LNG Shipping

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

Thursday, March 28, 2013
Singapore LNG Gets Very Cold, Very Quickly as First Cargo Arrives
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Singapore LNG Gets Very Cold, Very Quickly as First Cargo Arrives

(Bloomberg) — Singapore LNG Corp., the island state’s importer of liquefied natural gas, received its first cargo and will use the spot shipment

March 28, 2013
Total Views: 49

Tuesday, March 26, 2013
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News

Billionaire to Develop India’s First LNG Import Terminal as Gas Shortage Worsens

(Bloomberg) — India’s JSW Group, controlled by the billionaire Jindal family, plans to spend 40 billion rupees ($736 million) to build its first

March 26, 2013
Total Views: 81

Monday, March 25, 2013
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Teekay CEO Peter Evensen: Ski Bum Turned Ship Finance Wizard

At the Connecticut Maritime Association conference last week in Stamford, Connecticut, I sat down with Peter Evensen, President and CEO of Vancouver-based

March 25, 2013
Total Views: 172

Japan’s MHI and Imabari Shipbuilding Team Up on New LNG Carrier Joint Venture

Japan’s MHI and Imabari Shipbuilding Team Up on New LNG Carrier Joint Venture

Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Imabari Shipbuilding Co. have teamed up on a new company aimed at the large-scale design and marketing of

March 25, 2013
Total Views: 107

UK Energy Firm Signs 20-Year Deal to Import U.S. LNG
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UK Energy Firm Signs 20-Year Deal to Import U.S. LNG

(Bloomberg) — Centrica Plc, the U.K.’s largest household energy supplier, signed a 20-year deal to import natural gas from the U.S., securing

March 25, 2013
Total Views: 63

Sunday, March 24, 2013
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LNG Carriers Set Course for United Kingdom as Supply Runs Low

By Daniel Fineren DUBAI, March 24 (Reuters) – Three big Qatari liquefied natural gas (LNG) deliveries should help replenish vital heating supplies for

March 24, 2013
Total Views: 55

Friday, March 22, 2013
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Multimedia

Photo of the Day: LNG Carrier Docks in Nigeria

A ship owned by Bonny Gas Transport (BGT) berths near the Nigeria Liquified Natural Gas company (NLNG) near Finima village.  Image taken during an aerial tour

March 22, 2013
Total Views: 51

Thursday, March 21, 2013
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Shipbuilding

Nigeria LNG to Sign Six-Ship Deal with Samsung, Hyundai

By Chijioke Ohuocha LAGOS, March 21 (Reuters) – Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company (NLNG) will sign agreements this week with South Korea’s

March 21, 2013
Total Views: 69

Wednesday, March 20, 2013
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China Venture to Order Six LNG Carriers

Jasmine Wang and Aibing Guo (Bloomberg) — China Shipping Development Co.’s venture will order six liquefied natural gas tankers worth about $1.2

March 20, 2013
Total Views: 72

BG Group
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BG Group Signs Long Term LNG Contract with India

(Bloomberg) — BG Group Plc, the U.K.’s third- largest natural gas-producer, agreed to a long-term sale of liquefied natural gas to India. BG will

March 20, 2013
Total Views: 48

Monday, March 18, 2013
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Japan Seeks Free Trade Agreement and Easier Access to American LNG

(Bloomberg) — Japan’s bid to join negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement may make it easier for the nation to import U.S.

March 18, 2013
Total Views: 52

Wednesday, March 13, 2013
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ExxonMobil Predicts North America Will be Exporting Significant Energy Resources by 2040

(Bloomberg) — Exxon Mobil Corp., the largest U.S. oil company, said North America may be able to export 15 percent of its natural gas output and 5

March 13, 2013
Total Views: 36

Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Lockheed Martin Draws On Space Shuttle Expertise to Produce LNG Fuel Tanks for Ships
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Lockheed Martin Draws On Space Shuttle Expertise to Produce LNG Fuel Tanks for Ships

Lockheed Martin on Tuesday announced plans to develop and manufacture liquified natural gas fuel tanks for initial use on ships as the defense and aerospace

March 12, 2013
Total Views: 64

Monday, March 11, 2013
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LNG Carrier Plans Rendezvous Off Angola, Positive Signal LNG Exports Could Begin Soon

(Bloomberg) — A liquefied natural gas carrier signaled that it’s sailing to Angola, prompting speculation shipments of the fuel from a project in

March 11, 2013
Total Views: 92

Thursday, March 7, 2013
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Finance

Pareto Securities Lowers Golar LNG to “Hold” on Reduced Near-Term Outlook

(Bloomberg) — Golar LNG Ltd., an owner of tankers hauling liquefied natural gas, was lowered to “hold” from “buy” at Pareto

March 7, 2013
Total Views: 38

Wednesday, March 6, 2013
DNV-Led Joint Industry Project Concludes LNG Bunkering in Australia is Highly Feasible
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DNV-Led Joint Industry Project Concludes LNG Bunkering in Australia is Highly Feasible

Attractive payback periods from the additional investments required for LNG-fuelled shipping, along with no significant legal restrictions hindering

March 6, 2013
Total Views: 76

Tangguah LNG
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Once a Major Exporter, Indonesia Will Soon Import LNG to Keep Up with Demand

(Bloomberg) — Indonesia, the world’s third-largest exporter of liquefied natural gas, will start importing the fuel by 2018 to meet increasing

March 6, 2013
Total Views: 56

Tuesday, March 5, 2013
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Uncategorized

European Ports Spearhead Movement for Greater LNG Bunkering Infrastructure

By Henning Gloystein and Jonathan Saul LONDON, March 5 (Reuters) – North European ports are leading a switch to natural gas as a cleaner way to power

March 5, 2013
Total Views: 64

Shell to Boost LNG Fuel Access in Louisiana, Ontario

Shell to Boost LNG Fuel Access in Louisiana, Ontario

Royal Dutch Shell on Tuesday unveiled plans to build two small-scale liquefaction units in Ontario and Louisiana as the company looks to bring liquefied

March 5, 2013
Total Views: 41

conocophillips kenai lng alaska
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ConocoPhillips to Cease Overseas Shipments of Alaskan LNG

(Bloomberg) — ConocoPhillips may cease shipments of liquefied natural gas from the U.S.’s only export terminal in Alaska because of insufficient

March 5, 2013
Total Views: 81