China’s energy strategy takes the long view
When you take the long view of history, trade wars become skirmishes and even Brexit will be seen as a ship that passed in the early 21st Century night.
LNG
McDermott, BHGE win Ichthys subsea deals
US energy services giants McDermott and Baker Hughes GE have been awarded contracts for the Inpex-operated Ichthys LNG project off Western Australia.
‘We are winning’ says TechnipFMC boss as orders surge by 75%
TechnipFMC's chief executive has declared “we are winning” amid what he described as an “unprecedented” level of orders for the company.
TechnipFMC wins contract worth £6.1billion for Russian LNG project
TechnipFMC has won a major contract with Russia’s Novatek worth £6.1billion.
VIDEO: Yoga on board the world’s largest offshore vessel
Yoga on the helideck is just one of the ways workers pass their free time on the largest offshore vessel ever constructed.
Chevron seeks all-electric Canada LNG plant to cut emissions
Chevron Corp. is seeking approval to modify its plans for a liquefied natural gas export facility on Canada’s Pacific Coast to an all-electric design that it says will result in the lowest greenhouse-gas emissions per ton of LNG of any large project in the world.
More trouble for Trinidad’s LNG sector
LNG production in Trinidad and Tobago was disrupted after a power outage shut down the Atlantic LNG export terminal.
‘Virtual pipeline’ delivers its first LNG in US
A business which has pioneered technology for producing LNG without the need for pipelines has delivered its first shipment in the US.
Shell ships first LNG from world’s largest offshore facility Prelude
Shell has shipped the first LNG cargo from Prelude, the world’s largest offshore facility ever constructed.
US energy department rebrands fossil fuels as ‘freedom gas’
The US Department of Energy has appeared to rebrand the country's natural gas as "molecules of freedom".
New Shell LNG terminal sees Gibraltar switch to natural gas
The opening of a new Shell liquified natural gas (LNG) terminal in Gibraltar has seen the British overseas territory transition from diesel power.
Financing risks remain for Mozambique’s LNG projects
While Mozambique is presently recovering from the destruction caused by Cyclone Idai, it has the potential to produce close to 10% of the current global market or 6x the LNG production of Angola.
Total signs agreement on $13bn Papau New Guinea LNG project
Total has reached an agreement with the government of Papau New Guinea allowing work to begin on a $13bn (£9.9bn) project to roughly double the country’s energy exports.
Total invests more in Tellurian, Driftwood LNG
French energy major Total said it will invest more than $700 million in Houston-based Tellurian and its Driftwood liquefied natural gas export project in Louisiana.
Pricing uncertainty risks growth of LNG sector, DNV GL says
Most professionals working in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector believe more investment is needed in to satisfy forecasts for growing global demand after 2025, a new report said.
Shell warns more LNG projects needed ahead of supply crunch
Global supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) will tighten next year despite more being produced, according to the latest forecast from Shell.
Future is here for LNG as derivatives trading takes off
With natural gas demand growing faster than for any other fossil fuel, LNG futures may be finally taking off.
Woodmac: Is 2019 the year of LNG oversupply?
As we enter 2019, the mood in the LNG market is mixed. The big LNG buyers are back, and we are set for a record year for supply in terms of both production growth and new project FIDs. What will 2019 look like? And what could happen that will shape the market longer term?
US authorities give Williams green light for LNG expansion
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has given the Oklahoma pipeline company Williams permission to begin service on an expansion project supporting two liquefied natural gas terminals along the Texas Gulf Coast.
Early 2019 will see flurry of LNG activity
The growth of the Gulf Coast’s liquefied natural gas industry is set to accelerate in 2019 as at least three major projects are expected to get the go-ahead from developers.
‘Uncontracted’ LNG demand to quadruple, say Woodmac
Uncontracted demand for liquified natural gas (LNG) is set to quadruple by 2030, according to energy research firm Wood Mackenzie (Woodmac).
How Toshiba lost $806m buying into US LNG boom
Buy high, sell low and guarantee a loss. It’s not exactly what Toshiba Corp. planned when it dipped its toes in liquefied natural gas trading.
Shell’s up next, and last, in $200bn Australia LNG bonanza
And then there was one.
Ichthys LNG project begins gas exports
Total said today that the first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Ichthys has left Darwin, Australia, following the production start-up at the end of July.
Two small German towns vie to make Trump’s LNG dream reality
Downstream from Hamburg, two small Elbe River ports are competing to build Germany’s first liquefied natural gas import terminal and help shake up Europe’s biggest gas market.