Angola LNG, the southwest African export plant with a mixed reliability record since it came on stream in 2012, has signed a multi-year LNG sales agreement with global commodities trader Vitol.
US Gulf of Mexico offshore natural gas output is expected to be almost back to normal after the September 4 Labor Day holiday in the US and a week of disruption caused by hurricane Harvey and its aftermath, as three LNG carriers arrived at the Sabine Pass export plant in Louisiana and a nearby…
Centrica of the UK, one of the main users of the Isle of Grain LNG import terminal near London, is supporting Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co.'s upgrade project for services in New York and New Jersey through its North American subsidiary Direct Energy.
The US Department of Energy said it intended to give faster approval of small-scale LNG projects from export facilities to target small-volume customers in the Caribbean, Central America and South America.
Inpex Corp., the Japanese energy company and liquefied natural gas developer, has held a naming ceremony in Japan for an LNG carrier that will transport cargoes from the Ichthys export project near Darwin in Australia’s Northern Territory to Taiwan.
US LNG equipment-maker Chart Industries continues to expand its business by acquiring German company VCT Vogel, a servicer of cryogenic and mobile gas tank equipment and trucks and a European leader in truck-mounted drive and control systems for the operation of LNG pumps on trailers and containers.
US Gulf of Mexico offshore natural gas output rebounded almost a week after the Harvey hurricane and storms hit the Texas Gulf Coast and the Houston area, while LNG carriers waited offshore to resume regular shipments from the Sabine Pass export plant in Louisiana.
Spanish liquefied natural gas terminal operator and transmission company Enagas reported the country’s biggest domestic demand growth for the month of August after an 18 percent increase compared with August 2016.
With Japan accounting for more than 30 percent of global LNG purchases and being the fifth- largest energy consumer in the world, any policy moves by the Asian country on issues such as future nuclear power use will have a profound impact on the markets.
Finnish power project company Wartsila, which also makes propulsion and gas equipment for ships, said it achieved mechanical completion of the Tornio Manga onshore LNG terminal, giving Finland its second import and regasification facility.