Liquefaction

In April 2017, Qatar lifted the North Field natural gas production moratorium that had been in place since 2005.

The 27th World Gas Conference (WGC 2018) took place in Washington DC from 25 – 29 June.

Washington hosted the World Gas Conference from 26 – 29 June 2018.

Asian companies are increasingly striking up European partnerships and hunting for acquisitions to hedge their large multi-billion-dollar purchases of US LNG supplies.

Allianz industry-specific analysis of over 2500 companies finds oil and gas, mining, food and beverage and transportation sectors have highest natural capital risk exposure.

Novatek sign strategic cooperation agreement with Sovcomflot.

LNG trade continued to set records in 2017, reaching 293.1 million t – a 12% increase on 2016.

ExxonMobil and Eni have announced that marketing efforts are underway for the Rovuma LNG project.

Eagle LNG and Crowley Fuels have agreed to provide LNG to a large pharmaceutical company in Puerto Rico.

Freeport LNG signs liquefaction sales and purchase agreement with Trafigura.

TechnipFMC and Kiewit have been selected as EPC contractors for Energía Costa Azul LNG export project.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised Fortune Lianjiang on the financing and delivery of the world’s first converted FLNG production vessel; Hilli Episeyo.

Sempra LNG and Midstream selects Bechtel as EPC contractor for Port Arthur LNG export facility.

Gate terminal has announced that it will invest to increase the ship loading flow rate at the jetties for large ships to lower port time for vessels.

FLNG Hilli Episeyo has received customer acceptance under its Liquefaction Tolling Agreement with Perenco Cameroon SA and Societe Nationale Des Hydrocarbures.