Japanese imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) reportedly hit their highest in at least five years in January. Japan, the world’s largest LNG buyer, imported nearly 8.7 million tonnes last month, up 8 percent from December and the largest volume since at least January, 2013, according to a report o
Houston-based energy company and LNG player, ConocoPhillips reported earnings of $1.6 billion in its fourth quarter of 2017, compared with a loss of $35 million in the same quarter a year before, as oil and gas prices rose. On a per-share basis, ConocoPhillips posted fourth-quarter net income of $1.
US exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) produced from shale gas rose week-on-week, according to the weekly report by the Energy Information Administration. Five LNG vessels with a combined capacity of 18.4 billion cubic feet (Bcf) departed Cheniere’s Sabine Pass liquefaction facility in the week e
Croatia is determined to speed up the process of setting up the country’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal on the island of Krk. In that regard, the Croatian government adopted a special law during a cabinet session on Thursday. The Balkan country declared the LNG import terminal as
Dominion Energy said Wednesday it begun producing liquefied natural gas at its Cove Point terminal in Maryland, the second US facility to produce LNG from shale gas. “All major equipment has been operated and is being commissioned as expected following a comprehensive round of testing and quality as
Sakhalin Energy, the operator of Russia’s first liquefaction plant, has reportedly launched a tender to sell eight cargoes of the chilled fuel from the export terminal on Sakhalin Island. The cargoes will be split between two tranches spanning from May 2018 to March 2019, Reuters reported on Wednesd
France’s Dunkirk LNG import terminal, the country’s fourth regasification facility, has performed its first-ever reloading operation. The cargo of previously imported liquefied natural gas was loaded onboard Engie’s LNG carrier, the 153,000-cbm Provalys. The LNG carrier arrived just a day after the
The first section of the second export cable which will connect the Beatrice offshore wind farm to the Scottish grid arrived in Peterhead on Monday, 29 January, Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL) said.
France’s Dunkerque LNG has offered up to three billion cubic metres of annual regasification capacity for a period 18 years at its Dunkirk LNG import terminal. Dunkerque LNG, the terminal operator owned 65 percent by EDF, said in a notice it offers to the market the opportunity to subscribe regasifi
STX France has moved the offshore substation topside for the Arkona wind farm from the Forme B dock in Saint-Nazaire to the Forme 1 dock belonging to the Port Authorities.
Russia’s Novatek, the operator of the recently commissioned giant Yamal LNG export project, has sold a first gas condensate cargo from the Arctic facility. “First (gas condensate) cargo of 18,000 tonnes was loaded,” Reuters cited a Novatek spokesman as saying on Monday. According to the agency, Vito
Steelhead LNG, the Vancouver-based LNG export project developer, said it had narrowed the field of bidders to complete front-end engineering and design (FEED) work on the proposed Kwispaa LNG export project in Canada’s British Columbia. The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors
Dominion Energy said Monday it expects to start exporting liquefied natural gas from its Cove Point terminal in Maryland, the second US facility to produce LNG from shale gas, in early March. Dominion introduced feed gas to the 5.25 mtpa liquefaction facility in December with the first tanker arrivi
First wind turbines could be installed offshore India by as early as 2020, however, several pre-conditions must be met for this to be achieved, Steve Sawyer, Secretary General of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) said.
