Eidesvik newbuilding, Viking Prince, was named in an official ceremony in Aalesund, Norway, on 23 March, the company said in a statement. Viking Prince is the fifth Eidesvik Offshore vessel that is powered by LNG. It is a powerfull supplyship with large volume and large deck space. The LNG dual fuel
BG Group of UK today announced its fourth Tanzanian gas discovery from the Jodari-1 exploration well located in Block 1 offshore southern Tanzania. Preliminary evaluation of the well results indicates gross recoverable resources are in the range of 2.5 to 4.4 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of gas. The pa
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor Corporation (MCO), a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), has received an order for nine compressors and seven motors to drive compressors for the Ichthys LNG Project. The equipment on order, which gives MCO a key role in the first larg
Chevron Australia has marked a significant historical milestone – its 60th anniversary since entering Australia’s upstream oil and gas sector. Chevron entered Western Australia on 24 March 1952 through Caltex (owned by Texaco and Standard Oil of California which later became Chevron) joining with Am
Taiwan’s Yung-An LNG terminal received a cargo of liquefied natural gas yesterday, according to the Kaohsiung Port Authority website. The cargo was shipped from Malaysia onborad the Tangguh Towuti LNG tanker, with a capacity of 145,700 cbm. The Yung-An terminal is Taiwan’s first liquefied natural ga
The Methane Nile Eagle LNG carrier, with a capacity of 145,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s Dragon terminal from Trinidad on April 1, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. Dragon LNG terminal plays an intrinsic role in supporting the UK’s energy importing strategy. The
The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) signed a loan agreement totaling up to 211.4 million U.S. dollars (JBIC portion) with Osaka Gas Gorgon (OGG), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Osaka Gas in Australia. The loan, provided in project financing, is cofinanced with The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubi
BG India expects to sign a liquefied natural gas agreement with Gujarat State Petroleum Corp (GSPC) by the middle of the year, Reuters reported, citing Walter Simpson, president and managing director of BG India. “We are targeting mid-2012. We are very hopeful,” he said. BG Group in September signed
Japan’s Tokyo Gas said in a release that it plans to purchase 10.44 million mt of LNG in the fiscal year to March 2013. Tokyo Gas also said that it will invest a total of 709.5 billion yen in its facilities over the five-year period (FY2012 – FY2016). The investment includes: (1) Production faciliti
Eidesvik has entered into an agreement with Lundin Norway for chartering of the LNG powered supply vessel Viking Prince, which will be delivered from Kleven Verft 30th of March 2012. Viking Prince will replace Viking Athene in the existing contract between the two parties from the time of delivery,
Höegh LNG of Norway said that Indonesia’s PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) has decided to change the location of the FSRU from offshore Belawan to offshore Labuhan Maringgai on the East coast of South Sumatra where two subsea pipelines owned and operated by PGN are crossing the Sunda Straits to West J
Nigeria’s Bonny LNG terminal shipped a cargo of liquefied natural gas onboard the 122,000 cbm LNG Lagos on March 20, according to shipping data. The destination of the cargo is unknown at this moment. Bonny terminal has an overall capacity of some 22 million tonnes a year of LNG and it accounts for
The Gazprom Management Committee looked at the Company’s activities aimed at developing the underground gas storage (UGS) system in 2011 as well as the short-term plans. The meeting highlighted that Gazprom had been intensely developing this line of business in 2011. For instance, the Sovkhoznoye, S
Ebara International Corporation, Cryodynamics Division, announced they have been awarded the contract to supply the main LNG and LPG submersible cryogenic pumps and liquid expanders for the Ichthys LNG Project, located near Darwin in the Northern Territory in Australia. The total package includes 20
