Small Scale LNG

Gazprom Group and Summa Group have agreed to develop the global market for LNG as a bunker fuel for marine vessels.

Gasunie and Vopak have signed a deal with Shell to be the launching customer for their LNG break bulk terminal near Rotterdam.

EQT Corp has announced plans to convert drilling rigs to run on LNG rather than diesel in order to make oil and gas exploration more green.

Shell has signed an Mou with TravelCenters of America to sell LNG as fuel for HGVs through its network of fuel stops.

A new IEA energy report has predicted that natural gas use will see huge growth over the coming years buoyed up by demand in China and Asia, even though European demand is likely to decrease.

DNV are conducting a risk study for Gasnor and Brunsbuttel port who are considering building LNG bunkering facilities.

A bipartisan vote for legislation designed to provide tax incentives for LNG fuelled vehicles has been defeated in the US Senate.

Thoughts on how oil and gas companies can adapt to, and profit from, the uncertain environment they face in the coming year.

BP forecasts robust global energy demand to 2030 despite efficiency gains.

DNV has won a contract with the Flemish government to undertake a feasibility study for the provision of LNG bunkering facilities at the ports of Antwerp, Zeebrugge and Ghent in Belgium.

Bit Viking, which is owned by Sweden's Tarbit Shipping, was converted under supervision from Germanischer Lloyd (GL) and now qualifies for lower nitrogen oxide (NOx) emission taxes under the Norwegian government's NOx fund scheme.

Douglas Westwood has forecast strong growth in the drilling and production of unconventional gas through to 2020.

Pivotal LNG, a subsidiary of AGL Resources Inc., has signed an agreement with Encana Natural Gas Inc., to supply LNG that Encana plans to offer to service providers operating fleet trucks in the Haynesville area of Louisiana.

Chesapeake Energy Corporation has announced investment plans to create a natural gas fuelled highway system across America and effectively reduce American dependence on OPEC whilst boosting the economy.

The latest EIC Monitor tracking new active and future projects across the global energy industry shows positive signs of growth across all sectors this quarter (Q1:January – March 2011), with the total number of new project announcements up 29% on the previous quarter.