Arctic LNG 1 has won the auction for the geological survey, exploration and production license for the subsoil area including the Soletsko-Khanaveyskoye field located on the Gydan peninsula in Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Region.
NYK Line has announced that it has signed a long-term contract with Total Gas & Power Chartering Ltd.
According to Reuters, Papua New Guinea has stated that it will stick to the gas deal that Total SA signed with the previous government for a US$13 billion plan to increase gas exports, after securing minor concessions from the oil and gas major.
Qatar Petroleum has announced that it has signed a long-term agreement with Fluxys Belgium for LNG unloading services at the Zeebrugge LNG terminal.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd and Karpower International B.V have agreed to jointly carry out the first LNG-to-Powership project under the co-brand KARMOL in Mozambique, and for this purpose jointly own and operate an FSRU and a Powership.
Toshiba Corp. has announced that it has completed Toshiba Group’s withdrawal from the LNG business in the US.
Wärtsilä has announced that it has won a contract to supply a unique and patent-pending LNG fuel storage and supply system for two new trailing suction hopper dredgers.
TMC Compressors of the Seas has announced that it has won a contract to supply an energy efficient compressed air system to Golar LNG’s Gimi FLNG vessel, which will operate offshore Mauritania and Senegal.
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co. Ltd has announced that it has held the christening ceremony for a next-generation LNG carrier under construction for Mitsui & Co. Ltd.
Gazprom has announced that, on 29 August, the ‘Blue Corridor – Gas into Engines 2019 Rally’ commenced in Istanbul, Turkey.
MAN Energy Solutions has announced that it has inaugurated a new dual-fuel power plant in Benin.
According to Reuters, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has stated that it will be impossible to build Gazprom’s new chemical and LNG project in the Baltic port of Ust-Luga without support from the state.
According to Reuters, in July, Japan imported its first LNG cargo from China since 1988, as utilities seek new suppliers and try to reduce costs amid tough domestic competition.
According to Reuters, a Russian LNG floating storage and regasification unit has been leased by OMV.
Sovcomflot has announced that its LNG-fuelled Aframax crude oil tanker Korolev Prospect is set to become the first such large-capacity crude oil tanker to travel the entire length of the Northern Sea Route using only LNG.