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Report: RasGas postpones layoffs amid Qatar rift
Qatari LNG producer RasGas has reportedly pushed back a round of job cuts after the diplomatic crisis which erupted between Qatar and several of its Middle East neighbors in early June. Staff at the LNG producing giant were told earlier this year that they would be laid off in June, with the job cut
LIQAL building Tankterminal’s LNG fueling station in Lokeren
Breda-based LIQAL has been awarded a contract by Tankterminal, part of Begoos Group for the design and turnkey supply of an LNG refueling station for trucks in Lokeren, Belgium.
Japan’s LNG imports down in June YoY
Japan’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports dropped by 1.3 percent in June year-on-year, according to the provisional data released by Japan’s Ministry of Finance. The world’s largest buyer of the chilled fuel imported 6.18 million mt of LNG in June as compared to 6.26 million mt in the same month t
Chubu, Inpex to start power supply to more city gas companies
Japan’s utility Chubu Electric and LNG project developer Inpex are set to start delivering wholesale electricity to city gas companies Ueda Gas, Nagano toshi Gas and Honjo Gas.
A&P Strengthens Team for Peel Ports Great Yarmouth Partnership
A&P Group has made two headline appointments to deliver its new strategic partnership with Peel Ports Group in Great Yarmouth, announced in June. The partnership aims to make Peel Ports Great Yarmouth a centre of excellence for renewable energy and to bolster the service offering to East of England’
Neart na Gaoithe Moves Forward as Court Dismisses RSPB Legal Action
The Inner House of the Scottish Court of Session has refused RSPB’s application to appeal the Court’s earlier decision to allow further development of four offshore wind projects in the Firth of Forth and Firth of Tay.
LNG drives US energy dominance, secretary Perry said
LNG is going to continue to be the major driver of United States energy dominance, US energy secretary Rick Perry, said during the press conference at the National Press Club.
Tom Earl jumps from Total to Venture Global LNG as CCO
Venture Global LNG named former vice president of development at Total, Tom Earl, as its chief commercial officer.
DONG’s Massachusetts OW Project First in U.S. to Receive Site Assessment Plan Approval
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued its first approval of an offshore wind Site Assessment Plan (SAP) to Bay State Wind, a utility-scale offshore wind project in Massachusetts located 15 nautical miles south of Martha’s Vineyard in the Atlantic Ocean.
DONG’s Massachusetts OW Project First in U.S. to Receive Site Assessment Plan Approval
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued its first approval of an offshore wind Site Assessment Plan (SAP) to Bay State Wind, a utility-scale offshore wind project in Massachusetts located 15 nautical miles south of Martha’s Vineyard in the Atlantic Ocean.
Fluxys LNG joins Swedegas in port of Gothenburg bunkering project
Fluxys LNG will complement Swedegas’ investment in an LNG bunkering facility in the Port of Gothenburg, by facilitating the delivery of the chilled fuel with the construction of a second truck loading bay in Zeebrugge.
US LNG reduces Russian foothold in Europe, officials say
American exports of liquefied natural gas to Eastern Europe would reduce Russia’s influence in the region, according to U.S. senator Jim Inhofe and Damon Wilson, executive vice president of the Atlantic Council.
Siemens Gamesa Hull Factory Sends Off Its First Blades to Race Bank
The first ever wind turbine blades manufactured at Siemens (now Siemens Gamesa) blade factory in Hull have been loaded onto A2SEA’s wind turbine installation vessel Sea Installer at the Port of Hull and are en route to the Race Bank site for installation.
Report: Gazprom starts work on second string of TurkStream
Gazprom has reportedly started laying the second string of the Turkish Stream – or TurkStream – gas pipeline in the Black Sea. The news was reported on Wednesday by Vedomosti, which said the Russian oil company had „silently“ started laying the second string of the pipeline which will carry Russian