QATARENERGY PROLONGS FORCE MAJEURE, EDISON’S TOTAL AFFECTED LNG CARGOES REACH 17
Qatar’s state-owned oil and gas giant QatarEnergy has notified Italy’s Edison about a contractual force majeure extension, adding five more liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargos to the existing list of impacted ones.
Edison has received...
SEVEN CREWMEMBERS FROM MSC ELSA 3 CASUALTY SEEK RELEASE FROM INDIA
A year after the MSC Elsa 3 containership rolled onto its side and sank off the Indian coast, seven officers and crewmembers from the vessel remain detained in India. They are asking the High...
NEW INVESTOR DISHES MILLIONS TO JOIN EIG’S LNG ARM
The Arab Energy Fund (TAEF), a multilateral impact financial institution, has decided to expand its energy portfolio by investing in MidOcean Energy, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) player formed and managed by the U.S.-headquartered...
TANKER NEAR SOMALIA FIRES WARNING SHOTS TO CHASE OFF SUSPICIOUS APPROACH
A tanker sailing in the Gulf of Aden reported on May 22 that its security team was forced to fire warning shots during a suspicious approach. It was the latest in the ongoing incidents...
AMMONIA-FUELED TWO-STROKE ENGINE PASSES SECOND FAT
Following what was described as the world’s first type approval (TAT) and factory acceptance testing (FAT) for this type of engine some three months ago, Swiss marine power company WinGD has completed another FAT...
FACING RISK OF U.S. SANCTIONS, HAPAG AND CMA CGM SUSPEND CUBA BOOKINGS
Following the threat of asset seizures from the U.S. government, CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd have both paused all of their cargo bookings in and out of Cuba, ratcheting up the economic pressure on the...
$2.3 BILLION LNG PROJECT BREAKS GROUND IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
SK Innovation, an affiliate of South Korean conglomerate SK Group, Vietnam’s state-run power company PV Power (PetroVietnam Power), and local partner NASU, an affiliate of TH Group, have held a groundbreaking ceremony for a...
INDIA CONDEMNS ATTACK ON SMALL MERCHANT SHIP SUNK OFF OMAN
Indian authorities are reporting the details of an attack on a small merchant sailing off the coast of Oman. The incident, which had gone unreported by the monitoring services, is said to have involved...
LNG CAPACITY BOOST EMERGING IN OCEANIA AS NEW GAS PROJECT GETS THE GREEN LIGHT
With a final investment decision (FID) now out of the way, joint venture partners, encompassing Santos, ExxonMobil PNG, Eneos Xplora, Kumul Petroleum, and the Mineral Resources Development Company, will move forward with the development...
CHINA FINES MSC, CMA CGM, AND HAPAG, AND WARNS ON FREIGHT RATE VIOLATIONS
China’s Ministry of Transport announced it has issued fines against a total of nine international container shipping lines, as well as seven of its domestic non-vessel operation common carriers (NVOCC) for what it terms...