The exponential growth in installed LNG tank capacity points to a potential boom in LNG for larger vessels over the coming years, according to Martin Wold, head of the Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform at DNV GL Maritime. Is shipping

Norway-based FSRU provider Hegh LNG said it has signed a 12-year sale and leaseback agreement with China Construction Bank Financial Leasing for its 10th FSRU. Hegh LNG said in a brief statement through its social media channels the deal pr

Imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Australia - the worlds biggest LNG exporter - now appear highly realistic as the country struggles to fill a looming gas shortage, U.S. energy giant Exxon Mobil Corp said on May 30. The assessment w

Chinas Guangdong Energy Group has reportedly purchased a couple of spot cargoes of liquefied natural gas for delivery to CNOOCs Dapeng LNG facility in which it has a stake. Citing trading sources, Reuters reports one of the two cargoes has

This blog post compares the uses of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a marine fuel with other options for complying with the more stringent sulfur emission requirements of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) beginning in 2020 and th

China, the worlds second-largest liquefied natural gas importer, reported a rise in imports of the chilled fuel during the month of April. During the month of April, China imported a total of 4.54 million tonnes of LNG. This represents a ri

China imported a record high 2.79 million mt of LNG from Australia in April, up 61.3% year on year, latest customs data showed, amid growing domestic gas consumption, rising Australian LNG export capacity and trade tensions between China an

Chinas first homebuilt roll-on/roll-off(ro-ro) vessel propelled by both traditional fuel and liquefied natural gas (LNG) left the shipyard on Wednesday in Xiamen City of east Chinas Fujian Province for sea trials. The vessel has 13 decks fo

Chinese state-owned power utilities Guangdong Energy Group and Shenzhen Energy Group received their first jointly purchased LNG cargo at the Dapeng LNG terminal in Shenzhen city on Wednesday, Guangdong Energy said in a statement on its webs

Chinas liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports registered a surge of 35.1% from a year ago in April, latest customs data showed on May 23. China imported 4.54 million tonnes of LNG last month, growing 11.8% from a month earlier, according to th

The 1Q liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipping market declined from strong 4Q levels in line with historic seasonality, said Golar LNG, a LNG shipping company registered in Bermuda. LNG demand growth in China and other SE Asian countries was l

China is going to invest 160 billion yuan ($23.17 billion) to build an offshore wind farm project in the coastal areas of Jiangsu province, with a planned installed capacity of over 10 GW, local media reported. Research, development, constr

The state-owned Zhejiang Energy is reportedly laying down the groundwork to construct a liquefied natural gas import facility in east Chinas Liuheng island. Citing a company source, Platts said a cooperation framework deal has been signed b

CNOOC Gas Power has recently completed maintenance works at its Tianjin liquefied natural gas import terminal. The maintenance was completed during a four-day period before the gas flows to the national transmission network resumed on April

BIMCOs Documentary Committee has approved an international standard contract for offshore decommissioning projects to provide a balanced set of terms and conditions to both parties in the process. The contract - DISMANTLECON was approved at