LNG

Bangladesh is set to fork out 35-37% more than it currently pays for regasification services to a Chinese state-owned company for its planned third LNG terminal.

Papua LNG has achieved major contractual and commercial milestones, marking decisive steps towards a final investment decision (FID), partner TotalEnergies has revealed.

Norwegian state-owned energy giant, Equinor is increasing its LNG presence.

Houston-based Harvest Midstream is continuing to develop Kenai LNG as a necessary near-term solution for Southcentral Alaska’s anticipated natural gas needs, the company said.

Despite accusations of propping up President Putin’s war efforts, in its second quarter results presentation, Dynagas Partners said that the company believed that the transport of LNG under its Yamal charters to destinations outside the EU currently falls within the Legacy Contract Derogation and, accordingly, are outside the scope of the LNG prohibition.

Cryogenic equipment supplier, Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases Group (Nikkiso CE&IG) has won a contract from lead EPC contractor CS Gas North to provide 16 submerged motor pumps for German state owned Deutche Energy Terminal’s (DET) LNG Brunsbüttel receiving plant.

At the end of last month, the last and heaviest module for Pluto LNG’s Train 1 modification project in Karratha, Western Australia, was safely delivered to the site.

As a possible alternative to a land-based or FSRU terminal (see page 4), NOVATEK Middle East has unveiled a plan for a $950 mill gravity-based structure (GBS) LNG import terminal for Bangladesh.

US engineering company, Black & Veatch has launched BVInfraIQ, an AI-enabled digital infrastructure intelligence platform.

Major Japanese shipping company Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has unveiled an LNGC fitted with sails that allow it to use the wind for propulsion assistance.