LNG

Argentina said it would take some time before the nation becomes a global player in the liquefied natural gas export market from shale-gas production because of available volumes and costs as well as finding customers.

US energy engineering company Fluor Corp. said its Dutch subsidiary Stork was awarded a five-year contract renewal by new LNG importer Colombia and the state-controlled company Ecopetrol to operate and maintain the surface facilities in the onshore Cusiana and Cupiagua natural gas fields.