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

Wednesday, April 2, 2014
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Corpus Christi Liquefaction Signs 20-Year LNG Deal With Spanish Utility Firm

Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC, a subsidiary of Cheniere Energy, announced today the signing of a 20-year sale and purchase agreement with Spanish utility

April 2, 2014
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Monday, March 31, 2014
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Engineering News

Yacht Racing and the Future of Marine Fuels

If everyone could predict the future, winning or losing a race would result in the same emotional response, risk would be non-existent and the correct path

March 31, 2014
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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Announces $5 Billion Fleet Expansion Plan

TOKYO, March 31 (Reuters) – Japan’s second-largest shipping company, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd (MOL), plans to invest 520 billion yen ($5.05 billion)

March 31, 2014
Total Views: 62

Thursday, March 27, 2014
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Here’s What it Looks Like to Refuel an LNG Powered Tug [VIDEO]

In February, Norwegian marine service provider Buksér og Berging refueled their new LNG-powered tugboat, M/T Borgøy at the Belgian port of Zeebrugge. Ever

March 27, 2014
Total Views: 383

Wednesday, March 26, 2014
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Singapore LNG Stakes Claim for Second Terminal

March 26 (Bloomberg) — Singapore LNG Corp. is touting its experience running Southeast Asia’s biggest liquefied natural gas receiving terminal as a

March 26, 2014
Total Views: 177

Monday, March 24, 2014
US Approves LNG Exports from Oregon Terminal

US Approves LNG Exports from Oregon Terminal

Jordan Cove Energy Project LP won U.S. approval to export natural gas from a terminal in Oregon as momentum builds in Washington to sell more domestic energy

March 24, 2014
Total Views: 40

Monday, March 17, 2014
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Sovcomflot Orders First of Many New Ice-Breaking LNG Carriers

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) won a newbuild order from Sovcomflot today to build a 170,000 m3 icebreaking LNG carrier.  The vessel will

March 17, 2014
Total Views: 53

Friday, March 14, 2014
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Shipping News

Freeport LNG Export Terminal Proposal Closer To Approval After Impact Study

Freeport LNG Development LP's proposed liquefied natural gas export terminal will not cause significant environmental harm, a draft federal review concluded on

March 14, 2014
Total Views: 48

Tuesday, March 11, 2014
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Ship Glut Burdens LNG Tanker Market, Slashes Profits

Deliveries of new gas tankers have created a glut that is threatening to tip some operators into losses, just as other shipping markets emerge from their worst

March 11, 2014
Total Views: 27

Friday, March 7, 2014
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U.S.-Flagged LNG Ships Gain Support as Export Costs Seen Rising

March 7 (Bloomberg) — U.S. lawmakers are making a fresh push to require exports of natural gas to be carried on American ships. Proposals from

March 7, 2014
Total Views: 258

Thursday, March 6, 2014
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Ukraine Crisis May Spur Demand for European Floating LNG Re-Gas Terminals

March 6 (Bloomberg) — Liquefied natural gas suppliers are readying for increased demand from European countries seeking to diversify access to the fuel

March 6, 2014
Total Views: 90

Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Ukraine Crisis Boosts Support for U.S. Natural Gas Exports
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Ukraine Crisis Boosts Support for U.S. Natural Gas Exports

March 4 (Bloomberg) — Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine bolsters the case for easing restrictions on exports of the U.S.’s booming natural

March 4, 2014
Total Views: 46

Monday, March 3, 2014
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Algeria to Boost Gas Shipments to Asia on Expanded LNG Capacity

March 3 (Bloomberg) — Algeria plans to increase natural gas shipments to Asia where the fuel costs more than in Europe, the Sahara nation’s traditional

March 3, 2014
Total Views: 69

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Iran Considering $5 Billion Deepwater Gas Pipeline to India

Iran, India and Oman are preparing to begin official negotiations surrounding the delivery of the Iranian natural gas to the Indian market through a landmark,

March 3, 2014
Total Views: 71

Sunday, March 2, 2014
Liquefied Natural Gas Foes Go to The Mat in Maryland
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Liquefied Natural Gas Foes Go to The Mat in Maryland

Dominion, an American energy company long focused on U.S. markets, hopes to begin an expansion worth billions of dollars at its Cove Point complex on

March 2, 2014
Total Views: 73

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Time is of the Essence While Skeptics of U.S. LNG Exports Fight For Full Risk Assessments

By Timothy Gardner LUSBY, Md., March 2 (Reuters) – Maps of Indian and Japanese ports paper the walls of a Dominion Resources Inc conference room in a

March 2, 2014
Total Views: 66

Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Steel Cut for World’s First LNG-Powered Containership
Shipping News

Steel Cut for World’s First LNG-Powered Containership

Construction is officially underway on the world's first liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered containership at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San

February 26, 2014
Total Views: 108

Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Singapore Plans Second LNG Terminal In Pursuit of Regional Hub Role
Shipping News

Singapore Plans Second LNG Terminal In Pursuit of Regional Hub Role

Singapore plans to build a second liquefied natural gas receiving terminal as it pursues a long- term strategy to become Asia’s LNG trading

February 25, 2014
Total Views: 212

Friday, February 21, 2014
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China’s LNG Imports Rise 77 Percent as New Terminal Comes on Line

Feb. 21 (Bloomberg) — China’s imports of liquefied natural gas rose to a record for a second month in January as new terminals and winter heating

February 21, 2014
Total Views: 60

Monday, February 17, 2014
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Mitsui O.S.K. to Invest Billions in Floating LNG Regasification and FPSOs

Feb. 18 (Bloomberg) — Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. plans to invest as much as 400 billion yen ($3.9 billion) in deep-sea gas production and transportation to

February 17, 2014
Total Views: 140