LNG - 25 May 2018

Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has announced the appointment of partners Anne Lapierre and John Mauel as joint global heads of energy with effect from 1 June 2018.

Japan’s Kansai Electric Power Co has begun adjusting its LNG purchasing as it begins re-incorporating nuclear back into its power-generation mix.

Asian spot LNG prices breached the US$9 per mmBtu mark this week.

Rosneft and GNPC have arranged for LNG supplies to Ghana and signed a cooperation agreement.

Petronas has successfully sold its first LNG cargo through online trading platform GLX.

Novatek and Total have confirmed their partnership in the Artic LNG 2 Project with a contract signing at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum.

Russian natural gas producer Novatek could make a decision in the second half of 2019 on investments in the Arctic LNG-2 project which it is running.