Scientists say Canadian LNG project can be built without harming fish habitats
A Canadian federal agency, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, has informed the nation's Environmental Assessment Agency that the Pacific NorthWest LNG project, led by Malaysia's Petronas, would have "a low potential" to adversely affect fish habitats.
Bestobell wins order to supply cryogenic fuel gas valves
UK liquefied natural gas equipment company Parker Bestobell Marine has received an order to supply its cryogenic fuel-gas valves for newbuild tankers being built to run on LNG.
California maker of LNG equipment wins supply contract for Florida fuel plant
Eagle LNG Partners said it had chosen US equipment-maker Cosmodyne of California to install a small-scale liquefaction plant at its facilities in Jacksonville, Florida, to make fuel mainly for the maritime market.
Oregon LNG refiles lawsuit against Army Corps of Engineers on dredging rights
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Oregon LNG, one of two liquefaction and export plants proposed for the US Northwest, has refiled a lawsuit in the US District Court in Portland against plans by the Army Corps of Engineers to exercise rights near the LNG venture to deposit dredge spoils.
Mind an LNG supply deficit from 2021
A supply gap is likely to open up by the end of the decade and to prevent this, the industry should reduce costs of liquefaction, e.g. through small FLNG units, suggests Philip Olivier, CEO of ENGIE Global LNG.
ENN eyes LNG import deals into Zhoushan before year-end
Privately-owned ENN of China is close to finalising deals for LNG imports into Zhoushan terminal, due operational in 2018. "We'll have a minimum of 1mtpa for sure, possibly 2mpta, and are in talks with several players," ENN vice-president Ma Shenyuan said.
"This is not a twilight industry" – BG CEO
Rebuking criticism of the oil & gas industry, BG's chief executive Helge Lund has called for "courage to continue investing in difficult times," while ensuring shorter cash-flow returns. "Otherwise we're simply setting ourselves up for the next boom," he said at the Gastech opening in Singapore.
Will Russia try to keep US LNG out of Europe?
Gazprom's pricing strategy for exports to Europe is a wildcard that will determine how much US LNG will find a home there. It's revenue vs market share, analysts at the Gastech conference in Singapore agree.
"We're not competing with US LNG" – QatarGas
Buyers, spoilt for choice, have adopted a 'wait & see approach' but QatarGas does not see itself challenged. "We're optimising our established position but are not competing with US LNG," Alaa Abu Jbara, COO Commercial and Shipping at QatarGas said in Singapore.
US LNG supply – no game changer in Europe
Exports of US LNG to Europe will not be a game changer so "I see us more as a price taker in Europe," Charif Souki, chairman and CEO of Cheniere Energy said, suggesting Russian gas will continue to dominate much of the region.
