Liquefaction

Bechtel has released a statement claiming that the Gladstone LNG project’s Train 2 has successfully commenced the production of LNG.

Alaska LNG has informed FERC of a delay to its final application.

Nikkiso Cryo has released a video detailing the development of Shell’s floating LNG unit – Prelude.

According to Reuters, Galp Energia is currently holding a tender to sell between four and six Nigerian LNG cargoes per year for a five-year period.

RasGas’s Offshore production Department (Shorebase) has completed 19 years of operations without a Lost-Time Incident.

McDermott Australia Pty Ltd has awarded Neptune a contract for the provision of 350 concrete mattresses for the Ichthys LNG project.

The Premier of the Government of British Columbia, Canada, Christy Clark, will head a trade mission to South Korea, the Philippines and Japan from 23 to 31 May 2016.

According to Reuters, there are set to be further delays for the Angola LNG export facility in terms of raising production and shipping a cargo.

Gazprom has announced that its LNG portfolio has more than doubled in recent years.

Hawaiian Electric Companies has asked the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to approve its proposed contract with Fortis Hawaii Energy Inc. to import LNG.

B.C.’s Minister of Natural Gas Development, Rich Coleman, welcomes agreement between Fortis and Hawaiian Electric Company.

Downeast LNG has been put up for sale, following a review of the company’s strategy.

The government of British Columbia, Canada, has announced that it has signed the Coastal First Nations LNG Benefits Agreement, which will address the economic benefits and environmental impact of LNG.

Qatargas and JERA Co. Inc. have reached an agreement on the first spot LNG cargo purchase under the newly executed Master Sales and Purchase agreement between the two companies.

The APPEA has described the ‘national interest test’ from Australia’s Labor Party as poor policy that will discourage the development of gas reserves.