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.
Taiwan’s LNG growth is the East Asian exception
Taiwan is the only country in East Asia that has upped its LNG imports on an annual basis so far in 2015.
19 November 2015China's production of gas-fuelled trucks down 90%
China’s production of gas-fuelled heavy duty trucks slumped by 90% year on year in October, to 899 vehicles.
18 November 2015JV to develop Jafrabad FSRU in Gujarat
Indian energy company Swan Energy and Belgian shipping company Exmar have announced a joint venture to develop and operate the 5 mtpa Jafrabad FSRU in Gujarat.
18 November 2015
Europe struggling to fill gas supply gap – EAGC
As European politicians focus on ways to cut fossil fuel use in advance of COP21, upstream gas producers are casting further doubts over regional supply security.
18 November 2015Pipeline and LNG sales increase on SHPGX
Sinopec and PetroChina sold a combined 181 MMcm of pipeline gas from the Shandong and West-East pipeline networks last week, up from 170 MMcm in the previous week.
18 November 2015
Peru’s annus horribilis?
Customs checks on LNG vessels bound for Mexico could be complicating exports from Peru, according to a Pisco-based source.
17 November 2015Hawaiian Electric to sign LNG agreement
Honolulu-based utility Hawaiian Electric Co. is likely to sign an LNG supply agreement by Q1 2016, local news has reported.
17 November 2015Chongqing to build multi-purpose LNG plant
Shanghai-listed Chongqing Gas said this week it plans to invest RMB 346 million to build an LNG facility in Hejiang county in Chongqing.
17 November 2015Klaipedos and GASNAM sign MOU on LNG
GASNAM and Klaipedos Nafta, Lithuania’s LNG terminal operator, have signed an MOU to cooperate on developing regulations for the use of LNG in Europe.
17 November 2015Shannon LNG set to be shelved
Ireland’s proposed Shannon LNG terminal looks set to be shelved as [project developer Hess is reported to be discussing a sale with the management of its Irish subsidiary.
17 November 2015
Regulatory delays keep Ghana from its gas potential
Five years after the discovery of the giant Jubilee gas field, Ghana has yet to deliver an institutional framework that will enable it to fulfil the potential of its reserves.
17 November 2015Asian spot LNG prices down 44% year on year
LNG spot prices for delivery to Asia’s main buyers hit $7.41/MMBtu on 13 November as a result of a supply glut and slack demand.
17 November 2015Magnolia LNG awards EPC contract
Louisiana-based export project Magnolia LNG has awarded the KBR and SKE&C; joint venture a $4.35 billion EPC contract for the plant.
16 November 2015QCLNG receives investment to sustain production
The Queensland Curtis LNG project has received a A$1.7 billion investment to drill 400 new wells west of Wandoan in the Surat Basin, QCLNG said in a release.
16 November 2015Baltics build consensus around LNG silver bullet
The Baltic states are closer than ever to a common position on gas, with the end of key supply contracts providing a window for change in the region’s relationship with Gazprom.
16 November 2015New Fortress Energy to build Jamaican LNG terminal
United States-based New Fortress Energy plans to invest $200 million to build Jamaica’s first LNG terminal, which will supply the country’s domestic market.
13 November 2015NY governor rejects Port Ambrose LNG plans
The planned Port Ambrose offshore LNG terminal, proposed by United States-based Liberty Natural Gas, has been rejected by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.
13 November 2015Tonglu county to build CNG refilling stations
Tonglu county in Zhejiang province, plans to build five CNG and LNG refilling stations for vehicles and vessels by 2017, which are expected to consume 11.34 MMcm/y.
13 November 2015
Spotlight on Darwin as China targets NT reserves
The Northern Territory could become the next focal point for Australian gas exports, with increasing interest in the region from potential Asian customers.
13 November 2015
March 2016 FID unlikely for Mozambique LNG
Sluggish LNG demand combined with difficult negotiations and Mozambique’s deteriorating economic outlook may push back FID on Anadarko’s giant LNG project.
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