LNG Industry - April 2020

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8 April 2020
LNGNEWS
08 - 10September 2020
Gastech 2020
Singapore
05 - 06November 2020
15th LNG Supplies for Asian
Markets 2020 (LNGA 2020)
Singapore
26 - 30October 2020
Posidonia 2020
Athens, Greece
Germany
Port of Rostock hosts
first STS LNG bunkering
operation
In only the second ship-to-ship (STS) LNG bunkering
operation to take place in Germany, the world’s largest
LNG bunker vessel, Kairos, operated by Nauticor, has
supplied DEME’s next generation offshore installation
vessel, Orion, in the Port of Rostock. This STS LNG
bunkering operation is also a first for the port.
The Orion is currently at the Liebherr construction yard
in the Port of Rostock, where it is being outfitted with a
5000 t crane. DEME is a leader in the industry with regards
to the adoption of LNG, with this new offshore installation
vessel being the fifth dual-fuel addition to its fleet,
following three trailing suction hopper dredgers (Minerva,
Scheldt River and Bonny River) and a cable laying vessel
(Living Stone).
The STS bunkering of LNG is another milestone in
the construction of the Orion, which features a unique
combination of exceptionally high transport and load
capacity, impressive lifting heights and green technology.
Bart Verboomen, Head of DEME’s Technical Department,
said: “Our recent fleet additions are unique in their market
segments as the first vessels in our industry to run on LNG.
We want to make sure our fleet is future-proof and exceeds
the current environmental regulations. Therefore, most
of our new vessels are equipped with dual-fuel engines,
which are capable of running on LNG. Many of them are
also already prepared for the new, carbon neutral fuels of
the future and we will continue to scale up our actions to
have the most energy efficient fleet in the industry.”
USA
Jordan Cove LNG receives
FERC approval
P embina Pipeline Corp. has announced that it has
received approval from the US Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (FERC) for its proposed Jordan Cove LNG
terminal and Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline.
This approval is a significant milestone for the project
and for Pembina, which acquired Jordan Cove in late 2017,
and has since been working toward obtaining extensive
local, state and federal regulatory approvals. The project
includes a 229 mile pipeline and an LNG export terminal
in Coos Bay, Oregon. Natural gas for Jordan Cove would be
sourced at the Malin Hub, creating a new outlet for natural
gas from areas such as the Rockies Basin.
Approval was issued by FERC following comprehensive
environmental, safety and security reviews. These reviews
included input from both federal and state agencies, Tribes,
landowners and many other stakeholders.
Harry Andersen, Pembina’s Senior Vice President and
Chief Legal Officer, said: “We appreciate FERC’s science-based
approach to their review. The approval emphasises yet again
that Jordan Cove is environmentally responsible and is a
project that should be permitted given a prudent regulatory
and legal process was undertaken.
“The FERC’s decision is due in no small part to our
many supporters who have turned out time and time
again to voice their support for Jordan Cove and to show
that the project is in the public interest, including in
Southern Oregon and the Rockies Basin.”
22 - 23 September 2020
2nd Central and Eastern
Europe Small-Scale LNG
Forum
Warsaw, Poland
06 - 10December 2020
23rd World Petroleum
Congress
Houston, USA
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