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Cheniere’s 2nd U.S. LNG export project progressing (Gallery)
Cheniere’s second liquefaction and export project, Corpus Christi, located on the U.S. Gulf Coast has reached 36.6 completion, according to the latest construction update. Houston-based LNG export player Cheniere is currently constructing two liquefaction trains at the Corpus Christi site located on
Scientists hit gas reserves in Indian Ocean
The United States Geological Survey, together with the government of India and the government of Japan made a discovery of large, highly enriched accumulations of natural gas hydrate in the Bay of Bengal.
GTT secures two DNV GL approvals for its training software
GTT Training, a unit of French GTT dedicated to training LNG professionals and to the development of associated simulation tools, has obtained two approvals for G-Sim training software from classification society DNVGL. This standard specifies the requirements of simulators that are to be used to de
Cosco delivers newbuild ERRV to Sentinel
A newbuild emergency response rescue vessel (ERRV) has been delivered to offshore vessel operator Sentinel Marine by China’s Cosco Shipyard, a 51% owned subsidiary of Cosco Corporation, in Singapore. Cosco said on Tuesday that Cosco Dalian Shipyard delivered the vessel to the buyer and that the deli
MBARI Marine Chemist Gets Ewing Medal
The American Geophysical Union (AGU) awarded the Maurice Ewing Medal to MBARI marine chemist Peter Brewer. This medal is given annually to recognize “significant original contributions to the ocean sciences,” including “the advancement of oceanographic engineering, technology, and instrumentation, a
Workers on Shell’s North Sea platforms to go ahead with strike action
Following a failure by the Wood Group to come up with any solutions in talks over pay reductions, proposed cuts and changes to working conditions on Shell’s North Sea oil and gas platforms, action scheduled to start on Tuesday morning will go ahead, UK’s RMT union said on Monday. A ban on overtime w
Picture of the day: first LNG tanker passing through expanded Panama Canal
The 161,870-cbm Maran Gas Apollonia, chartered by the Hague-based LNG giant Shell, is the first LNG tanker to transit the newly expanded Panama Canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. As previously reported by LNG World News, the Greek-flagged LNG tanker was scheduled to transit through th
Colombian Dockers, TCBUEN Sign Collective Bargaining Deal
The national amalgamated transport workers’ union in Colombia, SNTT, which represents dockers and other workers, signed a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with APM/TCBUEN container terminal at Buenaventura port on July 15, according to International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF). The agre
Block Island Nacelles Halfway Across the Atlantic
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up installation vessel Brave Tern has reached a halfway point in its journey to deliver five GE Renewable Energy’s Haliade 150-6MW nacelles from Saint Nazaire, France, to the site of the first ever US offshore wind farm – the 30MW Block Island. The update on the journe
Golar, Schlumberger create FLNG JV
Golar LNG, one of the world’s largest owners and operators of LNG carriers, and oilfield services giant Schlumberger on Monday created OneLNG, a joint venture aiming to “rapidly develop low-cost gas reserves” to LNG.
South Korea: construction starts on Jeju LNG power plant
Korea Midland Power (KOMIPO), the South Korean power utility said it has recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for Jeju LNG combined cycle power plant (CCPP) located in Jeju City. When completed in June 2018, the 240MW LNG power plant will supply about 20% of the total power demand in the Jeju reg
Taking the Maritime Industry to the Next Level
Certainty is a scarce good in a continuously changing world. The speed with which new developments arise, seems to imply that knowledge is rapidly built from scratch. We seem to forget that it takes decades to build a sustainable industry. The long history and diversity of the maritime industry cont
Photo of the Day: Burbo Bank Kit Takes a Dip
DONG Energy has shared a photo showing one of the 32 foundations for the 258MW Burbo Bank Extension wind farm being being installed by Van Oord’s heavy lift vessel Svanen in the waters of Liverpool Bay. Svanen completed the foundations installation work last week, and the installation of the wind fa
Photo of the Day: Burbo Bank Kit Takes a Dip
DONG Energy has shared a photo showing one of the 32 foundations for the 258MW Burbo Bank Extension wind farm being being installed by Van Oord’s heavy lift vessel Svanen in the waters of Liverpool Bay. Svanen completed the foundations installation work last week, and the installation of the wind fa