India’s Petronet LNG said Tuesday it invoked a force majeure for nine long-term cargoes with its suppliers due to lower demand in the country caused by the Covid-19 lockdown. The country’s largest LNG importer has a deal to buy 7 mtpa from Qatargas and 1.44 mtpa from Exxon Mobil from the Gorgon proj
Dutch independent storage tank firm Vopak has started offering simultaneous LNG bunkering service at its Europoort terminal in the port of Rotterdam. Vessels calling at the Europoort terminal can now get LNG fuel from bunkering barges simultaneously while loading or discharging. “This eliminates the
Eagle LNG and Crowley recently marked the 100th bunkering event of liquefied natural gas to the latter’s ConRo ships from the Talleyrand facility located at the Port of Jacksonville. The two Crowley’s LNG-powered ConRo ships Taino and El Coqui are working on the Jacksonville, Florida to Puerto Rico
US energy company Sempra said Monday it launched full commercial operations at the third Cameron LNG train in Louisiana. This also marks the start of the full commercial operations at the three-train 12 mtpa liquefaction facility. Cameron LNG achieved commercial operations of the first and second un
US engineering firm Bechtel said it appointed Paul Marsden as president of the company’s oil, gas and chemicals business. Marsden will succeed Alasdair Cathcart, who is stepping down after 31 years at Bechtel. He will assume his position on September 8. Marsden’s experience includes serving in senio
CMA CGM’s second ultra large LNG-powered containership is undergoing sea trials, according to the Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua. The CMA CGM Palais Royal left the Shanghai Jiangnan-Changxing Shipyard, a part of Hudong, on August 5, the shipbuilder said in a statement. This is the second CMA CG
Kuwait Petroleum’s unit KIPIC said two sub-contractors died in an accident on Saturday at its LNG plant under construction in Al-Zour. KIPIC said in a statement it would undertake all the necessary measures to investigate the incident. The company did not provide any additional information. State-ow
Sweden shipping company Furetank launched its seventh dual-fueled vessel at the Avic Dingheng Shipbuilding yard in China.
Höegh LNG Partners, the Bermuda-based limited partnership formed by Norway’s floating giant Höegh LNG, is on the lookout for a new CEp and CFO.
According to the chief executive officer (CEO) of Delek Drilling, Chevron’s entry into Israel’s Leviathan natural gas field will help deliver the technical and marketing nous to turn the project into a global supplier.
Houston-based LNG exporter Cheniere Energy reported a jump in profit for the second quarter and the first six months of 2020.
Liquefied natural gas exports from the United States slipped over the previous week.
San Diego-based energy company and LNG operator Sempra Energy said the Cameron LNG project’s third liquefaction train has reached substantial completion.
Japan’s oil and gas giant Inpex has flagged a 139.7 billion yen ($1.33 billion) impairment loss on its Australian LNG assets.
