Containerships, has ordered two new dual-fuel container ships. The fast-growing end-to-end cargo operator announced earlier this year an order of two similar vessels. Containerships will be the first shortsea container operator in Europe to run ships on LNG, according to its s
Exmar files for IPO with US SEC
Exmar of Belgium filed a registration statement on Form F-1 with the U.S. SEC for the initial public offering of common units in the U.S. representing limited partner interests of Exmar Energy Partners LP (MLP). The number of common units to be offered and the price range for the offering have not y
Gazprom: Major gas projects in the Far East require broad approach
Viktor Timoshilov, Deputy Head of the Project Management department of Gazprom, reported on the comprehensive approach to planning and executing major gas projects in the Far East during the 18th Annual Conference “Sakhalin Oil & Gas 2014.” He noted that Gazprom had been active in running projects w
Belgium to receive LNG cargo
Belgium has booked another liquefied natural gas cargo from Qatar. The Al Marrouna LNG tanker, with a capacity of 151,700 cubic meters, is expected to arrive at the Zeebrugge LNG terminal on October 14, port data shows. The Zeebrugge terminal imports LNG mainly from Qatar. A total of 1,351 ships unl
GasLog Partners prices public offering
GasLog Partners said it has priced its public offering of 4,500,000 common units at $31.00 per common unit. The underwriters have a 30-day option to purchase up to 675,000 additional common units from the Partnership, the company said in a statement. The Partnership plans to use the net proceeds fro
Fluxys Belgium gets new head
Fluxys Belgium, operator of the Zeebrugge LNG terminal, appointed Pascal De Buck as the new chairman of the executive board, the company’s executive body. As such, Pascal De Buck will hold the position of chief executive officer. “Pascal De Buck, currently a member of the Executive Board and General
BPO initiates LNG bunkering project
Baltic Ports Organization has decided to initiate another project related to the possible LNG bunkering infrastructure facilities at the ports and possible bunkering vessels in some relevant Baltic Sea Ports and regions. Several Baltic Sea key regions have been preliminary identified as areas for a
Committing to Russian LNG hard for Tokyo Gas
Japan’s second largest buyer of LNG from Russia, Tokyo Gas, is finding it difficult to tie up new Russian supplies of the liquefied gas due to concerns over sanctions imposed on Russia. Vice chairman of Tokyo Gas, Shigeru Muraki said that due to the sensitivity of sanctions, it is hard to make a new
PSA notes improvements in Hammerfest LNG audit
The Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) has carried out an audit from 24 to 26 June at Statoil’s Hammerfest LNG terminal focused on the disciplines of technical and operational safety. The purpose of an audit of technical and operational safety is to investigate whether selected barriers and their perf
Geveran invests in Flex LNG
John Fredriksen’s Geveran Trading has purchased about 15.5 milion shares in Flex LNG. “The Board of Directors of Flex LNG believes that Geveran’s investment in Flex LNG serves to illustrate the value potential in the company and is looking forward to a positive dialogue with Geveran as the largest s
INEA: LNG-fuelled MS Sirocco commissioned
Another inland waterway vessel equipped with liquefied natural gas engines, the MS Sirocco, has just been commissioned, the Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) said on Monday. The type-G tanker, MS Sirocco, developed by Chemgas Barging from Luxemburg, represents one of the milestones of