Yesterday multiple environmental organizations called on the US President’s chief environmental advisor asking for a full environmental analysis of plans to export liquefied natural gas (LNG). The letter to the Council on Environmental Quality and the Environmental Protection Agency sounds the alarm
Hamworthy Oil & Gas Systems, a leading developer and supplier of gas handling and liquefaction technology, has secured its first contract for a biogas liquefaction plant with Norwegian Cambi AS, a specialist in biowaste treatment. The biogas plant will treat 50,000 tons of food waste a year and prod
South Korea, the world’s second biggest buyer of LNG, is due to get another liquefied natural gas cargo this week, according to shipping data. The 135,000 cbm Hyundai Cosmopia will reach the Pyeongtaek LNG terminal on March 4. The LNG tanker is sailing from Ras Lafan, Qatar. South Korea’s Pyeongtaek
U.S. imports of liquefied natural gas in January slid 60.8% from a year earlier, according to the U.S. Department of Energy data. LNG imports by U.S. were at 338,297 mt in January. Most of the LNG supplies in January were shipped from Trinidad and Tobago (four cargoes), while Qatar and Yemen shipped
Höegh LNG said it has today entered into a ten year time charter for a floating LNG storage and regasification unit to be used as an LNG import terminal in Lithuania. The agreement is subject to the approval of the shareholders of AB Klaipedos Nafta. The Lithuanian state owns 70.63% of Klaipedos Naf
Incheon LNG terminal in South Korea is due to receive a cargo from Indonesia on March 3, according to port data. The cargo is being hauled by the 155,000 cbm Tangguh Sago . Incheon LNG terminal is one of the biggest in the world and it is operated by KOGAS. [mappress] LNG World News Staff, March 2,
China’s CNOOC started construction of the country’s first floating LNG receiving terminal at Tianjin port on February 29, CNOOC Gas & Power said in a statement. The project concerns the development of a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU), first of its kind in the country. The floating t
The U.S. re-exported 2 LNG cargoes or 132,222 mt in January, according to U.S. DOE. One LNG cargo was shipped from Cheniere’s Sabine Pass terminal on January 8 and the other cargo from the Freeport LNG terminal on January 26. There are currently three U.S. LNG terminals that have been granted Federa
Tokyo Gas said it has today completed the construction of “Chiba-Kashima Line”. The Line will start supplying gas to customers from the middle of March onward. The Line has been constructed since July, 2006, with a view to promoting and expanding the use of natural gas in both the northeastern part
Japan’s JGC Corporation confirmed that it has recently been awarded a contract from PETRONAS, Malaysia’s state-owned oil company for the Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) work and Early Works of Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning (EPCC) for PETRONAS LNG Train 9 Project wh
WestSide Corporation of Australia said today that it has received a $178 million takeover offer from LNG Limited. “WestSide has entered into a confidentiality agreement with LNG Limited and granted due diligence access on a non-exclusive basis,” the company said in a statement. “LNG Limited has only
Petrobras set a new record in the delivery of natural gas to the market in 2011, reaching an annual flow of 37 million cubic meters of gas offered per day. The company also recorded new monthly and daily records: the flow offered in December of 2011 reached 42.4 million m³/d, and 46.1 million m³ wer
The latest LNG cargo to be loaded at Norway’s Hammerfest terminal has been dispatched to Spain, according to shipping data. The 147,208 m3 Arctic Lady departed Hammerfest yesterday, and is expected to arrive at Spain’s Bilbao terminal on March 13. The Hammerfest terminal is operated by Statoil and i
Spain’s Enagás said that conventional demand for natural gas (domestic, commercial industrial and cogeneration consumption) reached a new all-time monthly record in February of 30,730 GWh. The previous monthly record for conventional demand was in January with 30,063 GWh, with average temperatures f
