LNG

July 12 (LNGJ) - Ophir Energy, a stakeholder in the stalled Fortuna floating LNG project offshore Equatorial Guinea in West Africa, is still looking for a new CEO after the departure of Nick Cooper in May from the UK company. “Our search for a new CEO is making good progress and a number of highly experienced and qualified external candidates have been identified,” said Alan Booth, Interim CEO of Ophir. “The Board will of course provide further updates as and when appropriate,” he added. Booth said that since stepping into the role of interim CEO he had defined several goals, including to “explore every avenue to create value from our Fortuna FLNG project.”