Wartsila, the Finland-based marine propulsion systems maker, said it would supply LNG-fuelled engines for an initial two tugs being built for a unit of China National Offshore Oil Corp.
Royal Dutch Shell has swooped to take over leading European small-scale LNG player Gasnor of Norway, acquiring a coastal shipping, inland trucking, and production plant business.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of Japan has given more details of its new generation of pea-pod, or Sayaendo, series LNG carriers for which it has three orders, pointing to improved fuel consumption and a cover over the Moss-type storage tanks to reduce drag.
Mozambique has now overtaken Australia in terms of its offshore feed-gas reserves for LNG projects. Exploration in the Rovuma Basin has been led by companies like Anadarko Petroleum, and one of its successful flow tests is pictured. Also CLICK HERE to view the latest Anadarko video on its Mozambique activities.
Technip was awarded a subsea contract for the development by Apache Corp. of the Balnaves field offshore Australia, which will produce some feed-gas for the Chevron-led Wheatstone LNG project.
Golar LNG corporate vehicles, controlled by Norwegian shipping tycoon John Fredriksen, have shuffled the ownership of the Indonesia-based floating storage and regasification vessel, the "Nusantara Regas Satu", formerly the LNG carrier "Khannur".
The Thai state energy company PTT has extended for a second time the deadline for investors to accept its $1.9billion takeover offer for natural gas explorer and Mozambique LNG stakeholder Cove Energy, as the London market awaits the next move from rival bidder Royal Dutch Shell.
The Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN) has published the 2012 version of its unified Model LNG Master Sale and Purchase Agreement as the inudstry continues to seek ways of making global cargo trrading easier .
CH-IV International, the US-based energy consultant, has completed the preparation of a front-end engineering and design study for the planned Oregon LNG export project in the Pacific Northwest.
Australian global energy and LNG engineering company said it had appointed Andrew Wood as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, effective on October 23.