PetroChina plans to complete construction of wharf for Dalian LNG terminal before the yearend, said CNPC, parent of PetroChina… Source: istockanalyst, May 31, 2010;
Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading ship power systems integrator, has signed a contract to deliver a ship power system for a 38,000 tonnage semi-submersible heavy-lift vessel for Chinese customer Zhejiang Share-ever Business Co., Ltd. Wärtsilä’s solution was selected for its proven reliability, and because of the first class global service support the company is able [...]
The US Coast Guard issued a Final Rule that revises the requirements for waterfront facilities handling liquefied natural gas (LNG) and liqu… Source: logisticsweek, May 31, 2010;
STX Pan Ocean, a South Korean shipping company, has successfully acquired STX Frontier, a 153,600 cubic meter LNG carrier… Source: mk business news, May 31, 2010;
Timor-Leste’s Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao said today that the country is prepared to block Australian giant Woodside Petroleum’s developmen… Source: upstreamonline, May 31, 2010
Indonesia will offer a total of 24-26 cargoes of liquefied natural gas to the market, the energy watchdog BP MIGAS said on Monday… Source: Fusion Media, May 31, 2010;
On May 28th, 2010 another of the world’s largest and most advanced Q-Max LNG carriers was delivered to Nakilat and Qatargas at Samsung Heav… Source: zawya, May 31, 2010;
Liquefied natural gas has assumed an increasingly significant role in the energy security of several nations around the world, and the value of internationally traded liquefied natural gas that can be efficiently stored and transported by ships is expected to grow by an average of 17% per year from $73 billion in 2009 to over [...]
Shanxi-based Chinese steelmaker Taiyuan Stainless Steel has recently made a breakthrough in the development of phosphorus removal technology in stainless steel containing nine percent nickel, reducing phosphorus content to 0.0014 percent at the lowest. Stainless steel containing nine percent nickel, which is specifically used for liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanks, features greater ductility in low-temperature [...]
Jordan is studying importing natural gas from Qatar as its electricity consumption may double in 10 years, Energy Minister Khalid Irani said… Source: gulf-times, May 28, 2010;
