LNG exporter Norway takes bids for first new acreage licence round since 1994
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Norway is planning the first licencing round since 1994 involving the opening of new acreage on the Norwegian continental shelf, near the Snohvit field that provides feed-gas for Europe's only baseload LNG plant.
Florida LNG export project using ISO containers gets its regulatory clearance
Floridian Natural Gas Storage has received its permit to export LNG in International Standards Organization (ISO) containers from its proposed liquefaction and storage facility in Martin County, Florida.
Sinopec to open LNG import terminal in Beihai for shipments from Australia
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Sinopec said it would commission its new LNG import terminal at Beihai city in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang region at the end of December to welcome cargoes from Australia and give the nation 14 operating regasification facilities.
French player Engie delivers Beijing LNG
French utility and LNG player Engie delivered its first cargo to Beijing Gas Group, which was acting as a direct buyer, to the Tangshan LNG import terminal operated by PetroChina at the facility close to the Chinese capital.
Israel’s LNG and natural gas player Delek in sales focus
Delek Group, the Israeli company with LNG plans and pipeline sales agreements with Arab states through its stakes in the Leviathan and Tamar natural gas fields offshore Israel, as well as the Aphrodite field offshore Cyprus, posted a third-quarter loss as it transforms its business.
Chairman of Australian LNG player Santos says share sale was success
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Australian liquefied natural gas project stakeholder Santos, the subject of a recent bid inquiry and with a new Chief Executive taking the helm on February 1, 2016, has completed the placing and sale of A$2.5 billion (US$1.83Bln) of its shares, underlining the fundamental strength of large LNG players even in the current soft market.
Asian-led LNG project north of Vancouver benefits from community engagement
Woodfibre LNG, a Canadian project controlled by Indonesian billionaire Sukanto Tanoto and his Pacific Oil and Gas company, is pushing ahead with community engagement activities for the project planned near the town of Squamish, north of Vancouver.
French LNG terminal joins overhaul trend with trans-shipments accord
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The Fos Cavaou LNG import terminal near Marseille in the South of France, a unit of French energy company Engie, will offer trans-shipment services from the terminal from December 1 with Teekay LNG Solutions.
LNG producer and natural gas giant Statoil offers its future energy vision
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The Chief Executive of Statoil, operator of the only large-scale LNG liquefaction plant in Europe and the energy major of Norway which supplies around 38 percent of Europe's pipeline natural gas, said gas would play a principal future role in global energy.
European inland ports from Antwerp to Mannheim progress on LNG fuel route
Liquefied natural gas as a marine fuel holds great potential for shipping to increase operational efficiency, while reducing its environmental impact, especially in the inland navigation sector, according to the last progress report on the European Union "LNG Masterplan".
