South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries hosted keel laying ceremonies for two LNG carriers on the same day earlier this week. The keels were laid for two 174,000 cbm LNG carriers that are being built for Norway-based Knutsen OAS Shipping AS. The vessels will be classed by Lloyd’s Reg
Russia’s power generating company EL5-Energo has signed a contract with compatriot natural gas producer Novatek to supply green electricity from a wind farm to the Cryogas-Vysotsk LNG project. Under the contract, the energy of EL5-Energo’s wind farm with an installed capacity of 90 MW will be suppli
Excelerate Energy’s floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Exemplar has anchored in the deep harbour Inkoo, Finland, to serve the country’s first FSRU-based terminal. Finnish transmission system operator Gasgrid Finland confirmed the Exemplar’s arrival on 28 December stating that “the float
Due to increases in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel costs and a “non-sustainable financial situation”, Norwegian ferry company Fjord Line has decided to rebuild its two ships from LNG-only engines to dual-fuel LNG / marine gas oil (MGO) engines. “The energy crisis, caused by the Russian invasio
This year saw an ordering spree for LNG carriers amid spiking demand for LNG driven primarily by the ongoing geopolitical turbulence in Europe as the EU battles to break away from dependence on Russian gas instigated by Russia’s war in Ukraine. A total of 162 new orders have been placed so far this
Greek energy utility company Mediterranean Gas has completed the first phase of the market test for the expression of interest and capacity allocation for the ARGO FSRU terminal in Volos. According to Mediterranean Gas, an expression of interest was submitted by Greek and international companies, wh
Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK) has decided to fund the construction of three LNG bunkering ships with a total of around €62 million. The three ships, each with a capacity of 4,500 cubic metres, will be constructed by shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellscha
TotalEnergies affiliate TotalEnergies LNG Services France (TELSF) is set to launch a campaign in January 2023 to market regasification capacity in its floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) in Le Havre, France, from September 2023. TELSF said it is working on the installation of a new LNG i
CB Fenton, part of Ultramar (Chile), and Norwegian small-scale LNG sea transport and bunkering vessels developer Kanfer Shipping have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the aim of establishing a hub for LNG bunkering and small-scale LNG distribution in/out of Panama. The duo is now seeking a
German energy major Uniper has partnered with compatriot public seaports operator Niedersachsen Ports (NPorts) and green hydrogen provider Tree Energy Solutions (TES) for a new large joint import terminal for green gases in Wilhelmshaven. On the sideline of the opening ceremony for the first German
China Merchants Jingling Shipyard (Weihai) has delivered the ninth E-Flexer RoRo vessel, Santona, to its owner Stena RoRo. The online delivery signing ceremony was held on December 22. The dual-fuel LNG-powered ferry has been chartered by Brittany Ferries on a long-term basis. Stena RoRo has an agre
Two European gas trading companies have been fined a total of €4.8 million by the Spanish National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC) for failing to comply with the LNG unloading programs in Spanish regasification companies. On 22 December, the CNMC informed it had sanctioned RWE Supply & Tra
Danish marine pump specialist Svanehøj has received an order to provide cargo pumps for seven LNG/LBG-fueled chemical and product tankers.
AB Klaipedos Nafta, operator of Klaipeda LNG Terminal, and AB Amber Grid, gas transmission system operator, have begun a joint process of Open Season procedure at the terminal and Lithuanian gas transmission system. The operators said they seek to evaluate possibilities to expand the current Klaiped
