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Author Archives: Lars Petter Blikom
Growing confidence in LNG as a future marine fuel
As part of a project to define the future design of container feeder ships for operation in the Baltic Sea, some of my colleagues have done a survey. They posed a set of questions to a range of ship operators … Continue reading
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LNG bunkering in Singapore
For the implementation of LNG as a marine fuel for deap sea vessels, Singapore appears to be the key location to get the ball rolling. Already for quite some time, many eyes have been watching the development of LNG bunkering at … Continue reading
Natural gas – the bridge to where?
If you havent already seen the TED speach by T. Boone Pickens, you should get to it. Mr Pickens is a bit more focused on US national security than I would be, but otherwise he delivers an excellent description of … Continue reading
100 years of diesel ships
This month marks the 100th anniversary of MS Selandia, which embarked on its maiden voyage from Copenhagen to Bangkok on 22nd February 1912. She was a cargo ship dedicated for a route between Scandinavia, Genoa, and Bangkok. And as she … Continue reading
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LNG for small scale electricity generation
At DNV, we have recently finalized a study looking at various aspects of implementing LNG as the main fuel supply for distributed power generation and microgrid systems. The study covers key challenges, environmental and economical assessments, as well as a … Continue reading
LNG bunkering is materializing
Since the topic of LNG as a marine fuel really took off, I’d say some two years ago, the industry speakers have developed a few mantras; they always refer to the chicken and egg situation that we are facing. Everybody … Continue reading
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Can floating LNG imitate development of FPSOs?
The first attempts on drilling submerged wells started already before 1900, but this was just some rigs on piles in shallow lakes. The development slowly picked up speed in the US and Canada, and in 1947 the first well out … Continue reading
Natural gas demand is pushing LNG production offshore
Finally, some will say, we can apply learning and technology developed over many years. The first idea for a floating unit for liquefaction of natural gas was developed in the late 1970’s for the Snøhvit field in Northern Norway. The … Continue reading
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2011 in review: The year the world turned towards LNG
I want to start todays post with a Happy New Year to all readers! I hope the celebration stood in good relation to the great year for LNG in 2011. In a few weeks here in China, we will move … Continue reading
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