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

Tuesday, April 14, 2015
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Bumi Armada Signs Maltese Floating LNG Storage Contract

Malaysian offshore oil & gas services provider, Bumi Armada Bhd has signed agreements this week with ElectroGas Malta Ltd whereby they will convert an

April 14, 2015
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Egypt to Import $3.55 Billion Worth of LNG via FSRU Höegh Gallant

Egypt will import around $3.55 billion worth of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the 2015-2016 financial year, an official at state-owned Egyptian General

April 14, 2015
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Monday, April 13, 2015
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Lithuania Considers Re-Exporting LNG as Russian Gas Gets Cheaper

Lithuania is considering allowing its liquefied natural gas import terminal to re-export LNG to global markets during summer when local demand declines, the

April 13, 2015
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Russia’s Novatek Targeting $5 Billion in Financing for Yamal LNG Project

Russian gas producer Novatek hopes to secure $5 billion from global export credit agencies for its Arctic liquefied natural gas (LNG) project Yamal LNG by

April 13, 2015
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Friday, April 3, 2015
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Egypt to Begin LNG Imports as FSRU Höegh Gallant Arrives

Egypt moved closer to easing its chronic power shortages on Thursday as the arrival of a floating import terminal marked the start of imports of super-cooled

April 3, 2015
Total Views: 85

Monday, March 30, 2015
Rotterdam’s Gate Terminal Starts Construction of New LNG Bunkering and Break Bulk Facility
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Rotterdam’s Gate Terminal Starts Construction of New LNG Bunkering and Break Bulk Facility

Construction of a new LNG break bulk facility at the Gate terminal in Rotterdam kicked off this weekend with the ceremonial ground breaking. The project

March 30, 2015
Total Views: 79

Tuesday, March 24, 2015
ABS Releases Updated Guidance on LNG Fuel and Bunkering in North America
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ABS Releases Updated Guidance on LNG Fuel and Bunkering in North America

International classification society ABS has released updated guidance on LNG Bunkering in North America as the transport sector continues its rapid transition

March 24, 2015
Total Views: 59

Monday, March 23, 2015
Wärtsilä Ship Design Launches New LNG Carrier Series
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Wärtsilä Ship Design Launches New LNG Carrier Series

Wärtsilä, the Finnish engine manufactuer and ship design specialist has unveiled today a new series of LNG carrier ship designs to compliment its portfolio

March 23, 2015
Total Views: 120

Friday, March 20, 2015
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Rolls-Royce to Power Golar’s New Floating LNG Liquefaction Ship

Rolls-Royce says this week their engines will be installed aboard a new Floating Liquefaction Vessel (FLNGV) that is being converted at Keppel Shipyard in

March 20, 2015
Total Views: 108

Monday, March 9, 2015
Cheap Oil Doesn’t Deter Japan Shipbuilders From Betting on LNG
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Cheap Oil Doesn’t Deter Japan Shipbuilders From Betting on LNG

At a shipyard in southern Japan, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. engineers envision the newest fuel- efficient engines for liquefied natural gas carriers

March 9, 2015
Total Views: 64

Sunday, March 8, 2015
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Asian LNG Prices Creep Higher on Japanese Demand

Asian spot liquefied natural gas prices edged higher as scattered demand from Japanese buyers and others helped stem the recent decline in prices, traders

March 8, 2015
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Thursday, March 5, 2015
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Goldman Sees LNG as Biggest Commodity After Crude This Year

Global trade in liquefied natural gas will exceed $120 billion this year, taking it past iron ore as the most valuable commodity after oil, Goldman Sachs Group

March 5, 2015
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Rosneft and Golar LNG to Cooperate on Floating LNG Projects

Norwegian shipping company Golar LNG and Russian oil giant Rosneft have signed a preliminary agreement to develop floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants

March 5, 2015
Total Views: 59

Wednesday, March 4, 2015
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BG Group Sees Queensland Curtis LNG Helping to Double LNG Supplies

A smooth start to operations at BG Group's Australian project in Queensland is expected to help the British company to roughly double its liquefied natural gas

March 4, 2015
Total Views: 79

Tuesday, March 3, 2015
The U.S. Needs a Long Term Vision for LNG
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The U.S. Needs a Long Term Vision for LNG

There’s no question that liquefied natural gas is an amazing fuel.  It’s relatively inexpensive (at least in North America) and burns without

March 3, 2015
Total Views: 63

Saturday, February 28, 2015
Lithuania Signs Non-Binding Deal for U.S. LNG Exports
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Lithuania Signs Non-Binding Deal for U.S. LNG Exports

Lithuanian liquefied natural gas (LNG) importer Litgas has signed a non-binding agreement to purchase LNG from the United States' first export terminal, the

February 28, 2015
Total Views: 21

Friday, February 27, 2015
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Delfin and Höegh Agree to Move Ahead with Floating LNG Export Project

The pieces of the puzzle are starting to come together for Delfin LNG LLC, a company that has plans to develop a floating LNG liquefaction export terminal off

February 27, 2015
Total Views: 40

Wednesday, February 25, 2015
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Going Small is the Next Big Thing in the LNG Business

Slumping energy prices are crimping the ability of suppliers to finance new export terminals, giving small, highly- focused efforts the edge over the

February 25, 2015
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Tuesday, February 24, 2015
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Australian Project Sells 2 LNG Cargoes, Diversions to Europe Eyed

Australia's North West Shelf liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plant sold a cargo to BG Group and Trafigura as part of a recent tender, in which some bidders

February 24, 2015
Total Views: 74

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Engineering News

Hyundai Heavy Develops New Gas Management System for LNG Carriers

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s biggest shipbuilder and a marine engine manufacturer, announced today that it has developed a new system to

February 24, 2015
Total Views: 220