Regasification

Black & Veatch has announced that it has been selected as owner’s engineer by CELSE for the Porto de Sergipe plant – a 1516 MW combined cycle power project in northeastern Brazil.

According to Reuters, AGL Energy is considering the possibility of importing LNG into Southeastern Australia from 2021 onwards.

The CEO of Golar Power has labelled the recently announced LNG sale and purchase agreement between Ocean LNG Ltd and CELSE a milestone for the Porto de Sergipe power plant.

BAM Iconsa has been awarded a contract to design and construct an LNG import jetty and intake/outfall structure for the Costa Norte LNG terminal in Panama.

Klaipedos Nafta has concluded an agreement to receive partial support for its LNG reloading station, small scale LNG equipment, and LNG jetty equipment.

According to Reuters, the Turkish energy minister, Berat Albayrak, has said that the country is on track to become a major hub for energy trading, especially for natural gas.

Klaipedos Nafta regasified 631 000 MWh of natural gas from its LNG terminal in October 2016.

Flogas Britain and Stolt-Nielsen LNG Holdings Ltd have announced a joint project to bring LNG to Scotland.

According to Reuters, PetroChina has started up new LNG storage tanks at two receiving terminals in preparation for winter demand.

Ashurst advised Pavilion Gas on its successful bid for a Singapore LNG import licence.

According to Reuters, an official at EGAS has said that Egypt will delay its plans to rent a third FSRU for one month, until the ministry of energy determines its electricity requirements.

The Prime Minister of Greece, Alexis Tsipras, comments on the importance of Greece as an energy player.

For the third year, Italy’s Ministry of Economic Development has selected the Adriatic LNG terminal to offer a peak shaving service.

According to Reuters, General Electric has been awarded a US$900 million contract to construct a 1500 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant in Brazil.

According to Reuters, Egypt Natural Gas Holding has launched a tender to secure 96 LNG cargoes in 2017 and 2018.