LNG news updates

AIDA Cruises has announced that the LNG engine room unit for the company’s second LNG-fuelled cruise ship has been sent from the Neptun Werft shipyard in Rostock-Warnemünde to the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany.

Tellurian Inc. has continued to build its natural gas business and concluded 2019 with momentum for the commercialisation and development of its first project, Driftwood LNG.

Chart Industries, Inc. has announced that it has signed a letter of cooperation with ExxonMobil India LNG Ltd and Indian Oil Corp. focused on pioneering virtual pipelines to accelerate gas access in India.

After weeks of declines and lows, Asian LNG spot prices are now on the rise, as the low prices have drawn interest from several buyers.

According to Reuters, LNG bunkering operations tripled in Spain last year, with 195 total operations carried out at Spanish ports.

According to Reuters, Atlantic Gulf and Pacific believes it will be able to give approval for two more LNG terminals within the two years.

Worley has announced that it been awarded two master service agreements by Total E&P Mozambique Area 1 Limitada to provide services to the Mozambique LNG project.

According to Reuters, data shows that India is set to import record LNG volumes this month.

GTT has received LNG carrier tank orders from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries and Hyundai Heavy Industries.

MOL has signed a joint development agreement with DSME for a new environmentally friendly FSRU technology.

GTT has announced that it has acquired 100% of the share capital of Marorka from its owners and management team.

Siemens has announced that it has been awarded a contract to supply three boil-off compressor packages for Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass LNG project.

Qatar Petroleum has announced that its subsidiary, Qatar Terminal Ltd, has entered into a long-term agreement with Elengy for LNG receiving, storage and regasification services at the Montoir-de-Bretagne LNG terminal in France.

Well-supplied global LNG market sees demand build for cleaner-burning energy, according to Shell’s latest annual LNG Outlook.

INPEX has signed memorandums of understanding regarding gas supply from the Abadi LNG project, Masela Block, Indonesia.

Cryogenic Industries Service Companies has announced that it has signed a collaboration agreement with Taikkiso Co., Ltd of Taiwan to become an ACD authorised sales and service agent for the Taiwan market.

Gasum Group has released its 4Q19 results and reported a positive outlook for the gas market.

AG&P has announced that it has broken ground on its LNG import facility at Karaikal Port, Puducherry, India.

Sparrows Group has secured a contract to manufacture three cranes for Qatargas’ North Field expansion project.

The Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Government of Belgium have awarded Interim DoC to ETM, permitting it to manage Excelerate’s entire FSRU fleet.

Ingeteam have signed a contract with Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore for the hybrid electric propulsion system delivery of two Ro-Ro vessels.

Qatar has delayed the selection of Western partners for its world-leading North Field LNG project by several months.

Polskie LNG has posted on social media, claiming that its terminal in Swinoujscie, Poland, has received its 84th LNG delivery to date.

Australia’s competition watchdog has forecast that Eastern Australia will have an ample supply of natural gas in 2020, although prices will still be higher than expected.