Top 5 news of 2021

As the year is coming to an end, LNG Prime brings you the five most popular news on our platform during 2021.

Before that, we wish all our readers and partners a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year 2022!

The year behind us has been very successful for LNG Prime and we will announce further information in the upcoming month as we celebrate our first full year in operation.

Below, you can find the five most popular news on LNG Prime, including Bilbao Knutsen’s collision in Spain, the upcoming launch of Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass facility, as well as the giant Qatari shipbuilding program.

1) The 138,000-cbm LNG carrier Bilbao Knutsen, owned by Norway’s shipping firm Knutsen, suffered damage after colliding with another tanker offshore the Port of Huelva in Spain.

2) US energy services firm Baker Hughes has won a contract to supply equipment for the expansion of Woodside’s Pluto LNG plant located on Western Australia’s Burrup Peninsula. Woodside took a final investment decision on the Scarborough but also Pluto LNG Train 2 developments worth about $12 billion.

3) Venture Global LNG’s Calcasieu Pass export project in Louisiana continues to progress towards first LNG production while it looks towards full operations in 2022.

4) Indonesian state-owned gas firm PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN), a unit of Pertamina, has started an arbitration process against New York-listed Hoegh LNG Partners over issues related to the Lampung FSRU charter.

5) State-run QatarEnergy has ordered six LNG carriers at two South Korean yards, as part of its massive shipbuilding program revealed earlier this year.

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Abaxx sees significant volume growth in its LNG futures

Abaxx Commodity Futures Exchange, a wholly owned subsidiary of Abaxx Technologies (CBOE:ABXX) has seen significant volume growth in its physically deliverable LNG futures during the past summer months, according to Abaxx Exchange Chief Commercial Officer Joe Raia.

Another steam LNG carrier sold for demolition

An NYK-managed steam liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier has been sold for demolition, according to brokers.

GTT develops new LNG fuel tank

French LNG containment giant GTT has developed a new cubic-shaped LNG fuel tank for commercial vessels, with a particular focus on LNG-fueled container vessels.

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Baker Hughes scores contract for fourth Rio Grande LNG train

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Golden Pass gets OK to place MP 33 compressor station in service

Golden Pass LNG, a joint venture owned by energy giants QatarEnergy and ExxonMobil, has secured approval from the US FERC to place into service its MP 33 compressor station, as it continues to move forward with commissioning activities at its three-train LNG plant in Texas.

Hanwha Engine completes first X-DF engine with VCR tech

South Korea's Hanwha Engine, a subsidiary of Hanwha, has completed what it claims is the world's first WinGD X-DF engine equipped with VCR (variable compression ratio) technology for LNG carriers.

Baker Hughes bags Commonwealth LNG contract

Kimmeridge's Commonwealth LNG has authorized an order for six Baker Hughes refrigerant turbo compressors required for the liquefaction process of its planned 9.5 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) LNG export project near Cameron, Louisiana.