Liquefaction

Japan's Inpex Corporation is keeping with its plans to start up its Australian Ichthys LNG export plant in July-September 2017.

Primoris Services Corp. has announced that its subsidiary, OnQuest Inc., has secured a US$100 million engineering, procurement and construction contract for a new LNG facility.

According to Reuters, cargo loadings have been temporarily halted at Australia’s North West Shelf LNG and condensate project because of adverse weather.

Guanghui Energy has invested 700 million yuan to construct two tanks for its Qidong LNG plant.

KPJV has been selected by Tengizchevroil LLP to execute the front-end engineering and design for the Multi-Phase Pump Project in Kazakhstan.

Woodfibre LNG Ltd has announced that the National Energy Board has accepted an application for a 40-year export license for the Woodfibre LNG project in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada.

Qatar Petroleum is exploring oil and gas opportunities in Morocco and Cyprus.

Linde has recently been selected by Gazprom and SRDI Oil & Gas Peton as the licenser for a mid-scale LNG production, storage and shipment complex in Portovaya.

Europe may absorb more LNG in 2018 because of growing global liquefaction capacity.

Atwood Oceanics and Australian LNG player Woodside have amended their contract for the Greater Enfield project campaign.

Woodfibre LNG Ltd has submitted an application to amend its environmental assessment certificate that it was awarded on 26 October 2015 for the construction of the Woodfibre LNG project.

Two B.C. First Nations have agreed to be members of a new environmental monitoring committee for the proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG project.

Eagle LNG Partners has filed a formal application with FERC seeking authorisation to site, construct and operate the Jacksonville LNG project in Florida, US.

LNG giant Royal Dutch Shell is closing on the sale of a large part of its North Sea oil and gas assets to private equity-backed Chrysaor for US$3 billion.

Australian LNG exports have been boosted from Gladstone as Origin Energy’s Australian Pacific LNG plant nears full output.