LNG Shipping

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

Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Brittany Ferries Orders New Gas Powered Flagship
News

Brittany Ferries Orders New Gas Powered Flagship

Brittany Ferries announced Tuesday that it placed an order for a LNG-powered cruise-ferry to replace the company's current flagship,

January 14, 2014
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Monday, January 13, 2014
Finance

GasLog Announces Plans for IPO of Master Limited Partnership

MONACO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 13, 2014– Regulatory News : GasLog Ltd. (“GasLog” or the “Company”) (NYSE:GLOG) today announced its

January 13, 2014
Total Views: 39

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Engineering News

Nakilat to Repower Q-MAX LNG Carrier with Dual Fuel ME-GI Engine

Qatari shipping company Nakilat, the world’s largest owner of LNG carriers, along with Qatari LNG producers Qatargas, RasGas and engine manufacturer MAN

January 13, 2014
Total Views: 422

Sunday, January 12, 2014
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News

Japan Loans Mozambique $672 Million To Develop Access to Energy Resources

Japan will lend Mozambique 70 billion yen ($672 million) over five years, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Sunday, as the Asian nation seeks to secure access

January 12, 2014
Total Views: 72

Friday, January 10, 2014
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News

LNG Export Surge Has Significant Implications for Australian Economy

Jan. 10 (Bloomberg) — Australia’s natural-gas buyers are poised to pay more even as supply more than doubles in the next five years because higher

January 10, 2014
Total Views: 35

Sunday, December 29, 2013
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Offshore

Israel’s Natural Gas Riddle Has Woodside and Gazprom Hanging

Israel’s sputtering preparations for exporting offshore natural gas have postponed drilling and threaten a $2.3 billion investment from

December 29, 2013
Total Views: 86

Friday, December 27, 2013
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News

Daewoo Wins Order to Build Floating LNG Regas Vessel

Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering announced today they will be building a 263,000㎥ LNG-FSRU (LNG Floating, Storage & Regasification unit) for

December 27, 2013
Total Views: 125

Tuesday, December 24, 2013
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Engineering News

Japan to Diversify LNG-Powered Ship Portfolio

NYK has announced plans today to build a tugboat which can run on either liquefied natural gas (LNG) or heavy fuel oil.  This is the first LNG powered vessel

December 24, 2013
Total Views: 105

Monday, December 23, 2013
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News

Qatar to Boost Europe LNG Sales as Gas Trades at 7-Year High

Dec. 23 (Bloomberg) — Qatar is poised to boost contracted liquefied natural gas exports to Europe by the most in five years as prices in the region are

December 23, 2013
Total Views: 68

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News

Indonesia’s Pertamina Predicts 36 Fewer LNG Cargoes In 2014

Indonesian state-owned energy firm Pertamina will produce 17 percent less liquefied natural gas (LNG) in 2014, a company official

December 23, 2013
Total Views: 40

Monday, December 16, 2013
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News

GDF Suez’s GTT to Sell Shares to Fund Growth in LNG Shipping

Gaztransport & Technigaz SA, the engineering company owned by France’s GDF Suez SA and Total SA, plans to sell shares in 2014 through an initial public

December 16, 2013
Total Views: 89

Sunday, December 15, 2013
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News

Shell Exiting Woodside Seen Opening Door to China Bids

Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s long-awaited sale of its $6.4 billion stake in Woodside Petroleum Ltd. may open the door for Asian

December 15, 2013
Total Views: 29

Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Shell to GE Lured by LNG-Powered Ships on Record U.S. Supply
News

Shell to GE Lured by LNG-Powered Ships on Record U.S. Supply

Royal Dutch Shell Plc, General Electric Co. and a company co-founded by T. Boone Pickens are planning investments in natural-gas-powered shipping as record

December 3, 2013
Total Views: 101

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Interesting

Record-Breaking Prelude FLNG Launched, Bigger One Planned

It will be the biggest thing ever sent to sea - but as the Prelude FLNG vessel was launched on Tuesday, plans were already under way for something

December 3, 2013
Total Views: 158

Monday, December 2, 2013
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News

Regulating LNG | Q&A with Transport Canada

Transport Canada is the federal body responsible for transportation safety and regulation.  Their Marine departments have been working to support the industry

December 2, 2013
Total Views: 127

Friday, November 29, 2013
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Eni Sees Mozambique 2018 LNG Deadline as ‘Very Challenging’

Nov. 28 (Bloomberg) — Eni SpA said it will be “very challenging” for Mozambique, its planned base for African output, to meet a 2018 deadline

November 29, 2013
Total Views: 51

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News

Gazprom to Deliver 15 Cargoes of LNG to Argentina

MOSCOW, Nov 29 (Reuters) – The marketing and trading division of Russia’s top gas producer Gazprom said on Friday it would deliver 15 cargoes of

November 29, 2013
Total Views: 54

Thursday, November 28, 2013
terntank
Engineering News

Terntank Orders LNG-Powered Chemical Tankers

Swedish tanker owner Terntank has stepped forward and placed the first order ever for the new Wärtsilä 5RT-flex50DF dual fuel, low pressure, 2-stroke

November 28, 2013
Total Views: 84

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News

High Costs Impede LNG Use For Maritime Transport In Europe

Northern European use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to fuel ships is becoming feasible as supply from Qatar to the Dutch port of Rotterdam becomes available,

November 28, 2013
Total Views: 32

Wednesday, November 27, 2013
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News

Tanzania Considering New LNG Export Facility That Could Rival Qatar

Tanzania is looking at building a massive facility to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) similar to those developed by the world's biggest gas exporter Qatar

November 27, 2013
Total Views: 54