Fortune Oil said it has signed an agreement with Tianjin Gas to establish a joint venture that will be responsible for the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the city of Tianjin, China’s sixth most populous city. The joint venture company will manage, on a non-exclusive basis, the procurement,
The ten regional electric power companies in Japan consumed 5,039,257 mt of LNG in March, a year-on-year rise of 31.8 percent, according to the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan (FEPC). The power companies received 5,529,141 mt of LNG in March, a rise of 34.6 percent on year. The compa
South Korea imported 3.49 million tonnes of LNG in March, down 7.3% from the same month in 2011 when the country purchased 3.77 million tonnes of LNG, customs data showed. The country’s LNG imports rose 50% in February to 4.66 million tonnes of LNG, compared to the year before. The LNG cargoes in Ma
Freeport LNG announced that it had entered into an option agreement to purchase approximately 400 acres of land located about one mile southeast of the city of Oyster Creek near County Road 690 and State Highway 332 in order to relocate the future site of a natural gas pretreatment facility, which i
JFE Steel Corporation, in cooperation with Marubeni-Itochu Steel, said it has been awarded an order for approximately 150,000 tons of DNV-grade-450 UOE line pipe for the Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project in Western Australia. Wheatstone is one of Australia’s largest resource projects and involves
Qatargas demonstrates its “Commitment to the Environment” with its participation at this year’s Qatar Petroleum (QP) Environment Fair, Doha, at the Doha Exhibition Centre. The Environment Fair is held under the patronage of His Excellency Dr. Mohammed Bin Saleh Al-Sada, Minister of Energy and Indust
Teekay GP, the general partner of Teekay LNG Partners, has declared a cash distribution of $0.675 per unit for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, an increase of $0.045 per unit, or approximately 7 percent, from the previous quarter. The cash distribution is payable on May 14, 2012 to all unitholders
Qatargas has achieved yet another significant milestone with the loading of the 1000th LNG cargo from the Common Lean LNG Storage and Loading Asset. The cargo, bound for Elba Island, Georgia, USA, was safely loaded from LNG Berth 4 on the Q-Flex LNG vessel “Al Khattiya” in March. The Common Lean LNG
The Gazprom headquarters hosted Friday the first meeting of South Stream Transport AG Board of Directors. Alexey Miller, Chairman of Gazprom Management Committee, Alexander Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of Gazprom Management Committee, Paolo Scaroni, Chief Executive Officer of Eni, Henri Proglio, Chairm
Nord Stream is entering an intensive period during which its engineers and partners will take key steps towards completing the integrated twin pipeline system capable of transporting up to 55 billion cubic metres (bcm) of Russian gas a year to Europe through the Baltic Sea, for at least 50 years: co
On April 12, the foundation ceremony of the SJTU-ENN LNG Engineering Centre was held at the F210 meeting room of the School of Mechanical Engineering. ENN Group vice-president Liu Min, SJTU vice-president Huang Zhen and the School of Mechanical Engineering Executive Dean Xi Lifeng attended the cerem
Lithuania is in negotiations with Statoil of Norway over LNG supplies for its LNG import terminal, the country’s energy ministry said. LNG carriers from Hammerfest export terminal, operated by Statoil, would reach Lithuania’s Klaipedos Nafta LNG import terminal within five days, which is an attracti
DNV has signed an MOU with Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS), South Korea’s state-run gas corporation, to cooperate on research and development in the LNG sector. While this is DNV’s second MOU with KOGAS, following the first in 2010 to cooperate on EHSQ issues, DNV is the first international risk manag
RiverWijs has recently taken delivery of two sister vessels, the Robert Allan designed – RiverWijs Emma and RiverWijs Rowan. The christening was performed by the vessel’s sponsors; Ms. Emma Lok and Mrs. Rowan Campbell. The vessels were constructed at ASL Shipyard, Singapore for operation at the LNG
