LNG - 05 October 2016

According to Reuters, Ivory Coast has signed a partnership pact to create a Total-led consortium to construct an LNG import terminal.

Andrews Kurth has announced that Christopher F. Richardson – general counsel for an international oil and gas company – has joined the company’s office in Houston, Texas, US, as a partner.

Volkswagen Group has announced that, from 2019 onwards, it will use two LNG-powered vessels to transport vehicles between Europe and North America.

SEA\LNG – a coalition created to accelerate the use of LNG as a marine fuel – has announced that Eagle LNG Partners has been welcomed as the first new industry partner into the coalition.

Keppel has announced that it has secured contracts to construct two dual-fuel diesel LNG tugs, and that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Shell to jointly explore LNG opportunities.

Skangas – a subsidiary of Gasum – has successfully executed its first LNG bunkering operation at the Pori terminal in Finland.

BP has entered into a sales and purchase agreement with the Area 4 concession partners to purchase 100% of LNG produced by the Coral South floating LNG facility, which is expected to be located offshore Mozambique.