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First Gen Set to Build LNG Terminal

Sep 28, 2015

First Gen Corp. hopes to secure a partner for its planned $1-billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal in Batangas this year as the company gears up for the project’s construction phase in 2016, reports local media. The Lopez…

EC Approves Aid for Finland's First LNG Terminal

Sep 24, 2015

The European Commission has approved under EU state aid rules Finland's plans to grant €23 million to construct a small scale LNG terminal at Pori on Finland's west coast. The European Commission has concluded that Finland's plans to grant…

Changes in Swire Pacific's Top Deck

Sep 22, 2015

Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) announces a change in leadership with the appointment of a new Managing Director in Singapore. Mr Ron Mathison has taken over the helm as the new Managing Director on Monday, 21st September 2015.  Mr Mathison…

Cheniere to Ship LNG Cargoes to France

Sep 22, 2015

Cheniere Energy agrees to send 24 cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG), or 89T BTUs, from its Sabine Pass Terminal in Louisiana in 2017 and 2018 to French state-controlled power utility  Electricite de France (EDF), its second deal in two…

Sinotrans to Build Five Arctic LNG Carriers

Sep 22, 2015

Sinotrans Shipping, one of China’s largest shipping companies, is in negotiations to take part in a joint venture to commission the building of five Arctic LNG carriers, says the company's stock market announcement. The company said in…

Cheniere to Sell 24 LNG Cargoes to EDF

Sep 21, 2015

U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter Cheniere Energy announced on Monday a deal to sell up to 24 cargoes to French energy giant EDF from 2017 through 2018.Under the deal, the sales price of the shipments will be linked to the Title Transfer Facility (TTF) in the Netherlands…

Crowley Offers LNG Training at JaxPort

Sep 21, 2015

Crowley Maritime Corporation recently participated as one of several Gas Technology Institute (GTI) funding collaborators to bring liquefied natural gas (LNG) awareness training to 150 stakeholders and first responders in Jacksonville.GTI…

IMO Warns on Bauxite Liquefaction Dangers

Sep 18, 2015

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) announced it has taken action to warn ship masters of the possible dangers of liquefaction associated with carriage of bauxite, following consideration of findings from the investigation into the…

Kildahl Named to Höegh LNG Board

Sep 16, 2015

Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd. has appointed Mr. Jørgen Kildahl to the Board of Directors of the Company with effect from 15 September 2015. The Board now consists of eight members.Kildahl has since 2010 been a Member of the Board of Management (Vorstand) in E…

NYK Gets Japan's First LNG-Fuelled Tug

Sep 16, 2015

NYK Line has taken delivery of Japan’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fueled tugboat from Keihin Dock.'The new tug, named Sakigake, was delivered by Keihin Dock Co. Ltd and is expected confirm the viability of LNG as a marine fuel and…

NYK Charters 2 LNG Carriers for Freeport LNG Project

Sep 10, 2015

Two joint-venture companies that NYK has established with Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc. each concluded a time-charter contract for a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier with Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc. In addition, one of the joint-venture companies…

LNG Terminal in Poland Will be Ready This Year

Sep 10, 2015

Świnoujście terminal which is designed to reduce Poland’s dependence on natural gas imported from Russia will be completed by the end of the year, Polskie LNG, a company designed to conduct the investment, informed in a press release. Poland's…

Iran to Exporting LNG via Terminals in Spain

Sep 07, 2015

Iran has received a proposal from Spain to use its terminals to export Liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe, reports Press TV The proposal was discussed during the meeting of Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Zangeneh with the visiting Spanish Minister of Industry…

LaNaval Likely to Build Two LNG Fueled Ferries

Sep 04, 2015

Shipping company Baleària and Shipyard Construcciones Navales del Norte – LaNaval have reached this week an Agreement - expected to be firm in two months - for the construction of two natural gas propelled ferries around Euro 350 million…

Russia’s Novatek Sells 10% Of Yamal LNG To Chinese Fund

Sep 04, 2015

Russia’s second-biggest gas producer Novatek is selling a 9.9 percent stake worth an estimated US$1.4 billion in its Yamal liquefied natural gas (LNG) project to a China’s Silk Road infrastructure fund, reports Reuters.   The deal, first discussed in August…

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