LNG Shipping

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

Friday, August 2, 2013
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News

German Utility Firm RWE Sells 50% Stake in Excelerate Energy

German utility company RWE announced on Friday they are selling back their 50 percent stake in Houston-based Excelerate Energy. The deal was signed with

August 2, 2013
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Qatar Sends Egypt’s First LNG Shipment via Q-Max LNG Carrier

LONDON, Aug 2 (Reuters) – Qatar has despatched a tanker carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG) it is donating to Egypt, Qatar’s state news agency

August 2, 2013
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Thursday, August 1, 2013
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Petronas To Build Fleet of LNG Ships

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Malaysia’s Petronas will directly procure newbuild liquefied natural gas (LNG) ships to bring down costs, the state

August 1, 2013
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Tuesday, July 30, 2013
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Woodside May Scrap $1 Billion Leviathan Gas Field Investment

July 30 (Bloomberg) — Woodside Petroleum Ltd., Australia’s second-biggest oil and gas producer, may pull out of a deal to invest in Israel’s

July 30, 2013
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Friday, July 26, 2013
U.S. LNG Exports: How Many Authorizations Does it Take to Make a Policy?
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U.S. LNG Exports: How Many Authorizations Does it Take to Make a Policy?

By Sarah O. Ladislaw, Center for Strategic and International Studies Ever since the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) authorized a second project to export

July 26, 2013
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Teekay Orders Another Pair of LNG Carriers, Adds Options

Teekay LNG Partners L.P. (NYSE:TGP) has announced that it has exercised two of its three existing options with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering

July 26, 2013
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BG Says Qatar to Start LNG Supplies in July to Counter Egypt

July 26 (Bloomberg) — BG Group Plc, the U.K.’s third- largest natural-gas producer, said Qatar will begin liquefied natural gas supplies at the end

July 26, 2013
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Dynagas Takes Delivery of Two Ice-Class LNG Carriers at HHI

The lead ships classed by Lloyd’s Register incorporate advanced design, containment and operational features as well as the ability to cope with the

July 26, 2013
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Finance

Golar LNG Receives Over $1B in Financing for 8 Newbuilds

Golar LNG Ltd. has announced the execution of a USD $1.125 billion financing agreement to fund the first 8 of its 13 newbuild vessels and FSRUs. Golar has 11

July 26, 2013
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
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Höegh to Conduct Pre-FEED Study on Barge-Based FLNG Concept

Höegh FLNG Ltd. has been awarded a pre-FEED study from a confidential North American client for a jetty-moored 2 mtpa FLNG near-shore barge FLNG solution.

July 25, 2013
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Qatargas Sells First-Ever LNG Cargo to Malaysia

Qatargas Sells First-Ever LNG Cargo to Malaysia

State-run Qatargas announced this week that it has sold Qatar’s first ever cargo of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to Malaysia as the country continues its

July 23, 2013
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Thursday, July 18, 2013
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Interesting

Powering the U.S. Coast Guard with LNG

By Lieutenant (junior grade) Joe DiRenzo IV, U.S. Coast Guard U.S. maritime services should seriously consider liquefied natural gas (LNG) as an alternative

July 18, 2013
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PetroSA Plans $510 Million LNG Import Terminal

July 18 (Bloomberg) — PetroSA, South Africa’s state-owned oil company, said it planning to build a liquefied natural-gas terminal off the

July 18, 2013
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Friday, July 12, 2013
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How One West African Gas Deal Makes BG Group Billions

By Edward McAllister and Oleg Vukmanovic NEW YORK/LONDON, July 12 (Reuters) – In signing up to buy all of Equatorial Guinea’s liquefied natural gas

July 12, 2013
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Nigeria LNG to Pay $140 Million to End Gas Shipments Blockade

Nigeria LNG Ltd., Africa’s biggest liquefied natural gas exporter, agreed to pay $140 million in disputed levies to the country’s maritime agency

July 12, 2013
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Multimedia

U.S. LNG Exports to India Present Significant Geopolitical Benefits

Louisiana Representative Charles Boustany has a lot of reasons to support the export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States.  His district

July 12, 2013
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Dutch LNG Hub Eyes Expansion On Rising Transport Fuel Interest

LONDON, July 12 (Reuters) – The owners of the Dutch liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Rotterdam are studying the possibility of opening a third

July 12, 2013
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Cyprus Considers Eight Train LNG Export Terminal

(Bloomberg) — Cyprus, the Mediterranean island that reported its first offshore natural-gas find in 2011, is studying an expansion of planned export

July 12, 2013
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Brazil Buys First Cargo of Angolan LNG, Signals Weaker Ton-Mile Demand

(Bloomberg) — Brazil’s purchase of the first cargo of liquefied natural gas exported from Angola may signal weaker- than-expected demand for

July 12, 2013
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Thursday, July 11, 2013
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Uncategorized

LNG and Product Ships Seen Rising If Egypt Turmoil Affects Canal

Rates to ship liquefied natural gas and petroleum products would jump if turmoil in Egypt disrupts the Suez Canal, extending the historical effect on crude-oil

July 11, 2013
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