Nov 11 (LNGJ) - JGC Holdings Corp., with LNG contracts in Canada, Mozambique and Nigeria, reported a jump in first-half net profits as sales increased to 219.9 billion Japanese yen ($1.9Bln) from 199.4Bln yen ($1.7Bln) in the same six months of 2020, while forecasting an increase in LNG contracts in the next couple years. JGC’s profits in the period came to $48.4Bln yen versus 3.9Bln yen in the prior-year’s first half.
JGC said outstanding LNG contracts were valued at 408Bln yen ($3.6Bln). These included LNG Canada in British Columbia and the Mozambique FLNG venture in southeast Africa. Other oil and gas sector contracts include a major oil refinery overhaul at Basra in Iraq. “Developments in large LNG projects are likely in fiscal 2022 and later,” said JGC.
