Top News of the Week June 24-30, 2013

Steel Cutting Ceremony Held for Petronas FLNG, Malaysia

Petronas held steel cutting ceremony for its floating LNG facility. The ceremony was led by PETRONAS’ President and Group CEO, Tan Sri Dato’ Shamsul Azhar Abbas and was jointly hosted by Technip’s President & CEO Mr. Thierry Pilenko and DSME’s President & CEO Mr. Jaeho Ko.

Gazprom to Build LNG Plant on Coast of Gulf of Finland

Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Alexander Drozdenko, Governor of the Leningrad Region signed a Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation with regard to a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant project.

Santos GLNG Completes Roof Air Raising Operation, Australia

A dome shaped LNG tank steel roof, weighing more than four Boeing 747s, has been raised almost 40 metres using little more than air, on Curtis Island today.

Damen Unveils LNG AMTSV Concept, The Netherlands

Last February, five Maritime Engineering bachelor students of the Delft University of Technology (the Netherlands) finished their Minor on Arctic Engineering. In cooperation with Damen Shipyards Group and other partners this project has now resulted, amongst others, in a new Arctic vessel: the Damen AMTSV (Arctic Modular Towing Supply Vessel).

Gazprom, Japan Sign MoU for Vladivostok LNG

Japan Far East Gas Co., Ltd. (JFG), a company established by INPEX, ITOCHU, Japan Petroleum Exploration (JAPEX), Marubeni and ITOCHU Oil Exploration (CIECO), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding the natural gas liquefaction project in the Vladivostok area with Russia’s state-owned gas company Gazprom.

LNG World News Staff, June 30, 2013