LNG Carriers News
| South Korea >> 10/14/2005 - The Shipbuilding division received four LPG carrier orders worth US$3 billion. The ordered vessels include two 60,000 cubic meters LPG carriers from Solvang of Norway and two 35,000 cubic meters LPG c... |
| United States >> 9/2/2005 - Gazprom Marketing & Trading Ltd, a marketing company of Russian gas giant Gazprom, and Shell Western LNG BV today announced the first shipment of Gazprom-owned LNG into the US market. This LNG cargo w... |
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Egypt >> 6/23/2005 - Shell Gas and Power has purchased its first LNG shipment from the gas liquefaction plant in Idku. Shell’s LNG tanker Granatina carried the 138,000 square cubic meter shipment, which is bound to the Un... |
| Japan >> 5/31/2005 - Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation announced that it has concluded a contract with Tokyo LNG Tanker Co., Ltd. and Mitsui OSK Lines, Ltd. for a 145,000 m3 LNG carrier. It will be built at Kawasaki Shipb... |
| Oman >> 3/23/2005 - MUSCAT — A finance agreement valued at $240m was signed at Al Bustan Palace Hotel yesterday between the Sultanate’s government and Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and Mizuho United Ban... |
| Japan >> 3/9/2005 - Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation announced that it has concluded a contract with Maple LNG Transport Inc., a joint venture of Hiroshima Gas Co., Ltd. and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd., to build a 19,100 ... |
| Egypt >> 3/8/2005 - Cairo, Egypt: PETRONAS, together with its partners BG International Limited (BG) and Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC), have successfully delivered their first liquefied natural gas (LNG) ... |
| Japan >> 12/13/2004 - In December, Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation concluded a contract for two 153,000 m3 LNG carriers with Osaka Gas International Transport Inc.(OGIT), a subsidiary of Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. The first ves... |
| Qatar >> 11/9/2004 - Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. won US$470 million worth of orders from Qatargas to build two 216,000 m3 LNG carriers. The order is a part of Qatargas II project between ExxonMobil and ... |
| United Kingdom >> 9/30/2004 - BP Shipping announced today that it has ordered four new Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) carriers from Hyundai Heavy Industries of South Korea. In addition to the firm orders, options for an additional fo... |
| Qatar >> 9/29/2004 - Doha – Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Company Limited (II), RasGas(II) has signed on September 23rd , 2004 Time Charter Agreements with Teekay Nakilat Corporation for the long-term charter of three ... |
| Iran >> 9/4/2004 - TEHRAN -- Managing director of the National Iranian Oil Tanker Company (NIOTC) noted that the company was planning to build special tanker ships for carrying liquefied natural gas (LNG). M... |
| Japan >> 8/26/2004 - In August 2004, Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation concluded a shipbuilding contract with Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha to build a 145,000m3 LNG carrier. Kawasaki Shipbuilding will build the carrier in its Sak... |
| Oman >> 6/30/2004 - On 1st July 2004, Mitsubishi Corporation and Qalhat LNG are to sign a long term LNG
supply agreement in Osaka, Japan. The agreement shall be signed by Mr. Hisanori
Yoshimura, Executive Vice Presiden... |
| United Kingdom >> 4/24/2004 - BG Group today announced that it has exercised its options with Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Limited of Korea for the delivery of four new-build Liquefied Natural Gas ships. The 145,000 cu... |
| United Kingdom >> 10/20/2003 - BG Group has entered into an agreement with Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Limited of Korea to purchase three new-build liquefied natural gas (LNG) ships. ... |
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Qatar >> 10/16/2003 - Doha October 16, 2003 - Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil Corporation announced today that they have signed a Heads of Agreement (HOA) to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar to the United State... |
| Qatar >> 10/16/2003 - Doha - October 16th – RasLaffan Liquefied Natural Gas Company Limited (II) (RasGas II) announced today that it has exercised the Time Charter Agreement for two 145,000-m3 LNG vessels, to be built at S... |
| Japan >> 10/1/2003 - The first half of this fiscal year (from April 2003 to September 2003) saw Kawasaki Shipbuilding deliver six new vessels with a total of 250,000 GT. These were two LNG carriers, two LPG carriers and t... |
| Oman >> 7/15/2003 - In March 2003, Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation concluded a basic agreement with Mitsui O.S.K Lines for an LNG carrier with a capacity of 145,000m3. Two 145,000m3 carrier orders had already been rece... |
