In a major step for the Magnolia LNG project in Louisiana, Australian energy company LNG Ltd has executed a liquefaction tolling agreement with Brightshore Overseas, an affiliate of commodities group Gunvor.
Australian energy company Santos announced a natural gas discovery at the Bianchi-1 well with LNG potential, located in the Carnarvon Basin offshore Western Australia.
The United Arab Emirates, the LNG exporter from its Das Island plant in the Persian Gulf and an importer of cargoes in Dubai, has awarded a contract to Samsung Engineering for its new Fujairah LNG import facility outside of Gulf waters.
The Norwegian LNG producer and distributor Skangass made the first delivery to Gate terminal with the 15,600 cubic metres capacity "Coral Energy" being the first LNG carrier of its size to berth at the facility.
US investment bank and LNG trader Morgan Stanley said US natural gas highlights supply potential with Marcellus shale-gas oversupply pushing prices as low as $2 per million British thermal units below Henry Hub.
One of the world's largest LNG companies, BG Group, has appointed a new Chief Financial Officer and executive director, Simon Lowth.
Japan may restart new nuclear power capacity in a couple of months, reducing the strain on its efforts to acquire additional LNG, a replacement fuel since the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
Nigeria came back from the brink of losing its LNG producer credibility after the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency said that Nigeria LNG exports, blocked for three weeks and costing $500 million in revenue, would flow again.
Norton Rose Fulbright, the international legal practice, announced that LNG expert currently based in Perth, Alex Cull, is expected to rejoin the Norton Rose Fulbright Singapore office next month.
The Queensland Curtis LNG project being developed by BG Group is continuing its community investments by contributing more funds to improve safety in Gladstone Harbour in eastern Australia ahead of it starting LNG shipments from 2014.