Classification society Bureau Veritas has granted Approval in Principle (AIP) to a 4,000-cubic-meter Bunkering Ship concept developed by France’s LNG containment manufacturer, GTT. The concept, which has now received its second AIP following the one issued yesterday by Lloyd’s Register…
The annual Tripartite meeting between shipowners, shipbuilders and classification societies was held in Seoul, Republic of Korea on 16 and 17 October 2015. The meeting was attended by 100 high level representatives of the industry, including…
Singapore looks to pull ahead in the race to become Asia’s main gas hub by establishing a domestic gas trading market. Rising liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply and demand within Asia has prompted Singapore to to become a centre for energy trading…
GTT, a the designer of membrane containment systems for the maritime transportation and storage of liquefied natural gas (LNG), announces that its Board of Directors met on October 14 and appointed two new members, Andrew Jamieson and, following the proposal of ENGIE…
Iran is projected to officially join the LNG Exporters Club in the next two years, managing Director of National Iranian Oil Company Rokneddin Javadi was quoted as saying by Mehr News Agency. Establishing new LNG production units instead…
Jensen Maritime Consultants debuted a pair of LNG bunker barge concepts. The first concept involves outfitting an existing barge with an above-deck LNG tank. The concept can be further modified to accommodate more than one type of product, if a customer has a need for multiple liquid transfers…
Press relase - Bureau Veritas has issued Design Approval for the new Mark V LNG membrane containment system designed by France’s GTT. This clears the way for the system to be used in new LNG carriers and FLNGs. The Mark V technology is an optimized version of GTT’s Mark III system…
Morocco has launched an international tender seeking a financial advisor for its plan to boost liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports, state-owned power utility ONEE said on Thursday.ONEE said the last date for submitting bids for the tender is Dec…
Novatek, Russia's No.2 gas producer, will stick to plans to raise financing for its Yamal LNG project by the end of the year, Chief Executive Leonid Mikhelson was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies on Thursday.Russian banking sources…
The concept of using wind power for offshore oil and gas applications is one step closer to realisation. WIN WIN, a DNV GL-led joint industry project (JIP), is running with the following seven participants: ExxonMobil, ENI Norge, Nexen Petroleum UK Ltd…
Scotland-based Ferguson Marine Engineering (FMEL) has signed a deal to build two 100-meter, dual-fuel ferries for Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (CMAL) in a contract worth £97 million (USD 150 million) that will boost shipbuilding on the River Clyde and secure 150 shipyard jobs…
The Bahrain National Oil and Gas Authority (NOGA) will award a $400 million Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal contract next month, Energy Minister Abdulhussain Mirza told local media this week. The LNG terminal will be constructed near Khalifa Bin Salman Port…
Greece and the US are likely to reveal a joint venture to develop a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal when US Secretary of State John Kerry makes an official visit to Athens in November. According to a local news report in eKathimerini…
DNV GL has secured a contract to provide in-service verification and classification services to a range of facilities at the Ichthys LNG project in Australia. The contract marks INPEX’s commitment to continue working with DNV GL as it prepares…
Peter Livanos-backed Monaco-headquartered owner and operator of liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers GasLog Ltd. has completed a USD 1.3 billion credit facility with fourteen international banks to finance the construction of eight 174,000 cbm newbuilds…
