Liquefaction

Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain severed their ties with Qatar on 5 June.

The project would cost US$8 billion and LNG exports were expected to start in 2022.

The study is expected to be completed before the end of this year.

TASS news agency cited Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih.

TechnipFMC has announced that, together with JGC Corp. and Samsung Heavy Industries, all partners in the TJS Consortium, it has been awarded a contract by Coral FLNG SA.

According to Reuters, a consortium that includes JGC has reached a deal valued at 700 billion yen to construct a floating LNG platform off of the coast of Mozambique.

LNG shipments are putting the US on the path to becoming a net gas exporter by next year.

Japan is planning to sign an agreement to promote American LNG exports during US Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s visit to Tokyo.

According to Reuters, Chevron has restarted Train 1 at the Gorgon LNG project in Australia ahead of time.

Qatar Petroleum is warning Japanese natural gas buyers not to press too hard in long-term supply talks.

Novatek and Gas Natural Fenosa signed a long-term contract in 2013.

Asian LNG spot prices dropped last week due to a lack of significant new demand from the Middle East and others.

Imports of LNG from the US could significantly undermine the dominant position on the European gas market of Russia's Gazprom.

Santos has announced that Vanessa Guthrie has been appointed to the company’s board as an independent non-executive director, effective 1 July 2017.

Sinwa Ltd has announced that it has won a number of new supply agreements for vessels involved in Shell’s Prelude floating LNG project.