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Sojitz Buys Spanish LNG Terminal

Oct 30, 2017

Japan's Sojitz Corporation has acquired full ownership of First State Regasificadora (FSR), subsequently changing the company’s name to Sojitz Regasificadora (SR).   SR owns a 15% stake in Regasificadora del Noroeste (Reganosa), whose assets include the LNG terminal located in Mugardos…

Indian Oil Aims for LNG Import Capacity of 13.5 Mln T in 5 Years

Oct 27, 2017

State-owned Indian Oil Corp Ltd aims to have capacity to import about 13.5 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in five years, its head of business development said on Friday, helping India to gradually move to a gas-based economy. Prime…

GTT Bags Samsung Heavy Order for FSRU

Oct 26, 2017

GTT, leading engineering company in containment systems for the shipping and storage in cryogenic conditions of LNG (liquefied natural gas) announces a new order from South Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) regarding a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU)…

Wison Inks LNG Tie-up with GTT

Oct 26, 2017

China’s Wison Offshore & Marine has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with GTT, a provider of design and engineering of containment systems for maritime transportation and storage of LNG.  Pursuant to the agreement, both parties will conduct a cooperation work on various LNG projects…

Spot LNG Shiping Fleet's Operating Loss US$230m in 2017

Oct 26, 2017

The pressure on LNG shipping spot rates will continue for another year on account of strong fleet growth. However, rates should strengthen from 2019 as fleet growth slows and trade remains strong, according to the latest edition of the LNG…

Biggest LNG Vessel Sails to Turkey

Oct 25, 2017

The world’s biggest specialized vessel to import liquefied natural gas (LNG)  is scheduled to be operational in November to contribute to Turkey's energy supply security, Bloomberg reported. The MOL FSRU Challenger, as long as the Eiffel Tower…

Nakilat Net Profit Down for the Last Nine Month

Oct 22, 2017

Qatar Gas Transport Company (Nakilat), the largest LNG ship owner in the world, concluded its financial results for the nine-month period ended 30 September 2017, with a net profit of QR 607 million compared to QR 749 million of the same period last year in 2016…

BP’s LNG Carrier Fleet is Growing

Oct 19, 2017

BP said it will take delivery of six new, state-of-the-art liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers in 2018 and 2019 to support its expanding global LNG portfolio. BP’s finance partners KMarin and ICBC Leasing are investing more than $1 billion in the tankers…

Wood Wins LNG Platform FEED Contract

Oct 17, 2017

The Honghua Group Limited has awarded a $12 million front-end engineering design (FEED) contract to Wood for its liquefied natural gas (LNG) platform development in the West Delta area of the Gulf of Mexico. The main objective of the FEED…

MET International Plans to Boost LNG Trades

Oct 17, 2017

Switzerland-based MET International AG plans to boost its liquefied natural gas (LNG) trades in Europe by 50 to 100 percent next year, the company's chief executive said on Tuesday.Gyorgy Vargha said that while the company had traded one cargo…

MOL Names Newbuilding LNG Carrier 'Energy Liberty'

Oct 16, 2017

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced that on October 16, a naming ceremony for a newbuilding LNG carrier, jointly owned by MOL and Tokyo LNG Tanker, was held at the Tsu Shipyard of Japan Marine United Corporation. Among the crowd of well-wishers on hand for the ceremony were Tokyo Gas Co…

Gastrade Signs LNG Deal with State-owned DEPA

Oct 12, 2017

Greece's state controlled natural gas firm DEPA signed a cooperation agreement on Thursday with natural gas company Gastrade to participate in the development of a liquified natural gas terminal in northern Greece, DEPA said. Greece currently has one LNG terminal on an islet off Athens…

No Clear Route to 2020 Sulphur Cap Compliance -Survey

Oct 11, 2017

The route to compliance with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) 2020 0.5 percent global sulphur cap is unclear for many vessel operators, according to a marine industry survey conducted by ExxonMobil. Some 70 percent of respondents…

Statoil Selects Gas4Sea for LNG Bunkering in Rotterdam

Oct 10, 2017

Gas4Sea partners - ENGIE, Mitsubishi Corporation and NYK - have been selected by Norwegian multinational energy group Statoil to be their liquefied natural gas (LNG) marine fuel supplier in the port of Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, for four crude shuttle tankers…

Unifeeder Rolls out First Retrofitted LNG-Powered Shortsea Box Ship

Oct 06, 2017

The world first shortsea container vessel with LNG is operated by Unifeeder. Unifeeder offer multimodal shipment by the world’s first LNG container vessel.  The environment has always been a major factor when the European industry choses partners…

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