LNG

Algeria, one of the largest exporters of LNG to Europe, is facing a struggle to keep its LNG industry on track because of a lack of foreign interest in new licensing rounds, growing domestic demand and a recent corruption scandal at national energy company Sonatrach.

Woodside Petroleum has acknowledged the Western Australian Government’s decision to proceed with the compulsory acquisition of land from Aboriginal claimants required for the site of its Browse LNG project’s liquefaction plant.

Fluxys Group, owner of Belgium’s Zeebrugge LNG terminal, said it was a candidate to be a partner in the French import facility being developed for the Channel port of Dunkirk by Electricite de France.

Wartsila, the Finland-based marine engine company, said it signed a contract with Tarbit Shipping of Sweden to convert a product tanker to LNG propulsion, and to supply the ship with its system allowing the safe storage of LNG onboard.