LNG news updates

Teekay GP LLC, the general partner of Teekay LNG Partners LP, has reported the partnership’s results for the quarter ended 31 March 2019.

Novatek has signed an MoU with Ninh Thuan province in Vietnam, for the development of an integrated energy-generating project utilising LNG.

McDermott International Inc. has released a statement reaffirming its previously disclosed schedule for the Cameron LNG project in Hackberry, Louisiana, US.

A former Eni LNG trader, Marco Boldrini, is now working for a subsidiary of Novatek.

Wood Mackenzie has released a statement commenting on the recent heads of agreement (HOA) that was signed by Sempra LNG and Aramco Services Co. regarding the Port Arthur LNG project.

Russia’s Sakhalin Energy has shut one of its two LNG trains after an equipment malfunction.

According to Reuters, Australian energy retailer EnergyAustralia has signed a preliminary agreement to purchase gas from the LNG import facility planned by Australian Industrial Energy.

Golar LNG has released interim results for the period ended 31 March 2019.

According to Reuters, the Nikolay Yevgenov – a new Arc7 class ice-breaking LNG tanker – is scheduled to arrive this week in Sabetta, Russia – the port of the Yamal facility.

Sempra Energy and Saudi Aramco have announced that their respective subsidiaries, Sempra LNG and Aramco Services Co., have signed a heads of agreement regarding the Port Arthur LNG project.

According to Reuters, Argentina is set to officially join the LNG exporters club by exporting its first LNG cargo from a new floating facility.

Petronas has achieved its first LNG drop by its floating LNG facility, PFLNG Satu, at the Kebabangan cluster field, 90 km offshore Sabah.

NextDecade Corp. has agreed to sell the remainder of its Series B Convertible Preferred Stock.

GTT has received an order from Samsung Heavy Industries for the tank design of a new LNG carrier for Nisshin Shipping Co.

LNG Terminal Wilhelmshaven GmbH is due to begin investigating market participants’ interest in its LNG terminal project in Wilhelmshaven in an Open Season process.

Wärtsilä has announced that it has signed long-term service agreements for four Japanese owned LNG carriers.

Arctic LNG 2 and TechnipFMC have signed an engineering, procurement, supply, construction and commissioning contract for an integrated LNG facility with an annual liquefaction capacity of 19.8 million t under the Arctic LNG 2 project.

Over four days in January, Damen Shiprepair Brest successfully carried out repairs to the hull of the 266 m, 138 000 m3, LNG carrier ‘LNG Methane Princess’.

Gasum has launched its first LNG and biogas filling station for heavy-duty vehicles in Sweden.

The Jinling Shipyard in China has ordered four MAN 51/60DF engines in connection with the building of 1 + 1 × 230 m long RoPax vessels for the German ferry operator TT-Line.

Dynagas LNG Partners is facing a class action lawsuit and multiple investigations on behalf of all investors that purchased DLNG securities between 16 February 2018 and 21 March 2019.

Qatar Petroleum assisted Dolphin Energy by shipping repair materials and delivering LNG to the UAE during a pipeline outage last month.

Asian LNG spot prices have fallen to a three-week low, as the low-demand market continues to be fed with new cargoes.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved the construction of the Train 4 expansion at the Freeport LNG terminal in Texas.