Liquefaction

The restart of Equinor’s Melkoeya LNG plant has been delayed due to a gas leak being detected during restart preparations.

Venture Global LNG has hired Brian Cothran as its new Chief Operating Officer.

Air Products has been contracted to supply four of its MCR® main cryogenic heat exchangers to Sonatrach’s GL1Z LNG facility in Algeria.

Equinor has awarded Aibel a FEED contract for the modification of the Hammerfest LNG plant, in connection with the Snøhvit Future project.

Cheniere Energy has provided an operational update on its Sabine Pass project following Hurricane Laura.

Sempra LNG has announced an open season for its new natural gas storage facility in Louisiana.

Sempra LNG has released a media statement in response to Hurricane Laura.

Venture Global LNG, Inc. has reported that its Calcasieu Pass LNG facility, under construction in Cameron, LA, has sustained minimal impacts from Hurricane Laura.

Kinder Morgan has announced the commercial in-service of the seventh and final liquefaction unit at the Elba Island small scale LNG liquefaction facility.

Pieridae Energy has hired veteran LNG industry professional Andy Mukherjee to lead the development of its Goldboro LNG Project.

PAO NOVATEK has announced the recent launch of the first small scale LNG plant in Russia’s Chelyabinsk region.

Lisa Glatch, currently COO of Sempra LNG, has been promoted to the role of President and COO of Sempra LNG.

A study conducted by ERM has shown that Keppel O&M’s conversion of an LNG carrier into an FLNG vessel provides significant GHG emissions savings compared to a new-build.

Matt Byers, Baker Hughes, USA, outlines the engineering best practices used today to optimise the design of pressure relief valves operating under cryogenic conditions.

The North West Shelf Project participants have agreed non-binding key principles for processing third-party gas through its facilities.