Liquefaction

Carl Icahn praises ‘gutsy’ decision of the Cheniere Energy board to replace Charif Souki as its CEO.

Alfa Laval has announced that it has received an order worth SEK60 million for compact heat exchangers to be delivered to a US LNG plant.

Royal Dutch Shell has released a statement claiming that, following the merger with BG Group, it will initiate restructuring plans, which will include approximately 2800 additional job cuts.

CUI Global has received an order for delivery of its mercury detection units to a large LNG project in the US.

Royal Dutch Shell’s recommended cash and share offer for BG Group has received regulatory clearance from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce.

China National Petroleum Corp. has announced that a strategic cooperation agreement has been signed with Mubadala Petroleum.

Cheniere Energy Inc. has announced several changes to its leadership, appointing Neal Shear as its interim President and CEO.

Australia Pacific LNG has announced that LNG production gas commenced at its LNG facility on Curtis Island, Australia.

HIMA has been selected to supply the safety instrumented systems (SIS) and the fire and gas system (F&G) for the Ichthys LNG project.

TransCanada Corp. has released a statement claiming that its Coastal GasLink Pipeline Project has signed long-term agreements with several aboriginal groups in Northern B.C.

Svitzer Australia has announced that it has won a towage contract for the INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG project in Darwin, Australia.

A Monadelphous Group Ltd and Giovenco Industries Pty Ltd joint venture – MGJV – has been awarded a new contract for services on the Karratha gas plant.

Wood Group has released a statement claiming that Woodside has awarded it a FEED contract for the Browse FLNG development offshore Western Australia.

Woodside has informed the Oil Search Board that it has withdrawn its proposal to merge the businesses.

The US DOE has granted Air Flow North America Corp. authorsation to export LNG to countries in Central America, South America, the Caribbean or Africa that do not have a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the US.