Excelerate Energy News


DSME Delivers Excelerate's 10th FSRU

Jun 23, 2020

South Korean shipbuilding firm Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has earlier this month delivered a floating storage regasification unit (FSRU) to Excelerate Energy.The FSRU, named the Excelerate Sequoia, is Excelerate Energy's tenth FSRU vessel…

Excelerate to Manage FSRUs In-house

Feb 19, 2020

Houston-based Excelerate Energy’s unit, Excelerate Technical Management (ETM) has been authorized to operate as ship manager for its parent company’s entire fleet of floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs).The Republic of the Marshall…

Excelerate to Build FLNG Terminal in Philippines

Sep 27, 2019

Philippine authorities have given Excelerate Energy LP permission to proceed on plans to develop a floating natural gas import terminal to supply existing and new power generation.Texas-headquartered player in floating LNG regasification solutions…

LNG Trailblazer Eisbrenner Dies at 58

May 13, 2019

Kathleen M. Eisbrenner, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry pioneer and Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors at US based LNG development company NextDecade Corporation, has passed away at the age of 58.Eisbrenner enjoyed a remarkable career…

FLNG & FSRU Market Otlook

Feb 05, 2019

FLNG & FSRU: Which ones will clear the investment hurdle?IMA/World Energy Reports has just completed a 12-month detailed assessment of the floating liquefaction and regasification market. The 150+ page study examines future market opportunities in floating liquefaction and regasification…

Argentina to Export First LNG in 2019

Nov 21, 2018

Argentina is due to begin exports of liquefied natural gas from a part of its vast Vaca Muerta shale gas resource next year through a floating LNG liquefaction (FLNG) vessel provided by Exmar, the Belgian shipping company said on Wednesday.The operations…

Australian wave, tidal sector boost

Aug 08, 2017

Australia’s marine energy companies have united in an industry task force to advance the commercialization of marine renewable technologies. Tidal and wave energy developers Atlantis Resources, Bombora Wave Power, BioPower Systems, MAKO Tidal Turbines…

Parker Bestobell Marine supplies FSRU valves

Feb 10, 2016

Parker Bestobell Marine has completed a contract to supply cryogenic globe and check valves made in Sheffield, for Hoegh LNG’s series of five floating storage regasification units (FSRUs) that are being built at Hyundai shipyard (HHI) in South Korea…

Excelerate’s Aguirre gets FERC approval

Jul 27, 2015

Houston-based Excelerate Energy received authorization from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for the Aguirre Offshore GasPort project offshore Puerto Rico.Image from Excelerate. After nearly four years of environmental reviews…

Two consortia vye for Fortuna FLNG EPIC

Jul 09, 2015

Two consortia of oil services companies have been selected to compete for an EPIC contract on Africa's first floating LNG project through two front end engineering and design contracts. The move will pitch McDermott Marine Construction…

Global FSRU demand ramps up

Apr 27, 2015

This year, Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan and Uruguay plan to begin importing natural gas via floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) vessels. The vessels are a solution to the challenge of importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) into areas…

Ophir inks FLNG project lead

Nov 06, 2014

Texas-based Excelerate Energy has been selected by UK-based exploration firm Ophir Energy to lead a consortium to build Africa’s first newbuild, open seas FLNG project.  Excelerate will lead a consortium of technology providers charged…

Ecuador joins World Energy Council

Aug 27, 2014

Ecuador formally joined the World Energy Council as a member country last Friday, 22 August. In a ceremony in Quito, hosted by Dr. Esteban Albornoz Vintimilla, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy, the World Energy Council formally…

Excelerate completes 500th ship-to-ship LNG transfer

Dec 23, 2013

Excelerate Energy L.P. completed its 500th commercial Ship-to-Ship (STS) transfer of LNG on September 23, 2013 in Escobar, Argentina at the GNL Escobar LNG import facility. Using Excelerate Energy’s regasification vessel, Exemplar and the conventional LNG carrier SCF Arctic…

Asia Pacific in the FLNG driving seat

Dec 31, 2010

LNG business took a hit last year as the economic downturn put the brakes on global natural gas demand just as US shale gas output started to surge. Infield Systems’ Peter Kiernan reviews the changing gas market fundamentals and assesses the…

Current News

BOEM Initiates Process for Potential Mineral Lease Sale Offshore Virginia

Jumbo Scoops Two Offshore Wind Contracts

Wood Nets Long-Term Maintenance Contract for Rio Grande LNG Facility

TechnipFMC to Supply Subsea Systems for Chevron’s Gas Project off Australia

Subscribe for OE Digital E‑News