By Jonathan Saul and Nina Chestney LONDON, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Tough new rules on marine fuel are forcing shipowners to explore liquefied natural gas as a cleaner alternative and ports such as Gibraltar are preparing to offer upgraded refuelling facilities in the shipping industry's biggest shake-up in decades. From 2020, International Maritime Organization rules will … [Read more...]
PetroChina, Qatar Holding Advanced Talks on LNG Supply Deals, Sources Say
By Chen Aizhu and Meng Meng BEIJING, Aug 8 (Reuters) - PetroChina Ltd is in advanced discussions with Qatar to purchase liquefied natural gas (LNG) under short- and long-term agreements, three sources with knowledge of the talks said on Wednesday. China needs to secure LNG to supply its push to replace coal with cleaner burning natural gas to reduce air pollution. After … [Read more...]
Yamal LNG Means More Work for Europe’s LNG Ports
By Anna Shiryaevskaya and Elena Mazneva (Bloomberg) -- On a hot sunny day in July, Europe’s largest port is busy loading super-chilled liquefied natural gas onto a tanker, creating snow flurries during a heat wave. The cargo loaded at the Gate terminal in Rotterdam, which was built to import the fuel. Around the same time, a vessel from the Russian Arctic region … [Read more...]
Alaska Officials Still Bullish on China Natural Gas Pipeline Partnership
By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 11 (Reuters) - Alaska officials on Wednesday said they remain confident that China will help the state achieve its decades-old dream of building a pipeline to carry now-stranded natural gas from the North Slope to markets, despite growing U.S.-China trade tensions. China is expected to buy about 75 percent of the liquefied natural gas … [Read more...]
Flurry of Activity Raises Optimism that $30 Billion LNG Canada Project Will Be Greenlit
By Natalie Obiko Pearson (Bloomberg) -- A flurry of activity in a remote Canadian town is raising optimism that Royal Dutch Shell Plc and its partners are ready to go ahead with the nation’s largest infrastructure project: a C$40 billion ($30 billion) liquefied natural gas terminal that could at last unlock energy exports to Asia. The action is unmistakable in … [Read more...]