The Japanese government will hold its first formal talks on LNG pricing with the often controversial 13-member group called the Gas Exporting Countries Forum, often referred to as the LNG and natural gas industry version of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
The US House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee has approved the North American Energy Infrastructure Act that could influence future LNG projects in the US, Mexico and Canada dependent on cross-border feed-gas.
One LNG producer, the Sultanate of Oman, has been singled out for a mention in a key report as the country located at the entrance to the Persian Gulf has managed to raise its natural gas and LNG output.
Spectra Energy of the US said its environmental certificate application for the Westcoast Connector Gas Transmission Project to connect the North Montney Shale in British Columbia with the Prince Rupert LNG planned for the Pacific coast was accepted for formal review.
The US state of North Dakota, the 19th largest of the 52 states terms of area, is building its first LNG fuel plant as North America builds out its fueling capability for trucking and the energy sector.
British Columbia Premier Christy Clark has signed a cooperation deal to help the Woodfibre LNG project in the province to achieve its project development agreement similar to an earlier accord with Pacific Northwest LNG led by Petronas of Malaysia.
BG Group Interim Executive Chairman, Andrew Gould (right), who has taken overall charge of the company until a new Chief Executive is appointed, has given a description of the kind of new leader the UK company is hoping to find.
UK natural gas prices have tumbled to their lowest level in three-and-a-half years. Prices are so low that the East Asian LNG market has prices more than twice as high while US LNG imports into the UK would be uneconomic at current price levels.
BG Group interim Executive Chairman, Andrew Gould, who has taken the helm after the resignation last week of Chief Executive Chris Finlayson, has further explained the problems afflicting the UK company in Egypt and also the current strategy for other areas.
Westport Innovations Inc., the LNG engines and engineering company listed on the Toronto and US Nasdaq stock exchanges, has won an order from one of the largest US supermarket chains to have LNG fuel systems integrated into some of their Freightliner trucks.