Retirement Planning
11 Nov 2016: The age profile of the tanker fleet gives owners reason for concern. The orderbook for delivery…
Change Is In The Air
4 Nov 2016: Last week, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) decided on the timing of the sulphur emissions cap…
Abu Dhabi Commissions FSRU; Other Emirates Projects in Flux
3 November 2016: Abu Dhabi has become the second of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to import LNG, as its…
Term Prices Hit Bottom in 2016; Rebound Seen in Coming Months
3 November 2016: Term LNG prices appear to have hit the lows for 2016, with prices for both oil-…
From Russia With Love
28 Oct 2016: Russia has been an important player in the energy markets for many years. If anybody needed…
Pakistan Plans More Terminals as Demand Expected to Surge
12 Oct 2016: A month after finalizing a second floating storage-and-regasification unit (FSRU), Pakistan is looking to add two…
2015 Paris Climate Conference to Affect Imports into Largest LNG Markets
18 Oct 2016: In December 2015 at the Paris Climate Conference, 196 countries made pledges — most of them…
Short-Term Contracts Help Japan Deal With Demand Uncertainty
12 Oct 2016: Japanese LNG importers are beginning to rely on short-term contracts as it gets more difficult to…
Mozambique poised to host first FLNG project financing as Coral seeks funds.
12 Oct 2016: The 3.4-MMt/y Coral project in Mozambique is primed to be the first floating liquefaction unit that…
Tiger In The Tanker
21 Oct 2016: Over much of the last decade, China has been the engine of oil demand growth as…