LNG

Asian LNG spot prices dropped last week due to a lack of significant new demand from the Middle East and others.

Imports of LNG from the US could significantly undermine the dominant position on the European gas market of Russia's Gazprom.

DNV GL has announced that it will launch its LNG Fuel Finder just in time for Nor-Shipping.

TMC Compressors has announced that it is launching a boil-off gas compressor that can be utilised on all vessels that use LNG as ship fuel.

Nigeria's LNG export facility has launched a tender to sell three cargoes loading during June.

Wärtsilä has announced that it has signed an agreement with Eidesvik Offshore to install a hybrid system with batteries on board its Viking Princess vessel.

British wholesale gas prices this coming winter are seen unlikely to reach the peaks hit in January due to more expected LNG supply.

Santos has announced that Vanessa Guthrie has been appointed to the company’s board as an independent non-executive director, effective 1 July 2017.

Parakou has selected Satcom Global Aura VSAT for installation across its fleet of tankers.

Gondán has announced that the DUX – the first dual-fuel tug ever built in Europe – has been delivered to its owner, Norway’s Østensjø Rederi A/S.

The 7th Annual LNG Transport, Handling and Storage 2017 Forum will again take place at the Padma Resort, Bali.

Fortum has announced that it has agreed to sell 100% of its shares in DUON Dystrybucja S.A. – a Polish gas infrastructure company – to Infracapital – the infrastructure investment arm of M&G Investments.

Empresa Nacional del Petróleo has announced that it has signed a ‘Natural Gas Supply with Reserved Regasification Capacity’ contract with Colbún S.A. for a 12-year period.

Eni has announced that it has signed a framework agreement with Snam for the development of methane gas stations in Italy.

Coldharbour Marine has signed an agreement with Sembcorp Marine that will see the latter offer the Coldharbour GLDTM BWT as part of the Sembcorp Marine GTR solutions for shipowners.