NGS’ NG/LNG SNAPSHOT – July 16-31, 2021
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City Gas Distribution & Auto LPG
MK Stalin unveils Rs 1,700 crore investments by AG&P Pratham
CHENNAI: Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday, july 20, 2021, unveiled city gas distribution (CGD) infrastructure investments worth Rs 1,700 crore for Chennai, Kanchipuram and Chengalpattu districts.
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The investments are from AG&P Pratham, the CGD arm of Atlantic Gulf & Pacific (AG&P), Singapore, a leading global downstream gas and LNG logistics company.
The Chief Minister laid the foundation stone for AG&P Pratham’s second city gate and mother station in the State at Vallam-Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram, and commissioned its first Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) station at Meenambakkam, Chennai. AG&P Pratham’s city gate station will receive natural gas from IOCL’s natural gas pipeline and the mother station will distribute the clean fuel to industrial, commercial and domestic consumers through a Piped Natural Gas (PNG) and CNG distribution network.
Over the next eight years, the company plans to commission 113 CNG stations and instal 11,50,000 domestic PNG connections in Chennai, Kancheepuram and Chengalpattu districts.
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33,764 km natural gas pipeline network authorised by petroleum regulator: Govt
NEW DELHI: In a push for cleaner fuel, India’s petroleum regulator has authorised 33,764 km of natural gas pipeline network for the country’s gas grid. According to a petroleum and natural gas ministry’s statement, minister of state RameswarTeli in a written
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reply in the Lok Sabha said, “As on 31.03.2021, Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has authorized approximately 33,764 Km Natural Gas Pipeline Network across the country with the aim to create a national gas grid and increase the availability of natural gas across the country.” This comes in the backdrop of India’s push for a gas-based economy. The country consumes around 145 million standard cubic meters a day (mmscmd) of gas.
The PNGRB on its part has authorised 232 geographical areas (GAs) through 10 city gas distribution (CGD) bidding rounds that have covered more than 400 districts spread across 27 states and union territories. This covers around 71% of India’s population and 53% of the country. In addition, PNGRB plans to offer another 44 GAs in the upcoming 11th bid round. Also, a gas exchange has been set up.
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Odisha: 75,000 Twin City households to get piped gas by December 2022
BHUBANESWAR : At least 50,000 families in Bhubaneswar and 25,000 in Cuttack will get piped natural gas (PNG) directly supplied to their households by end of next year. GAIL (India) Limited, which has been authorised to operate in
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Khurda and Cuttack under the city gas distribution (CGD) project, has set a target to supply PNG to around 75,000 households in the two cities by December 2022 and add 20,000 more connections per year from 2023 onwards.
Started in 2017, infrastructure has been created at an investment of Rs 250 crore to supply piped gas to 20,000 households in the State Capital and 10,000 in Cuttack besides, 16 CNG stations in last four years.
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Electric Mobility & Bio- Methane
Tata Power to set up EV charging points at HPCL pumps
Tata Power, one of the country’s largest power generation and distribution companies, said it has signed an agreement to set up electric vehicle charging points at the petrol pumps operated by Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd or HPCL.
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The two companies, however, did not disclose the estimated number of such charging stations that will be put up, or the pace of the roll-out.
https://ultra.news/t-t/53003/tata-power-to-set-up-ev-charging-points-at-hpcl-pumps
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50 CNG buses from July 24
PATNA: Chief minister (CM) Nitish Kumar is set to launch the state’s first CNG (compressed natural gas) bus service at Samvad Bhawan on July 24, 2021. Earlier, the transport department had been running several diesel-run buses converted into CNG.
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As part of the new service, which will be launched by the CM on Saturday, altogether 50 buses will ply on three different routes – Bankipore bus depot to Danapur. Of these, 20 buses will run on the Bihta and Danapur routes and 10 on the Patna City route. Depending on the distance covered, the minimum fare of the CNG buses will be Rs 5 and the maximum Rs 45. Each non-AC bus with 31 seats will be equipped with CCTV cameras, speed governors, GPS devices, water coolers, first aid kits and fire extinguishers. Agarwal also said the number of CNG-filling stations would go up from eight to 12 in a few months
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/50-cng-buses-from-july-24/articleshow/84561499.cms
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Delhi to get 50 battery swapping stations soon
The Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL), which operates Delhi’s CNG distribution, is planning to launch 50 battery swapping and charging points at its CNG stations across the Capital, a move, that senior officials of the Delhi government said, is likely to boost the electric auto rickshaws,
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for which the Delhi government has decided to reserve 4,000 permits.
Currently, Delhi has at least 85 charging points for electric vehicles. On July 14, the Delhi government floated a tender to select vendors for setting up charging stations for electric vehicles (EV) in spaces such as shopping malls, theatres, multiplexes, departmental stores, hospitals and residential areas.
This is separate from the tenders floated and work orders issued by the government to empanel vendors who will be setting up 500 EV charging points across 100 locations–most of them in bus depots and outside metro stations in the city.
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IOC to build India’s first green hydrogen plant at Mathura
New Delhi: India’s largest oil firm IOC will build the nation’s first ‘green hydrogen‘ plant at its Mathura refinery, as it aims to prepare for a future catering to the growing demand for both oil and cleaner forms of energy. IOC has drawn a strategic growth path
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that aims to maintain focus on its core refining and fuel marketing businesses while making bigger inroads into petrochemicals, hydrogen and electric mobility over the next 10 years.
The company will not set captive power plants at all its future refinery and petrochemical expansion projects and instead use the 250 MW of electricity it produces from renewable sources like solar power.
https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/oil-and-gas/ioc-to-build-indias-first-green-hydrogen-plant-at-mathura/84579501
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About 90% Indian consumers willing to pay a premium for buying EV
With global electric vehicles (EVs) sales expected to boom in the next 12 months, nearly 90 per cent of consumers in India are willing to pay a premium for buying an EV, according to a survey by consultancy firm EY.
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The EY Mobility Consumer Index (MCI), a survey of more than 9,000 respondents from 13 countries, including 1,000 respondents from India, also found that 40 per cent of the respondents were ready to pay a premium of up to 20 per cent. The survey concluded in the second half of July.
According to the survey, the top reason for buying an EV is environmental concern, with 97% also stating that the COVID-19 pandemic has heightened awareness and concerns about environmental issues. About 67% of those looking to buy an EV feel it is their responsibility to reduce their personal environmental impact, and 69 per cent feel buying an EV is one way to achieve this goal.
https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/about-90-indian-consumers-willing-to-pay-a-premium-for-buying-ev-survey/84728141
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Gas/ Pipelines/ Company News
NGT asks for CNG pipeline plan
Kolkata: A National Green Tribunal (NGT) bench of Justice B Amit Sthalekar (judicial member) and Saibal Dasgupta (expert member) on Monday, july 19, 2021, asked the Greater Calcutta Gas Supply Corporation (GCGSC) to file
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affidavit detailing the district-wise action plan for laying gas pipe to bring compressed natural gas (CNG) to Kolkata. The 18 inch-dia gas pipeline and 40 mm HDPE duct to lay optical fibre cable work got affected in Purulia, Bankura, West Burdwan, Hooghly, Howrah, East Midnapore, Nadia and North 24 Parganas, said Subhas Datta, petitioner in the case and a green activist. The bench also asked the government to mention the deadline for permission from the authorities, including Bandel Thermal Power Station (BTPS). The pipeline is supposed to pass through BTPS land to cross the Hooghly.
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GAIL issues swap tender to buy and sell LNG over August-December
GAIL (India) Ltd has issued a swap tender offering liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes for loading in the United States and seeking cargoes for delivery into India over August to December, two industry sources said on Wednesday, july 22, 2021 .
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The state-run natural gas firm has offered to swap a cargo a month over the period in a tender closing on July 26, the sources added. The Indian importer has 20-year deals to buy 5.8 million tonnes a year of US LNG, split between Dominion Energy’s Cove Point plant and Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass site in Louisiana.
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RIL likely to produce natural gas from MJ field starting Q3FY23
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) is likely to produce natural gas from the MJ field of the KG D6 block by the third quarter (October-December) of next fiscal. The company, in an investor presentation, said that the first offshore installation campaign
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has been completed and the second offshore installation campaign will commence in November 2021.
Noting that drilling and completion of wells are underway and FPSO and Subsea Production System on track, the presentation said- “First gas expected by 3Q FY23.” Regarding the performance of the oil and gas of the company, the presentation said that significant turnaround in oil & gas business was witnessed with the start-up of a new production system in KG D6. The Q1FY22 domestic production (RIL share) stood at 35.83 BCFE, almost at par with FY20 levels and the revenue was at 10-quarter high.
https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/oil-and-gas/ril-likely-to-produce-natural-gas-from-mj-field-starting-q3fy23/84747007
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Policy Matters/ Gas Pricing/Others
In collaboration with Tomasetto Achille, Rawmatt Industries starts converting diesel engine tractors into CNG
New Delhi: Tomasetto Achille India and Rawmatt Techno Solutions jointly developed and tested a diesel tractor that runs on CNG, from February 2021. The tractor was launched by the Ministers of Road Transport and Highways, Agriculture and Farmers
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Welfare, and Food and Civil Supplies. When converted to CNG, the tractor has the same power as it did when converted to diesel. In an effort to reduce global emissions and move towards a greener future, the joint venture aims to set new standards.
Tomasetto Achille, the first company to receive the approval of the PESO for a Multifunction Valve Assembly, holds a significant market share in India for its quality, performance, and being the pioneer in Indian for CNG and LPG conversion.
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Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin inaugurates 25 CNG stations
CHENNAI: At a time when fuel prices are at an all-time high across the country, chief minister M K Stalin on Tuesday, july 27, 2021 inaugurated through video conferencing 25 CNG (compressed natural gas) stations in Chennai and Tiruvallur and one main station of Gujarat-based Torrent Gas.
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Torrent Gas has announced a price of Rs 51.35 per kg for CNG, in Chennai and Tiruvallur, which is the second lowest CNG price in the country after the NCR region, said Jinal Mehta, director, Torrent Gas.
Torrent Gas, in its efforts to promote and build an ecosystem conducive for widespread adoption of CNG has tied up with car and vehicle manufacturers. Existing petrol car users can also get their cars converted to CNG by fitting their vehicles with CNG kits from government approved retrofitters.
In an official statement, the chief minister said that the company will be investing Rs 5,000 crore in the state, which will provide employment for 5000 persons. As the initial part of the project, the city gate station (mother station) has been set up in an area of 1.4 acre at Vallur near Ennore, from where piped gas will be supplied to the CNG station for vehicles.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tamil-nadu-cm-mk-stalin-inaugurates-25-cng-stations/articleshow/84811966.cms
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Exemption period for use of LPG, CNG extended
The Centre has extended the exemption period for the use of coal and other traditional fuels by industrial units in eight districts of Haryana, which are also part of NCR, till the time LPG, PNG and CNG pipelines were laid in those districts.
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This was informed by Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar following his meeting with Environment and Labour Minister Bhupender Yadav here.
Yadav underlined to Khattar to speed up the works to lay the needed pipelines for proposed alternatives to traditional fuels. The exemption period has been extended because the works to lay the network of CNG, PNG and LPG pipelines have not been completed.
The Haryana Government, in line with the national policy, has decided not to allow the usage of traditional fuel to mitigate air pollution in Delhi and NCR in future. In effect, only the use of LPG, CNG and PNG will be permitted.
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/exemption-period-for-use-of-lpg-cng-extended-289860
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LNG Development and Shipping
Adani to Cut Fees for LNG-Powered Ships at India’s Mundra Port
NEW DELHI- The Adani Group will offer a 50% discount on charges to liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fuelled ships at Mundra, India’s largest commercial port, according to a notice seen by Reuters, as the country seeks to cut emissions under its green ports plan.
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Using LNG to fuel ships allows a significant reduction in CO2 as well as of other forms of pollution compared with conventional shipping fuel. The waiver on port charges would not apply for vessels carrying LNG cargo and using LNG fuel.
https://gcaptain.com/adani-to-cut-fees-for-lng-powered-ships-at-indias-mundra-port/
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AG&P to move natural gas to Sriperumbudur by trucks
AG&P Pratham, which has the rights to supply natural gas to domestic, automotive and industrial consumers of some parts of Chennai, Kancheepuram and Chengalpattu, will move the gas from Indian Oil Corporation’s LNG importation-cum-regassification terminal at Ennore, to its ‘mother station’ at Sriperumbudur, by trucks.
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AG&P is the city gas distribution arm of the Singapore-based AG&P group. It has won rights to supply natural gas to 12 ‘geographical areas’ across 35 districts in India, through the December 9, 2018 and February 10, 2019 ‘city gas distribution’ bidding rounds organised by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board.
The company, which has said it would invest ₹10,000 crore in India over the next four years, has begun operations first in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, and Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu, by setting up compressed natural gas stations for supply to automobiles. Last week, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M K Stalin, laid the foundation for the mother station at Sriperumbudur.
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Natural Gas / Transnational Pipelines/ Others
CANADA: Cheniere (LNG) Inks 15-Year Gas Supply Deal With Tourmaline
Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage III, LLC, a subsidiary of Cheniere Energy, Inc. LNG, recently signed a long-term gas supply agreement (GSA) with Tourmaline Oil Marketing Corp., a unit of Tourmaline Oil Corp. Canada’s largest natural gas producer.
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As per the terms of the agreement, Tourmaline will supply 140,000 MMBtu per day of natural gas to Corpus Christi Stage III for a 15-year period starting early 2023. Cheniere will market the LNG linked with this gas supply, which will be 0.85 million tonnes per annum (mtpa). After deducting fixed LNG transportation expenses and a fixed liquefaction charge, Cheniere will pay Tourmaline an LNG-linked price for its gas, based on the Platts Japan Korea Marker (JKM). On behalf of Tourmaline, Tourmaline Oil Corp. is acting as a GSA guarantor. The Corpus Christi Stage III project is projected to benefit from this Integrated Production Marketing (IPM) deal.
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/cheniere-lng-inks-15-year-gas-supply-deal-withtourmaline-2021-07-20
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USA, California: CIM Group Invests in Renewable Natural Gas
Los Angeles-based CIM Group has announced a significant investment in an affiliate of MAS CanAm LLC, the holding company for all of the renewable natural gas (RNG) activities undertaken by MAS Energy LLC, a privately
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held, Atlanta-based owner, developer and operator of North American RNG production assets and biogas-to-power facilities.
CIM Group and CanAm will look to partner on investments in future RNG projects. MAS Energy has notable experience in the biomethane-to-energy sector, having been involved in 21 projects since 2008. CanAm’s current operating portfolio consists of three facilities, and MAS Energy is developing additional projects that will be added to CanAm’s portfolio, a number of which have advanced to the construction phase.
CIM Group – a community-focused real estate and infrastructure owner, operator, lender and developer – brings experience in waste-to-value industries to MAS Energy. The company is a partner with Bolder Industries, a producer of sustainable plastic and rubber products created from used tires.
Marathon Capital LLC acted as financial advisor to CanAm in the transaction.
https://ngtnews.com/cim-group-bets-on-renewable-natural-gas
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FINLAND: HAM completes its first natural gas station in the Nordic region
HAM Group has delivered to Etelä-Savon Energia Oy (ESE) an LNG filling station and satellite plant, which has been designed, built and commissioned by HAM Criogénica. The new facility is located in Mikkeli,
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Finland, the most important city in the South Savonia region. The service station has an 80m3 vertical tank and an LNG dispenser that allows the refueling of trucks and heavy vehicles. It should be noted that the plant also acts as a satellite plant offering natural gas to an adjacent factory through forced regasification with a water/glycol and LNG exchanger, and with a double regulation line. The design made by HAM Criogénica allows an easy expansion of the NGV station, with a second LNG dispenser.
The project has been possible thanks to ESE’s commitment to LNG. The Finnish company, which has been providing electricity and heat in the Mikkeli region for more than a century, will offer its customers the possibility of refueling LNG, a clean and environmentally friendly fuel, thanks to the reduction of CO2 emissions, NOx and fine particles. In addition, LNG allows significant savings of 30-50% compared to other less eco-friendly fuels.
Electric Mobility/Hydrogen/Bio-Methane
USA: Cummins tests hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engine
Cummins Inc. began testing a hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engine. The proof-of-concept test is building on Cummins’ existing technology leadership in gaseous-fuel applications and powertrain leadership to create new power solutions
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that help customers meet the energy and environmental needs of the future. Following this trial, the company plans to evaluate the engine in a variety of on- and off-highway applications, supporting their efforts to accelerate the decarbonization of commercial vehicles.
Hydrogen engines offer OEMs and end-users the benefit of adaptability by continuing to use familiar mechanical drivelines with vehicle and equipment integration mirroring that of current powertrains while continuing to provide the power and capability for meeting application needs.
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Chevron supports development of hydrogen-powered mobility
Chevron U.S.A. Inc., through its Chevron Products Company division (Chevron), and Cummins Inc. announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore a strategic alliance to develop commercially viable business opportunities in hydrogen.
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The MOU provides the framework for Chevron and Cummins to initially collaborate on four main objectives: advancing public policy that promotes hydrogen as a decarbonizing solution for transportation and industry; building market demand for commercial vehicles and industrial applications powered by hydrogen; developing infrastructure to support the use of hydrogen for industry and fuel cell vehicles; and exploring opportunities to leverage Cummins electrolyzer and fuel cell technologies at one or more of Chevron’s domestic refineries.
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Global LNG Development
CANADA: B.C. First Nation and partners propose new $10B LNG megaproject
A First Nation in British Columbia is proposing a new liquified natural gas (LNG) export facility to be built on the community’s treaty land and is making an environmental pledge to reach net-zero emissions within three years of commencing operations.
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The project is called Ksi Lisims LNG and would include a pipeline to transport natural gas from the northeast corner of the province to the coast. The facility itself is estimated to cost $10 billion.
The project will undergo an environmental assessment as part of a joint-regulatory review by the federal, provincial and Nisga’a governments. The project comes at a time when many other LNG proposals for B.C.’s coast have either been shelved or cancelled.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bakx-ksi-lisims-lng-1.6107901
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PERU: Peruvian government approves law that promotes LNG in heavy vehicles
Through the publication of Supreme Decree 016-2021-EM, the Ministry of Energy and Mining (Minem) approved the legislation that will give greater impulse to the commercialization of LNG in the heavy transport and industrial sectors,
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contributing to the economic reactivation of the country and giving carriers the option of having a more economical and less polluting fuel compared to diesel. Minem authorized fuel retail establishments to have liquefaction equipment, which will allow them to sell LNG for urban, interprovincial and cargo transportation. Similarly, the law allows companies and industries, such as mining, agro-industries and others, to use natural gas for their production processes in their facilities, encouraging the change of the energy matrix and reducing dependence on oil as power source.
On the other hand, through Vice-Ministerial Resolution No. 018-2021- MINEM/VMH, the Minem approved a procedure to execute a program to convert the engine to natural gas with Euro V or higher technology, through financing that allows the return of the credit in a maximum term of 5 years and without interest. This program is aimed at heavy vehicles that use diesel.
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MEXICO: New Fortress Energy opens LNG terminal at Port of Pichilingue
Global energy-infrastructure company New Fortress Energy Inc. (NFE) has begun commercial operations at its liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the port of Pichilingue, Baja California Sur, Mexico. The terminal features NFE’s proprietary
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ISOFlex system, which allows LNG carrier vessels to transload LNG into ISO storage containers. It was also designed for the supply of LNG to local hotels and industrial customers. The first industrial customers in Los Cabos are expected to begin operations with natural gas in the next couple of months. In addition, under the terms of an agreement signed in March, NFE will supply natural gas to the CTG La Paz and CTG Baja California Sur power plants through the terminal.
NFE has also nearly completed construction of its own gas-fired power plant in Baja California Sur with a capacity of approximately 135 MW that is anticipated to begin operations and the supply of power to the local grid later this quarter.
https://splash247.com/new-fortress-energy-opens-lng-terminal-at-port-of-pichilingue/
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IVECO, Gruber & HAM join forces on Europe’s first zero-emission corridor
IVECO and Gruber Logistics have undertaken a sustainability partnership with IVECO S-WAY biomethane-powered trucks. The vehicles’ first refueling took place during the opening of the bio-LNG station at the Autoporto Sadobre (APS Fuel) service area on Autostrada del Brennero, in northern Italy.
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The collaboration between Gruber Logistics, APS Fuel and HAM has given way to the first zero-emission green corridor in Europe. The project uses advanced biomass for producing fuel and provides full certification of its supply chain, from production to use.
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Netherlands: first 55-ton hydrogen-fueled milk truck enters service
Hyzon Motors Inc., global supplier of zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell-powered commercial vehicles, has delivered its first 55-ton milk truck to Transport Groep Noord, a carrier providing transport for multinational dairy company Royal FrieslandCampina N.V.
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The vehicle is a HyMax 450 Puller built on a Class-8 DAF truck chassis, and is expected to have up to 520 kilometer range with motor power up to 550 kilowatt capacity. Transport Groep Noord plans to operate the truck on specific routes in the North of the Netherlands.
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HAM opens new LNG service station in Spain
HAM Group opens a new LNG service station in Navalmanzano, Segovia, Spain. The new service station, which has been named BENITO, has been developed by HAM Criogénica, together with HAM’s R&D team, and is characterised mainly
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by needing only one day to be installed and put into operation, reducing the construction time of the gas station considerably. The BENITO service station installed in Navalmanzano, Segovia, allows heavy vehicles and all types of trucks to refuel with LNG, The opening hours of HAM Navalmanzano GNL are 24 hours, throughout the year.
With this new opening, the company continues to expand its gas station network, made up of more than 80 service stations, between fixed and mobile, which are available on the main transport routes in Spain and Europe.
https://www.lngindustry.com/liquid-natural-gas/23072021/ham-opens-new-lng-service-station-in-spain/
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China’s Guangdong starts building $1 bln Huizhou gas terminal
SINGAPORE: China has begun building a $1 billion natural gas import and storage base in the southern coastal province of Guangdong, a project in which U.S. energy major ExxonMobil is advancing discussion with partners for a joint investment.
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ExxonMobil entered in September 2018 a preliminary deal with Guangdong province to invest billions of dollars worth of projects in the manufacturing hub, including a petrochemical complex and an LNG terminal in Huizhou.
The new terminal, situated at Huidong county of Huizhou city, has a designed annual receiving capacity of 4 million tonnes under phase-one investment estimated to cost 6.636 billion yuan ($1.02 billion). China’s state economic planner, the National Development and Reform Commission, gave the greenlight for the project in early-July, the report added.
https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/oil-and-gas/chinas-guangdong-starts-building-1-bln-huizhou-gas-terminal/84753906
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Natural Gas / LNG Utilization
USA: Sempra LNG and PGNiG sign MoU
Sempra LNG has announced that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Polish Oil & Gas Company (PGNiG) for the potential purchase of approximately 2 million tpy of LNG from Sempra LNG’s portfolio of projects in
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North America. As part of the MOU, Sempra LNG and PGNiG are also working toward a framework for the reporting, mitigation and reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions throughout the LNG value chain.
The MoU is non-binding and was completed in connection with the termination of the parties’ sale and purchase agreement (SPA) signed in 2018 that provided for 2 million tpy of LNG supply to be delivered from the Port Arthur LNG project.
https://www.lngindustry.com/liquid-natural-gas/27072021/sempra-lng-and-pgnig-sign-mou/
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USA: TELLURIAN inks two driftwood LNG deals with SHELL
US natural gas company Tellurian said July 29 it had signed a pair of LNG sales and purchase agreements (SPAs) with Anglo-Dutch major Shell covering 3mn mt/yr from the pending Driftwood LNG project in Louisiana.
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Each of the SPAs are for a term of 10 years on a free-on-board basis and are indexed to a combination of both the Japan Korea Marker (JKM) and the Dutch Title Transfer Facility (TTF), netted back for transportation charges. The agreements represent the third deal Tellurian has finalised for Driftwood offtake in the last 10 weeks, committing a total of 9mn mt/yr from the first two 5mn mt/yr trains at the terminal. The integration of Driftwood into Tellurian’s natural gas value chain gives it the ability to accurately measure well loading arm emissions, which fits well with Shell’s commitment to offer CO2-neutral LNG cargos to its customers, Simoes added.
https://www.naturalgasworld.com/tellurian-inks-two-driftwood-lng-deals-with-shell-90782
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LNG as a Marine Fuel/Shipping
MEXICO: SEMPRA LNG set to receive neutral cargo at ECA
Sempra LNG, on behalf of BP Gas Marketing (BPGM) and IEnova, said July 15 the three had entered into a contract for the delivery and receipt of their first carbon-offset LNG cargo. The cargo, sourced from BP’s global
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LNG portfolio, is expected to arrive at Sempra LNG’s Energia Costa Azul (ECA) import and regas terminal in Mexico on July 16, 2021.
CO2 and methane emissions associated with the cargo, from wellhead to the discharge terminal, will be assessed using BP’s greenhouse gas (GHG) quantification methodology for LNG. The estimated emissions will then be offset on behalf of Sempra LNG by retiring a corresponding amount of carbon credits sourced from a Mexican afforestation project that is part of BP’s vetted portfolio of offsets.
https://www.naturalgasworld.com/sempra-lng-set-to-receive-carbon-neutral-cargo-at-eca-90356
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Keppel O&M orders LNG cargo handling system from Gloryholder; delivery by Q1 2022
Gloryholder Liquified Gas Mechanical Engineering Co., Ltd (LGM) on Friday, July 23, 2021 said it has signed a general contract with Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) in November 2020 for the liquefied natural gas (LNG)
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cargo handling system of a 3,750m³ floating energy storage platform. The equipment will be delivered to the Keppel shipyard on the Q1 of 2022.
Gloryholder LPG will provide a complete set of LNG cargo processing gas supply systems. The scope of supply includes: C-type LNG storage tank, LNG cargo monitoring and CTS system, emergency quick closing system, cargo processing and gas supply system, nitrogen generator and system debugging and crew training services, etc.
https://www.manifoldtimes.com/news/keppel-o-delivery-by-q1-2022/
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Pakistan Seeks Seven LNG Cargoes For October, November
KARACHI: The Pakistan LNG Limited (PLL) has invited bids for the supply of seven cargoes of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) to be delivered in October and November this year. The bids will be opened on August 24, 2021, the tender document showed.
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Four cargoes up to 140,000 cubic metres in capacity each are spread over four windows in October 2021, i.e., October 7 to 8, October 17 to 18, October 22 to 23 and October 27 to 28, 2021. The remaining three cargoes are scheduled for delivery on November 11 to 12, November 16 to 17 and November 26 to 27, 2021. All cargoes will be supplied on a Delivered Ex-Ship (DES) basis to the facility located in Port Qasim, Karachi.
The government has mandated the state-owned companies, i.e., Pakistan State Oil (PSO) and Pakistan LNG Limited (PLL) to import the liquefied natural gas on its behalf. The PSO has signed a government-to-government contract with the Qatar Gas for a period of 15 years, whereas PLL has inked shorter-term LNG contracts with Gunvor and Shell.
https://www.bolnews.com/latest/2021/07/pakistan-seeks-seven-lng-cargoes-for-october-november/
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MOL signs deal regarding LNG-fuelled bulker
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd has announced the signing of a long-term contract with JFE Steel Corporation for long-term transport using an LNG-fuelled bulk carrier. Also, MOL and Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd have reached a basic agreement on construction of the vessel,
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which is slated for delivery at the beginning of 2025. Under MOL’s operation, the vessel will provide reliable, long-term transport of imported iron ore and coal to supply JEF Steel mills in Japan.
https://www.lngindustry.com/liquid-natural-gas/21072021/mol-signs-deal-regarding-lng-fuelled-bulker/
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Technological Development for Cleaner and Greener Environment Hydrogen & Bio-Methane
CNG Fuels opens new UK biomethane refuelling station for HGVs
CNG Fuels has opened a new low-carbon heavy-goods vehicle (HGV) refuelling station in Nottinghamshire, UK, allowing vehicles to run on 100% biomethane. The announcement comes as the UK Government sets out plans to
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ban the sale of new petrol and diesel HGVs from 2040 under its transport decarbonisation plan. CNG fuels already operates six stations across the UK and plans to open an additional 12-14 stations by the end of 2022.
The new station in Newark is the first to serve the North East region and is capable of refuelling up to 500 vehicles per day, making it one of the biggest stations in the UK, and cutting between 100,000 and 120,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions annually, when the station is fully utilised. Most of the UK is already within a 300-mile round-trip of a CNG Fuels renewable biomethane refuelling station and the new site will put the cities of Lincoln and Sheffield within its range, serving local and passing fleets on the A1 north and south.
https://www.bioenergy-news.com/news/cng-fuels-opens-new-uk-biomethane-refuelling-station-for-hgvs/
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Singapore LNG Wants to Extract Chemicals from LNG
Singapore LNG Corp, operator of the city-state’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, is designing a new facility to extract chemicals from the super-chilled fuel, in a project that could help boost the island’s energy security.
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The company said on Wednesday, july 28, 2021 it is working with Keppel Infrastructure through its wholly-owned subsidiary Keppel Energy and another industry partner on front-end engineering and design (FEED) for a natural gas liquids extraction facility at the terminal in Jurong Island, located in western Singapore.
The facility will remove heavier hydrocarbons such as ethane or propane from LNG, liquefy them using cold energy from the LNG and deliver the chemicals to plants on Jurong Island as feedstock for petrochemical products, SLNG and Keppel Infrastructure said in the joint statement. If the project went ahead, it would give Singapore more flexibility in the type of LNG it can import, which would, in turn, improve the country’s energy security.
https://www.marinelink.com/news/singapore-lng-wants-extract-chemicals-489541
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