LNG news updates

The ‘Let It Flow - The Rise of US LNG Exports’ report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.

The Port of Riga has announced that by officially welcoming the Containerships Polar, it has started regular port services to LNG-powered containerships.

MOL has announced that a naming ceremony for an ice-breaking LNG carrier, jointly ordered by MOL and China COSCO Shipping, was held at DSME.

Venture Global LNG, Inc. has announced that its US$5.8 billion Calcasieu Pass LNG construction financing has received over US$10 billion in binding commitments from initial coordinating lead arrangers.

DNV GL has shown support for 2020 sulfur cap compliance with its new online ship implementation plan.

Chart Industries, Inc. has reported results for the second quarter ended 30 June 2019.

According to Reuters, three joint ventures have been chosen by Cyprus in the first stage of a tender to provide an LNG floating storage and regasification unit.

Santos has reported that its second quarter production was impacted by planned maintenance in the Cooper Basin and PNG LNG.

VINCI Construction has announced that it has been awarded a CAN$400 million engineering, procurement and construction contract for a 225 000 m3 LNG tank in Canada.

Woodside has reported lower quarterly production and sales revenue due to the major turnaround at Pluto LNG.

Affinity (Shipping) LLP has announced that it has facilitated the first LNG freight swap settled against the Baltic Exchange LNG spot assessments.

JGC Corp. has announced that it has been awarded a FEED contract under a triple FEED competition scheme for the LNG plant for marine fuel planned for the Port of Sohar in Oman.

MAN Energy Solutions has been awarded a contract to support the FEED study of a subsea compression solution for the Jansz-Io field, part of the Gorgon LNG project.

Inpex Corp. is planning to start the front-end engineering design for the Masela gas project in Indonesia in 2020.

Norway’s oil safety regulator has identified multiple safety breaches at Equinor’s Hammerfest LNG facility.

According to Reuters, the IEA’s latest projections indicate that the US and China will establish themselves as the world’s biggest LNG exporters and importers, respectively, in the next five years.

Keppel O&M has announced that it has secured contracts for an LNG-ready newbuild dredger and the modification of a floating production storage and offloading vessel.

FortisBC has announced that it has entered into its first term supply agreement to produce LNG for Top Speed Energy Corp. to export to China.

The conference programme for Tank Storage Asia 2019, 25 to 26 September, has been announced.

Gastech Insights interview with Kristy Kramer, Wood Mackenzie’s Head of Americas Gas Research, about the role US LNG will play in the next wave of supply and exactly what we can expect.

The ‘Global LNG Market Report: Insights, Trends & Forecast (2019 – 2023)’ report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.

AIDA Cruises, the German brand of Carnival Corp. & plc, has released the latest edition of ‘AIDA cares’, documenting further progress on its road to emission-neutral shipping.

Inpex has received approval of the revised plan of development for the Abadi LNG project.

Qatargas has successfully delivered the 3000th cargo of LNG to Japan since the first ever Qatari shipment was delivered to Kawagoe LNG Receiving Terminal on 10 January 1997.