Liquefaction

According to Reuters, within the next one or two weeks, Indonesia is expected to decide on a plan by Inpex Corp. to increase the proposed output from the Masela natural gas field.

Santos has announced a 31% increase in its 3Q16 sales volumes, as its LNG sales volumes more than double due to the ramp up at GLNG.

Kinder Morgan is set to commence construction on its Elba Liquefaction project on 1 November 2016, ahead of a final ruling from federal regulators on rehearing requested by environmental activists.

Woodside Petroleum Ltd has released its third quarter report for the period ended 30 September 2016.

The fund will support research, demonstration and deployment of innovation in the natural gas value chain.

A new report from Douglas-Westwood forecasts that the emerging LNG market will strengthen spot trading.

According to Reuters, Qatargas has signed a five-year LNG sales and purchase agreement with Petronas LNG UK.

Gazprom has issued a statement claiming that US LNG was losing against Gazprom's pipeline gas in the European market.

Gazprom has announced that Alexey Miller, the Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, has held a working meeting with Ken Kobayashi, the Chairman of the Board of Mitsubishi Corp.

According to data from the US DOE, the US exported nine cargoes of LNG throughout August 2016.

Pieridae Energy has reached a tentative Project Labour Agreement with Nova Scotia trades and construction unions for the proposed Goldboro LNG Project.

The President and CEO of Qatar Petroleum has concluded a trip to Japan, during which a number of meetings were held on ways to boost cooperation between Japanese customers and partner companies, especially in the LNG trade.

Rich Coleman, the Minister of Natural Gas Development, believes that British Columbia’s LNG industry is beginning to gain momentum.

Although the global gas market may be descending into the tunnel of oversupply, Timera Energy suspects that this tunnel is shorter than many people think.

Nigerian lawmakers are reportedly looking to amend the 1989 law that established the Nigeria LNG partnership – a move that the company’s CEO says could negatively affect investment.