Crowley Fuels, a unit of the Jacksonville-based maritime solutions provider Crowley, has signed another multi-year supply contract with Pivotal LNG, part of Southern Company Gas. The contract, executed through Crowley subsidiary Carib Energy, calls for Crowley to transport liquefied natural gas from
Belgian dredging specialist DEME said that its second LNG-fueled trailing suction hopper dredger Scheldt River was bunkered with the chilled fuel at Germany’s Brunsbüttel Ports on Monday. About 85 tonnes of LNG fuel was loaded to the dredger, making this the largest LNG bunkering operation in German
Federal safety regulators have instructed US LNG export player Cheniere Energy to remove from service two of five liquefied natural gas storage tanks at its Sabine Pass terminal following a gas leak last month. Tank S-103 at the Sabine Pass plant in Louisiana released LNG on January 22 into the spac
Mediterranean Shipping Group (MSC) and Onorato Armatori signed a contract on Sunday with two units of the China State Shipbuilding Corporation to build four LNG-ready roll-on/roll-off luxury cruise ferries. The contract signed with Guangzhou Shipyard International and China Shipbuilding Trading incl
Norwegian salmon producer Nordlaks says it is building the world’s first wellboat equipped with liquefied natural gas (LNG) propulsion and a battery pack. The wellboat, developed by Norway’s NSK Ship Design, will carry live salmon and trout for Nordlaks. According to a Nordlaks statement, the vessel
Kosmos Energy and BP plan to make a final investment decision (FID) for the Tortue development offshore Mauritania and Senegal, which includes a floating LNG production unit, by the end of this year. This was announced on Monday by Kosmos Energy following the signing of an inter-governmental coopera
South Korea’s LNG importing giant Kogas has reportedly gone into an arbitration with Australia’s North West Shelf export project led by Woodside. Kogas is looking to settle a liquefied natural gas contract that ended in 2016, Reuters reported on Monday citing a Kogas spokesperson. The arbitration re
The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association has hit back at a report by the Australian Workers Union suggesting stricter liquefied natural gas LNG (export) restrictions. The “Shipping Away Our Competitive Advantage” report released on Monday “confirms that the AWU’s campaign to c
Australian liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports rose 5.6 percent in January to 5.6 million tonnes as compared to the previous month, according to a report by the energy consultancy, EnergyQuest. Australian LNG export projects shipped a total of 84 cargoes last month, compared to 79 cargoes in Decembe
GAC Russia, a unit of the Dubai-headquartered GAC Group, has won a contract by the Novatek-operated Yamal LNG export project in Russia. Yamal LNG has appointed GAC Russia to manage its fleet of ice-breaker tankers at Sabetta port where the liquefaction facility is located for the next three years. U
US LNG export player Cheniere Energy said on Friday it had entered into two liquefied natural gas sale and purchase agreements with state-owned China National Petroleum Corporation. This is the first long-term contract for US LNG supplies to China, currently the world’s second-largest LNG importer.
Italian truck maker Iveco and BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions, a unit of the French banking group, said they have joined forces to help transport operators to renew their fleets with more “environmentally-friendly” commercial vehicles. Under the deal, the purchasers of Iveco vehicles featuring its Nat
Prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Asia rose this week as persistently cold weather in North Asia forced buyers to enter the spot market to replenish inventory. Spot prices for March LSG-AS delivery in Asia climbed 40 cents to $10.60 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) this week, Reuter
Cheniere’s Sabine Pass liquefaction terminal in Louisiana, currently the only such a facility to export US shale gas overseas, has sent out more cargoes in the week ending February 7 as compared to the previous week, according to the Energy Information Administration. Six LNG vessels with a combined
