Liquefaction

Foster-Wheeler awarded contract to assist with initial technical development and conceptual design of a new Uruguayan LNG terminal to feed both Uruguay and Argentina.

Chevron has signed an HOA with KOGAS for LNG delivery from the Wheatstone project fro the next 20 years.

Japan has received its first LNG cargo from one of Qatar’s massive Q-Max vessels, the largest LNG carriers in the world.

Shell has signed a long term SPA agreement with Osaka Gas, to supply 800,000 tpa of LNG.

Chevron has made another deepwater gas discovery in its WA-205-P permit area in the Carnarvon basin. It hopes to use the gas discovery to underpin expansion plans at the Wheatstone LNG hub.

Standard and Poor’s has raised Qatar’s credit rating to AA, based on strong growth prospects in the LNG sector.

Beach Energy has signed an MOU with ITOCHU to co-operate on an LNG project that will be supplied by Beach’s onshore gas reserves.

Foster Wheeler has been awarded the contract to carry out the pre-FEED work on the Cameroon LNG project.

PERU LNG has successfully produced its first LNG cargo from its terminal in the Pampa Melchorita area.

Yemeni ministers have met with the South Korean Ambassador to Yemen to inform him that they wish to renegotiate the selling price of Yemeni LNG.

Total has been in talks with Russia’s President Medvidev and Prime Minister Putin over the subject of joining Yamal LNG.

Yemen LNG is nearing 100% production capacity after second production train starts.

Invensys have signed a US$ 12.4 million contract to upgrade the Bintulu LNG complex in Malaysia.

Qatar Petroleum signed the exploration and production sharing agreement with Shell and Petrochina for Qatar block D.

Fluor Corporation has been awarded an early works contract by Santos for the Gladstone LNG project, and is the preferred contractor for the full EPC contract.