Through its subsidiary, Inpex Masela, Japan’s Inpex Corporation has submitted a revised plan of development (POD) for the Abadi LNG project to Indonesian government authorities. The POD, submitted on behalf of the joint venture composed of Inpex and Shell, now incorporates a carbon capture and stora
Dalian Shipbuilding (DSIC), part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has started the construction of the tenth 16,000 TEU containership for Swiss shipping giant Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC).
Baker Hughes has received an order from QatarEnergy to supply two main refrigerant compressors (MRCs) for the North Field South (NFS) project. The order, described by Baker Hughes as major LNG order, will be booked in the first quarter of 2023. The ordered MRCs are part of two LNG mega trains repres
Adani Total Private Limited (ATPL), a 50:50 joint venture between Adani and TotalEnergies, has announced that LNG vessel Milaha Ras Laffan, supplied by TotalEnergies and Qatargas, safely berthed at Dhamra LNG, marking the commencement of the terminal’s commissioning with a number of stages to be com
Saipem has been awarded three new offshore EPCI contracts and two FEED competition deals, totalling approximately $650 million.
Vitol Asia Pte Ltd, a supply and trading unit of Vitol Group, will deliver the first LNG cargo to the first LNG terminal in Batangas Bay, near Manila, Philippines, in mid-April this year. On 3 April, Vitol said its unit will supply this first LNG cargo to San Miguel Global Power in the Philippines f
Dutch energy and commodities company Vitol has delivered the first LNG cargo to Elenger, one of the largest private energy companies in the eastern Baltic Sea region, via Finland’s new import terminal in the port of Inkoo. According to Vitol, the cargo was delivered on 2 April and it came from its p
Turkish Uzmar Shipyard has held a steel-cutting ceremony for Turkey’s first dual-fuel tugboat, being built for BOTAŞ Petroleum Pipeline Corporation (BOTAS), the state-owned crude oil and natural gas pipelines and trading company. The shipyard will build two Voith tractor-type propeller tugboats that
Japanese oil and gas company Inpex has shipped the 500th LNG cargo from its Ichthys LNG project in Australia. According to the company’s social media update, the milestone was reached on 31 March when the cargo departed onshore processing facilities near Darwin. The 2021-built 174,000 cbm floating s
Japan’s Anegasaki thermal power station new unit 2, an LNG-fired power station which energy company JERA has been replacing through its subsidiary JERA Power Anegasaki, has started commercial operation. New unit 2 uses a gas turbine combined-cycle power generation system (GTCC) and has a generating
South Korean shipbuilding company Samsung Heavy Industries has secured an order for two liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers.
German shipyard Meyer Werft has laid keel for Disney Treasure, the second LNG-powered cruise ship it is building for US-based Disney Cruise Line. According to Meyer Werft, the keel laying ceremony took place on 31 March to celebrate the start of hull assembly for the new cruise ship by placing the f
Heads of Agreement (HOA) has been inked to move forward with the next phases in the development of Equatorial Guinea’s Gas Mega Hub (GMH).
French LNG containment specialist GTT has received an order from its partner the South Korean shipyard Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries for the tank design of three new LNG carriers (LNGCs) on behalf of an Asian ship-owner. GTT will design the tanks of the three vessels, which will each offer a total
