Liquefaction

Gazprom and Kogas officials recently held a working meeting to discuss the prospects for increasing gas exports following the commissioning of a third LNG train at the Sakhalin II project.

Transco has filed an application with FERC seeking authorisation to build a 475 000 dekatherm per day expansion in Texas and Louisiana to connect US natural gas supplies with global LNG markets.

Wärtsilä has announced that it has signed a turnkey contract to construct an LNG receiving terminal in Raahe, Finland.

Tellurian Investments has released a statement announcing that Meg Gentle has joined the company as President and CEO.

Teekay has released a statement claiming that the world’s second MEGI-Type LNG carrier, the Oak Spirit, has been delivered to Cheniere Energy.

According to Reuters, ExxonMobil’s Papua New Guinea LNG facility has launched a tender to sell a single cargo in late September 2016.

Statoil and Petrobras have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen their cooperation in Brazil.

Eagle LNG Partners has released a statement claiming that it has submitted its draft Resource Report 13 for the Jacksonville Project to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Chevron U.S.A. Inc. has signed a binding LNG sales and purchase agreement with ENN LNG Trading Co. Ltd for the delivery of LNG to China from Chevron’s global supply portfolio.

The Lax Kw’alaams Band has voted in favour of continuing to pursue LNG developments in their traditional territory.

The US DOE Office of Fossil Energy has granted American LNG Marketing blanket authorisation to export LNG to countries with and without a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the US.

The API has emphasised that increased US LNG exports are critical to Europe’s energy security.

BP has awarded the onshore LNG EPC and offshore GPF EPCI contracts for the Tangguh Expansion Project Train 3.

According to Reuters, the President of Tanzania, John Magufuli, has ordered officials to speed up work on the country’s long-delayed US$30 billion onshore LNG export terminal.

Magnolia LNG has awarded EthosEnergy a US$176.8 million contract for the first third party operations and maintenance services partnership at the Lake Charles production facility in Louisiana, US.