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Canada's First LNG Export Terminal Seen as One-off

Nov 07, 2016

Woodfibre LNG, Canada's first liquefied natural gas export project, will be a 'nice-to-have' fillip for the country's gas producers but does not signal the start of a west coast LNG boom, industry watchers said on Monday. Privately held…

ENGIE, Wärtsilä to Develop Small Scale LNG Markets

Nov 07, 2016

ENGIE has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Wärtsilä, a global leader in advanced technologies and complete lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets to develop solutions and services in the small scale LNG business…

LNG Not a Solution for Reducing GHG

Nov 03, 2016

Liquefied natural gas is not a panacea to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and its increasing use as a marine fuel could be worse for the environment than burning heavy fuel oil. In stark contrast to media reports claiming that the use…

LNG Tender: Torrent Power seeks 38 LNG Cargoes

Oct 25, 2016

Indian private-sector power utility Torrent Power is seeking 38 cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for delivery over four years beginning April 2017, in what is likely to be the firm's first import tender. The firm is seeking offers…

Nakilat Transitions LNG Fleet from Shell

Oct 19, 2016

Nakilat Shipping Qatar Limited (NSQL) signed an agreement with Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Limited (Shell) to begin the planned phased transition of the management of Nakilat’s LNG fleet from Shell to NSQL. Shell has…

Lithuania Terminal Operator to Start LNG Bunkering in 2017

Oct 12, 2016

Lithuania plans to start liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering next year, and will soon call a tender for a test cargo, Klaipedos Nafta, the operator of the terminal, said on Wednesday. The onshore bunkering station at Klaipeda port would be able to reload 250…

GAC Bunker Fuels Joins Forces with REV LNG

Oct 10, 2016

GAC Bunker Fuels (GBFL), the GAC Group’s bunker trading and brokerage arm, has entered a strategic partnership with REV LNG and REV LNG Marine to deliver LNG bunkering services to ship owners and operators trading in North America.     The…

Eagle LNG Joins SEA\LNG Coalition

Oct 05, 2016

The recently formed cross-industry coalition SEA\LNG is growing, now with the addition of bulk LNG provider Eagle LNG Partners as the first new industry partner to the coalition. SEA\LNG is a multi-sector industry coalition that aims to…

New LNG Bunkering Solutions to Be Developed for Singapore

Oct 03, 2016

ExxonMobil and Pavilion Energy Pte Ltd are collaborating to develop solutions for liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering and other downstream developments in Singapore. With LNG growing in significance as part of the marine fuel mix, ExxonMobil…

World's First LNG-Powered Cruise Ships: Shell to Supply Fuel

Oct 03, 2016

Shell Western LNG B.V. (Shell) signed a supply agreement with Carnival Corporation & plc (Carnival) to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to fuel two of the world’s largest passenger cruise ships. Under the agreement, Shell will supply LNG for…

New LNG Carrier Delivered to MISC Berhad

Sep 30, 2016

MISC Berhad (MISC) held the naming and delivery ceremony of its new LNG carrier, Seri Camellia. The 150,200 cu. m. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) carrier is the first in a series of five MOSS-Type LNG carriers ordered from Hyundai Heavy Industries Co…

Europe Gas Terminal Group Sees Transport Use for LNG

Sep 27, 2016

European operators of large and underused liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal capacity bet on new uses for their product in ships and vehicles to absorb future arrivals from the global market, the group's president Wim Groenendijk said on Tuesday…

Shell loads first LNG vessel at Gate Terminal

Sep 21, 2016

Shell’s started operations of the new LNG fuel infrastructure at Gas Access to Europe (Gate) terminal in the Netherlands. The new LNG fuel infrastructure included the construction of a new berth. This new berth has now started operations…

Indian Oil Giant May Scrap LNG Vessel Tender

Sep 21, 2016

GAIL India, largest state-owned natural gas processing and distribution company in India, will likely scrap the tender for hiring LNG ships after failing to negotiate acceptable terms with bidders in what would hurt India's ambition to build…

First Gas-Up Operation at Jebel Ali LNG Import Terminal

Sep 15, 2016

Excelerate Energy L.P., in collaboration with Dubai Supply Authority (DUSUP), has completed the first commercial gas-up operation at DUSUP's Jebel Ali LNG Import Terminal via Excelerate's floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Explorer on August 31…

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