Liquefaction

Asian spot LNG prices have fallen sharply.

JX Nippon Oil & Energy has announced that the ninth train of the Petronas LNG complex in Bintulu, Sarawak, Malaysia, has officially commenced operations.

US LNG exporters are sending tankers to Asia to fill a gap in the region's demand, as markets have tightened more-than-expected.

Trump’s nominee to become the new US Secretary of Energy will face questioning by senators on 19 January.

According to Reuters, Swift Networks Group has been awarded a material contract by INPEX to provide entertainment, connectivity, maintenance and support services for the Ichthys LNG project.

LNG producers are turning to an age-old technique: packaging.

Woodside Petroleum CEO Peter Coleman has announced that the company has little need for more mergers and acquisitions.

The Dresser-Rand business, part of Siemens Power and Gas, has successfully commissioned its first micro scale liquefaction system at the Ten Man LNG facility in Pennsylvania, US.

GRTgaz has announced that a force majeure in Algeria and tensions in the global gas market were reducing deliveries of LNG to southern France.

NextDecade LLC has announced that it has signed lease agreements with both the State of Texas, US, and the City of Texas City for a site at Shoal Point for the potential development of an LNG export facility.

Gazprom has acknowledged the threat to its dominant position in the European gas market.

Total exports were 10.1 million t above the 26.7 million t shipped in 2015.

Lloyds Energy Group LLC has submitted a formal application with the DOE to export LNG to countries that have an FTA with the US from its proposed facility in Calhoun County, Texas, US.

INPEX has announced that it has completed the installation of the subsea infrastructure and equipment to extract gas and condensate from the Ichthys field for the Ichthys LNG project.

Qatar is regaining its appetite for deals.