Tiankun, Asias largest dredger, is expected to begin its first sea trial on Friday, a signal of Chinas improving capability in island building, Chinese experts said on Thursday. The trial, which will take place in waters near Qidong, East C

Chinas deep-sea exploration equipment is expected to systematically explore the South China Sea in 2020, a scientist said on Thursday. The one year global expedition of Jiaolong is scheduled to begin in June 2020 and includes more than 10 c

Lloyds Register granted the approval in principle (AiP) to Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding for its LNG dual-fueled 210,000 DWT bulk carrier design. The two companies agreed to jointly develop the design, with Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuildi

Philippine independent oil company Phoenix Petroleum signed a memorandum of understanding with Chinas CNOOC on liquefied natural gas (LNG) developments in the Philippines. Under the agreement, Phoenix Petroleum signed with CNOOC Gas and Pow

Hegh LNG signed a time charter for the floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) Hegh Esperanza with CNOOC Gas Power Trading and Marketing (CNOOC). The time charter is for three years with a one-year extension option, Hegh LNG said in

China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) unit, CNOOC Gas Power said it will begin construction of six liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tanks at its Tianjin LNG terminal. The expansion has been approved by the companys committee on May 2

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines said the LNG carrier CESI Lianyungang has been delivered at the Chinese Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding yard. The vessel, ordered by the joint venture of China COSCO Shipping Corporation (CCSC) and China Petroleum Chemical

Tidal energy project, led by Chinese developer LHD, has generated over 800MWh of cumulative power since summer 2016 claiming a world record with one full year of continuous power export to the Chinese grid. The modular generator set to run

Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices rose this week to their highest since February as buying interest from China remained firm and as supply is expected to be limited during maintenance in August. Spot prices for July delivery in

HARBIN - Chinas first domestically-developed 25 megawatt dual-fuel gas turbine generator for offshore platforms was delivered to customer Wednesday in Harbin, capital of Northeast Chinas Heilongjiang province. The generator set, with improv

Thai state-run oil and gas company PTT could up its LNG trading efforts seeing the demand from China, Vietnam, and Myanmar growing. The decline in demand from Japan, South Korea, Taiwan as well as domestically in Taiwan prompted the company

CHONGQING - Construction will start on two more underground gas storage facilities in Southwest Chinas Chongqing municipality by the end of this year, PetroChina Southwest Oil Gas Field Company said Wednesday. The total cost of the Tongluox

China LNG Group signed a deal with CIMC Enric Holdings for the purchase of 275 LNG tank containers for a total consideration of 126 million Chinese yuan renminbi ($19.7 million). Under a strategic cooperation deal between the two companies,

Japan is considering the option of joining the Novatek-led Yamal LNG project the countrys prime minister told at an event in St. Petersburg. Russian news agency Sputnik quoted Shinzo Abe as saying that Japan is interested in widening its en

With the IMOs 2020 global sulphur cap coming ever closer, LNG as a marine fuel is gaining more and more interest, and the supply side is responding with the number of bunkering vessels expected to double by 2020. In his comment on the curre