LNG Shipping

NOVATEK and ROSATOM are to work together on developing icebreaker support for the Northern Sea Route.

The IEA unveils two scenarios, laden with predictions for the likely future of global energy supply and demand up to 2035, with a special focus on energy efficiency.

Golar LNG has contracted Keppel Shipyard Ltd. to convert three of its Moss type LNG carriers into FLNG vessels. The first vessel is due for delivery in 2015.

The latest EIC monthly report shows an upsurge in new projects for Q3 2012 while total potential investment value is up 17% on the last quarter.

The location of the FSRU has been changed at the request of the Indonesian government and as a result the agreement has been revised, Höegh will also now be reimbursed for the cost of the mooring system.

According to a report released by Lloyd’s Register, pricing will be a key factor in determining the rate of growth in infrastructure but collaboration from stakeholders is also required.

Stefan Chapman, Euro Petroleum Consultants, UK, and Andrey Kosulnikov, Euro Petroleum Consultants, Russia & CIS, give an overview of the increasingly central roles played by shale and LNG in the gas and petroleum industry, focusing particularly on Europe.

Pekka Paasivaara, GL Noble Denton, Germany, discusses the rise of unconventional gas and its potential impact on world energy markets.

Cyril Widdershoven, TNO, the Netherlands, explains how changes in domestic demand for natural gas in the Middle East could impact upon global supply.

Qatargas has delivered commissioning cargo to China National Oil Corporation’s Zhejiang LNG Terminal in China. The cargo was delivered by Qatargas’s Q-Max LNG vessel, ZARGA.

Peter Kiernan, Energy Analyst, the Economist Intelligence Unit, discusses the role of Australia’s booming LNG export sector in the golden age for gas.

OilCareers.com and Air Energi have released the results of a global oil and gas workforce survey.

RasGas’s first LNG carrier, the Furwairit, has set sail from Spain on its 100th delivery voyage.

GE has received orders to supply propulsion systems totaling 1105 MW for 23 new LNG ships in South Korea. The orders come from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and Hyundai Heavy Industries.

Wärtsilä has won the contract to supply the LNG fuelled engines for two new-build tugs which arebeing built by CNOOC Energy Technology & Services Ltd.