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AGL Energy Inks Deals for LNG Import Jetty

Jun 12, 2018

Australian power producer AGL Energy said on Tuesday it has signed two agreements for its planned liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal at Crib Point in the southeastern state of Victoria.The first is with pipeline firm APA Group to develop and construct the Crib Point Pakenham pipeline…

VLCC Maran Aphrodite Changes Destination for Fourth Time

Jun 12, 2018

New-build VLCC Maran Aphrodite, which is carrying a 200,000 tonne diesel cargo from Asia, has changed its final destination for a fourth time, Reuters ship-tracking data showed.The ship was originally calling on Rotterdam before changing its destination to New York harbor on May 11…

LNG Trade Grew 10% in 2017 -EIA

Jun 11, 2018

Global liquefied natural gas (LNG) trade grew by 10 percent last year due primarily to growing liquefaction capacity in the Australia and the United States, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said on Monday.LNG trade reached 38…

CNPC ships first larger-sized diesel cargo to Brazil

Jun 11, 2018

China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) shipped a 60,000-tonne cargo of diesel in late May destined for Brazil, the Chinese major's first move of the refined fuel in a shipment of this size to the Americas, an inhouse newspaper reported on Monday…

LNG Tanker Arrives at IoG after Partial Dragon Discharge

Jun 11, 2018

The liquefied natural gas tanker Al Bahiya arrived at Britain's Isle of Grain terminal on Sunday, having previously partially discharged its cargo at the Dragon terminal in Wales, Reuters shipping data showed.The 201,000 cubic meter capacity vessel loaded in Qatar…

Nordic American Tankers Sells Three More Suezmaxes

Jun 10, 2018

Nordic American Tankers is poised to sell three more of its suezmax tankers. This follows the company's June 1 decision to sell two ships for a total price of about $9.5 million each. 'We wish to inform you that we have an agreement to…

Adriatic LNG Receives 600th Cargo

Jun 07, 2018

Adriatic LNG, the company which operates the regasification terminal located off the Veneto coastline, announces the arrival of the 600th carrier, the Al Jassasiya. The carrier left Ras Laffan Port in Qatar, delivering a cargo of about 140…

PDVSA Completes Oil Transfer to Ease Tanker Bottleneck

Jun 07, 2018

Venezuelan state-run oil company PDVSA has completed its first ship-to-ship (STS) transfer designed to ease a severe bottleneck of tankers around its main crude ports, according to sources close to the operation and Reuters vessel tracking data…

VLCC Carrying Diesel Changes Destination for Third Time

Jun 06, 2018

New-build VLCC Maran Aphrodite, which is carrying a 200,000 metric ton diesel cargo from Asia, has changed its final destination for a third time, according to Reuters ship-tracking data.The ship was originally calling on Rotterdam before changing its destination to New York harbour on May 11…

Scorpio Tankers Sells, Leaseback Six Tankers

Jun 05, 2018

Scorpio Tankers  announced  that it has agreed to sell and leaseback six MR product tankers (STI Battery, STI Milwaukee, STI Tribeca, STI Bronx, STI Manhattan, and STI Seneca) to CMB Financial Leasing.  Upon completion, the Company’s liquidity…

GAC to Provide Voyage Management for Translux

Jun 05, 2018

GAC LNG Services said it has secured a global contract to provide voyage management services to Translux Limited as they enter the liquefied natural gas (LNG) business.GAC LNG Services, officially formed in 2016, provides a full-service solution for the sector…

Phoenix Petroleum, CNOOC Partner for LNG Terminal

Jun 05, 2018

Philippine fuel retailer Phoenix Petroleum said it had agreed to partner with a subsidiary of state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) to explore building a receiving terminal for liquefied natural gas in the country.The Philippines…

Oil Tanker Scrapping to Hit Multi-year High

Jun 04, 2018

The shipping industry will this year scrap the largest number of oil tankers in over half-a-decade, driven by weak earnings, firm prices for scrap steel and the need to prepare fleets for strict new environmental regulations.The surge in scrapping…

New LNG Import Terminal Planned at Port Kembla

Jun 04, 2018

A consortium including Japan's JERA Co and Marubeni Corp aiming to ship liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Australia's east coast has chosen a site south of Sydney at Port Kembla for an import terminal, it said on Monday.The project will allow access…

East China LNG Terminal Records 93% Sales Increase

Jun 04, 2018

A liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal in east China operated by China National Offshore Oil Company, or CNOOC, recorded an increase of 93 percent in gas sales in the first five months of this year, the state oil company said on Monday…

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