LNG Shipping

Gazprom’s Alexey Miller recently witnessed the signing of ‘The Program’ at the Arctic: Territory of Dialogue 5th International Arctic Forum in St. Petersburg.

DNV GL has announced that it has signed an agreement with Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard for a joint development project for a new 270 000 m3 LNG carrier – the largest ever vessel of this type.

India’s Essar has launched a tender for an LNG spot cargo for delivery in June.

The US EIA's latest report confirms that Puerto Rico’s LNG imports have returned to pre-Hurricane Maria levels.

JERA has signed an agreement with Mitsubishi Corp for 16 cargoes of LNG from the LNG Canada project.

Seaspan Corp. has announced that it has signed a framework agreement for strategic cooperation with COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co. Ltd.

China’s natural gas demand is expected to grow by 14% in 2019.

An increase in European gas prices has raised Asian LNG spot prices for the first time since December.

Wärtsilä’s integrated propulsion and cargo handling solution will deliver high efficiency for a new LNG vessel.

Teekay Offshore Partners secures new US$414 million debt facility for four shuttle tanker newbuilds.

Tokyo Gas and Royal Dutch Shell have signed a Heads of Agreement for a purchase of LNG.

Woodside has signed a Heads of Agreement (HOA) with ENN Group for the sale of 1 million tpy of LNG.

ABS has granted Approval in Principle to Novel VLEC and LNG carrier designs from Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding.

Wärtsilä and SHI have signed a JDP agreement aimed at establishing a more efficient solution for LNG carrier and shuttle tanker vessels.

The International Gas Union (IGU) has released its ‘2019 World LNG Report’ – an annual, in-depth analysis of the current state of the global LNG industry over the previous year.