Liquefaction

The Ichthys LNG project in Australia is likely to see further cost blowouts and possible delays in production.

Gazprom announced that it expected debt repayments to peak in 2018 and investments to peak between 2018 and 2020 as it boosted spending on major pipeline projects.

China’s natural gas production is rising at the fastest pace in four years.

Chevron Corp has sold the first condensate cargo to be exported from the Wheatstone LNG project in Australia to Thailand’s PTT.

Further patents have been awarded to Gasconsult for the ZR-LNG liquefaction process in South Korea and Australia.

Asian spot LNG prices eased further this week on expectations of reduced buying.

US refiner Andeavor announced on 2 February that it had acquired a LNG plant from ConocoPhillips.

LNG terminals are shrinking in order to provide more flexible supply deals.

The tanker Gaselys docked just north of Boston on 28 January.

Egypt is working with Eni SpA to fast-track output and end the country’s need to import LNG as early as this year.

Yamal LNG reached a major milestone with the December announcement of the first cargo of LNG ready to leave Sabetta.

Croatia will pass a special law to speed up the construction of a LNG terminal in the northern Adriatic.

All major equipment has been operated and is being commissioned as expected.

Myanmar is planning to double its electric power capacity by 2021 by building natural gas-fired power plants.

Novatek has sold a first gas condensate cargo from Yamal LNG via a tender.