Terminals

Trafigura intends to upgrade the oil terminal in Somaliland in a phased approach to improve and expand the storage capacity, and eventually facilitate the import of jet fuel and LPG.

The company will demolish six older buildings and one 70-year old animal-rendering plant currently at the site, and renovate the remaining three buildings to create a best-in-class maintenance, office and driver facility.

LNG Terminal Wilhelmshaven GmbH (LTeW), a currently 100% owned subsidiary of Uniper SE, has invited market participants to express their binding interest in throughput capacities in the LNG terminal project.

The ILTA has announced that 22 of its terminal members have received Safety Excellence Awards for their outstanding safety performance.

AVEVA has reached an agreement to acquire OSIsoft for US$5 billion.

Gastrade SA has announced the signing of an agreement for the acquisition of 20% of its share capital by BULGARTRANSGAZ EAD.

The UK-based bulk liquid storage provider has received accreditation from DNV GL for its Health and Safety Management system.

Viva Energy is seeking to diversify away from refining.

The North West Shelf (NWS) Project participants have agreed non-binding key principles for processing third-party gas through the project facilities.

Systems Navigator advised EVOS Amsterdam on how to best allocate terminal infrastructure in order to minimise the number of sub orders.

The Tabangao oil refinery is to become an import terminal.

The EIA reports that exports of US LNG remain at low levels this summer.

The Cameron LNG project in Louisiana, US, includes three liquefaction trains with a projected export of 12 million tpy of LNG, or approximately 1.7 billion ft3/d.

Worley has been awarded a master services agreement (MSA) to provide services for Cheniere LNG’s Corpus Christi liquefaction facility.

Once construction is finalised, the facility will increase the company’s total geometric oil storage capacity to approximately 1 million m3 or 6.3 million bbl.