Daily News

Daily News (16513)

Children categories

Sempra Energy of California, one of the most experienced US LNG operators, has signed a joint development agreement with JEA, a power utility based in the port of Jacksonville that could lead to the building of an LNG plant on the northeast Florida coast.
The Shanghai-based Chinese shipyard Wison Offshore & Marine was awarded a contract by  a US company for a floating LNG import facility to be operated by Belgium's Exmar and located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh off the eastern port of Kakinada.
Imports of LNG and crude oil to China rose last month as the world's largest energy consumer saw increased demand for the winter peak season.
China National Offshore Oil Corp. is moving towards closer cooperation with Taiwan on LNG supplies and has signed an agreement with a Taiwanese company Shinfox Corp.
The Japanese Maritime Defence Force (JMSDF) destroyer, the "JS Samidare", has taken part in a counter-piracy mission to keep the flow of LNG and oil to Japan through dangerous waters around the Gulf of Aden and was responsible for seizing a pirate ship.
Royal Dutch Shell said it agreed to sell its interest in the Wheatstone natural gas fields and the Chevron Corp. LNG project to a unit of Kuwait Petroleum Corp. as part of a new strategy of "hard choices" as regards its worldwide portfolio.
Marubeni Corp., the Japanese trading house and importer of LNG with shipping interests as well, said it intended to increase its participation in floating import terminal projects for new markets.
Australia-listed LNG Ltd., developer of the US Magnolia LNG export project in Louisiana, has arranged to list its American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) on the over-the-counter international share trading platform in the US.
The long-time director of the US Everett LNG import terminal in Boston, Massachusetts, has been promoted within the North American operations of French LNG player GDF-Suez.
GasLog Ltd., the LNG carrier operator, is raising part of the funds for buying three LNG carriers from BG Group by making a public offering of 9.5 million of its US-listed shares at $15.75 each.