Global law firm Reed Smith announced its hiring of James Atkin as a partner in its global Energy and Natural Resources Group and London office, particularly specializing in liquefied natural gas.
JGC Holdings Corp. of Japan, one of the leading global LNG engineering companies, reported a 12 percent drop in quarterly profits because of market challenges, though reported good progress on the LNG Canada project in British Columbia and was hopeful of new contracts in Qatar and Oman.
Woodside Petroleum, the Australian LNG plant operator and international commodities company BHP, are advancing with their Scarborough gas field project to underpin the Burrup Gas Hub planned for Western Australia.
The International Gas Union Gas said a “huge wave” of liquefied natural gas export project liquefaction capacity is currently still in the pre-Final Investment Decision stage and standing by for development.