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

Thursday, August 3, 2023
lng carrier
Shipping

ConocoPhillips Signs LNG Sales and Purchase Agreements with Mexico Pacific, Boosting Asian Market Access

ConocoPhillips has signed sales and purchase agreements with Mexico Pacific for the offtake approximately 2.2 million tonnes per year of liquefied natural gas

August 3, 2023
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Monday, July 31, 2023
The Invisible Climate Impact of a Cruise Ship
Environment

The Invisible Climate Impact of a Cruise Ship

(Bloomberg) — Cruise operators are replacing oil-based fuel with liquefied natural gas to run their ships and pitching the

July 31, 2023
Total Views: 3533

Tuesday, July 25, 2023
lng carrier
Shipping

Europe Gas Rises With Supply Risks as LNG Cargoes Idle at Sea

(Bloomberg) — Liquefied natural gas stored on ships jumped to its highest level since May in a sign that weak demand and high inventories in Europe are

July 25, 2023
Total Views: 1398

Friday, June 23, 2023
lng ship
Energy

US LNG Project Approvals on Track for Record New Volumes

NEW YORK, June 23 (Reuters) – U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) developers are on track to approve three export projects capable of processing

June 23, 2023
Total Views: 1076

Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Cheniere's sabine pass commissioning cargo is loading on an LNG tanker, marking the start of US LNG exports
Shipping

Equinor Doubles LNG Offtake from Cheniere’s Sabine Pass Plant

Norwegian energy giant Equinor is doubling the volume of liquified natural gas that it exports out of Cheniere’s Sabine Pass LNG terminal on the U.S. Gulf

June 21, 2023
Total Views: 1282

Friday, June 16, 2023
MSC Cruises in ‘Landmark’ Renewable LNG Agreement
Cruise Ships

MSC Cruises in ‘Landmark’ Renewable LNG Agreement

MSC Cruises and Nordic energy company Gasum have announced the signing of a Letter of Intent (LOI) to collaborate on the supply of synthetic e-LNG, a carbon

June 16, 2023
Total Views: 2040

Tuesday, May 16, 2023
lng bunkering
Shipping

Platts Launches Tanker Freight Benchmark Incorporating Alternative Fuel

Platts, a prominent provider of information and benchmark prices for the commodities and energy markets, has announced the launch of new tanker rate price

May 16, 2023
Total Views: 745

Monday, May 15, 2023
LNG Terminal in Germany. Photo Michael Sohn/Pool via REUTERS
Shipping

Germany Scales Down LNG Terminal Plans As Supply Crisis Eases

BERLIN, May 15 (Reuters) – Germany will almost halve planned capacity for liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in the Baltic Sea, a government

May 15, 2023
Total Views: 1499

Thursday, April 27, 2023
LNG Terminal in Germany. Photo Michael Sohn/Pool via REUTERS
Shipping

Germany Steps Up LNG Imports Over Fears of Pipeline Attacks

By Michael Nienaber, Petra Sorge and Kamil Kowalcze (Bloomberg) — Germany plans to at least double its import capacities for liquefied natural gas on

April 27, 2023
Total Views: 2163

A methanol-fueled tanker
Shipping

Shipping Industry Faced with Complex Mix of Future Fuels

By Nathaniel Bullard (Bloomberg) — International shipping is a classic ‘hard to abate’ sector. Container ships, bulk carriers of ore, fuel, and

April 27, 2023
Total Views: 1051

Friday, April 21, 2023
lng carrier
Shipping

US Department of Energy to Clamp Down on LNG Export Project Extensions

WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday announced it will change how it approves requests by companies to push

April 21, 2023
Total Views: 5092

Friday, April 14, 2023
World’s Largest FSRU Arrives in Hong Kong
Offshore

World’s Largest FSRU Arrives in Hong Kong

The world’s largest floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) has arrived in Hong Kong where it is set help meet the city’s growing energy

April 14, 2023
Total Views: 4447

Saturday, March 25, 2023
LNG terminal in Barcelona, Spain
News

Spain Urges LNG Importers To Cut Ties With Russia

By Stephen Stapczynski (Bloomberg) Spain, the biggest European buyer of liquefied natural gas from Russia, is urging importers not to sign new contracts with

March 25, 2023
Total Views: 2075

Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Port Arthur LNG export project. Illustration courtesy Sempra Infrastructure
Offshore

Sempra Launches $13 Billion Port Arthur LNG Export Project

Sempra Infrastructure Partners, a subsidiary of Sempra (NYSE: SRE) (BMV: SRE), has reached a final investment decision (FID) for the development, construction

March 21, 2023
Total Views: 3103

Saturday, March 18, 2023
LNG Activities Resume At Dunkirk Terminal In France
Shipping

LNG Activities Resume At Dunkirk Terminal In France

PARIS,(Reuters) – Disruption at Fluxys’s FLUX.BR liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Dunkirk, northern France, ended on Friday morning, a

March 18, 2023
Total Views: 1750

Thursday, March 16, 2023
Stock photo of an lng carrier at sunset
Shipping

Repsol Scraps Bid to Ship Canadian Gas to Europe Over Rising Costs

By Brian Platt (Bloomberg) — Spanish energy firm Repsol SA has abandoned the idea of expanding a liquefied natural gas terminal on Canada’s east

March 16, 2023
Total Views: 2497

Friday, March 3, 2023
LNG carrier
Shipping

Biden Admin Looks to Cleanup Natural Gas Supply Chain as U.S. Vies for Top LNG Spot

By Timothy Gardner and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) – The Biden administration is holding talks with global energy companies

March 3, 2023
Total Views: 1615

Thursday, March 2, 2023
Freeport LNG Ship Terminal Texas
Shipping

U.S. LNG Exports Flat Even After Freeport LNG Restart

By Marianna Parraga HOUSTON, March 2 (Reuters) – U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) were flat last month at 6.84 million

March 2, 2023
Total Views: 2231

Thursday, February 23, 2023
bulk ship
Shipping

Shipping Hedge Fund Says Industry Set for Another Boom Year

By Asad Zulfiqar (Bloomberg) — A shipping hedge fund founded by a one-time ally of oil tanker billionaire John Fredriksen says the industry is set for

February 23, 2023
Total Views: 2829

Monday, February 13, 2023
lng carrier
Shipping

Roundabout Voyage for Canadian Gas Offers Relief for Asia

By Geoffrey Morgan (Bloomberg) — A stream of natural gas that’s being unleashed from British Columbia’s vast reservoirs is blazing a record-setting

February 13, 2023
Total Views: 1826