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

Monday, October 13, 2014
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Engineering News

BW Group Orders ME-GI 2-Strokes from MAN Diesel & Turbo

BW Group’s 73,400 m3 LNG carrier newbuilds at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (DSME) will be powered by pairs of MAN two-stroke ME-GI

October 13, 2014
Total Views: 312

Samsung Heavy Industries Lands $620 Million Order for LNG Carriers
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Samsung Heavy Industries Lands $620 Million Order for LNG Carriers

South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries announced Monday that it has won a US $620 million order from an Asian buyer for the construction of three LNG

October 13, 2014
Total Views: 73

Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Australia Pacific LNG On Turning CSG Into LNG… Safely [VIDEO]
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Australia Pacific LNG On Turning CSG Into LNG… Safely [VIDEO]

The Australia Pacific LNG Project is a US $21 billion project that involves the construction of a new plant on Curtis Island near Gladstone, located in

October 7, 2014
Total Views: 22

LNG Carriers Line Up Off Argentina as Energy Demand Misjudged
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LNG Carriers Line Up Off Argentina as Energy Demand Misjudged

Ships loaded with liquefied natural gas are lining up off the coast of Argentina after the government overshot winter orders, with a lack of storage facilities

October 7, 2014
Total Views: 48

Monday, October 6, 2014
Petronas Says Canada Pacific NorthWest LNG Project Risks 15-Year Delay
Shipping News

Petronas Says Canada Pacific NorthWest LNG Project Risks 15-Year Delay

By Christopher Donville and Rebecca Penty Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) — Petroliam Nasional Bhd., Malaysia’s state-owned energy company, said it may delay

October 6, 2014
Total Views: 31

Thursday, October 2, 2014
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News

BG Group and Ophir Energy Find Over 17 Trillion Cubic Feet of Gas Offshore Tanzania

The Deepsea Metro 1, under contract to BG Group and Ophir Energy, tapped into a reservoir containing an estimated 1.03 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of natural gas

October 2, 2014
Total Views: 96

Wednesday, October 1, 2014
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News

U.S. Gas Boom Turns Global as LNG Exports to Shake Up Market

The U.S. natural gas boom is poised to go global as the government approves projects that will export the fuel to buyers from Tokyo to New

October 1, 2014
Total Views: 46

Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Tenaska and Waller Marine to Build Louisiana’s First Natural Gas Liquifaction and Fueling Facility
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Tenaska and Waller Marine to Build Louisiana’s First Natural Gas Liquifaction and Fueling Facility

Tenaska NG Fuels, LLC and Waller Marine, Inc. have announced an agreement to develop, construct, own and operate Louisiana’s first natural gas liquefaction

September 30, 2014
Total Views: 1289

Dominion Cove Point LNG Export Terminal Wins Final Approval
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Dominion Cove Point LNG Export Terminal Wins Final Approval

Dominion Resources Inc. won final U.S. approval to export liquefied natural gas from an East Coast terminal it intends to place in a publicly traded

September 30, 2014
Total Views: 45

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News

Skangass to Build Finnish LNG Import Terminal

With investment support from the Finnish Government of 185 million NOK, Skangass has decided to build a new import terminal for LNG on the southwestern coast

September 30, 2014
Total Views: 42

Monday, September 29, 2014
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News

Mitsui Signs Over $3.6 Billion in LNG Carrier Charter Parties

Mitsui & Co. announced today plans to charter eight LNG carriers to deliver liquefied natural gas from the Cameron LNG Export Terminal to its customers in

September 29, 2014
Total Views: 40

Sunday, September 28, 2014
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LNG Use as a Fuel Expected to Soar Within Transport Sector

Liquefied natural gas will gain a “significant” market share in the transport sector by 2035, the International Center for Natural Gas Information

September 28, 2014
Total Views: 54

Friday, September 26, 2014
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BHP Billiton Backs ExxonMobil’s Floating LNG Plan off Australia

BHP Billiton Ltd., Australia’s biggest oil and gas producer, backed plans to develop what may be the world’s largest floating liquefied natural gas

September 26, 2014
Total Views: 36

Thursday, September 25, 2014
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Lithuania Readies for the Arrival of their New FSRU

Lithuania continues to ready the country’s infrastructure for the upcoming arrival of 170,000 cbm FSRU Independence to the Port of Klaipeda.

September 25, 2014
Total Views: 27

Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Russia Gas Fears and U.S. Exports Buoys Demand at European LNG Ports
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Russia Gas Fears and U.S. Exports Buoys Demand at European LNG Ports

Gas buyers nervous of Russia cutting supply are helping solve Europe's problem of too many underused liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals, as they seek space

September 17, 2014
Total Views: 32

Thursday, August 21, 2014
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Germany Gives E.ON Credit Guarantees to Strike LNG Supply Deals

By Oleg Vukmanovic and Henning Gloystein MILAN/LONDON, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Germany is providing multi-billion-euro financial guarantees to help its

August 21, 2014
Total Views: 35

Monday, August 18, 2014
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News

Q-Max LNG Carrier Delivers Commissioning Cargo to Hainan LNG Terminal

Qatargas delivered the first cargo of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to China National Oil Corporation's (CNOOC) Hainan LNG terminal located in the Hainan

August 18, 2014
Total Views: 74

Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Sonangol Sambizanga lng carrier
News

Angola LNG Down to Skeleton Crew as Repairs are Made

The trading arm of Angola's liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project is making deep cuts to the headcount at its London

August 12, 2014
Total Views: 43

Sunday, August 10, 2014
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News

Former BG CEO to Help InterOil Develop LNG Project as Chairman

InterOil Corp., Total SA’s partner in Papua New Guinea, named former BG Group Plc Chief Executive Officer Chris Finlayson as chairman to help the company

August 10, 2014
Total Views: 67

Monday, August 4, 2014
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News

China to Build More LNG tankers in High-Tech Push

Chinese shipyards are aiming to take some $10 billion in orders for new LNG tankers over the rest of the decade, part of a plan to restructure the country's

August 4, 2014
Total Views: 97