Liquefaction

Pao Novatek and Pao TMK have signed a memorandum on strategic partnership and cooperation.

North America and Asia are expected to lead capacity growth in the global LNG liquefaction and regasification industries from planned and announced (newbuild) projects, respectively between 2019 and 2023, according to GlobalData.

New Fortress Energy has announced that it has signed an MOU with the Angolan Ministry of Mineral Resources and Petroleum for the development of an LNG terminal.

Saipem has reached agreement with Area 1 Concessionaires on an EPC contract to engineer and construct an onshore LNG project in Mozambique.

Royal Dutch Shell has announced that its Prelude floating production project’s first LNG shipment is “imminent”.

Chevron Australia and the Gorgon joint venture participants have announced the start of the Gorgon Stage Two drilling campaign off the northwest coast of Western Australia.

Cheniere Corpus Christi Stage III and Apache sign long-term gas supply agreement indexed to global LNG prices.

Cheniere has announced approval of a capital allocation framework, a positive FID on Sabine Pass Train 6, and increased run-rate production and financial guidance.

Total strengthens its US LNG business with the takeover of Toshiba’s LNG portfolio.

Sempra LNG, a subsidiary of Sempra Energy, has released a statement claiming that Cameron LNG has shipped the first LNG commissioning cargo from the first liquefaction train of the export project in Hackberry, Louisiana, US.

According to Reuters, Total Chief Executive Patrick Pouyanne has said that the company will meet Algerian authorities for discussions regarding its plans to buy Anadarko’s assets in the country, and is not concerned by recent reports that Algiers would block a deal.

Pieridae Energy Ltd. has filed its 1Q19 financial results and related management’s discussion and analysis.

According to Reuters, the head of Norwegian pipeline operator Gassco has said that the country has approximately 50 undeveloped natural gas discoveries that could eventually be tied into its export system.

Tanzania is expecting the construction of its long-delayed LNG export project to begin in 2022.

Freeport LNG has announced that it has received approval from the US Department of Energy (DOE) for the export of Train 4 volumes to non-free trade agreement countries.