LNG

Nakilat has assumed full ship management and operations of the Umm Slal Q-Max LNG carrier from Shell Trading and Shipping Co. Ltd, as part of a planned and phased transition.

Alpha Process Controls has supplied an LNG hose transfer system to GNL Quintero’s regasification terminal in Chile.

RasGas has emphasised the importance of ensuring a robust safety culture within an organisation.

Viking Line has announced that it has signed a letter of intent with China’s Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry Co. Ltd regarding an order for an LNG-fuelled passenger vessel to be delivered in Spring 2020.

The first LNG-powered bus has been launched in Thiruvananthapuram, State capital of Kerala, India.

According to Reuters, Hoegh LNG Partners LP is considering the possibility of spending US$300 million – US$400 million on a fifth floating storage regasification unit.

Beach Energy Ltd has announced that it has made a number of changes to its senior executive team.

The Salish Orca – BC Ferries’ first LNG-fuelled ferry – has departed Poland and set sail for British Columbia, Canada, where it will enter service in Spring 2017.

Enagás, Renfe and Gas Natural Fenosa have announced that, in collaboration with Institut Cerdà, ARMF and Bureau Veritas, they are currently preparing a pilot test for LNG-powered locomotives.

Singapore Exchange has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Tokyo Commodity Exchange Inc. to cooperate in developing the LNG market in Asia.

According to Reuters, PGNiG – the Polish state-run gas firm – has doubled its gas output in Pakistan to over 0.5 million m3/d, following the recent launch of production at a new deposit.

According to Reuters, ConocoPhillips is looking to sell its Kenai LNG export terminal in Alaska, US.

AB Klaipedos nafta has announced that, at a meeting on 17 November 2016, the National Commission for Energy Control and Prices adopted decisions on setting the LNG terminal supplement tariff for 2017.

The Russian Maritime Register of Shipping has announced that it has hosted the 18th meeting of the Russian-German Joint Commission on Maritime Shipping.

Centrica has released a statement claiming that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Tokyo Gas Co Ltd, establishing an alliance between the two companies in their LNG related activities.