LNG Shipping

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

Wednesday, June 27, 2012
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If the Fuel Lines Aren’t Completely Frozen, You’re Doing Something Wrong [VIDEO]

DNV released this video the other day showing the technical details of how exactly an LNG-powered ship such as Eidesvik’s Viking Energy is refueled.

June 27, 2012
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News

ExxonMobil: “We’re Losing Our Shirts”

NEW YORK–Even energy titan Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) is showing signs of strain from low natural gas prices. On Wednesday Exxon Chief Executive Rex

June 27, 2012
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Sunday, June 24, 2012
News

Japan LNG Demand on the Rise, Looks to Secure US Export Contracts

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Dow Jones) –Japan is hopeful that some accord can be reached with the United States to secure liquefied natural gas exports from

June 24, 2012
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News

$12 Billion LNG Deal Signed, Vladivostok to Become Major Hub Supporting Sakhalin

TOKYO (Dow Jones) –Japan and Russia agreed to provide necessary support for a project to build a liquefied natural gas plant in Vladivostok in a deal

June 24, 2012
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Russia Signs Almost $3 Billion in Shipbuilding Deals

In the second day of St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Russia’s largest shipbuilder, United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), signed a joint

June 24, 2012
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Friday, June 22, 2012
News

LNG Powered Coast Guard Cutter Calls on Port of Hamburg

At the Überseebrücke pier, the Port of Hamburg has for the first time been able to welcome an LNG-fuelled ship. The KV BARENTSHAV belongs to the

June 22, 2012
Total Views: 137

Thursday, June 21, 2012
Engineering News

STX OSV Delivers First Lean Burn Gas Powered Supply Vessel to Island Offshore

Island Offshore took delivery today of the MV Island Crusader from STX OSV, Brevik.  This is the first of two Rolls-Royce designed gas powered vessels ordered

June 21, 2012
Total Views: 155

Monday, June 18, 2012
Engineering News

Korean Shipbuilder Jumps into the Eco-Friendly Gas Engine Market

In their second news release of the day, South Korean shipbuilder and engine manufacturer, Hyundai Heavy Industries, announced it has started exporting the

June 18, 2012
Total Views: 74

Thursday, June 14, 2012
News

Iranian Sanctions Force India to Look Elsewhere for Crude and LNG Supplies

(Dow Jones) NEW DELHI–India has sought more crude oil and liquefied natural gas from Saudi Arabia, Algeria and Qatar as the U.S. and European Union

June 14, 2012
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012
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LNG Market Quarterly Update – 73 LNG Ships Currently on Order, Japanese Demand Remains Very High

Teekay’s Marine Market Analyst Christian Waldegrave provides insight into the global LNG market in the second quarter 2012, including a look at how Japan

June 12, 2012
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Monday, June 11, 2012
Uncategorized

Van Oord Awarded Major Dredging Contract for Australia’s Ichthys LNG Project

Van Oord announced today that it has been awarded a US $709 million dredging contract in Darwin Harbour as part of the Ichthys LNG Project in Western

June 11, 2012
Total Views: 120

Sunday, June 10, 2012
News

North American Natural Gas is Fueling an International Political Power Shift

(Dow Jones) KUALA LUMPUR–North American exports of natural gas threaten the dominance of gas exporting giants like Russia, Qatar and Algeria who

June 10, 2012
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Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Chevron: “Very Close” to First Angola LNG Supplies from Would Be Flared Gas

KUALA LUMPUR: Chevron Corp. (CVX) and its partners expect in the very near future to load their first liquefied natural gas cargo from Angola using gas that

June 6, 2012
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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Petronas Awards Engineering and Construction Contract for Malaysian FLNG Facility

KUALA LUMPUR–Malaysia’s state oil and gas company Petroliam Nasional Bhd., also known as Petronas, said Tuesday that it has awarded an engineering

June 5, 2012
Total Views: 167

Friday, June 1, 2012

China’s Wison Offshore & Marine to Construct World’s First Floating LNG Liquefaction Unit

Houston, TX – Shanghai-based Wison Offshore & Marine Ltd., a subsidiary of the Wison Group, announced today that it has been awarded a contract by

June 1, 2012
Total Views: 206

Thursday, May 31, 2012
Engines

Wärtsilä Reaches Major Milestone with 50DF Dual Fuel Engines

Wärtsilä has reached a major milestone with its 50DF line of engines, receiving an order to supply its 100 LNG carrier with the dual-fuel technology,

May 31, 2012
Total Views: 142

News

Craving Energy, India Plans $1 Billion LNG Import Terminal

NEW DELHI (Dow Jones)–Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA.LN), Reliance Power Ltd. (532939.BY) and Kakinada Seaports Ltd. will jointly build a terminal on

May 31, 2012
Total Views: 72

Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Engineering News

7 LNG Carriers Queue Up at Nakilat-Keppel O&M Shipyard

As Qatar ramps up its exports of LNG, Qatar Gas Transport Company (Nakilat) has built one of the largest LNG fleets in the world. Nakilat

May 30, 2012
Total Views: 275

Friday, May 25, 2012
News

Abu Dhabi National Tanker Co. Discusses Shipping Industry Challenges [CEO INTERVIEW]

Lloyd’s Register recently met Mr Ali Obaid Al-Yabhouni, CEO of ADNATCO and NGSCO, in his offices in Abu Dhabi, to discuss the challenges facing the

May 25, 2012
Total Views: 147

Wednesday, May 9, 2012
News

ConocoPhillips Looks to Grow Organically and Put Golden Pass LNG Terminal to Use, Somehow

HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–ConocoPhillips (COP) Chief Executive Ryan Lance said that the company stopped investing in its dry natural-gas production in North

May 9, 2012
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