US company Kosmos reports progress towards Senegal FLNG and in operations in Ghana and Equatorial Guinea
Kosmos Energy, a shareholder in the floating liquefied natural gas projects offshore Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa and other regional oil and gas ventures in Ghana and Equatorial Guinea, swung to a fourth-quarter profit from a previous loss and reported good progress on the FLNG development alongside UK major BP and advances in the additional Yakaar-Teranga LNG proposal.
BP starts up first Archaea Modular Design bio-gas plant since $4Bln acquisition of Houston-based company
BP said its US subsidiary Archaea Energy has started up its first Archaea Modular Design (AMD) renewable natural gas plant in Medora in Indiana following the $4-billion acquisition a year ago of the bio-natural gas fuel player.
Italy’s Eni to deploy second FLNG production unit offshore the Republic of Congo and built by China’s Wison
Italian energy company Eni has signed a contract with China’s Wison Heavy Industry shipyard for the construction and installation of a floating liquefied natural gas production unit offshore the Republic of Congo and the second proposed FLNG venture for the West African nation.
Golar LNG Ltd reports profit after hectic first quarter and issues positive outlook for fleet of 25 ships
Golar LNG Ltd, which still has 25 owned or operated vessels in its fleet, reported a profit in a hectic first quarter that saw the departure of its Chief Executive Iain Ross, the sale of US unit Golar LNG Partners to New Fortress Energy, along with Golar’s half share in the Hygo Energy Transition business in Brazil.
Nigeria awards permit for floating LNG export project to be developed by Nigerian oil and gas company
Nigeria’s Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has awarded a licence for a project to establish the West African nation’s first floating liquefied natural gas production plant and run by a Nigerian oil and gas company rather than an international energy major.
TechnipFMC reports profit and revenue falls as key LNG and subsea projects start construction
TechnipFMC, the energy and liquefied natural gas engineering company, reported a plunge in first-quarter profits and revenues also fell as it finished off the Yamal LNG project in Russia and was at the start of other ventures such as floating LNG work offshore West Africa.
KBR to work on advanced engineering phases of Mauritania and Senegal projects for FLNG hub
US energy engineering company KBR was awarded the preliminary front-end engineering contract by BP of the UK for the second and third phases of the Tortue natural gas project being pursued with Kosmos Energy of the US that will underpin floating LNG production on the maritime border between the West African nations of Senegal and Mauritania.
