Liquefaction

Gazprom and Linde have agreed to establish an LNG engineering joint venture.

Shell’s QGC business and joint venture partners CNOOC and Tokyo Gas have announced that the 500th LNG cargo has been successfully shipped from the LNG plant on Curtis Island, Queensland, Australia.

Gulf Energy and PTT have agreed to collaborate on the construction of an LNG terminal and port on Thailand’s east coast.

EnerMech Australia has announced that it has won a five-year contract to provide specialist nitrogen and flange management services to an LNG facility in Central Queensland.

The US EXIM bank has voted to authorise a direct loan to support the export of US goods and services for an LNG project in Mozambique.

Sempra LNG has entered into a memorandum of understanding with China Three Gorges Corp. regarding a potential LNG supply deal.

Pao Novatek and HMS Group have signed a memorandum on strategic partnership and localising the fabrication of critical equipment for LNG production.

Sempra Energy has announced an agreement to sell its stake in Luz del Sur in Peru to China Yangtze Power International.

LNG Ltd. has announced that the US FERC has issued the draft supplemental environmental impact statement for its production capacity amendment to Magnolia LNG.

Total has released a statement announcing the closing of the acquisition of Anadarko’s 26.5% operated interest in the Mozambique LNG project for a purchase price of US$3.9 billion.

According to Reuters, the CEO of Novatek, Leonid Mikhelson, has said that the company’s newly acquired licenses will provide enough resources to develop a third large LNG plant.

GTT has signed a contract for three GBS units for the Arctic LNG 2 Project.

The Chief of the IEA has announced that there have been record investments in LNG this year.

Japan’s industry minister has announced that Japan, along with its private sector firms, will invest US$10 billion in global LNG projects.

According to Reuters, the petroleum minister of Papua New Guinea has said that the country will press Exxon Mobil Corp. for “far better” terms on its P’nyang gas project than the government agreed to with Total SA for its Papua LNG project.