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CB&I have won the concept development contract for the Yamal LNG project in northwest Siberia.

Qatar has signed a memorandum of understanding to invest up to US$ 6.6 billion in energy projects in Greece.

Ng Weng Hoong takes a look at the changing fortunes of the oil and gas industries in Iran and Qatar in LNG Industry's Spring regional report.

Shell officials have stated that the Middle East will struggle to keep enough investment to meet the demand for natural gas over the next two decades.

Yemen has placed a second train online at the Balhaf facility, boosting its LNG production capacity considerably.

JP Morgan and Cheniere Energy have entered into a two-year partnership involving the Sabine Pass terminal.

Australia’s Arrow Energy has accepted an improved takeover bid from Royal Dutch Shell and PetroChina worth a reported AU$ 3.44 billion (US$ 3.14 billion). The takeover is subject to approval by Arrow shareholders and Australian authorities.

Arrow Energy is set to reject a take-over bid from a company jointly owned by Royal Dutch Shell and PetroChina.

In the Spring issue of LNG Industry magazine, Lucy Miller, Douglas-Westwood, considers current and future prospects for the LNG sector.

Centrica has announced the purchase of Suncor Energy Inc’s Trinidadian natural gas assets.

An overview of the North American natural gas industry

Woodside Petroleum Ltd. has signed an agreement to supply Osaka Gas with LNG, they are also in discussions with other potential customers in the region.

Chevron Corp. has announced an additional natural gas discovery in the Carnarvon Basin offshore Western Australia.

GE Oil & Gas powers the world’s first offshore gravity-based LNG terminal.

The credit crunch and an uncertain market have hit the global LNG industry, which had been steadily growing during the period 2003 - 08. LNG demand (a function of natural gas demand) is low across the globe, yet it is set to pick up post 2012 and rise until 2015.