LNG Shipping

LNG shipping news – carrier charter rates, liquefied natural gas trade flows, FLNG project timelines, regasification capacity, and fleet order trends.

Friday, November 4, 2022
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Shipping

Asia Consortium Orders Newbuild LNG Carriers After Landing Long-Term Charter with Qatar

A consortium of Asia-based shipping companies has placed shipbuilding orders for five LNG carriers after securing a long-term charter contract QatarEnergy.

November 4, 2022
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Friday, October 28, 2022
Nord Stream Facility
News

Germany May Build LNG Ship Terminal At Nord Stream 2 Site

By Petra Sorge (Bloomberg) Germany’s first and only private Floating Storage Regasification Unit in Lubmin is fully booked for years ahead and is

October 28, 2022
Total Views: 1881

Wednesday, October 26, 2022
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Ports

Europe LNG Port Congestion May Last Through November

By Belén Carreño (Reuters) – Several ships carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) anchored off Spain’s Bay of Cadiz are likely to stay there

October 26, 2022
Total Views: 1748

Thursday, October 20, 2022
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Shipping

MARAD Letter Reveals New Details About Latest Unusual Jones Act Waiver in Puerto Rico

MARAD determination letter reveals a sudden weekend scramble to waive the Jones Act to avoid what Puerto Rico’s governor described as an imminent power

October 20, 2022
Total Views: 4979

Monday, October 17, 2022
LNG terminal in Barcelona, Spain
Shipping

Dozens of LNG Carriers Back Up Off European Ports Waiting to Unload

By Marwa Rashad and Belén Carreño LONDON/MADRID, Oct 17 (Reuters) – Dozens of ships carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) are circling off the

October 17, 2022
Total Views: 7313

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Shipping

China Halts LNG Sales to Foreign Buyers to Ensure Own Supply

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China told its state-owned gas importers to stop reselling LNG to energy-starved buyers in Europe and Asia in order to

October 17, 2022
Total Views: 1403

Monday, October 10, 2022
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Shipping

China’s Dependence On LNG Imports Worries Leaders

China's leaders worry that the country is too dependent on imports of liquefied natural

October 10, 2022
Total Views: 3078

Sunday, October 9, 2022
Port Towns Should Get Energy Discounts Says Italian LNG Commissioner
Ports

Port Towns Should Get Energy Discounts Says Italian LNG Commissioner

by Silvia Ognibene (Reuters) Companies and households in a Tuscan town chosen to host a new regasification terminal should be offered a 50% discount on their

October 9, 2022
Total Views: 587

Thursday, September 29, 2022
Cheniere's sabine pass commissioning cargo is loading on an LNG tanker, marking the start of US LNG exports
Shipping

Cheniere Adds Third Berth at Sabine Pass, Boosting LNG Export Capacity

By Sergio Chapa (Bloomberg) —  Cheniere Energy Inc., the largest US exporter of liquefied natural gas, is preparing to add shipping capacity at its

September 29, 2022
Total Views: 1771

Wednesday, September 28, 2022
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Shipping

Shipping Spotlight Turns to LNG

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – In a landscape where each shipping sector is taking its turn in the spotlight, Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) tankers have been

September 28, 2022
Total Views: 3735

Saturday, September 10, 2022
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Shipping

Russia Poised To Ship First Cargo From New LNG Plant To Greece

By Anna Shiryaevskaya and Stephen Stapczynski (Bloomberg) –Russia will send the first shipment from its newest liquefied natural gas terminal to

September 10, 2022
Total Views: 4737

Thursday, September 8, 2022
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Incidents

Greenpeace Stops Russian LNG At Swedish Port

Today, Greenpeace blocked the LNG tanker Coral Energy from unloading Russian natural gas at a Finnish state-owned terminal, Gasum, in

September 8, 2022
Total Views: 29535

Wednesday, September 7, 2022
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News

Traders Hoard LNG At Sea Before EU’s Long Winter

By Ann Koh (Bloomberg) Energy traders and power utilities are storing more liquefied natural gas at sea, an unusual move to hoard supply for winter as the

September 7, 2022
Total Views: 4359

Saturday, August 20, 2022
Mozambique To Export First LNG As Global Natural-Gas Prices Soar
Shipping

Mozambique To Export First LNG As Global Natural-Gas Prices Soar

By Matthew Hill and Sergio Chapa (Bloomberg) –Mozambique is poised to ship its first cargo of liquefied natural gas overseas, joining the ranks of

August 20, 2022
Total Views: 2415

Friday, August 12, 2022
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Shipping

Mexico Seeks Role as LNG Exporter for Gas That’s Not Theirs

By Sergio Chapa (Bloomberg) — Mexico — which imports nearly all of the natural gas it burns — has laid out a somewhat surprising

August 12, 2022
Total Views: 2248

Tuesday, August 2, 2022
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News

Why Are U.S. LNG Exports Falling While European Demand Rises?

By Marianna Parraga (Reuters) – U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) fell for a second consecutive month in July, weighed down by the

August 2, 2022
Total Views: 9130

Tuesday, July 26, 2022
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Shipping

U.S. LNG Exports to Europe On Track to Surpass Biden Pledge

By Jarrett Renshaw and Scott DiSavino July 26 (Reuters) – When U.S. President Joe Biden promised European leaders in March that he would help

July 26, 2022
Total Views: 1625

Monday, July 11, 2022
Freeport LNG Ship Terminal Texas
Shipping

Could The U.S. Ship More LNG To Europe?

By Scott DiSavino July 11 (Reuters) – The United States, the world’s top natural gas producer, wants to send more liquefied natural gas (LNG) to

July 11, 2022
Total Views: 6873

Sunday, July 10, 2022
Nord Stream Facility
Offshore

Canada Sends Nord Stream 1 Turbine To Germany 

By Steve Scherer (Reuters) Canada will return a repaired turbine to Germany that is needed for the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline and could help to ensure

July 10, 2022
Total Views: 2308

Tuesday, July 5, 2022
Europe Needs More LNG & Coal Ships ASAP
News

Europe Needs More LNG & Coal Ships ASAP

By Elena Mazneva (Bloomberg) European natural gas prices rose to the highest level in almost four months on persistent supply concerns amid the worst energy

July 5, 2022
Total Views: 4892