LEAD STORY
European safety plans issued for LNG incidents on growing North-South waterway ship traffic
Written by Roger SEmergency and incident response guidelines for the use of liquefied natural gas in European ports and inland waterways have been drawn up and are being distributed by leading ports.
South Korea begins infrastructure development as start of LNG ports bunkering is set for 2018
Written by Roger SThe South Korean government has revealed plans to add a further 15 berths to its flagship Busan New Port in the south of the country to increase container capacity by 15.8 million 20-foot equivalent units.
Also in this issue
Flood of LNG may overwhelm short-term markets but low prices will help recovery
Written by Roger SThe International Energy Agency said in its latest medium-term natural gas analysis that in the short term, gas markets will need to cope with a flood of new LNG supplies, though current low prices should see markets start to tighten substantially by 2020, with supply gradually being absorbed.
A round-up of latest events, company and industry news
Written by Roger SUS law firm analyses successful LNG export projects: the how and the why in liquefaction
Written by Roger SWith dozens of LNG export projects proposed around the globe in a low oil price environment, it is essential that project sponsors today consider those attributes that facilitate a successful project.
Energy industry outlines imperatives of more LNG use and shale-gas projects
Written by Roger SChief executives of the oil majors and international energy companies have urged an intensification of liquefied natural gas and pipeline use while calling for more shale-gas production in other countries outside the US.
