Gaztransport and Technigaz (GTT), the French technology firm for designs of systems for the maritime transportation and storage of liquefied natural gas, said it signed a technical and licensing agreement with Chinese shipbuilder Wison Offshore and Marine for a range of LNG vessels.
CME Group, the global exchange and energy and commodities derivates trading and clearance platform operator, said it planned to offer the first futures contracts for liquefied natural gas freight.
ExxonMobil is moving ahead with LNG and domestic supply projects in nations like Mozambique, Qatar, Papua New Guinea and the US and has given an overview and update on current upstream and development activities, including global production prices of natural gas.
Australian liquefied natural gas operator Woodside said it had submitted its plans for the Sangomar Field Development project offshore Senegal, the West African nation also participating in separate floating LNG projects led by BP of the UK.
Australia-Pacific LNG project shareholder Santos said it was set to advance with production expansion, including using the Barossa feed-gas field for Darwin LNG and investment in the construction of additional Trains for the Papua New Guinea export plant.
The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has carried out a construction inspection of the small-scale LNG liquefaction project in Providence, Rhode Island, being built under an expansion permit by the US subsidiary of UK company, National Grid plc.
McDermott International of the US and Chiyoda Corp. of Japan said they had reached the final commissioning stage at the Sempra Energy-operated Train two at the Cameron LNG export project in Louisiana.
Two Japanese shipbuilders, Imabari Shipbuilding and Japan Marine United, are forming an alliance to compete better against merging South Korean and Chinese shipyards, though will concentrate on LNG-powered vessels rather than high-value orders for LNG carriers.
Qatar Petroleum and German utility Uniper are in firm talks on the supply of LNG by Qatargas to the proposed import terminal at the North Sea port of Wilhemshaven in the state of Lower Saxony.
Delek Group, the Israeli company developing the Leviathan gas field offshore Israel with Noble Energy of the US, confirmed the start of first gas deliveries in December and ongoing plans for a floating LNG project.