LNG

The US DOE has announced a proposed rule that will provide for faster approval of small scale exports of natural gas.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd has announced that it has signed agreements with Swan LNG Private Ltd regarding an LNG receiving terminal project in India.

INPEX Corp. has announced that a naming ceremony has been held for the LNG tanker that will provide LNG from the Ichthys LNG Project to CPC Corp., Taiwan.

Cryostar’s latest 6-stage fuel gas compressor model CM6-200 has been successfully commissioned and tested on the first LNG Carrier fitted with XDF propulsion.

Bureau Veritas has issued new rules for the classification of offshore service vessels and tugs.

FERC Staff has sent a letter to counsel stating that it is terminating the pre-filing environmental review process for G2 LNG’s proposed liquefaction and LNG export terminal.

Nikkiso Co. Ltd has released a statement announcing that it has acquired Cryogenic Industries Inc. of Temecula, California, US, and Cryogenic Industries AG of Basel, Switzerland.

Sempra LNG & Midstream has released a statement in response to Hurricane Harvey.

New liquefaction projects drive forecast expenditure.

Wärtsilä Corp. has announced that it has been awarded contracts to provide its reliquefaction plants to three new LNG carriers currently being built.

Kongsberg Maritime has announced that it has been awarded an EPCI contract for an integrated vessel solution with Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft – a Siem Group subsidiary.

N-Sea has announced that it has commenced work in the Cameroonian offshore market, via a contract with Jumbo Offshore – a Dutch offshore lifting and transportation company.

Asian markets are more attractive for the fuel due to higher prices.

Singapore-listed Noble has slimmed down drastically to its core Asian coal business after a crisis-wracked two years.

Nigeria launched a scheme on 29 August to transport LNG to regions not linked by pipeline.