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Japanese LNG import volumes in September dropped by 5 percent, with shipments from the Middle East down even more by 20 percent, at a time when oil-linked cargoes with contract basements are about a third less expensive than a year ago and spot cargoes are at half the 2014 cost.
A Greek-American joint venture is being prepared to develop an LNG import terminal in northern Greece to receive US cargoes at a time when Russia is lining up more pipeline natural gas infrastructure in the Balkans region, according to reports circulated by politicians.
DNV GL, the Norwegian-German classification society, has secured a contract to provide in-service verification and class services to a range of facilities at the Ichthys LNG project being developed near Darwin in Australia and scheduled to come on stream in 2017.
Oil Search, the company targeted in a takeover bid by Australia's Woodside Petroleum, said its share in the Papua New Guinea LNG project contributed more than expected to earnings because prices were 10 percent higher than in the previous quarter.
The largest Indian liquefied natural gas importer Petronet LNG expects to receive about 33 more cargoes from Qatar during the final quarter of 2015 and may turn to truck distribution to revive revenues under a new Chief Executive.
GasLog, the Monaco-based LNG carrier fleet operator with control of 26 vessels including newbuilds, completed an export-credit backed financing arrangement for $1.3 billion with 14 international banks for its building programme covering eight ships.
The Chief Executive of Italy's Eni Claudio Descalzi has met the President of Egypt to discuss setting up a Gas Hub in the Eastern Mediterranean backed by domestic pipelines and LNG exports linked to the Italian energy company's world-class Zohr discovery.
Dutch company SBM Offshore was awarded the front-end engineering and design contract for three large-scale turret mooring systems associated with the proposed Browse floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) development in Western Australia.
US shipping company Totem Ocean Trailer Express has formally taken delivery of the world's first liquefied natural gas-powered containership as North America continues with efforts to meet new international standards for cleaner fuel in the maritime industry.
The Canadian province of British Columbia said there were more than 3,000 participants over the three days of the "Third Annual International LNG in BC Conference" at the Vancouver Convention Centre as Premier Christy Clark said the industry was now ready for take-off.