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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, May 8, 2013
WATCH: Behind the Scenes Look at Building the Prelude FLNG

WATCH: Behind the Scenes Look at Building the Prelude FLNG

Check out this video from Shell on the construction of the Prelude FLNG, the world's first FLNG facility and the largest floating structure ever to be

May 8, 2013
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Singapore Gets First Commercial LNG Cargo at Jurong Island

Singapore Gets First Commercial LNG Cargo at Jurong Island

Singapore LNG Corp. received its first contract cargo of liquefied natural gas from BG Group Plc today, signaling the start of commercial operations at the

May 7, 2013
Total Views: 116

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Obama’s Comments Seen Highly Supportive of U.S. LNG Exports

President Barack Obama saying the country will probably become a net exporter of natural gas signals that new volumes will add demand for ships hauling the

May 7, 2013
Total Views: 42

Monday, May 6, 2013
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Nigeria LNG Exports Delayed Over Tax Dispute

Nigeria's Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) exports have been delayed after a security agency blocked ships from accessing the Bonny terminal from May 3 to May 5,

May 6, 2013
Total Views: 45

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“The Sky is the Limit” for Harvey Gulf, 14 Vessels to Be Added to Fleet

Harvy Gulf International Marine has signed fleet expansion deals totaling $540 million.

May 6, 2013
Total Views: 109

Thursday, May 2, 2013
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BG Group Rises After Output and LNG Profit Beat Expectations [INFOGRAPHIC]

(Bloomberg) — BG Group Plc, the U.K.’s third-largest oil and gas producer, rose the most in almost a year after reporting production and liquefied

May 2, 2013
Total Views: 42

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GDF Suez Charters China’s First Floating Storage and Regas Unit

In October 2011, GDF SUEZ and CNOOC signed a cooperation agreement to work on a China-based LNG Floating Storage Regasification Unit project.  The basis of

May 2, 2013
Total Views: 82

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Shell CEO Peter Voser to Retire

By Andrew Callus LONDON, May 2 (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell’s 54-year old chief executive Peter Voser is to retire next year in a surprise early

May 2, 2013
Total Views: 137

Wednesday, May 1, 2013
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US Gas Exports Mean More LNG Carriers for Nakilat [INTERVIEW]

In 2004, Qatar was expanding their production trains of liquefied natural gas and founded Nakilat, the critical transportation link in Qatar’s global LNG

May 1, 2013
Total Views: 141

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India’s ONGC Said to Hold Top Bid for $6 Billion Mozambique Gas Stake

April 30 (Bloomberg) — State-backed Oil & Natural Gas Corp. and Oil India Ltd. are the leading joint bidders for the stake in a Mozambique gas field

May 1, 2013
Total Views: 49

Tuesday, April 30, 2013
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Cheaper and Faster: Woodside Signs Initial Plans for Floating LNG at Browse

(Bloomberg) — Woodside Petroleum Ltd., Australia’s second-largest oil producer, signed an initial accord with Royal Dutch Shell Plc to enable the

April 30, 2013
Total Views: 42

Monday, April 29, 2013
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Mozambique Could Drive the Need for 35 More LNG Carriers

Japanese companies sent a huge contingent to LNG 17 the other week, which makes sense considering they are, and will likely remain the world’s biggest

April 29, 2013
Total Views: 91

Sunday, April 28, 2013
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Sinopec, China Shipping, MOL Joint Venture Orders $1.5 Billion in New LNG Carriers

In a stock exchange filing today, 6 Hong Kong-based investment holding companies jointly owned by Sinopec Kantons, China Shipping Development, and Mitsui

April 28, 2013
Total Views: 94

Friday, April 26, 2013
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Highest-Paid Workforce Drives Floating LNG Offshore Australia

(Bloomberg) — Escalating costs to build liquefied natural gas plants on land in Australia, where energy workers earn the highest salaries in the world,

April 26, 2013
Total Views: 693

Thursday, April 25, 2013
Interview with Kathleen Eisbrenner, CEO of Next Decade and Founder of Excelerate Energy
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Interview with Kathleen Eisbrenner, CEO of Next Decade and Founder of Excelerate Energy

In the business of liquefied natural gas (LNG), there are few people on this planet who are moving bigger pieces of the puzzle around than LNG-entrepreneur

April 25, 2013
Total Views: 218

Tuesday, April 23, 2013
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Billions at Stake in the LNG Export Race, U.S. Must Get Moving Says Dominion

(Bloomberg) — The U.S. needs to act quickly to take advantage of overseas demand for its glut of natural gas or lose market share to international

April 23, 2013
Total Views: 37

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Gas Natural Signs Time Charter for LNG Libra

Höegh LNG announced today their 126,000 cubic meter LNG carrier, LNG Libra has been chartered by Spanish natural gas utilities company Gas Natural. The

April 23, 2013
Total Views: 86

Monday, April 22, 2013
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Who’s Building LNG Carriers?

 There are currently 94 LNG carrier new builds on order.  Here’s where they are being built, and who’s buying them. Data via: Petroleum

April 22, 2013
Total Views: 300

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Going Big with Floating LNG

In front of one of the most packed audiences of last week’s LNG 17 conference in Houston, Texas, ExxonMobil’s Chief Offshore Engineer, Ro Lokken,

April 22, 2013
Total Views: 86

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Petronas Pulls $3 Billion Bid for MISC Berhad, Shares Tumble

(Bloomberg) — MISC Bhd., the world’s second- largest shipper of liquefied natural gas, tumbled the most in 14 years in Kuala Lumpur stock trading

April 22, 2013
Total Views: 143