The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has injected another S$12 million ($8.91m) to boost liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering in the Port of Singapore. Half of this sum has been set aside to co-fund the building of new LNG bunker vessels (LBVs) to facilitate the development of ship-to-ship
US energy giant ExxonMobil said on Wednesday that its unit has completed a deal to acquire a 25 percent indirect interest in Mozambique’s gas-rich Area 4 block from Italy’s Eni. ExxonMobil will assume responsibility for midstream operations leading the construction and operation of all future natura
Russian giant Gazprom said it had signed a memorandum of understanding on possible cooperation in the Iran LNG export project. The memorandum was signed on Wednesday during a working visit headed by Gazprom’s chief Alexey Miller. Gazprom signed the deal with Iranian Oil Industry Pension, Saving and
Spanish LNG supplier Molgas Energía has been busy lately bunkering LNG-powered vessels with the chilled fuel in Spanish ports via a truck-to-ship method. The company says it has signed a deal to supply the fuel to AIDA Cruises’ LNG-powered AIDAperla during the vessel’s stay in five Mediterranean por
Germany has taken another step forward in promoting the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel. The country’s Federal Ministry for Transport and Digital Infrastructure announced earlier this year a new stimulus programme under which Germany would subsidize the conversion and newbuild co
UK-based BMT said it developed a floating modular concept for small-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) distribution. The concept could help to “transform the lives of people” in off-grid coastal communities across the Asia Pacific region by bringing power and allowing the roll-out of cleaner fuels, a
Florida-based GFS Corp on Wednesday said it has received an order to convert a fleet of haul trucks to run on liquefied natural gas (LNG) at an undisclosed mine in Mexico. The Komatsu 930E trucks will be equipped with the EVO-MT system which includes onboard LNG storage and vaporization as well as e
Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE), an association representing the interests of European natural gas infrastructure operators, released its new liquefied natural gas (LNG) map and database. GIE LNG map and database 2018 shows the main characteristics of all large-scale and small-scale operational LNG
US-based LNG equipment maker, Air Products has won a contract to supply equipment for Eni’s Coral South floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility to be located offshore Mozambique. Under the contract, Air Products will supply its medium and high purity nitrogen package for the FLNG facility. Th
Dutch maker of cryogenic equipment Crynorm has completed a liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel tank that will be installed onboard Van der Kamp’s hopper dredger Ecodelta. The LNG fuel tank was heading on Monday for the Dutch yard Barkmeijer where the Ecodelta is being built, Crynorm said in a statement
US congressman Bill Johnson on Monday announced two pieces of legislation related to American liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports. The first named “Unlocking Our Domestic LNG Potential Act (H.R. 4605)” would allow domestic LNG suppliers “to compete freely on the world market,” U.S. Republican Senato
The European Investment Bank (EIB), Societe Generale and Brittany Ferries said they have signed the first green maritime financing under EIB’s 750 million euros ($883m) Green Shipping Guarantee programme. The new vessel “Honfleur” will be Brittany Ferries’ first liquefied natural gas (LNG) powered f
Nordic LNG supplier Skangas has signed a letter of intent with National Grid to source liquefied natural gas at the Grain LNG import terminal in the UK. According to Skangas, with this deal, the LNG company becomes the first small-scale LNG supplier to enter into such an agreement with a UK-based im
US-based LNG engineer, Chart said that its unit has recently commissioned a fourth permanent fueling station for natural gas vehicles in Finland. The station, owned and operated by Gasum, is located close to Helsinki Vantaa airport and is further helping to develop the country’s natural gas vehicle
