Wärtsilä Corp., the Finland-based LNG carrier-engine maker, and South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries, have signed an agreement to set up a joint venture to build dual-fuel LNG carrier engines.
Suez LNG, a subsidiary of Suez Energy North America, has signed an agreement with the US Maritime Administration to offer opportunities for US mariners to serve onboard LNG carriers.
Poland and Algeria have signed an energy cooperation agreement that could lead to a planned Polish LNG terminal on the Baltic Sea coast receiving deliveries from Sonatrach as Poland tries to reduce its reliance on Russian natural gas.
ConocoPhillips and Marathon Oil Corp. said they have jointly filed with the US Department of Energy for a two-year extension of the Kenai LNG facility's licence for exports to Japan.
Woodside Energy, the Australian operator of the the North West Shelf LNG venture, said Korea Gas Corp. signed an LNG sale and purchase agreement for ongoing supplies, as Woodside continues to extend supply deals with Asian customers.
The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said it approved Sempra LNG's plan to expand its $750-million Cameron LNG project near Hackberry, Louisiana.
Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co. II, which operates three LNG Trains in Qatar, said it had shut down production because of technical problems.
The Attorney General of Connecticut, Richard Blumenthal, said he had asked the US Federal Aviation Administration to establish a "no-fly zone" over the Broadwater LNG project in Long Island Sound, saying the project was an "obvious target" for terrorists.
Statoil's Snøhvit LNG partnership said it would not be developing oil reserves at the Snøhvit natural gas field, located in the Barents Sea, which by the start of the fourth quarter will see Norway producing Europe' first LNG.
RasGas, the Qatari LNG producer, named its latest LNG carrier, the "Ejnan" at a launch ceremony at South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries at their Goje Island shipyard.