Liquefaction

Nigeria National Petroleum Corp. (NNPC) is taking a US$ 2 billion dollar loan in order to unlock capital to push the project forward. The company plans to reduce its stake in the project as well.

CJV, a joint venture comprising of Chiyoda, as JV leader, CB&I and Saipem S.p.A., has been awarded the FEED contract for the Arrow LNG plant project.

A group of US businesses and business groups, including API, have written a letter to President Obama asking him to intervene in the implementation of stringent new standards.

The American Public Gas Association comment on the Environmental Protection Agency’s propositions to amend the greenhouse gas reporting rule.

ConocoPhillips today announced approval of the final investment decision for the initial train of a two train LNG 9 million tpa project by Australia Pacific LNG in Queensland, Australia.

Chevron Corporation has signed binding Sales and Purchase Agreements (SPAs) with Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) for the delivery of LNG from the Wheatstone natural gas project in Australia.

Qatargas has signed of a Heads of Agreement (HOA) to supply LNG to Petronas LNG Ltd. with 1.5 million tpa of LNG for 20 years commencing in 2013.

Santos, the Australian oil and gas producer, has seen a leap in production and its GLNG project is also still on target for first production in 2015.

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.