Logistical LNG vessel for Russian LNG trading heads to Murmansk after 13,000 nautical miles voyage from Korea
An important logistical link in Russian liquefied natural gas trading, a huge floating storage unit called “Saam FSU”, was heading past the Norwegian coast on June 20 for its destination port of Murmansk.
Japanese shipping giant Mitsui OSK Lines partners with Delfin Midstream for LNG project offshore Louisiana
Delfin Midstream Inc., the US floating LNG developer with a project in the Gulf of Mexico offshore Louisiana, has entered into a strategic investment agreement with Japanese shipping company Mitsui OSK Lines.
LNG player Karpowership of Turkey refused environmental permits for South African gas-to-power projects
Karpowership, the Turkish company with fast-track solutions for electricity projects such as LNG-for-power, was a major winner in a 2,000 megawatt (MW) tender launched by the South African Government to ease the nation’s power outages only to see three projects now refused environmental permits.
Uniper disappointed
Nov 9 (LNGJ) - LNG Terminal Wilhelmshaven GmbH, the developer of a floating regasification facility on the German North Sea coast led by the utility company Uniper, said it was re-evaluating its plans. Uniper itself explained that this situation had been caused by the reluctance of market players to make binding bookings for import capacities in the current circumstances. Uniper CEO Andreas Schierenbeck said that LNG was a growth market and natural gas is playing a bigger part in ensuring security of supply and in decarbonizing the global energy system.
“This is why Uniper is committed to ensuring a secure supply of LNG both now and in the future. But it's also clear that all considerations must meet the same strict economic criteria,” added the Uniper CEO. “We will now discuss all this in depth with those who, like me, consider the development of such an import terminal in Germany to be a fascinating idea and will continue to support it,” stated Schierenbeck.
Indian company Swan Energy makes progress on seventh LNG import terminal for India near Jafrabad
Swan Energy Ltd., the Indian conglomerate with interests in energy, textiles and real estate, said it was making progress with the nation’s seventh LNG import terminal at Jafrabad port in the West Coast state of Gujarat and expects commissioning in early 2021.
Mitsui OSK Lines expects to limit losses in next year and will focus on LNG market and fuel growth
Mitsui OSK Lines, with an operating fleet of almost 100 liquefied natural gas carriers, held its annual general meeting at the Shinagawa Intercity Hall in Tokyo on June 23, though few shareholders attended and social-distancing was in place as the company pledged to further develop LNG-powered vessels and bunkering.
