Peru LNG shipped an liquefied natural gas cargo to Spain on March 16, according to PeruPetro S.A. The cargo is being hauled by the STX Frontier, a 153,600 cubic-meter tanker. The Peru LNG Project includes two parts: an LNG Plant with a Marine Terminal from which LNG is sent overseas, and a pipeline
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate said in a report that in January, 11.2 billion standard cubic metres of gas was sold from the Norwegian shelf. The figure is the highest of all time. “One important factor for the record-high sales is that it is winter and there is a great demand for gas in the ma
The CEO at Russian gas giant Gazprom Alexei Miller and Ukraine’s Energy and Coal Industry Minister Yuriy Boiko have had another round of talks, Gazprom said in a statement. “The meeting discussed the issues of cooperation between Russia and Ukraine in the gas sector,” the company said. Russia shippe
China’s Guangdong Dapeng LNG import terminal is due to receive a cargo of LNG from Russia on March 17, according to shipping data. The cargo is being hauled by the Stena Blue Sky, a 145.500 cbm tanker. The Guangdong LNG Terminal, operated by CNOOC, is located in Shenzhen at Chengtoujiao, Dapeng Bay.
Dr Manuel Lage, General Manager and CEO at NGVA Europe talks about the future of LNG as a vehicle fuel ahead of the Small-Mid Scale LNG Summit to be held in Amsterdam. Small scale LNG has been experiencing considerable growth in the past years and will be gaining even more popularity and importance
Exxon Mobil Corp. , operator of a $15.7 billion LNG venture in Papua New Guinea, halted work on the project due to another land dispute with locals, the company said today. Exxon spokeswoman Rebecca Arnold said that Esso Highlands, the Exxon unit which operates the PNG LNG project halted work in the
On March 9, at the Maritime University of Szczecin, 36 graduates of the European LNG Training Centre received certificates in LNG transport and terminal operations. This is the first group of professionals graduated from Polish Universities and prepared according to international standards for work
Altenesol (Alternative Energy Solutions) said it has completed the stock swap and is now a subsidiary of IAHL. Altenesol is an alternative energy company established in 2009 specializing in the Natural Gas (NG) sector with offices in Orlando, Florida and Medellin, Colombia. IAHL is a holding company
Trinidad and Tobago’s liquefied natural gas producer Atlantic LNG said it plans maintenance on its four trains at Point Fortin facility from this month. “There is scheduled routine maintenance across our facility planned for this year,” Bloomberg reported, citing Billson Hainsley, a company spokesma
Japanese utility Chubu Electric Power Co said today it bought 13 million tonnes of LNG in the year to March. The utility plans to purchase a similar amount of LNG in 2012/13, Reuters reported, citing President Akihisa Mizuno. Chubu Electric signed a fully termed LNG sales and purchase agreement with
Brazil, the largest country in South America, imported only one LNG cargo, or 45,981 mt in February, according to the trade statistics. Brazil’s LNG imports in 2011 dropped 73.4 percent, compared to the year before. The country currently has LNG terminals in Pecém (State of Ceará), with a regasifica
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) said that the preliminary estimate of U.S. natural gas average daily net imports—imports minus exports—was just over 5 billion cubic feet per day (Bcfd) in 2011, which was the lowest level since 1992. Net import declines are due to both lower imports
Belgium’s Zeebrugge liquefied natural gas terminal re-exported an LNG cargo yesterday, according to shipping data. The cargo is being hauled by the Methania, a 131,000 cubic-meter tanker. The LNG tanker is sailing to Spain. Fluxys, the operator of the terminal, said yesterday that it has unloaded 70
CNPC and Baosteel Group Corporation yesterday signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Beijing. It is another major step taken since the two sides signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement in 2006, CNPC said in a statement. Under the agreement, CNPC and Baosteel will further promote coop
