LNG

Total has announced that its first large LNG bunker vessel has been launched, following the signature of a long-term charter contract with Mitsui O.S.K Lines in February 2018.

Pieridae Energy has closed its acquisition of Shell Canada’s Foothills assets.

Kinder Morgan Inc. is expecting to bring all of its remaining LNG units at Elba Island LNG into service by 1H20.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd has announced that it has been awarded approval in principle from DNV GL for its floating LNG power plant equipped with its own gas turbine.

Woodside gas released its third quarter report for the period ended 30 September 2019.

VT Halter Marine has launched the first US-flagged offshore LNG bunker ATB barge for Q-LNG.

Two of the world’s first LNG dual-fuel dynamic positioning shuttle tankers have been unveiled in South Korea.

China’s Yantai Port Group is aiming to launch two LNG storage facilities by 2022, for which the group is expecting to receive government approval for the facilities this month.

India’s Gail is offering a swap tender of two LNG cargoes for loading in the US, in return for one LNG cargo to be delivered to India.

XPO Logistics, Inc. has announced that it has purchased 100 Stralis Natural Power Euro VI tractors from IVECO.

Chevron Corp. is making plans to carry out maintenance at the Gorgon LNG project.

AIDA Cruises has announced that it has held a keel-laying ceremony for its second LNG-powered cruise ship at the Neptun Werft shipyard in Rostock, Germany.

According to Reuters, Pakistan LNG has cancelled a tender to purchase 240 LNG cargoes (140 000 m3 each) over a period of 10 years due to insufficient demand for the fuel.

Marco Ferrara, Italy, and Rick Liberson, USA, Emerson, discuss the importance of superior fit-for-purpose valve technology for the LNG value chain.

Aditya Saraswat and Carlos Torres-Diaz, Rystad Energy, Norway, explain how the Middle East’s gas production could overtake Russia this year.