LNG

The Mexican subsidiary of Sempra Energy of the US, owner of the Cameron LNG export project in Louisiana, and Canadian pipeline company TransCanada have started work on the $2-billion Sur de Texas venture to transport shale gas under the Gulf of Mexico from South Texas to the Mexican city of…

Russian natural gas company Novatek said Spanish energy company Gas Natural Fenosa would be one of the first customers to receive cargoes from the Yamal liquefied natural gas export project in Arctic Russia when it starts commercial operations.

Japanese energy company Inpex said its central processing facility for the Ichthys liquefied natural gas project had arrived in Australian waters off the Northern Territory after being towed for 34 days from a shipyard in South Korea.

Equatorial Guinea, the West African nation with one operating onshore liquefied natural gas export plant and a floating LNG project being developed by UK and international companies, has joined the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries as its 14th member.