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Apache Corp., the US energy company with growing LNG interests, is buying about US$3.5 billion of Canadian natural gas assets from BP to boost its potential feed-gas for the Kitimat project aimed at exporting LNG from British Columbia to the Asia-Pacific region.
Chevron Corp. said it signed a Heads of Agreement with Korea Gas Corp. for the delivery of LNG from the Wheatstone project being developed offshore Western Australia.
CH·IV International, the US-based LNG consulting firm, said Roberto Ruiperez Vara has returned full-time to corporate headquarters in Maryland after helping run the Quintero LNG import terminal in Chile.
Inpex, the Japanese LNG developer, said its Ichthys project offshore Australia has had its  draft Environmental Impact Statement released for an eight-week public review and comment period.
Emerson Process Management of the US said it was appointed by Royal Dutch Shell to serve as main automation contractor to Technip of France and South Korea’s Samsung for the Prelude Floating LNG project being developed offshore Australia.
Chevron Corp. announced a new exploration drilling success in the Carnarvon Basin offshore Western Australia, Australia's premier hydrocarbon basin.
Chubu Electric Power said the largest LNG carrier to berth in Japan, the 266,000 cubic metres capacity Qatari Q-Max vessel “Mozah”, has begun unloading at its Chita LNG terminal in Aichi.
Taylor-DeJongh, the US-based energy investment baking firm, said it was appointment as Export Credit Agency Financial Advisor to Santos Ltd. for the financing of the Australian energy company’s share in the Gladstone LNG project.
Imports of LNG to the continental United States rose 29 percent last year to a total of 452 billion cubic feet (9.37 million tonnes) but were still at the second-lowest annual level in eight years.
Inpex Corp. of Japan said it planned to raise about $6.5 billion by selling shares to help finance the development of its Ichthys LNG project in northern Australia.