LNG

BHP, the Anglo-Australian global commodities, mining and energy company whose assets include Australian LNG and gas stakes, said it would award a contract in the first quarter of 2020 after receiving 17 bids for the provision of LNG-powered bulk carriers for transporting iron ore to Asia.

Japanese LNG importer Tokyo Gas has acquired more US shale gas assets in East Texas and Louisiana after closing a transaction with a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell.

UK maritime security consultants, Dryad Global, reported an attack by a single speedboat with 10 armed men on-board on the liquefied natural gas carrier, “LNG Lokoja”, while the vessel was heading for the Bonny Island export plant in Nigeria.

Nigeria LNG has taken the final investment decision to construct the long-awaited Train 7 project and associated facilities to increase output to over 30 million tonnes per annum and with a scheduled start-up in 2024.