Following the conclusion of the annual Klaipeda LNG terminal capacity allocation procedure by the Lithuanian LNG terminal operator Klaipedos Nafta (KN), the terminal’s 6 terawatt-hour (TWh) regasification capacity for the 2024 terminal gas year has been allocated to four customers from Lithuania and
As part of the Grand Canal du Havre call for projects, through the conclusion of state titles, Haropa Port has awarded French utility company Engie 24 hectares (ha) of land for the development of a benchmark platform for alternative new industrial fuels embodied by the Salamandre and France KerEAUze
French LNG containment specialist GTT has secured an order from Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co. Ltd. for the tank design of two new LNG carriers. GTT said the order was received in the second quarter and was placed on behalf of an undisclosed Asian shipowner. The French
Japan’s Inpex Corporation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indonesia’s PT Pertamina on a strategic collaboration to proactively pursue the implementation of the Abadi LNG project in Indonesia. Through the MoU, Inpex and Pertamina said they will seek to collaborate strategically on
On 24 July, Freesia Leader, the fifth LNG-fueled pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) operated by NYK, arrived at the port of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture for a delivery ceremony.
Hydro testing of the tank at the site of Canada’s first LNG export facility, the Shell-led LNG Canada project in Kitimat, British Columbia, has been completed. The procedure, also known as hydrostatic testing, ensures LNG tank safety and reliability, and regulatory compliance. The event included pum
Multiple sources of supply vie for attention in the journey to net-zero, with renewables being crown jewels.
German legislative body Bundesrat has approved the revised act to accelerate the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG Acceleration Act) to include forward-looking rules on energy supply and specify practical provisions on the sustainable, climate-neutral retrofitting of LNG terminals. The previous vers
Mexico Pacific and the government of the Mexican state of Sonora have signed a collaboration agreement supporting Mexico Pacific’s anchor LNG export facility Saguaro Energia located in Puerto Libertad, Sonora, Mexico. Specifically, Mexico Pacific’s LNG project was welcomed as the foundational pillar
German shipbuilder Meyer Werft has handed over Silver Nova, an LNG-fueled cruise ship, to Monaco-based cruise line Silversea Cruises. The delivery was announced on 21 July in a brief social media update by Meyer Werft. The 54,700-ton ship is part of a newbuild project known as Project Evolution, and
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and UTM Offshore have signed a Heads of Terms (HoT) agreement for the construction of the nation’s first indigenous floating LNG project. The agreement, described as a major step towards bolstering Nigeria’s energy security and promoting the utilization
The Clean Canaveral liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunker barge has completed its first barge-to-ship bunkering of a cargo vessel at Port Canaveral. JAX LNG, along with Polaris New Energy, handled the LNG refueling of the M/T Damia Desgagnés on the ship’s inaugural call to Port Canaveral at the port’s
UAE’s ADNOC Gas, an integrated gas processing company, has signed a 14-year supply agreement with the Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL) for the export of up to 1.2 million metric tons per annum (mmtpa) of liquefied natural gas (LNG). According to ADNOC Gas, the agreement, valued in the range of $7 billi
Liquefied natural gas (LNG) has become cheaper maritime fuel than Very Low Sulphur Fuel Oil (VLSFO), according to the most recent analysis made by Danish consultancy Sea-Intelligence. To comply with the IMO2020 regulations aimed at cutting sulphur emissions, the shipowners were given a choice betwee
