Liquefaction

Total has received government approval to purchase a stake in the Yamal LNG project in the Russian Arctic area.

A joint venture between CB& I and Kentz Corporation Limited have been awarded a contract for the mechanical, electrical and instrumentation work on the Gorgon Project on Barrow Island, Western Australia.

Chesapeake Energy Corporation has announced investment plans to create a natural gas fuelled highway system across America and effectively reduce American dependence on OPEC whilst boosting the economy.

QGC, a leading Australian coal seam gas explorer and producer, has selected GL Noble Denton to provide verification services for the development of the Queensland Curtis LNG project, which is expected to supply more than 8.5 million tpa of LNG through the development of two LNG trains.

Western Australia’s Premier Colin Barnett has told Asian business leaders at the Boao Forum for Asia Conference that Western Australia has the potential to be the world’s largest LNG exporter by 2020.

Cedigaz, the International Association for Natural Gas, has predicted that the world LNG trade will bounce back in 2011 and there will be little excess, in spite of new capacity additions.

Qatargas is to supply Argentina’s ENERSa with 5 million tpa of LNG for 20 years, beginning in 2014.

American Petroleum Institute President calls on US President to make course correction for America’s future

The Australian Government has granted environmental approval to the Ichthys Project paving the way for a final investment decision in the fourth quarter of 2011.

Fluor Corporation has finalised a major services agreement with Woodside Energy Limited to provide engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for Woodside’s operating assets.

A bright future is forecast for the LNG industry, as long-term gas demand drives major investment in global LNG facilities.

Chris Holmes, Purvin & Gertz, describes the impact of the Great East Japan earthquake on the LNG supply to Europe.

Woodside Petroleum has been forced to delay its Pluto LNG project due to bad weather and unexpected delays, and this has had an impact on cost.

Chevron’s Wheatstone LNG project has received conditional environmental approval from the EPA, paving the way for the project to get off the ground.

Brisbane-based Wood Group Wagners has been awarded the Project Management Services Contract for the GLNG Pipeline Project in Queensland, a development that will process coal seam gas (CSG) into LNG.