China Merchants inks LNG carrier deal with Sinochem

China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has landed a long-term charter agreement with Sinochem Petroleum Shipping Singapore, a subsidiary of Sinochem Energy, for three of its liquified natural gas (LNG) carrier newbuilds. The Shanghai-listed energy transport unit of China Merchants Group said the deal involves the 175,000 cu m trio built by Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Corporation

Dual-fueled Tiger Bintulu made Bintulu Port its maiden port of call

The world’s largest and first dual-fueled LNG ISO tank carrier, the Tiger Bintulu, has made Bintulu Port its maiden port of call. Bintulu Port Sdn Bhd (BPSB) said the 192-metre-long vessel arrived at BPSB’s Bintulu International Container Terminal carrying 400 units of empty LNG ISO tanks. The vessel belongs to Tiger Gas Group. Bintulu Port

Enbridge and Pacific Energy to invest in Woodfibre LNG project

Enbridge Inc. and Pacific Energy Corp. formed a partnership agreement to invest in the construction and operation of the C$5.1 billion ($3.98 billion) Woodfibre LNG project in British Columbia. The Woodfibre LNG project is a 2.1 million-metric-ton-per-year export facility being built near Squamish, underpinned by two offtake agreements with BP Gas Marketing Ltd. for 15

Keppel delivers first LNG-fuelled containership

Keppel AmFELS has delivered its first LNG-powered containership newbuild to Pasha Hawaii. The 2,525 teu, LNG-powered, George III, built to a propriety design by the Singapore-headquartered group. A second vessel the Janet Marie is currently under construction at the yard and the two containerships will be the first LNG-powered vessels to serve the US West

V.Group bags International Seaways contract to manage dual-fuel LNG VLCC

International Seaways has contracted V.Group to manage three of its dual-fuel very large crude carriers (VLCCs) currently under construction in South Korea. The LNG-fuelled VLCC trio, which is being built by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), will join V.Group’s fleet management and will be employed on long-term charters with supermajor Shell. In addition to

NextDecade signs LNG sale agreement with ExxonMobil

US LNG project developer NextDecade has signed a 20-year sale and purchase agreement (SPA) with compatriot energy major ExxonMobil for the supply of LNG from NextDecade’s Rio Grande LNG export project in Texas. Under the SPA, EMLAP will buy one million metric tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG. The LNG will come from the first

‘We see a chicken-and-egg scenario with regards to the sourcing of green fuels’

Kristian Mogensen, Two-Stroke Promotion & Customer Support, MAN Energy Solutions, in an exclusive interview with Future Fuels magazine explains what solutions MAN is offering to ship owners in the pursuit to energy transition. What is the engine technical solutions MAN Energy Solutions offers to ship owners for green fuel transition? Currently we offer several such

Avenir LNG awards reliquefaction plant contract to Houlde

Avenir LNG has awarded a reliquefaction plant contract to Houlder for its 20,000-cbm LNG bunkering and supply vessel, Avenir Achievement. Houlder bagged the detailed design and engineering for the retrofit of an Air Liquide boil-off Gas (BOG) reliquefaction plant. This work follows the successful completion of basic design and engineering by Houlder in the first

Kanfer, Egas and Leth Agencies to setup Suez LNG bunkering hub

Kanfer Shipping, Leth Suez Transit and Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company are looking to work together with commodity traders to establish a liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering hub in the Suez Canal by 2025. Egas has initiated the establishment of a joint venture that will charter the bunkering vessel, take care of the administration, including

Cheniere and PetroChina sign LNG sales agreement

Cheniere Energy’s subsidiary, Cheniere Marketing, has entered into a long-term LNG Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with PetroChina. As per the agreement, PetroChina’s subsidiary, PetroChina International Company Limited (PCI), has agreed to purchase up to approximately 1.8 million tpy of LNG from Cheniere Marketing on an FOB basis. Deliveries under the SPA will begin in