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Tag: Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)

  • Wednesday, July 31st 2024 - 22:38 UTC

    YPF and Petronas announce joint LNG partnership in Argentine Patagonia

    The Rio Negro location offered numerous advantages over Bahía Blanca, it was explained

    Argentina's state-run oil company YPF and its Malaysian version Petronas will invest over US$ 30 billion to build a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant in the Patagonian province of Río Negro, it was announced, thus ending speculations according to which such a facility was to be or should have been settled in the Bahía Blanca area in the province of Buenos Aires.

  • Tuesday, July 9th 2024 - 14:48 UTC

    Argentina on track to become a global exporter of LNG by 2027

     ”The project is expected to start LNG exports by 2027, establishing Argentina as an LNG exporter, Golar LNG said

    Argentina could be on the path to start exporting LNG from its Vaca Muerta shale gas deposits, after Golar LNG signed a 20'year deal with Pan American Energy (PAE) for the deployment of a Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) vessel in Argentina according to a report from US Energy Information Administration.  

  • Monday, May 20th 2019 - 09:58 UTC

    Argentina ready for its first sale of natural gas cargo

    The cargo, while relatively small compared with standard shipments, will mark Argentina’s transition from importer into an exporter of LNG.

    Argentina is offering its first-ever liquefied natural gas cargo, putting the nation on the verge of becoming a regular exporter of the fuel. YPF SA, the state-run oil and gas producer, is seeking to sell a partial cargo from the Tango floating liquefaction unit, or FLNG, at Bahia Blanca, according to traders.

  • Friday, March 29th 2019 - 09:04 UTC

    Princess Cruises contracts construction of two next generation 175.000-ton ships

    The vessels will each accommodate some 4,300 guests and will be the first Princess Cruises ships to be dual-fuel powered primarily by Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)

    Princess Cruises and Fincantieri announced on Thursday the signing of the final contracts for the construction of two next-generation 175,000-ton cruise ships, which will be the largest ships ever built so far in Italy, with deliveries scheduled in Monfalcone in late 2023 and in March 2025. This announcement follows the initial signing of a memorandum of agreement between the two parties in July 2018.