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Shell, Rolls-Royce, MAN Ink LNGi Deal

Mar 21, 2016

DNV GL’s new LNG intelligence portal (LNGi) aims to bring stakeholders from across the LNG industry together to share market intelligence and contribute to the uptake of LNG as a ship fuel. Leading LNG suppliers and engine manufacturers including…

Iran's European Comeback

Mar 21, 2016

Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) has managed to create two companies in Europe in joint collaboration with foreign companies, says Mohammad Saeidi  IRISL managing director. He didn't provide the details of establishment of the two Iran-Europe shipping companies…

Maiden Gorgon LNG Cargo Heads to Japan

Mar 21, 2016

The first shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Australian Chevron's monster $55 billion Gorgon Project has departed Barrow Island yesterday aboard the 2015-built LNG carrier Asia Excellence, US-based energy giant Chevron Corporation said…

Offshore Achievement Award for TWMA

Mar 20, 2016

Global integrated drilling waste management and environmental services firm, TWMA, has won the Export Achievement Award at this year’s Offshore Achievement Awards.The award recognises the company’s significant business growth resulting from…

Struggling U.S. O&G Companies Eye Rare Financing Deals

Mar 19, 2016

Some cash-strapped U.S. oil and gas companies are considering creating an unusual layer of debt as a way of surviving the rout in oil and gas prices, according to restructuring advisors.Chesapeake Energy Corp for example is considering the strategy to swap some of its roughly $9 billion debt…

Skangas Aquires Risavika LNG

Mar 19, 2016

Skangas, a unit of Gasum, signed a deal with Lyse Group to acquire the Risavika liquefied natural gas (LNG)production facility in Norway.  The acquisition of the Risavika production plant will strengthen Skangas’s presence in the downstream…

SCF Unicom Marks its Quarter Century

Mar 17, 2016

Press release - On 11 March 2015, a reception took place in Limassol (Cyprus) to mark the 25th anniversary of Sovcomflot’s technical management subsidiary SCF Unicom.  Unicom was established in 1991, in Cyprus, to allow global charterers…

Indonesia Seeks Buyers for LNG Cargoes

Mar 16, 2016

According to a report in Reuters, Indonesia is seeking buyers for 'three to four' uncommitted liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes from its Bontang refinery operated by state energy company Pertamina in 2016. 'If there's a domestic buyer that wants them we'll prioritise them for domestic use…

GTT Wins LNG Simulator Order

Mar 15, 2016

GTT Training, subsidiary of Gaztransport and Technigaz (GTT), has announced that it has received a contract to supply its G-Sim LNG simulator software to L-3 DPA Inc. and Chevron. The contract involves the development of a new LNG Carrier…

GTT Training Bags G-Sim Order from L-3 DPA, Chevron

Mar 14, 2016

GTT Training, a specialist LNG training and simulation provider, announces the award of a first contract to supply its G-Sim LNG simulator software to L-3 DPA and Chevron. The contract involves the development of a new LNG Carrier model…

SembMarine Snaps up GraviFloat

Mar 11, 2016

Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine (Sembmarine) has increased its stake in Norway-based Gravifloat AS to 56%, which it intends to fully acquire eventually. In a statement on Wednesday, SembMarine says it acquired a 44% stake in Gravifloat for US$38 million ($52…

Croatia May Choose FLNG Terminal

Mar 03, 2016

According to Reuters, Croatia may decide to construct a floating LNG (FLNG) vessel for the northern Adriatic – as opposed to an onshore liquefaction plant – in order to begin operations sooner.  At the moment, it is unclear what would become…

GAIL Postpones $7-bn LNG Ship Tender, Again

Mar 03, 2016

GAIL India has deferred a USD 7-billion tender for hiring nine newly-built ships to ferry liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the US by one month. Bids for the tender were to close on February 29 but now have been extended to March 31. The…

IEA Paints Lukewarm Outlook for Crude Oil Tankers

Feb 27, 2016

Every year around this time, the International Energy Agency (IEA) publishes their Medium Term Oil Market Report. The report includes the customary oil supply and demand forecasts and refinery dynamics.  'Most interesting for us in the…

Woodside, Sempra Energy Ink LNG Terminal Deal

Feb 26, 2016

Woodside's affiliate, Woodside Energy (USA) Inc. (WUSA), has entered into a Project Development Agreement (PDA) with Sempra LNG & Midstream (Sempra), an affiliate of Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE).Under the PDA, WUSA and Sempra will continue…

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