LNG Shipping

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

Friday, March 23, 2012
BG Group Methane Nile Eagle
News

BG Group to Supply India’s West Coast with LNG

NEW DELHI (Dow Jones)–BG Group PLC (BG.LN) expects to sign a final agreement with GSPC Ltd. in mid-2012 to supply 2.5 million tons of liquefied natural

March 23, 2012
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Sunday, March 18, 2012
mozambique offshore
News

Better Late than Never, Total Goes for Gas Play Offshore Mozambique

BEIJING (Dow Jones)–French oil and gas major Total AS (TOT) plans to drill its first offshore East Africa exploration well early next year, hoping to

March 18, 2012
Total Views: 48

Wednesday, March 14, 2012
chevron australia managing director roy krzywosinski
News

Chevron: Near-Term Production Relatively Steady Before Upcoming Australian LNG Boom [VIDEO]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iezL5yzHpMI (Dow Jones) Chevron Corp. (CVX) said Tuesday its oil and gas production will inch up this year but it expects output

March 14, 2012
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Tuesday, March 6, 2012
mitsubishi low speed diesel engine
Engineering News

Slow Speed Dual Fuel Engines? MOL is working on it…

It’s a bit of an experiment.  Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) announced today that they are modifying the engine of one of their newbuilds and hooking it up

March 6, 2012
Total Views: 448

Thursday, March 1, 2012
Environship rolls royce
Engineering News

A New LNG-Powered Sea Tractor, Delivering Fish Food off Norway

Ordered from Rolls-Royce by Norwegian company Eidsvaag AS, the NVC 401 Forage Carrier’s sole purpose is to deliver fish food. This LNG-powered ship

March 1, 2012
Total Views: 106

Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Teekay Completes Acquisition of Maersk’s Fleet of LNG Carriers [VIDEO]
News

Teekay Completes Acquisition of Maersk’s Fleet of LNG Carriers [VIDEO]

In October 2011, Teekay agreed to acquire the Maersk LNG fleet as part of a joint venture with Japan’s Marubeni Corporation.  To finance this $1.4

February 29, 2012
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Saturday, February 25, 2012
stx offshore lng carrier sovcomflot gazprom
Engineering News

STX Offshore to Hedge 70% of Client Payments, Demand for LNG on the Rise [INTERVIEW]

SEOUL (Dow Jones)–STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co. (067250.SE) expects the dollar to average KRW1,100 this year and will continue to hedge 70% of the

February 25, 2012
Total Views: 48

Friday, February 24, 2012
Statoil, ExxonMobil Say Natural Gas Find Off Tanzania is Significant
Offshore

Statoil, ExxonMobil Say Natural Gas Find Off Tanzania is Significant

Statoil and ExxonMobil announced today that the recent discovery of natural gas off the coast of Tanzania has proven to be a rather significant find, further

February 24, 2012
Total Views: 80

Tuesday, February 21, 2012
viking line ferry nb 1376
Engineering News

Sweden’s AGA Gas to Provide Cryogenic Fuel for Viking Line’s Ultra-Low Emissions Flagship

Northern Europe’s leading industrial gas company, AGA Gas AB, and Viking Line have signed an agreement on delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to

February 21, 2012
Total Views: 77

classnk
Engineering News

ClassNK Releases Engineering Guidelines for Gas-Fueled Ships

– By ClassNK As regulations curbing atmospheric pollution and greenhouse gas emissions grow stricter amid stronger calls for a greener shipping industry,

February 21, 2012
Total Views: 123

Monday, February 20, 2012
Bergen lean-burn gas engine rolls royce
Blog

Overcoming Methane Slip, Rolls Royce Marine Builds Spark-Ignited LNG-Powered Engines

– By Rolls Royce Marine Leading the way with gas engines for marine propulsion Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is becoming a popular fuel for ships, with

February 20, 2012
Total Views: 649

Wednesday, February 15, 2012
LNG Fueled Ships: Recent Technical and Regulatory Developments
Engineering News

LNG Fueled Ships: Recent Technical and Regulatory Developments

By Sean Bond, ABS Director of Environmental Solutions The potential of LNG to be a ‘fuel of the future’ for the shipping industry is a subject we

February 15, 2012
Total Views: 70

Engineering News

Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions to Provide Inert Gas Generators for LNG Carriers

Oslo, February 15, 2012. Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions has received a landmark order to supply inert gas generator systems for five LNG carriers under

February 15, 2012
Total Views: 138

Sunday, February 12, 2012
Maersk Ras Laffan LNG ship carrier
News

Qatar Increases Stake in LNG Carriers

Milaha, previously known as Qatar Navigation, today announced that its fully-owned subsidiary, Qatar Shipping Company, has signed an agreement to increase its

February 12, 2012
Total Views: 116

Saturday, February 11, 2012
Offshore

Harvey Gulf Orders Two LNG Powered Workboats

Harvey Gulf International Marine ordered two additional 302′ X 64′, Dual Fuel Offshore Supply Vessels, bringing its total order to four. The

February 11, 2012
Total Views: 33

Thursday, February 9, 2012
Methane Kari Elin
News

BG Group has a Cracker 4th Quarter, LNG Gains Momentum

LONDON (Dow Jones)–Shares in BG Group PLC (BG.LN) rose sharply Thursday after the company revised higher its outlook for earnings from a key division and

February 9, 2012
Total Views: 41

Thursday, February 2, 2012
Madrid Spirit Teekay LNG ship
News

LNG Market Update – The Quick and Dirty by Teekay

Drivers for Demand of Natural Gas and LNG Both the consumption of natural gas and demand for LNG have been increasing in recent years due to a number of

February 2, 2012
Total Views: 45

Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Vince Jenkins Lloyd's Register
Blog

Lloyd’s Register: Yes, We Have Ways of Making Shipboard LNG Storage Tanks Work

Lloyd’s Register’s Global Marine Risk Adviser, Vince Jenkins, takes an optimistic view of a technical issue in the latest issue of Lloyd’s

February 1, 2012
Total Views: 114

Monday, January 30, 2012
News

ABS to Class Harvey Gulf’s Dual Fueled OSVs

Harvey Gulf International Marine has selected ABS as the class society for its four new dual fueled LNG-powered offshore supply vessels (OSVs) being

January 30, 2012
Total Views: 35

Wednesday, January 25, 2012
viking line ferry
Engineering News

Viking Line Presents a Highly Innovative and Efficient Ferry, the NB1376

Currently under construction at the STX Finland yard in Turku, the NB 1376 represents a completely new generation of ferries with it’s

January 25, 2012
Total Views: 267