LNG

The agreement, starting this month, will provide BP with about 450 000 tpy of LNG over an initial three-year period, rising to about 900 000 tpy for the following two years.

According to Reuters, Mitsubishi Corp. has reached an agreement to acquire a 25% stake in the Summit LNG terminal in Bangladesh, and is planning to help in the development of an offshore receiving facility in the country.

Samsung Heavy Industries has announced that it has been awarded a contract for two 180 000 m3 LNG carriers from a European ship owner, Celsius Tankers.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved a request by Cheniere Energy to feed the first gas into its new LNG facility in Corpus Christi, Texas, according to Reuters.

Venture Global LNG Inc. has announced that it has raised additional private capital of approximately US$160 million from large institutional investors.

Wärtsilä Corp. has announced that a new ferry built for the Canadian operator Société des traversiers du Québec, and fitted with a broad scope of Wärtsilä solutions, has been delivered.

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. has announced that Amanda M. McMillian has been appointed Executive Vice President and General Counsel, effective immediately.

Brittany Ferries has released a statement celebrating the keel-laying ceremony for its next ship, Honfleur, which features an innovative LNG power delivery system.

The Canadian energy company has appointed KfW IPEX-Bank as an adviser in assisting it to finalise a US$-multibillion untied loan guarantee from the German federal government for the construction of the Goldboro LNG facility in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Meyer Werft has announced that the first LNG-fuelled cruise ship from AIDA Cruises is scheduled to leave the Meyer Werft covered building dock on 21 August 2018.

The Ministère de l'Énergie et des Ressources naturelles and the Société du Plan Nord have announced that they are launching a call for proposals to identify a supplier capable of supplying LNG to the Côte-Nord region.

According to Reuters, Zhenhua Oil Corp. – a Chinese company and subsidiary of Chinese defence conglomerate Norinco – has established a new business unit, which will invest in LNG terminals.

Nord Stream 2 AG has announced that it has received a permit for the installation of an underwater pipeline in the territorial sea of the Russian Federation.

Orbital Gas Systems has announced that it has won a contract to provide routine maintenance, repair and calibration for a major UK natural gas transmission company.

UBM has announced that the OSEA2018 event will be held from 27 to 29 November 2018 at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.