Japan LNG news
NYK and partners receive dual-fuel LNG bunkering vessel
Japan's first LNG bunkering vessel in Kyushu and Setouchi Area has been equipped with dual-fuel Engines.
Seibu Gas to increase capacity of Hibiki LNG terminal
Seibu Gas Co., Ltd has decided to issue a bid to increase the capacity of the Hibiki LNG terminal by increasing the number of LNG tanks.
GlobalData: oil and gas contract value sustains despite 22% drop in volume during 2023
Oil and gas industry exhibits resilience as contract value sustains despite 22% drop in contract volume during 2023, reveals GlobalData.
MOL receives LNG-fuelled car carrier
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd has announced that the LNG-fuelled car carrier, CERULEAN ACE, was delivered at the Onishi Shipyard of Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co., Ltd.
IEEFA: Japan’s declining gas demand will leave utilities with persistent LNG oversupply through 2030
As a result of Japan’s declining demand for LNG, its gas and power utilities face a surplus of LNG purchase commitments and are increasingly focused on marketing and selling the fuel abroad, according to a new report from the IEEFA.
NYK takes delivery of Japan’s first LNG-fuelled capesize bulk carrier
A naming ceremony has been held for an LNG-fuelled capesize bulk carrier that was ordered by NYK and will be deployed to transport iron ore and coal under a long-term consecutive voyage charter contract with JFE Steel Corp.
World's first LNG-fuelled panamax commences operation
The world's first LNG-fuelled panamax-class coal carrier, which was being built by NYK Line and Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc., has been delivered.
MOL and PT MCS Internasional establish LNG carrier manning company
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd and PT MCS Internasional have established PT McMOL Crewing International, a new joint venture LNG carrier manning company in Indonesia.
NYK participates in MAMII
NYK has participated as a key partner in the Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative with the aim to reduce the environmental impact of LNG-fuelled vessels further.
Sempra Infrastructure and Japanese Consortium to develop carbon-neutral gas production and LNG supply-chain
Sempra Infrastructure, a subsidiary of Sempra has announced an agreement with a consortium comprised of Tokyo Gas Company, Ltd., Osaka Gas Company, Ltd., Toho Gas Company, Ltd., and Mitsubishi Corporation to participate in the evaluation of a proposed project to produce e-natural gas, a form of carbon recycling, in the U.S. Gulf Coast.