Liquefaction

Qatargas has delivered its first ever LNG cargo to Thailand. The cargo was delivered to the Map Ta Phut LNG terminal by the LNG carrier Golar Viking.

The two companies have signed and MoU to form a partnership to develop onshore LNG and upstream projects.

PETRONAS has formed a partnership with Progress Progress Energy Resources Corporation to develop the Altares, Lily and Kahta shale gas assets in northeastern British Columbia.

KBR has been chosen by Curtis Island LNG and Asia Pacific LNG to design three massive 42 in. gas pipelines to carry coal seam gas to the Curtis Island terminal from inland gasfields in Queensland, Australia.

Is there a risk that Papua New Guinea's newfound LNG wealth could be a fuel for civil disorder as rival groups scramble for control of resources?

The US Department of Energy has issued a conditional authorisation approving an application to export 803 billion ft3/ yr of LNG from the Sabine Pass LNG Terminal in Louisiana.

API CEo Jack Gerard addressed an LA audience on the central role of the energy industry in the economy of California and the US as a whole.

The institute sees the vote result as a step in the right direction, away from heavy oil and gas taxation and towards further development of US domestic reserves.

The President’s plan includes increased development in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska, as API recognises the strategy as progressive, but with significant limitations.

API president and CEO said the plans would damage the American economy and energy security.

API president believes the study’s finding are especially relevant given the current debate on energy taxes and access to domestic reserves.

As first quarter earnings are made public, API states that the oil and gas industry’s importance to the US economic recovery should not be understated.

Australia Pacific LNG and Sinopec have signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement for the supply of LNG from Australia Pacific LNG’s CBM resources and proposed LNG facility on Curtis Island, Queensland. The agreement could be worth up to US$ 85 billion.

QGC has appointed qedi to apply its proprietary commissioning technology and consultancy expertise on its Queensland Curtis liquefied natural gas (QCLNG) development.

Armelle Lecarpentier, Cedigaz, France, explores recent developments and trends in natural gas markets across the globe.