Finnish Hamina LNG terminal has started commercial operations following the cooldown procedure and commissioning tests of the systems and equipment. The Hamina LNG Oy terminal operator is a joint venture between Finnish company Hamina Energy, compatriot technology group Wärtsilä, and Estonian energy
French LNG containment specialist GTT has scored a new order from the South Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries for the tank design of four new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers. The tank design order includes two on behalf of an Asian ship owner and two on behalf of an American ship owner.
Italian oil and gas company Eni has begun providing additional volumes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the regasification terminal of Panigaglia, La Spezia, ahead of the 2022-2023 winter. As part of Eni’s plan to strengthen and diversify gas supplies to Italy, the first cargo was delivered on 9 Oc
French energy giant TotalEnergies has partnered with Sembcorp Energy Singapore, an integrated energy and environmental services player, to import a liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply strip in Singapore. The agreement will see Sembcorp import an LNG supply strip from TotalEnergie’s global portfolio f
South Korean shipbuilding group Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) has won an order for an LNG carrier. The order has been secured by KSOE’s subsidiary Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries, the shipbuilder said in a filing with Korea Exchange. The contract, signed with an unidentified shipow
South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has completed a verification test of its carbon capture and storage technology on board an LNG carrier. The onboard carbon capture and storage (OCCS) has been jointly developed with Hi Air Korea, a producer of equipment for hea
Malaysia Marine and Heavy Engineering (MMHE) has secured a contract to build a platform for a Shell-operated gas project offshore Malaysia.
Classification society ABS has awarded approval in principle (AIP) to South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) for its hybrid power system, a configuration previously limited to smaller vessels in the maritime marketplace, to aid large liquified natural gas (LNG) carr
Owners of vessels burning methane-based fuels such as LNG are not likely to pursue investments in methane emission reduction technologies without strong incentives or regulatory requirements, a study from Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping (MMMCZCS) says. The study provides an ov
French LNG containment specialist GTT has signed technical assistance and license agreement with China Merchants Heavy Industries-Jiangsu (CMHI-Jiangsu), a subsidiary of China Merchants Industry Holdings (CMI). The agreement will enable the shipbuilder to construct vessels using GTT’s membrane techn
Qatargas, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) production unit of state-owned QatarEnergy, has delivered a commissioning LNG cargo to China’s newest LNG terminal, the Jiangsu-Binhai LNG terminal, owned and operated by China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC). The cargo was loaded in Ras Laffan on 10
MidOcean Energy, an LNG company formed and managed by energy and infrastructure investor EIG, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Tokyo Gas’ interests in a portfolio of four Australian integrated LNG projects. Under the terms of the agreement, MidOcean will acquire Tokyo Gas’ interest
China-based Yangzijiang Shipbuilding revealed that it has secured orders for a total of 22 vessels since last August, achieving its highest-ever total orderbook value of $10.27 billion and extending its revenue visibility to mid-2025. Out of the orders for the 22 vessels, six are 66,000 dwt bulk car
Lithuanian liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal operator Klaipedos Nafta (KN) has exercised its option to acquire the floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) Independence from Norway’s floating terminal projects company Höegh LNG. The transfer of ownership is expected to occur in December 2024.
