Liquefaction Slowly does it for African LNG projects in 2015
There may have been little progress on the headline LNG export projects in Mozambique and Tanzania this year, but small FLNG and FSRU projects across sub-Saharan Africa are gaining traction.
Liquefaction Aussie LNG threatens to swamp Asian buyers
Australian LNG projects could swamp Asia with LNG if demand does not pick up next year.
US LNG betting on oil price recovery – TPH
Crude oil prices of $60 per barrel will give US LNG the competitive edge to find new markets, energy investment company Tudor Pickering Holt tells Interfax.
1 December 2015Shell’s plans for Manila LNG move forward
Shell is planning to move forward on its estimated $1-2 billion Manilla LNG project in the Philippines.
30 November 2015Donggi Senoro LNG will produce 36 cargoes next year
Indonesia plans to produce 36 cargoes next year from its Donggi Senoro LNG plant, up from the estimated 12 cargoes for 2015.
30 November 2015
Woodside times Browse to hit demand upswing
The hope that Asian demand for LNG will rebound early next decade is driving Woodside’s development of its major FLNG project.
27 November 2015Philippines to buy extra LNG
The Philippines is looking to secure additional LNG imports before its first terminal comes online next year.
26 November 2015Iran to build five LNG plants in three years
Iran expects to commission five LNG plants within the next three years, according to a Press TV report citing the head of the National Iranian Gas Co.
26 November 2015
Finding a buyer for Shannon LNG
Despite little market appetite for acquisitions, a sale could be on the cards for Ireland’s (nearly) site-ready LNG project.
26 November 2015Pacific NorthWest facing First Nation petition
The huge Petronas-led Pacific NorthWest LNG project may have hit another setback, as the Blueberry River First Nations group has filed a petition with British Columbia’s Supreme Court to terminate the government’s LNG deal with Petronas.
25 November 2015KBR wins G2 LNG contract
KBR has won the contract to build G2 LNG’s export plant in Louisiana. The project, to be located on the Calcasieu Ship Channel, will comprise two 7 mtpa liquefaction trains.
25 November 2015BG takes full control of QCLNG
Bechtel handed control over the second liquefaction train of the Queensland Curtis LNG project to BG Group on Wednesday, marking the start of commercial operations
25 November 2015
Gazprom clinches Cameroon FLNG offtake deal – sources
Gazprom Marketing & Trading has signed multiple heads of agreements to offtake supply from FLNG projects, but Cameroon is the first to reach an FID.
25 November 2015SHPGX pipeline sales up by 26%
Chinese wholesale LNG prices rose by 0.47% last week compared with the previous week, to $10.77/MMBtu.
25 November 2015RasGas waives $1 bln fine for Petronet
Qatar’s RasGas has agreed to waive a $1 billion fine against India’s Petronet LNG for breaking the terms of its 25-year LNG supply deal.
24 November 2015‘Cargo by cargo’ may be future of LNG contracts
LNG contracts will evolve to meet the demands of new market entrants, reducing financial risks and becoming more flexible, experts say.
24 November 2015Winter demand pushes up Asian LNG prices
LNG prices in Japan, South Korea, China and Taiwan rose by 2.7% between the second and third weeks of the month as buyers bought more of the fuel to cater for winter heating demand.
24 November 2015Australia on course to be largest LNG exporter - EIA
Australia is forecast to overtake Qatar and Malaysia to become the world’s largest LNG exporter, with 323 MMcm/d of liquefaction capacity by 2019, the EIA has reported.
20 November 2015Novatek planning Murmansk LNG project
Novatek, Russia’s largest independent gas producer, plans to start building large-capacity offshore facilities outside Murmansk in 2016.
20 November 2015
Storm gathering for LNG EPC sector
Engineers specialising in LNG are facing a crunch as the rapid pace of expansion seen in the sector over the past few years starts to slacken.
20 November 2015Investors weigh Chile’s ‘virtual pipelines’
Chilean LPG distribution giant Lipigas is seeking cash to grow its embryonic LNG truck-loading business, with an initial public offering of shares planned for 4 December.
20 November 2015US LNG can compete with European spot markets
Experts predict that US LNG exports to Europe will still be able to generate a healthy profit even if global gas prices stay low.
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