LNG Shipping

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

Monday, February 17, 2014
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Engineering News

Wärtsilä Details Scope of PSV Newbuild Contract with Siem Offshore

Following similar orders placed in November 2012 and August 2013, Norwegian OSV operator Siem Offshore has again reached out to Finnish engine manufacturer

February 17, 2014
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Friday, February 14, 2014
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News

Statoil and BG Group to Build Tanzanian LNG Plant

Statoil ASA and BG Group Plc will build Tanzania’s first liquefied natural gas plant in Lindi and are due to meet with authorities about the project’s

February 14, 2014
Total Views: 71

Thursday, February 13, 2014
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News

Petronas Orders Second Floating LNG Facility

Petronas has announced today their decision to go forward with the building of their second floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility. Once built,

February 13, 2014
Total Views: 219

Wednesday, February 12, 2014
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News

Hyundai Merchant Marine to Sell Off Fleet of LNG Carriers

Hyundai Merchant Marine plans to sell its liquefied natural gas (LNG) transport business to a local investment firm for 1.1 trillion won ($1.03 billion) as the

February 12, 2014
Total Views: 90

Tuesday, February 11, 2014
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News

Cameron LNG Terminal Gains U.S. Export Approval

The U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday approved exports from Sempra Energy's Cameron liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Louisiana as the Obama

February 11, 2014
Total Views: 49

Friday, February 7, 2014
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News

As Woodside Acquires Stake in Leviathan, Israel Takes Step Toward LNG Exports

LONDON, Feb 7 (Reuters) – Israel has taken a step closer to becoming a natural gas exporter after Australia’s Woodside Petroleum Ltd signed a deal

February 7, 2014
Total Views: 224

Thursday, February 6, 2014
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News

Exmar LPG Wins Long-Term LPG Charters, Regas Unit Ordered

Exmar LPG, the shipowning joint venture between Teekay LNG and Exmar NV, announced today the winning of long term charters for four of their midsize LPG

February 6, 2014
Total Views: 166

Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Global Transport Sector Looks To Ride Natural Gas Boom
News

Global Transport Sector Looks To Ride Natural Gas Boom

Natural gas has started to challenge oil as the dominant transport fuel with companies building gas-powered ships and installing networks of service stations

February 5, 2014
Total Views: 27

Tuesday, February 4, 2014
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News

Sevan Marine Acquires Technology Which Could Solve High Seas LNG Transfer Problem

About 10 years ago, a concept was developed by a group of Scandinavian engineers that provided a highly simplified cargo transfer solution for conventional oil

February 4, 2014
Total Views: 197

Monday, February 3, 2014
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News

DSME Wins Order for Pair of LNG Carriers

Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering announced today the winning of an order for two LNG carriers from an undisclosed European buyer. The total contract

February 3, 2014
Total Views: 34

Wednesday, January 29, 2014
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News

Yamal LNG to Pick European Transshipment Port by Third Quarter

Yamal LNG, a venture developing a liquefied natural gas export plant in the Russian Arctic, plans to pick a terminal for transshipping the fuel in Europe by

January 29, 2014
Total Views: 73

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News

Maran-Nakilat JV Gains Financing for More LNG Carriers

Nakilat has announced the securing of a USD $669 million loan facility with QNB Group today which the Qatari LNG shipper says they will use to refinance

January 29, 2014
Total Views: 212

Thursday, January 23, 2014
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News

China Makes Shale Gas “Strategic Breakthrough”

Jan. 23 (Bloomberg) — China Petrochemical Corp., Asia’s biggest refiner, made a “strategic breakthrough” in shale gas exploration in southwest

January 23, 2014
Total Views: 33

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Finance

Qatar Shipping Secures $425 Million Ship Finance Loan

Qatar Shipping, a wholly owned subsidiary of Milaha announced today the securing of a 12 year, US $425 million fixed-term ship financing facility with a

January 23, 2014
Total Views: 152

Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Gulf Coast Shipyard Launches First U.S. Built LNG-Powered OSV
News

Gulf Coast Shipyard Launches First U.S. Built LNG-Powered OSV

Gulf Coast Shipyard Group has launched the first of six dual-fuel offshore supply vessels for Harvey Gulf International Marine at their facility in Gulfport,

January 22, 2014
Total Views: 276

Tuesday, January 21, 2014
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News

Wison Offshore & Marine to Build Floating LNG Regas Barge

Wison Offshore & Marine announced today the signing of a turnkey engineering, procurement, construction, installation and commissioning (EPCIC) contract

January 21, 2014
Total Views: 133

Monday, January 20, 2014
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News

SPOTD: Sovcomflot’s Newest LNG Carrier, the Velikiy Novgorod

Sovcomflot, Russia’s largest shipping company held a naming ceremony today at STX Offshore & Shipbuilding celebrating their new ice-class 170,200

January 20, 2014
Total Views: 308

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News

Shell Exits Wheatstone LNG

Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Europe’s largest oil company, will exit the Wheatstone LNG project in Australia after selling its interests for $1.14 billion to

January 20, 2014
Total Views: 85

Friday, January 17, 2014
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Shipping News

LNG ASIA: Traders Forecast Spot-Price Gains as Buying Increases

North Asia’s March spot prices for liquefied natural gas will probably gain next week on more buying from Asia and Latin America, according to three of six

January 17, 2014
Total Views: 26

Wednesday, January 15, 2014
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News

GasLog to Acquire Trio of Samsung-Built LNG Carriers

GasLog Ltd. (NYSE:GLOG) announced an agreement has been reached today with BG Group affiiate, Methane Services Ltd. (MSL), to purchase three of MSL’s LNG

January 15, 2014
Total Views: 78