Liquefaction

Venture Global LNG Inc. has released a statement claiming that its subsidiary, Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC, has entered an LNG sales and purchase agreement with Shell.

The DOE has granted Bear Head LNG approval to export LNG to countries that do not hold free trade agreements with the US.

Reuters reports that Shell has pushed back making a final investment decision on the LNG Canada project until late 2016.

Reuters reports that maintenance work on the Sakhalin-2 LNG plant in Russia is expected to last until March 2016.

The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has pushed back the release date of its Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Oregon LNG export terminal project.

Rosneft has released a statement claiming that it has signed a long-term cooperation programme agreement with General Electric.

Total has announced that it has signed a long-term LNG supply agreement with Indonesia’s Pertamina, with deliveries starting in 2020.

First LNG at the Wheatstone Project has been pushed back to mid-2017.

LNG Ltd has released a statement claiming that Magnolia LNG and Meridian LNG Holdings Corp. have agreed to extend the financial close date condition precedent for Magnolia LNG.

Unit Birwelco has announced it has completed the construction of a complex, multi-million pound project to supply a pre-assembled fired heater package to a Russian LNG Plant.

Following the recent announced that BG Group shareholders had voted for the merger between BG and Shell, Shell has welcomed the news.

Tanzania has agreed a deal for the acquisition of land on which to base a new LNG plant.

BG Group has announced that its shareholders have voted in favour of a combination between Shell and BG Group.

DSME has awarded Clough a contract for the hook-up services on the Ichthys LNG project’s FPSO facility.

The Port of Gladstone, Australia, has announced that it recently welcomed its 100th LNG carrier.