Woodside of Australia moves Myanmar offshore natural gas project into engineering phase
Woodside, the Australian energy company and LNG plant operator, said that its A-6 Development offshore Myanmar in southeast Asia has now moved from exploration and appraisal to the pre-front-end engineering design phase.
West African state of Mauritania and Total sign exploration deals for area near LNG projects
French energy major Total and the West African state of Mauritania have signed an agreement on two new exploration and production contracts near an area where natural gas has been discovered and is underpinning two floating LNG projects also involving Senegal.
Chinese majors attracted by Papua New Guinea LNG and plans to build three new Trains
China Petroleum and Chemical Corp., also known as Sinopec, is in talks to buy more liquefied natural gas from Papua New Guinea from existing production and from plans by the Oceania nation to more than double its output to over 20 million tonnes per annum.
French major Total outlines LNG plans including expansions in US as well as Russia and Nigeria
French energy major Total, with stakes in LNG liquefaction plants and projects in Australia, Russia and the US said it envisaged Atlantic Basin expansions at Cameron LNG in Louisiana and in Nigeria as well as new joint ventures elsewhere.
Russian LNG producer Novatek plans to form own shipping company as part of expansion
Novatek, the independent Russian natural gas company and majority owner of the Yamal LNG plant, said it aimed to create an LNG shipping subsidiary called Maritime Arctic Transport as part of its strategy to build a second Arctic liquefaction plant and to produce total volumes of more than 50 million tonnes per annum.
French energy major Total plans Oman LNG bunkering hub with own modular production
French energy major Total has signed an accord with the Government of Oman to develop an LNG fuel supplies hub for the maritime industry with bunkering infrastructure and a small-scale production plant at Sohar port.
