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Chevron Mulls LNG Supplies to China

Jan 19, 2016

Energy giant Chevron has signed a preliminary agreement with China's ENN LNG Trading company to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its $54 billion Gorgon LNG project in Western Australia. Chevron plans to supply a unit of ENN Energy Holdings Ltd…

U.S. LNG Seen Destined for Europe

Jan 18, 2016

According to Wood Mackenzie Ltd, Europe is set to be the key destination for liquefied natural gas supplies from the U.S. after prices fell in Asia, the world’s biggest consumer of the fuel says a report in Bloomberg. The U.S. is forecast to ship about 55 percent of its total LNG production…

Cheniere Delays First LNG Shipment from Sabine Pass Terminal

Jan 15, 2016

The Sabine Pass liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal will ship its first cargo later than initially thought, according to an announcement by Cheniere Energy Partners LP. The Houston-based company now forecasts that its first shipment will…

Dana Gas Announces New Senior Management

Jan 13, 2016

Dana Gas PJSC, a publicly listed natural gas company in the Middle East, has announced several key senior management appointments. Chris Hearne was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of the company on January 4, 2016.  Prior to joining Dana Gas…

BP to Slash Payroll as Downturn Weighs

Jan 12, 2016

BP plans to cut 4,000 jobs in upstream operations, 600 in North Sea.British oil and gas company BP announced plans on Tuesday to slash 5 percent of its global workforce in the face of a continued slump in oil prices.It said it aims to reduce its global oil production…

Petrogas to Establish LNG terminal in Andhra

Jan 12, 2016

Petrogas Private Limited, a joint venture company between Isomeric Holdings Bhd from Malaysia and LEPL Ventures Pvt Ltd (LEPL) from Vijayawada, has signed a facilitation MoU with Krishnapatnam Port Company Ltd (KPCL) and Andhra Pradesh government…

APLNG Ships First LNG Cargo from Australian Megaproject

Jan 12, 2016

The first cargo of liquefied natural gas has sailed from the mammoth Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG) facility in Queensland, following a delay of at least two weeks with another carrier waiting to be loaded. The startup of the APLNG project comes after a slight delay…

Low Bunker Prices Benefit Ship Owners in 2015

Jan 04, 2016

As 2015 draws to a close and the Worldscale Organisation published the new 2016 Flat Rates, Poten and Partners goes through the annual exercise of updating Flat Rates in its systems.  This highlighted once again the significant changes in bunker prices that occurred over the last 2 years…

Bright Future for LNG Bunkering - TMR

Jan 03, 2016

Transparency Market Research (TMR) have given a detailed insights and analysis of the global market for LNG bunkering fuel in its recently published market research report. On the basis of capacity, the market, which had a valuation of mere 70 kilo tons in 2013…

Cheniere Begins Production At Louisiana LNG Terminal

Jan 01, 2016

Houston-based Cheniere Energy Inc has began production at what will become the first U.S. terminal to export natural gas from shale formations.  It has officially flipped the switch at its liquified natural gas (LNG) export terminal in Louisiana…

64% Gowth for LNG Bunkering Market

Dec 31, 2015

Detailed insights and analysis of the global market for LNG bunkering fuel have been included in a new market research report recently published by Transparency Market Research (TMR). The report includes an analysis of market’s historical…

The Impact of Lower Oil Price on LNG Vessels

Dec 24, 2015

Opec study on the impact of lower oil price assumptions on the penetration of LNG vessels has released. In light of the regulations on sulphur emissions issued by the IMO the prospect of using LNG as an alternative bunker fuel was explored…

LNG-powered Cement Carrier Delivered

Dec 23, 2015

Dutch shipbuilder Ferus Smit announced it has delivered the world’s first LNG-powered cement tanker, MV Greenland. The delivery was preceded by an extensive program of trials and tests in which the proper working and safety of all systems was verified…

Second LNG-ready Tanker Delivered to Crowley

Dec 23, 2015

Crowley takes delivery of second of four new LNG-ready Jones Act product tankers from Philly Shipyard, Inc.  Crowley Maritime Corp. has today taken delivery of Texas, the second of four new Jones Act product tankers from Philly Shipyard…

Sinotrans Pacts for Five Yamal LNG Tankers

Dec 23, 2015

Chinese shipping major Sinotrans has signed with Greek shipowner Dynagas and China LNG Shipping (CLNG) for the joint purchase of five Arctic-class LNG carriers from South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). The agreement…

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