LNG

Wärtsilä and IDRO have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on the development of decentralised power generation in Iran.

Port Manatee, which is located in Florida, US, has announced that it has handled the export shipment of an LNG heat exchanger manufactured at the Air Products production facility.

Gazprom’s Alexey Miller has held a working meeting with Mitsui’s Masami Iijima to discuss partnership prospects in the LNG sector.

Shell has announced the start of a drilling programme covering two wells in Block 1 and 4 in the Mafia Deep basin off Tanzania, which is part of the Tanzania LNG project.

FID on Mozambique LNG project expected before end of 2016

Chart Energy & Chemicals Inc. has confirmed that its brazed aluminium heat exchangers have become the first to produce LNG onboard a floating facility.

Arctech Helsinki Shipyard Inc. has announced that Polaris – the world’s first icebreaker capable of running on both LNG and ultra-low sulfur diesel – is now ready to enter service.

The M/T Fure West product tanker has been bunkered with LNG for the first time since its conversion to a triple fuel system.

Reuters reports that Ophir Energy is able to proceed with its Fortuna FLNG project with or without partners, due to the fact that the cost estimates have halved to approximately US$450 million.

GasLog Partners has closed the acquisition of the GasLog Seattle LNG carrier.

Venture Global LNG has appointed John Brian O'Leary as its Senior Vice President of Operations.

The Panama Canal Authority has announced that it has launched the Environmental Premium Ranking, which rewards customers who meet high environmental efficiency standards.

SEA\LNG has released a statement applauding the decision to set a global 0.5% cap on the sulfur content of marine fuel in 2020.

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has delivered a newbuild LNG carrier for SINOPEC’s LNG project.

Dynagas LNG Partners LP has entered into a new long-term time charter agreement with Gazprom Marketing & Trading Singapore Pte Ltd.