Altamira liquefied natural gas terminal in Mexico received a cargo of LNG from Nigeria today, according to the Port of Altamira website. The 154,000 cbm Trinity Glory arrived Thursday at the Port of Altamira, near Tampico, on the east coast of Mexico. The tanker sailed from Nigeria’s Bonny LNG terminal. In 2011, Vopak and Enagas have reached [...]
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has commenced an environmental assessment for the LNG Canada Export Terminal proposed by LNG Canada Development Inc. For this project, Peter Kent, Minister of the Environment, has granted substitution of the environmental assessment to British Columbia (B.C.). Having taken into consideration comments received and its approach to undertaking the substituted [...]
On 17 May 2013, Wlodzimierz Karpinski, Minister of the State Treasury and Slawomir Nowak, Minister of Transport, Construction and Maritime Economy, paid a visit to the construction site of the LNG Terminal in Swinoujscie, the key project for the energy security of Poland. This was the first visit to the construction site for Minister Karpinski [...]
LNG player GDF Suez of France has won a contract from the government of Uruguay to build an LNG regasification terminal in the port of Montevideo for an estimated cost of $1.125 billion, Uruguay‘s government said in a statement. The project will consist of a floating LNG regasification vessel and will require construction of a [...]
GS Engineering & Construction (GS E&C) of South Korea secured a 411 billion won ($371.39 million) order to construct an LNG terminal in Boryeong, South Korea. GS E&C said in a filling to the stock exchange that the Boryeong LNG project will be completed by the end of 2016. The company has already worked on [...]
H-Energy of India, a part of the Hiranandani Group, said it has signed an option agreement with the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, to explore building an LNG export terminal in the province. “Last week we signed our option agreement with the government of Nova Scotia.” “LNG export terminals are far and few. We do [...]
The Union Cabinet has given its approval for leasing of land measuring 520,000 sq. mtr. of Ennore Port Limited (EPL) to the Joint Venture led by Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) for 30 years for setting up of LNG storage and re-gasification terminal project of 5 MMTPA capacity at Ennore Port. Ennore Port is located [...]
LNG exports from Nigeria have been delayed after the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) blocked tankers from accessing the Bonny terminal from Friday to Sunday, Reuters informs. NIMASA said it has stopped the tankers from entering or leaving the Bonny terminal because Nigeria LNG was not paying its freight levies. Nigeria LNG is a [...]
A coalition of local, regional, and national groups are objecting to the environmental impacts posed by the proposed Dominion Cove Point liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal on the Chesapeake Bay, saying the project would hurt the Bay’s economy and ecology, increase air pollution, and hasten fracking and drilling in neighboring states. The groups—Sierra Club, [...]
Singapore’s energy sector marks a significant milestone today, as its Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal receives its first commercial cargo and commences commercial operations. The LNG Terminal is a key infrastructure that supports Singapore’s energy diversification strategy. It allows the nation to import natural gas from around the world, thus enhancing its energy security and [...]
