Australia LNG operator Santos said it signed an accord to sell a 12.5 percent interest in the Barossa natural gas project planned as a feed-gas source for Darwin LNG to the largest Japanese LNG importer, JERA Co. Inc.
Qatar Petroleum said it had started a development drilling campaign for the North Field project that will underpin the feed-gas needs for the LNG expansion at Ras Laffan from 77 million tonnes per annum to 110 MTPA.
Free ReadWith LNG production, exports and imports proceeding mostly as normal to provide guaranteed gas-fired power and vital fuel for transportation, the latest annual data provided by the world’s leading LNG importers provides a positive vision of the sector’s future on land and at sea. The annual report just published of…
Free ReadSwiss-Swedish company ABB said it was chosen to provide the electric propulsion and power distribution package for Southeast Asia’s first liquefied natural gas hybrid tug ordered to operate in the Port of Singapore. ABB said its equipment, including energy storage, control and automation technology will be at the heart of…
The Russian Parliament has adopted amendments to the law on natural gas exporting, opening the way for further LNG developments, and follows big tax breaks recently brought in for oil and gas investments in Russia’s Arctic region.
Royal Dutch Shell and the privately-owned Chinese company, GCL Oil & Natural Gas Co., have signed an agreement to explore the establishment of a joint venture based in eastern China to market and trade liquefied natural gas.
Norway-listed oil and gas contractor Subsea 7 SA has been awarded a contract by Chevron Corp. on the $5.7-billion first phase of the Anchor field project in the Gulf of Mexico.
Free ReadCentrica plc, the UK utility and energy company with a growing LNG market presence including booked volumes from the US and Mozambique, has confirmed Chris O’Shea in his post of Chief Executive. O’Shea, the former Chief Financial Officer, had initially been named as interim CEO on March 17 while a…
The Australian-listed developer of the US Magnolia export plant in Louisiana with an agreement to supply cargoes to Vietnam said a Singapore-based private company has withdrawn a planned takeover bid.
The US Army Corps of Engineers awarded construction contract to Callan Marine Ltd. to complete the second phase of the four-phase Corpus Christi Ship Channel Improvement Project to improve safety and efficiency for US crude oil and LNG shipments in the area.