LNG

China is becoming more dependent on overseas natural gas as it seeks to wean itself off coal.

Texas LNG Brownsville LLC has announced that it has executed detailed non-binding term sheets with four independent LNG buyers in Southeast Asia and China for a volume of 3.1 million tpy.

Europe will have to pay a premium to stay warm as the year has starts off with a cold snap.

Vard announced that it has secured contracts to build two LNG-powered RoPax ferries for Norway's Torghatten Nord AS.

Fluxys has announced that the second jetty at the Zeebrugge LNG terminal has officially opened, with Coral Energy becoming the first LNG carrier to berth at the jetty for a commercial loading.

Skanska UK has joined the Manufacturing Technology Centre – one of the UK’s High Value Manufacturing ‘Catapult’ centres.

Korea Gas Corporation (KOGAS) has announced that local gas sales in December rose 9.6% from a year earlier.

Mitsubishi Corp. has announced plans for a new LNG carrier to be deployed to the Cameron LNG project in the US.

Russia's Gazprom has announced that its daily supplies of natural gas to countries outside of the former Soviet Union have reached a record high.

According to Reuters, CNOOC – the Chinese state-owned energy company – has diverted two LNG cargoes following a pipeline fire in Tianjin, northern China.

Arctia has released a statement claiming that Polaris – the world’s first LNG icebreaker – has commenced service.

Gasconsult has announced that it has formed an agreement with Osomo Projects BV to jointly pursue small scale and biogas liquefaction projects with capacities up to 70 000 tpy.

CSSC Wärtsilä Engine Co Ltd has announced that it has formally opened its new production facilities in Lingang, Shanghai, China.

The LNG market has evolved significantly in terms of both complexity and sophistication over the last 10 years.

The LNG market has evolved significantly in terms of both complexity and sophistication over the last 10 years.