Dominion Energy is continuing with final commissioning work at its Cove Point LNG export terminal in Maryland, the second US facility to produce LNG from shale gas, the company said on Tuesday. Dominion introduced feed gas to the 5.25 mtpa liquefaction facility earlier this month with the first tank
The global liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade has continued to grow in 2017 boosted by additional volumes from Australia and the US and a rise in demand for the fuel in Asia, most notably in China. New production volumes also helped to ease the oversupply of tonnage in the LNG shipping market that it
Singapore-based marine services provider PSA Marine has ordered a dual-fuel LNG harbour tug and is eyeing a similar ordered for January 2018.
Japan’s Tohoku Electric Power said on Monday it had signed a basic agreement to buy up to 280,000 tonnes per year of LNG from the Anadarko-led Mozambique LNG export project for a period of 15 years. Tohoku signed the deal with a marketing company formed in December 2015 by the Mozambique LNG project
Ophir Energy, together with its Fortuna FLNG project partners, has decided to prioritize an alternative funding solution with an Asian bank for up to $1.2 billion on similar terms to those agreed with the group of Chinese banks.
Canada’s first LNG shipment from British Columbia arrived at its destination in China last week, FortisBC said.
Dutch maker of cryogenic equipment, Cryonorm signed contracts with Damen Shiprepair Dunkirk to supply its liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel system for the 117m-long, 8500-cbm trailing suction hopper dredger Samuel de Champlain. Damen Shiprepair & Conversion, part of the Dutch shipbuilding giant Damen
India’s Petronet LNG said Friday it had signed a revised deal with the Australian unit of ExxonMobil under which it will buy additional volumes of LNG. Petronet LNG, India’s largest importer of the chilled fuel, signed the original deal back in 2009 under which it agreed to buy around 1.5 million to
Damen Shiprepair & Conversion, part of the Dutch shipbuilding giant Damen, said it had won a contract to undertake the conversion of a dredger to dual-fuel capability combining liquefied natural gas (LNG) and marine gas oil (MGO). According to Damen, this will be the first conversion of its kind to
Exports of liquefied natural gas from Cheniere’s Sabine Pass LNG export facility in Louisiana remained flat week-on-week, according to a report by the Energy Information Administration. Four LNG vessels with a combined LNG-carrying capacity of 14.8 billion cubic feet (Bcf) departed the Sabine Pass l
Dominion Energy’s Cove Point LNG export terminal in Maryland, the second US facility to produce LNG from shale gas, is expected to ship its first cargo of the fuel soon. Dominion introduced feed gas to the 5.25 mtpa liquefaction facility earlier this month. The Shell-chartered LNG tanker Maran Gas D
South Korea’s Hyundai Mipo Dockyard is to deliver by the end of this year a 50,000 dwt bulk carrier, claimed to be the world’s largest LNG-fuelled ship. This was revealed in a joint statement on Thursday by Lloyd’s Register and Hyundai Mipo’s parent company Hyundai Heavy Industries. The two companie
Japan’s LNG importing giant Jera and France’s EDF have signed a basic agreement to integrate their liquefied natural gas trading operations, which could potentially create a leader in the market. The non-binding agreement follows integration in April of EDF’s coal and freight trading business into J
Australian liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports rose 3.4 percent in November to 5.2 million tonnes as compared to the previous month, according to a monthly report by the energy consultancy, EnergyQuest. Australian LNG export projects shipped a total of 79 cargoes in November, compared to 76 cargoes
