Which pumps are used for LNG powered vessels ❓

The pumps are of the Submerged motor type, with the motor windings cooled by the pumped LNG 💧. The LNG also lubricates and cools the pump and motor bearings. As the LNG serves as the lubricant and the coolant 🔵, it is critically important for the pump that the following operational procedure is strictly adhered to 📝.

Submerged motor pumps are installed at the bottom ⬇ of LNG tanks and enable very low pump down levels can be achieved.

The pump and electric motor are integrally mounted on the same shaft , which eliminates the need for a mechanical seal or coupling 🚫. Power is supplied to the motor through specially sheathed cables. Electrical cabling is passed through a hazardous area junction box in the tank dome and then, by flexible stainless steel armoured insulated power cables 🚧, to the motor terminals.

The pumps are cooled and lubricated by LNG flow and are easy to damage due to loss of flow. Therefore, the pump is protected from dry running by safety devices such as an undercurrent relay, a low discharge pressure switch or a low tank level switch 🚨.

Any closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran would cut 20% from global LNG supply 📉, Replacing Qatari and UAE supply would be a “major challenge” to replace 🚨.

While global liquefaction capacity is set to increase marginally in coming months as US producers bring new supply on stream 💧, a substantial share of production facilities are set to go into planned maintenance through the summer 🏗.

First gas is flowing through the pipeline system at the Wilhelmshaven-2 terminal in Germany 🏗, following the successful commissioning of a second floating storage regasification unit (FSRU), Excelsiorch🚢. 

This marks the first time gas 🥇 is being delivered to Europe through this newly installed subsea pipeline infrastructure 💭.

The New liquefaction plant LNG Canada is due to receive its first LNG carrier 🥇 this week as it prepares to ship its first commercial cargo 🥇 and enter the ranks of exporters.

The 174,000-cbm GasLog Glasgow (built 2016) is understood to be awaiting pilotage off the 14-mpta Kitimat terminal on Canada’s west coast 🏗.

Excelerate Energy is being named as the buyer 🤝 of an 18-year-old steam turbine driven LNG carrier controlled by GasLog.

Brokers said the vessel is the 👉 145,576-cbm Methane Alison Victoria (built 2007) which is listed as 100% controlled by GasLog Partners.

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Russia has kicked off its LNG carrier summer season sailings on the Northern Sea Route (NSR) 🌊 by sending a first vessel eastbound through the Arctic passage 🌏.

The 172,600-cbm Georgiy Ushakov (built 2019) as having loaded a cargo at Novatek’s Yamal LNG plant 💧 on 17 June and moving into the East Siberian Sea.

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Russia has confirmed progress in its ongoing project to design nuclear-powered, LNG-carrying submarines 💧 for gas exports along the Northern Sea Route (NSR).

The submarine is expected to be 360 meters long, width of about 70 meters and height of 30 meters. It will have a draft of 12-13 meters and reach speeds of up to 17 knots.

The submarine will be equipped with three RITM-200 nuclear reactors with a total propulsion capacity of 90 MW 🔥. The submarines will have capacity for around 180,000 tons of LNG 💧.

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Samsung Heavy Industries will file a lawsuit 🏢 against Russia’s largest shipbuilder, Zvezda, for “illegally” 🚨 terminating shipbuilding equipment supply contracts worth 💰3.5bn.

In 2020 and 2021, Samsung Heavy signed contracts with Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex to supply parts and steel hull blocks 🚢 for 10 icebreaking LNG carriers and seven shuttle tankers. 

However, in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the US government placed sanctions 🚨 on Zvezda leading the two yards to discuss how to resolve the contract. Last year,  Zvezda unilaterally claimed Samsung had defaulted on its obligations and moved to cancel the agreement 🚫.

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Woodside Energy and PETRONAS have entered into a non-binding Heads of Agreement (HOA) 🤝 for the supply of 1 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) 💧 to Malaysia starting in 2028 for a period of 15 years.

The LNG will be sourced from Woodside’s global portfolio, which may include volumes from the recently approved Louisiana LNG project in the United States 🏗.

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Russia is ready to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG)💧to Mexico and share energy sector technologies 💡.

Russia is prepared to offer oil extraction technologies suited for challenging geological conditions 🌎, as well as solutions aimed at improving the efficiency of oil processing 🛢.

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Glenfarne Alaska LNG has signed a cooperation agreement with Thailand’s state-owned oil and gas company PTT 🤝 for participation in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project 💧 it is developing in Alaska.

The cooperation agreement defines the process for the U.S. player and PTT to move toward definitive agreements for partnership on the Alaska LNG project, including the supply of 2 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG for 20 years 📅.

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Seaspan ULC completed the first LNG bunkering in the Port of Nanaimo, Vancouver 🥇.

The Seaspan Garibaldi successfully completed a ship-to-ship LNG bunkering 💧 at anchor to Lake Saint Anne, an LNG-powered car carrier chartered by EUKOR and managed by Eastern Pacific Shipping Limited (EPS).

Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) signed a contract 🤝 with Jiangnan Shipyard for the construction of a 20,000-m³ vessel 💧.

The vessel will feature advanced energy-saving systems, which are expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 📉 by approximately 25%. The vessel is scheduled for delivery in 2027 🎊.

Italy’s floating regasification terminal operator OLT Offshore LNG Toscana has revealed the country’s first foray 🥇 into a small scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) (SSLNG) service 💧, achieved through a bidirectional LNG transfer at its floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) moored off the coast of Livorno ⚓.

The testing of this addition to the terminal’s menu involved the bidirectional transfer of liquefied natural gas from the small LNG carrier, the Axpo-operated 👉 Avenir Aspiration, to the 👉 FSRU Toscana terminal, and from the terminal to the small LNG carrier itself.

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HD Hyundai and Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) have signed a strategic shipbuilding collaboration 🤝 that will see the construction of medium-sized, LNG dual fuel container ships built in the US by 2028 🏗.

The cooperation will see the construction of LNG dual-fuel containerships 🔥 at ECO shipyards. ECO operates five commercial shipyards on the US Gulf Coast, with experience operating, constructing and repairing a fleet of 300 offshore support vessels (OSVs) 🏗.

An ammonia dual-fuel engine has been fitted onto an Exmar gas carrier in a world first for the industry 🥇.

In the below photo, the WinGD X-DF-A engine is being lowered into place on its 46,000-cbm LPG and ammonia carrier Hull 8389 🚢 at HD Hyundai Mipo’s shipyard in South Korea.

After the U.S. attack on Iran's nuclear facilities 🚀, the Iranian parliament announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz 🚨, severely impacting the international fuel market, as around 20% of the crude oil produced worldwide circulates along this route🛢️.

The below video shows a brief animation of the sheer volume of activity in the Persian Gulf last Friday, June 13 🌍.

This is only the tankers such as Oil, LNG, LPG, Chemical ships ..etc 🚢

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