Following presidential elections earlier this month, energy-short South Korea looks set to pivot back towards nuclear power, leaving the outlook for liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports less certain.
The processing of gas from the offshore Pluto fields has started ahead of schedule at the North West Shelf Project’s (NWS) Karratha gas plant (KGP), Woodside reported today. This accelerated production of Pluto gas has been enabled by the start-up of the Pluto-KGP Interconnector.
Traditional landowners in Australia’s Northern Territory have launched legal action against South Korea’s export credit agencies in an attempt to block funding for the Santos-led $3.6 billion Barossa gas project, which will backfill the Darwin liquefied natural gas (LNG) export plant.
China imported twice as much liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia last month than a year earlier, despite weakened appetite for spot purchases because of high prices.
An energy company backed by Indonesian tycoon Sukanto Tanoto plans to spend $500 million this year on a long-planned liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in Canada, the clearest signal yet that it may move ahead with an LNG export facility on the country’s west coast.
The outlook for liquefied natural gas (LNG) production in Asia has taken a positive turn following Mubadala Petroleum starting first gas flows from Pegaga to the Petronas-led Bintulu LNG export complex in Malaysia.
Australia’s offshore regulator has given approval for Shell (LON:SHEL) to restart its Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility after the unit was forced to shut down last December due to a fire onboard following a power outage. Significantly, this will help ease the pressure on the tight regional market for liquefied natural gas (LNG).
Samsung C&T will partner with Vietnamese construction company Lilama to build what could be Vietnam's first gas-fired power facilities to be fuelled by liquefied natural gas (LNG) as the country works to transition away from coal.
Sunda Gas is busy completing various studies that could lead to the commercial development of the shallow-water Chuditch gas discovery offshore East Timor with a potential floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) development under consideration.
There has been increasing speculation that Japanese oil and gas companies may follow their Western peers and exit Russian energy projects in response to Vladimir Putin’s bloody invasion of Ukraine. However, this seems unlikely, as such a move - designed to hurt Russia - would be blunted, as China is expected to fill any void left by departing investors.
New Fortress Energy said it is ready to advance plans for a new LNG terminal offshore Sri Lanka after a legal challenge against the project was dismissed by the country’s Supreme Court.
Japan’s JERA today announced that is has established a full-scale operations base in Vietnam as it considers developing several LNG-to-power projects in the country.
Shell said yesterday that it will exit all its oil and gas projects with Russia’s Gazprom in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including the Sakhalin-2 LNG export project, which is a crucial supplier to Japan. Significantly, Shell’s decision will now put pressure on Japanese partners, Mitsubishi, and Mitsui, to reconsider their involvement in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) project.
Japan’s JERA, a 50-50 joint venture between Tokyo Electric Power Company and Chubu Electric Power, is partnering with ExxonMobil for a large LNG-to-power project in Vietnam.
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) Logistics and Services will supply a floating storage unit (FSU) for Atlantic Gulf & Pacific Company’s (AG&P’s) Philippines LNG Import Terminal (PHLNG) due to start operations later this year.
The Shell-led Crux development offshore Australia, that will help backfill Shell’s (LSE:RDSA) Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, has moved closer to a final investment decision (FID), which partner Seven Group, expects by the end of this financial year.
Chinese oil and gas giant CNOOC is set to install the world’s largest storage tanks at the Binhai LNG import terminal in Jiangsu by the end of 2023, reported Reuters.
ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM), which operates the PNG LNG export complex in Papua New Guinea (PNG), has sealed a gas agreement with the PNG government that provides a clear framework for development of the P’nyang field to backfill existing liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure. However, major development activities are unlikely to start before 2027.
ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) has completed the purchase of an additional 10% shareholding interest in Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG) from Origin Energy for $1.645 billion.
The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) believes the start of work on the Santos-led Barossa liquefied natural gas (LNG) development offshore northern Australia should be suspended as the associated carbon capture and storage (CCS) scheme, proposed by the operator, remains problematic and will not cut emissions. Otherwise the CCS project should be viewed as nothing more than ‘green washing’ and a diversion while construction continues, said IEEFA.
East Timor-based independent think-tank La'o Hamutuk has hit out at Santos’ plans to store carbon from its proposed Barossa liquefied natural gas (LNG) development at the Bayu Undan field in the Timor Sea by filing a submission to the Northern Territory (NT) Environmental Protection Authority (NTEPA).
Japan’s Inpex (TYO:1605) has confirmed that it will not take a final investment decision (FID) for its proposed Abadi liquefied natural gas (LNG) development in the Masela Block offshore Indonesia until the second half of the 2020s with the aim of starting production in the early 2030s. However, questions remain around the commercial viability of the project and this also marks the latest in a series of delays for Abadi.
Chevron’s (NYSE:CVX) flagship carbon capture and storage (CCS) scheme, designed to catch emissions at the Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) project offshore Australia, has operated at just over half its expected capacity in the previous financial year, according to the latest project update.
Japan will make sure its own energy demands are met before aiding Europe with shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the event conflict erupts over Ukraine, according to the nation’s trade minister.
Shell’s giant Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vessel offshore northwest Australia is expected to be out of operation for most of Q1, chief executive Ben Van Beurden told reporters following the company’s quarterly results.