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South Hook to get more Qatari LNG
The UK’s South Hook import terminal will get another cargo of LNG from Qatar on July 28, port data reveals. Cargo is being shipped to the facility that can process 15.6 million tonnes of LNG a year onboard the 266,000 cbm Al Mafyar. This will be the third shipment from Ras Laffan to South Hook in th
BV publishes LNG bunkering guidelines
International classification society Bureau Veritas has published a comprehensive set of guidelines on LNG bunkering, with the aim of speeding adoption of LNG as a ship’s fuel by kick-starting the LNG bunker chain. Jean-Francois Segretain, Technical Director, Marine and Offshore Division, Bureau Ver
Gas Natural Fenosa opens first CNG station in Galicia
The Mayor of San Cibrao das Viñas, Manuel Pedro Fernández, and the Director of Mobility Solutions of Gas Natural Fenosa, José Ramón Freire, opened a service station supplying compressed natural gas (CNG) for vehicles on the industrial estate in San Cibrao das Viñas (Ourense) – the first such station
NGVA Europe releases LNG filling station map
NGVA Europe, a natural gas and bio-gas vehicle association, has published a map of LNG and CNG filling stations in Europe. The map can be found on NGVA Europe’s website. Image: NGVA Europe
LNG head at Glencore Luis Lesmes dies
Glencore’s spokesperson, Charles Watenphul, has informed that the company’s London-based head of liquefied natural gas unit, Luis Lesmes, died. “It is with great sadness that we confirm the death of Luis,” said Watenphul, reports Bloomberg. Lesmes joined Glencore last year from Morgan Stanley’s LNG
Gazprom and Rostock port to cooperate on LNG bunkering
Gazprom and the operator of the Baltic Sea port of Rostock, Hafen-Entwicklungs-gesellschaft Rostock, have signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the LNG market. The cooperation will focus on the development, marketing, and usage of LNG in road transport and shipping in the German sta
Qatar ships new LNG cargo to UK
The Bu Samra LNG carrier, with a capacity of 266,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal on July 25. According to the Milford Haven Port Authority website, this will be the second LNG shipment this week. The South Hook LNG terminal, a part of the Qatargas 2 integrated valu
Gazprom settles payments despite U.S. sanctions
The Gazprom Group, including Gazprom Export, settled in full and in due time all the payments in Russian rubles and in international currencies, through accounts of Gazprom and its affiliated companies operated by Gazprombank. This is done despite the extended sanctions unilaterally announced on 16t
Gate LNG throughput surges
The Gate LNG import terminal in Rotterdam received 313,000 tonnes of LNG in the first half of 2014, a 413 percent rise compared with the same period last year, according to the data released by the port of Rotterdam on Friday. Overall, LNG throughput (incoming and outgoing) at the terminal was 550,o
Top news of the week July 14-19, 2014
Fluor wins Gate LNG expansion contract Fluor was awarded a contract by Gate Terminal, a unit of Dutch Vopak and Gasunie, to design and build an LNG break bulk terminal in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Hoegh LNG launches its fourth FSRU Höegh LNG of Norway has launched the company’s fourth floating sto
NGV 2014 confirmed natural gas as fuel of the future
NGV2014 Brussels, the ‘5th International Show & Workshops’ was successfully held from 8 – 10 July. Taking place in the scope of the recently adopted Directive on the Deployment of Alternative Fuels Infrastructure (including CNG and LNG), the European NGV event of the year underlined the strong allia
Wartsila order intake climbs
Wärtsilä of Finland said its order intake increased 9% to EUR 1,163 million in the second quarter of this year. Highlights: – Net sales decreased 2% to EUR 1,132 million (1,152); – Book-to-bill 1.03 (0.93); – Operating result before non-recurring items EUR 122 million, or 10.8% of net sales (EUR 111
Port of Antwerp to set up LNG bunkering station for barges
It should be possible for barges to fill up with LNG at a permanent bunkering station in the port of Antwerp by the beginning of 2016. Truck-to-ship bunkering has already been possible in the port of Antwerp since 2012, but by building a permanent bunkering station LNG will be available in the port
StealthGas expands fleet
StealthGas, a ship-owning company primarily serving the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sector of the international shipping industry, announced, as part of its fleet expansion program, the acquisition of four newbuilding LPG vessels. The additions to the fleet consist of two 22,000 cbm semi refrigera