Japanese imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) rose 7.8 percent in September when compared to the same month a year ago, according to the provisional data released by Japan’s Ministry of Finance on Thursday. Japan, the world’s top LNG buyer, imported 6.27 million tonnes of LNG last month compared t
Vattenfall and North Sea Hagland Shipbrokers have signed a framework agreement for the provision of various shipbroking services for Vattenfall’s offshore wind farms.
Trinidad and Tobago’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) production increased 20 percent year-on-year in August to 2.51 million cubic meters. When compared to the month before, production at Atlantic LNG’s 14.8 mtpa Point Fortin facility rose 0.7 percent, according to the monthly data provided by Trinidad’
The EUR 17 million SWARMs European project is developing autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) which are expected to reduce the risks associated with the construction and repair of offshore platforms, offshore wind turbines, and other underwater structures, Acciona, one of the participants in the pr
Bladt Industries has shipped off the last four transition pieces built for Vattenfall’s Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm.
Japan’s Inpex is reportedly set to load the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo from its giant Ichthys project in Australia this week. The LNG vessel Pacific Breeze was located close to the Ichthys LNG terminal near Darwin with a departure date of October 17, according to Reuters. After the firs
US LNG operator Dominion Energy is restarting its Cove Point liquefied natural gas export terminal in Maryland following a planned maintenance that started late September. “The scheduled inspection and maintenance outage at the Dominion Energy Cove Point LNG terminal is nearing completion,” Dominion
A mobile offshore port concept being developed by Vuyk Engineering Rotterdam in combination with efficient installation vessels could reduce the transport and installation time on offshore wind projects by nearly 20%, the Dutch engineering specialist said.
South Korea, the world’s third buyer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), received 3.36 million tonnes of the chilled fuel in September, a rise of 42.5 percent year-on-year. Compared to the previous month, LNG imports rose 15 percent, according to the customs data. The data shows that South Korea paid an
Spain’s imports of liquefied natural gas rose 2.4 percent in September when compared to the same month a year ago, according to the data released by the LNG terminal operator, Enagás. LNG imports reached some 12.2 terawatt hours (TWh) last month as compared to 11.9 TWh in September 2017, the Enagás
Spain’s Bahía de Bizkaia Gas (BBG) received a new cargo of liquefied natural gas from the Novatek-led Yamal LNG project in the Russian Arctic at its regasification plant in the port of Bilbao.
France’s Dunkirk LNG import terminal, the country’s fourth regasification facility, is still shut down as works on improving the terminal’s reloading capacity are ongoing. To remind, Dunkerque LNG, the terminal operator, told LNG World News in July that the facility had planned a maintenance shutdow
Australia’s east coast liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters have signed a new deal with the federal government to help counter domestic gas supply shortages. Representatives of the three LNG export projects on Curtis Island and the government signed an extended heads of agreement on September 30, a
US engineering giant Fluor is to book $8.4 billion from its share in the LNG Canada contract following the positive final investment decision announced by the Shell-led project on Tuesday. Fluor’s joint venture with Japan’s JGC Corporation has been previously selected to provide the engineering, pro
