Middle East LNG first gets financial backing
The first LNG receiving and regasification terminal in the Middle East developed on a PPP basis, has completed limited recourse financing for the project.
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Shell awards JGC contract for completion of Prelude LNG vessel
Japanese engineering firm JGC Corporation has won a contracted to support the completion of Shell’s Prelude floating LNG facility.
North Sea expertise still in demand off Western Australia as LNG booms
Western Australia is not the cure for all of the North Sea’s economic woes, but there are plenty of opportunities to be had in its offshore gas market, officials said yesterday.
ExxonMobil to deliver 7.9tonnes of LNG from Papua New Guinea
ExxonMobil said it expects to deliver 7.9million tonnes of liquefied natural gas from Papua New Guinea this year.
LNG major says everyone benefits when buyers’ wishes prevail
The Japanese company poised to become one of the world’s largest LNG buyers says it shouldn’t need to pay producers to lift restrictions on where it can resell cargoes and that the removal would benefit the whole market, including sellers.
Chevron halts output from unit at Gorgon LNG plant
Oil major Chevron has temporarily halted output from one of the two production units at its Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant.
Total-led consortium to build LNG terminal complex in Ivory Coast
The Ivorian Government has approved plans from a consortium headed up by French energy giant Total to build and operate an LNG re-gasification terminal in the West African country.
Orkney hopes to become centre of LNG supply
A project launched this week could see Orkney become a hub for liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies in the north of Scotland.
ConocoPhillips looks to sell Kenai LNG terminal
ConocoPhillips said it was in the process of selling its Kenai liquefied natural gas export terminal in Alaska.
Production resumes at Chevron’s Gorgon LNG project
Production has resume at Chevron's Gorgon LNG export project.
Flogas, Stolt-Nielsen reveals plans for Rosyth LNG project
A UK gas supplier today revealed plans for a joint project to ship LNG directly to the Port of Rosyth in Fife.
Aboriginal and environmental groups to take legal action against Canadian LNG project
Aboriginal and environmental groups are planning on taking legal action against the Canadian government to overturn a permit for a $27billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in British Columbia.
Shell among new LNG sellers for Asia gas hub contender Singapore
Singapore, which is vying to become a regional center for the trading of liquefied natural gas in Asia, picked Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Pavilion Gas Pte Ltd. as its next suppliers of the fuel.
Chevron to start selling condensate produced at Gorgon gas field
Oil major Chevron plans to start selling condensate produced at its Gorgon gas field, according to reports.
Africa could become “significant” LNG importer, says Total boss
Africa could become a significant global market for imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) by 2025, according to a senior official at Total.
Shell strikes LNG deal for cruise ships
Oil major Shell has struck an agreement to supply the world's first LNG-powered cruise ships due to start sailing in northwest Europe in 2019.
BP hands GE Oil & Gas contract for Indonesian LNG project
BP has handed GE Oil & Gas a contract to provide a third liquefaction train at the LNG facility it operates in Indonesia.
Tokyo Gas get first LNG shipment from Chevron’s Gorgon facility
Tokyo Gas has received its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo from oil major Chevron's Gorgon facility in Australia.
Mild winter slakes Argentina’s thirst for LNG
Argentina is thought to have cancelled a shipment of LNG and delayed three others due to a mild end to winter.
Singapore firm BW Group to supply Pakistan with LNG tanker
Singapore's BW Group has signed a deal to supply a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) to Pakistan’s second liquefied natural gas import terminal.
ExxonMobil LNG project in Papua New Guinea targets long-term sales deals
ExxonMobil is looking to agree sales contracts for spot cargoes to soak up excess production from its liquefied natural gas project in Papua New Guinea, a news report said.
South Korea to cut costs by leaning on own output for LNG production
Korea Gas Corp plans to lower costs by using its own overseas output for the production of liquefied natural gas (LNG), the firm’s boss said, according to a media report.
New supply from Australia and US to boost LNG market
The market for liquefied natural gas is about to attract more players and more trading as new supply from the US and Australia strengthens buyers’ bargaining power.
Statoil drills for replenishment gas for Hammerfest
Statoil (STL:NO) has kick-started a drilling campaign for CO2 gas on the Snøhvit field off the coast of Hammerfest.
India prods top LNG buyers to recast deals amid global glut
India’s liquefied natural gas buyers are being encouraged to renegotiate long-term contracts after spot prices tumbled amid a global glut.