LNG news updates

MidOcean Energy has announced the completion of its previously announced agreement to acquire SK earthon’s 20% interest in Peru LNG, owner and operator of the first LNG export facility in South America.

Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy Minister, Dukgeun Ahn, attended the naming ceremony for the LNG carrier ORION SPIRIT on 18 April 2024 at Samsung Heavy Industries’ Geoje Shipyard, marking the 30th anniversary of Korea's first LNG carrier built in 1994.

Texas Brownsville LLC has signed a Heads of Agreemnt with EQT Corporation for natural gas liquefaction services for an additional 1.5 million tpy of LNG over 20 years.

Technip Energies has been awarded an engineering, procurement, and construction contract of a liquefaction train for OQ and TotalEnergies’ Marsa LNG project.

Himalaya Shipping Ltd has taken delivery of another 210 000 dwt newcastlemax dual-fuel newbuilding the company has on order from New Times Shipyard.

Stena Bulk has announced the sale of Stena Blue Sky to an undisclosed Asian buyer.

TotalEnergies has joined forces with the Sultanate of Oman and OQ Alternative Energy for the building of the Marsa LNG project, a sustainable LNG project fueled using renewables.

High-pressure LNG fuel systems are an increasingly popular solution in shipping, and new innovative solutions are now being developed to meet the demand for leak-free fuel supply systems components with long service life. In our recent April issue of LNG Industry, Rasmus Gregersen, Svanehøj, Denmark, provides a technical overview of one of these new solutions.

AB KN Energies, UAB Hoegh LNG Klaipeda, and the Lithuanian Maritime Academy have signed a tripartite agreement, committing to developing and enhancing the competence of seafarers in the servicing, management, and maintenance of FSRUs and LNG carriers.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s recently released Short-Term Energy Outlook forecasts that US LNG exports will continue to lead growth in US natural gas trade as three LNG export projects currently under construction start operations and ramp up to full production by the end of 2025.

KEYS Azalea completed its first ship-to-ship bunkering in western Japan, supplying LNG to Daisy Leader and showcasing the benefits of LNG as a bridge fuel.

In our recent April issue of LNG Industry, Michael Pospisil P.E., Senior Engineer, and Rich Insull, P.E., Project Manager, Matrix PDM Engineering, detail the significance of life cycle analysis to helping secure LNG’s role in the future energy mix.

Rystad energy reports that despite the growth in dual fuels, LNG remains supreme in terms of shipping fuel choices.

Daphne Technology has been selected by Trafigura for its first commercial deployment of PureMetrics, scheduled for the summer of 2024.

The US exported 10% more natural gas in 2023 than in 2022, a record of 20.9 billion ft3/d, according to the EIA’s Natural Gas Monthly.

Mexico Pacific Limited LLC has announced that Sarah Bairstow, the company’s President, has been appointed as CEO, effective immediately.

Seaspan Energy has announced that it has launches the Seaspan Lions, the company’s second of three 7600m3 LNG bunkering vessels.

OLT Offshore LNG Toscana has confirmed that the uninstallation of the FSRU Toscana terminal has concluded, and the unit will be tugged to Genoa.

Saipem has completed its construction of the independent natural gas system for Gastrade’s LG project off the coast of Alexandapoulis, Greece.

In our recent April issue of LNG Industry, Stephen James, Baker Hughes, USA, addresses the importance of control valves to the LNG supply chain.

SPEC’s LNG regasification terminal in Colombia has reached historic operating levels to respond to the increase in demand for gas-fired thermal generation during the current period of low hydrology.

In our recent April issue of LNG Industry, LNG Industry asked several companies to discuss some topics regarding LNG loading equipment.

Black & Veatch and Samsung Heavy Industries has received full notice to proceed from Cedar LNG LP to construct the projects floating liquefaction facility, in Kitimat, British Columbia.

Germany’s Mukran LNG terminal has received the emission control and water law permits for the operation of the terminal.