China, the worlds second-largest importer of liquefied natural gas (LNG), boosted its imports of the chilled fuel by 51.5 percent in August, according to the General Administration of Customs data. The worlds largest energy consumer importe

The Hague-based LNG giant Shell has reportedly bagged a long-term deal to provide the chilled fuel for a power plant being built by the Chinese Sinolam LNG in Colon, Panama. Shell is expected to start deliveries to the 441-megawatt power pl

China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) sold access to its Yuedong LNG terminal to Zhenhua Oil and Longku Shengtong Energy in an auction on the Shanghai Petroleum and Gas Exchange. Under the terms of the agreement, the two pay 0.265 Chines

Primarily designed to make the assessment of mooring an LNG carrier alongside a berth a straightforward process, and reduce the likelihood of error with pre-entered ship and berth data, SHIPMOOR uses the combined power of cloud-based server

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has granted the approval in principle (AIP) for the LNG Jumbo, a new carrier design from the Chinese Jiangnan Shipyard Group. The design features the GTT Mark III Flex cargo containment system developed in

Chinas move to impose tariffs on U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) imperils the ability of a burgeoning industry to export the bounty of American shale. To retaliate against new Trump administration tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods,

Ghana has selected two Chinese companies to build the African countrys first liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facility in Tema. Tema LNG Terminal, controlled by private equity firm Helios Investment, signed deals with China Harbour Engine

Qatargas, the worlds largest LNG producer, has announced a long-term Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with PetroChina International Company Limited, a unit of PetroChina Company Limited (PetroChina), to supply China with around 3.4 million

US energy giant ExxonMobil said on Wednesday it has signed a preliminary deal to build a petrochemical complex and invest in a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal in China. The agreement worth billions of dollars with the southern G

Classification society DNV GL granted approval in principle to Jiangnan Shipyards new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier design. The design was developed by the Chinese shipyard in cooperation with ship designer MARIC, GTT, DNV GL and majo

Chinas Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company and classification society DNV GL said on Wednesday that they signed a joint development project agreement to develop a new 23,000 TEU LNG-fuelled ultra large container vessel. The project is focu

Norway-based Torgy LNG has signed a deal with Chinas Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) tank mock-up as a pilot project. The mock-up will help Torgy LNG to provide package services to the potential user inc

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) granted approval in principle to Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuildings new liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier design. The approval of 174,000-cbm GTT MARK III Flex LNG carrier strengthens Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuild

CNOOC Ltd, whose controlling shareholder is China National Offshore Oil Corp, the countrys largest offshore oil and natural gas developer, said the company will increase investment in its existing oil and gas operation in Nigeria, which it

Chinas Sinopec Group announced a range of measures to shore up winter gas supplies including ramping up spot cargoes purchases, expanding its LNG receiving terminal and improving connectivity of its gas pipe networks. Chinas natural gas mar