Mitsui O.S.K. Lines announced the signing of a long-term contract for two new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers with Kansai Electric Power. At the same time, MOL concluded contracts to build the ships Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The ships are slated for launching in
Technip has been awarded a large subsea installation contract by Shell Development (Australia) Pty Ltd for the Prelude Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) facility moored some 200 kilometers off the north west coast of Australia, in the Browse Basin, at a water depth of approximately 240 meters. T
Taiwan’s Yung-An LNG terminal is due to receive a cargo of liquefied natural gas from Nigeria on July 15, according to Kaohsiung Port Authority. The LNG Ondo tanker, with a capacity of 148,478 cbm, is sailing from Nigeria’s Bonny LNG terminal The Yung-An terminal is Taiwan’s first liquefied natural
Steel cutting has commenced on the LNG vessel Hull Number S-1911 at the STX Offshore & Shipbuilding yard in Jinhae, South Korea. This vessel, together with her sistership Hull Number S-1910 which was started this May, were ordered by SCF Group (Sovcomflot) last year for a long-term time charter with
Argentina’s Bahía Blanca GasPort is due to receive a liquefied natural gas cargo on July 16, according to shipping data. The cargo is being hauled by the 140,000 m3 Galicia Spirit. The Bahía Blanca GasPort is South America’s first-ever LNG receiving facility and the world’s second dockside regasific
On the 24th of June, GDF SUEZ delivered its first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to PTT in Thailand. During the World Gas Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, early June, GDF SUEZ has reached an agreement with PTT Public Company Limited, the national oil and gas company of Thailand, to supply
Argentina’s Bahía Blanca GasPort, is due to receive a liquefied natural gas cargo from Trinidad and Tobago on July 8, according to shipping data. The cargo is being hauled by the 165,000 m3 Maersk Methane, which departed from the Point Fortin terminal on Saturday. The Bahía Blanca GasPort is South A
Petronet’s Dahej LNG terminal on India’s west coast is due to get a cargo of LNG onboard the 138,097 cbm Disha from Qatar on June 28, according to shipping data. The Dahej terminal in Gujarat is India’s first LNG import terminal and has a nominal capacity of 10 MMTPA. The terminal is meeting around
Trinidad and Tobago’s Point Fortin LNG terminal shipped a cargo of liquefied natural gas yesterday, according to shipping data. The cargo is being hauled by the British Trader, a 138,000 cubic-meter tanker, and the destination of the cargo is unknown at this moment. Trinidad and Tobago’s Point Forti
At the XVI St. Petersburg International Economic Forum Russia’s Sovcomflot, the world’s largest operator of ice class vessels, signed an agreement to provide Shell will the use of two modern LNG carriers on the basis of a long-term time charter. The agreement was concluded following a tender process
The Umm Slal LNG carrier, with a capacity of 266,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal from Qatar on June 27, according to the Milford Haven Port Authority website. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million tonnes of LNG a year and is capable of delivering 21 bill
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, announced today that Island Offshore has taken delivery of Island Crusader, the first gas powered Rolls-Royce offshore vessel. This new and advanced UT 776 CDG platform supply vessel, is the first of two ordered by Island Offshore. Managing Director of
Taiwan’s Yung-An LNG terminal is due to receive a cargo of liquefied natural gas this week, according to Kaohsiung Port Authority. The Golar Mazo tanker, with a capacity of 135,000 cbm, will reach Yung-An terminal on June 24. The Yung-An terminal is Taiwan’s first liquefied natural gas receiving ter
South Korea’s Pyeongtaek LNG terminal is due to get a cargo of liquefied natural gas from Nigeria on 4 July, according to shipping data. The 145,842 cbm LNG Oyo is sailing from Nigeria’s Bonny terminal. The Pyeongtaek LNG terminal is South Korea’s first LNG import terminal and it is operated by KOGA
