Liquefaction

Matrix Service Inc. – a subsidiary of Matrix Service Co. – has been awarded a contract for the engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction of a 1 million gal. LNG tank.

Sabine Pass LNG has announced that it is delaying the completion date of Trains 1 and 2 until May and August 2016, respectively.

Shell shareholders have voted in favour of the proposed combination with BG Group.

The Angola LNG project, which was forced into shutting down in April 2014 because of technical issues, has commenced recommissioning.

Cheniere Partners has engaged Joint Lead Arrangers to arrange the refinancing of project debt.

Samsung Heavy Industries has awarded Clough a new contract to provide hook-up services for the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG project, which is located offshore of Western Australia.

The National Iranian Gas Export Company has announced that approximately one third of Iranian gas exports to Oman will be converted to LNG.

Singapore Exchange has announced that it has launched its new SGX FOB Singapore SLlnG LNG derivatives contracts.

CH-IV International has been selected as Owner’s Engineer for the Eagle LNG export terminal.

Reuters reports that the Russian Economy Minister has met with his French equivalent to discuss the possibility of French banks financing the Yamal LNG project.

Inpex informed that all 26 of the inlet facility modules have been safely erected at the Ichthys LNG project.

Ophir has released a statement claiming that it has signed a non-binding Heads of Terms Agreement with Schlumberger, under which Schlumberger will receive a 40% economic interest in the Fortuna FLNG project.

In response to the challenging oil price environment, Santos will continue to review its operational and development plans with a focus on preserving cash.

Norges Bank Investment Management will vote in favour of a merger between Shell and BG Group.

In January 2016, ALE completed the final module load-out for the Ichthys Project Onshore LNG Facilities in Thailand.