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Gazprom’s export of natural gas to Germany rising
Gazprom’s export of natural gas to the German market jumped 15.7 percent in the January-May period in 2017, in comparison to the corresponding quarter last year.
Chevron restarts production at Gorgon Train 1
US-based energy giant Chevron has resumed production at the first liquefaction train at its multi-billion Gorgon LNG plant on Barrow Island in Western Australia following a shutdown earlier this month. “Production from Gorgon LNG Train 1 has resumed,” Chevron’s spokesperson told LNG World News in an
MHI Vestas Books Bridgemans Floatel for Belgian Crew
Canadian floating accommodation provider Bridgemans Services Group (BSG) has entered an agreement to provide full-service floatel accommodations and CTV boat landing services for MHI Vestas in Belgium.
Golar LNG posts $65.8 million net loss in Q1
Bermuda-based Golar LNG on Wednesday reported a net loss of $65.8 million for the first quarter of this year.
MAN Gear for DONG’s German Wind Service Operation Vessel
Cemre Marin Endüstri has ordered four MAN 8L21/31 variable-speed GenSets for a wind service operation vessel (WSOV) currently under construction at the Turkish shipyard for France’s Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA).
Veja Mate All Done Four Months Early
The final of the 67 Siemens SWT-6.0-154 turbines at the 402MW Veja Mate offshore wind farm was commissioned on Wednesday, 31 May, Veja Mate Offshore Project GmbH reports.
MUA: Foul Play Confirmed in Sage Sagittarius Deaths
A New South Wales Coroner has released findings into the Sage Sagittarius case, proving two seafarers were murdered on board the Panama-registered ship off the Australian coast. After a two-year investigation, the NSW Coroner found the ship’s chief cook Cesar Llanto and chief engineer Hector Collado
Qatar prepping LNG trains for North Field gas
Qatar Petroleum (QP) has hired Chiyoda Corporation to carry out a detailed study to identify the modifications needed for debottlenecking the capacity of Qatar’s LNG trains, in order to process additional quantities of gas that will be produced from the planned new North Field offshore gas project.
Marubeni joins coalition advocating LNG as fuel
SEALNG, the industry coalition promoting the adoption of LNG as a marine fuel has been joined by Japan-based Marubeni.
Wind up hearing adjourned for Emas Offshore unit
A wind up hearing against Emas Offshore’s subsidiary, Lewek Champion Shipping, related to debts for the charter of the Lewek Champion vessel has been adjourned for July. The owner of the Lewek Champion pipelay construction vessel, Hai Jiang 1401, filed an application with the High Court of Singapore
Qatar to boost LNG export capacity
State-owned Qatar Petroleum on Wednesday said that it has signed an agreement with Japan’s engineering company Chiyoda to study further boosting its liquefied natural gas capacity in order to remain the world’s largest LNG exporter. Qatar, the top LNG producer with a capacity of about 77 Mtpa is fac
Sumitomo companies switch from coal to LNG for power generation
Members of the Japanese Sumitomo Group, Sumitomo Chemical and Sumitomo Metal Mining, intend on scaling down on use of coal and move to liquefied natural gas for power production.
Advertorial: ROV Support for Viking Cable Route Survey
By Arne Eriksson, Eriksson Diving AB Eriksson Diving AB was subcontracted by Fugro Survey Ltd to undertake the ROV subsea inspection of all cable and pipeline crossings, for the proposed cable route off the new HVDC cable in between Denmark and the UK. Eriksson Diving utilized its SAAB Sea Eye Panth
Goliath En Route to China
DEME has sent off its DP2 jack-up vessel Goliath to COSCO’s shipyard near Shanghai, where the vessel will undergo some last modifications before embarking on the installation of offshore wind farms off the eastern coast of China.