Australian LNG operator Woodside names former ExxonMobil executive Meg O’Neill as Acting CEO
Woodside Petroleum, the operator of the Northwest Shelf LNG export plant and Pluto LNG in Western Australia, has named Meg O’Neill as Acting Chief Executive on the agreed retirement of incumbent Peter Coleman from the Board on April 19 and the company on June 3.
Oil Search plans to cut workforce by one third after revenues and PNG LNG and oil prices tumble
Oil Search, the Australian-listed company with LNG stakes in Papua New Guinea and oil assets in Alaska, posted a drop in second-quarter revenues and plans to reduce the global workforce by about one third by year-end to traverse the current industry challenges.
Dominion Cove Point LNG in Maryland will continue to ship cargoes during June maintenance work
Dominion Energy said it planned to carry out maintenance on the Cove Point LNG export plant on Chesapeake Bay in Maryland during June, though would continue to ship cargoes as usual.
Australian capacity nears 88 million tonnes of LNG in 2020 and with higher revenue potential
Australian LNG export figures confirmed the nation as the world’s No. 1 producer with its 77.5 million tonnes outpacing Qatar last year and with nameplate capacity at Australian liquefaction plants at 88MT for the start of 2020.
