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After LNG Canada secured final investment decision earlier this week, JGC Fluor BC LNG II JV, a joint venture betwen Fluor and JGC Corporation, has been selected to deliver engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction and commissioning for its phase 2 expansion in Kitimat, British Columbia.
Phase 2 includes the construction and commissioning of an additional LNG storage tank and two new…
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A fourth tank at Gate terminal at Maasvlakte, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, has been completed and will be commissioned from 1 October 2026. Gate is a joint venture between Gasunie and Vopak, where LNG is delivered by ship and stored temporarily in liquid form before being delivered via the gas transmission to customers in the Netherlands and other European countries.
The new tank has an LNG…
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LBC Tank Terminals celebrated the official opening of the third stage of its expansion project – Rainbow 3 – on Friday. Rainbow 3 adds 36 new tanks and 86,000 m3 of storage capacity to the site in Rotterdam Botlek, the Netherlands, as well as a new loading station for rail tank cars.
The next stage for the site is Rainbow 5 Phase A, which will see 14 more tanks added – meaning 42,000m3…
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Shell Canada Energy has taken final investment decision (FID) for the expansion of the LNG Canada site in Kitimat, British Columbia. The expansion comes after Shell’s annual report predicted a rise of around 65% in global LNG demand by 2040.
Phase two of the expansion project will add two LNG processing units – increasing LNG Canada’s total production company from 14 million tonnes per…
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British Columbia (BC)’s government has given FortisBC an environmental assessment certificate for an expansion at its LNG facility on Tilbury Island, BC.
The certificate allows FortisBC to pursue final investment decision for the expansion, which will include a 142,400 m3 storage tank, a natural gas receiving facility and a liquification unit that will produce up to 2.5 million tonnes of LNG…
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A ground-breaking ceremony will be held on 30 September for the East Africa Oil Refinery in the Port of Lamu, Kenya, with heavy construction materials received at the port on 26 September – marking the first milestone for the construction stage of the refinery. The project aims to strengthen Kenya’s energy security by reducing dependence on imported refined petroleum.
The refinery aims to…
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The Ulsan Metropolitan Government (UMG) and Central Terminal Korea (CTK) have partnered on a liquid cargo storage facility that will be built in the Ulsan Mipo National Industrial Complex, South Korea, supporting the region’s petrochemical storage infrastructure at the Port of Ulsan. Ulsan Mayor Kim Sang-wook and Kim Chan-soo, CEO of CTK, signed the agreement at the mayor’s office in city…
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Arkema has invested in 3,000m3 of tank storage capacity for glacial acrylic acid (GAA) at the Ulsan HDOT terminal in South Korea. The new hub will provide domestic inventory for the company and Korean customers with reliable supply.
This decision comes as Arkema expands its portfolio of specialist materials and technologies that target new energy, water access, recycling, urbanisation and…
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Fiscalía General de la República (FGR), the Mexican attorney general’s office, has seized around 59 million litres (371,000 bbl) of fuel from a storage terminal in San Jose Iturbide, Guanajuato, Mexico, on the basis that its origins have not yet been proven. According to market sources, ExxonMobil, Marathon and Shall are the users of the terminal.
Investigations began on 3 July 2026 when…
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Uganda has begun construction of the Kampala Storage Terminal (KST) in Namwabula Estate-Nsujjumpolwe village, Kiringete subcounty, Mpigi District, with the ground-breaking ceremony led by President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday 17 September.
KST will have storage capacity for 320 million litres of petroleum and has construction costs of $300 million (€261 million). The Ugandan National Oil…
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The Briger Swan Ranch terminal and Cheyenne Rail Hub complex in Laramie County, WY, US, is looking for buyers, with its current owners electing Fuelled as exclusive marketing advisor.
The complex includes a crude oil blending site, 225,000 barrels capacity of storage across five tanks and rail-loading facilities that have 12 truck lease automatic custody transfer units. As the site offers a…
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The Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for the appointment of a terminal operator to design, finance, develop, construct, operate, maintain and transfer a small-to-medium scale LNG terminal at the Port of East London, South Africa, under a 25-year concession agreement.
The terminal will be developed on a site around 8,900m2 hectares in size, and…
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On 11 September 2026, Chane Terminal Botlek, situated in the Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, hosted the Port of Rotterdam Authority to 'deepen the partnership' between the two organisations.
The day’s discussions centred on the evergreen subject of safety and Chane Unlocked – Chane’s future strategy, which includes renewing existing infrastructure at its terminals as well as adding…
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CB&I and AG&P Industrial have completed two 60,000m3 full containment LNG storage tanks, situated at the LNGPH Ilijan LNG Facility in the Philippines – the first large-scale onshore LNG storage facility in the country.
Unlike conventional full containment LNG tanks, which rely on reinforced concrete outer walls, CB&I uses 9% nickel steel for both the inner and outer tanks. Both…
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Petrolodex has begun operations at its facility in Hamriyah Free Zone, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE), which will focus on internal domestic supply, rather than imports.
The facility includes a commercial trading desk and liquid terminal storage tanks, and sources gasoil, gasoline and fuel oils directly from UAE national oil companies including ADNOC, ENOC and SNOC. It will supply…
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Sapphire Gas Solutions has acquired the Desert Gas LNG Plant in Ehrenberg, AZ, US, and a site for future expansion in Stroud, OK, US, from Spectrum LNG. With these acquisitions, Sapphire Gas expands its natural gas services for its Southwest US and Southern California clients by adding LNG production capabilities to its owned assets.
The Desert Gas LNG Plant has around 100,000 gallons (379m3)…
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The first six tanks of Stolthaven Terminals’ SHVN Houston Expansion Project are completed and fully operational.
Stolthaven Houston has 189 tanks ranging from 349-15,900m3, with a total capacity of 576,696m3.
Daniel Strydom, Chief Operating Officer at SHVN, comments: ‘The completion of the first six tanks is an important milestone in the Houston Expansion Project and a great achievement…
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ITOCHU has acquired a portion of the equity securities of Aegis Terminal from Aegis Vopak Terminals, which is situated at Port Pipavav in Gujarat, India. The terminal hosts an ammonia storage tank with a capacity of around 36,000 tonnes, cargo handling facilities, pipelines, and truck loading and unloading facilities.
ITOCHU has already developed storage terminal business in India with the…
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Aster has launched its new storage and logistics business, Aster Port & Terminals (APT), bringing together an integrated storage and marine infrastructure platform in Singapore.
APT will comprise of 13 marine wharves across Pulau Bukom and Pulau Ular, up to 4.3 million m3 of tank storage capacity and a single buoy mooring that can receive very large crude carriers carrying up to two…
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Rompetrol Rafinare continues to progress its strategic programme at Petromidia refinery, Năvodari, Romania, through capital reimbursement and the modernisation of five storage tanks.
A gasoline tank’s capacity will be increased from 5,000m3 to 6,000 m3; two tanks used to store diesel and components will be expanded from 10,000m3 to 12,000m3; a 57,000m3 crude oil tank is being reworked; and…
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