LNG - 31 May 2016

According to Reuters, Thailand’s PTT will increase the capacity of its Map Ta Phut LNG import terminal, whilst also planning to construct a second terminal.

A Japanese delegation recently toured Port MacKenzie, the site of a proposed 1 million tpy small scale LNG plant.

Alexander Horch has been appointed as Head of Development at HIMA Paul Hildebrandt GmbH.

SapuraKencana Energy has announced that it has made a significant gas discovery from its three wells 2015 drilling campaign within the Block SK408 Production Sharing Contract area.

Allegro Development Corp. has announced that it has been chosen by Japan’s JERA Inc. to manage its trading operation and risk management process.

General Dynamics NASSCO has announced that it has hosted the keel laying ceremony for the Liberty – one of three ECO Class tankers under the same construction contract with SEA-Vista LLC.

The Palfinger Group has acquired 100% of the shares in Herkules Harding Holding AS.

Gazprom has announced that working meetings have taken place with China National Petroleum Corp. and China National Offshore Oil Corp. looking at possibilities for cooperation, including in the LNG sector.

The US DOE has issued two orders denying Sierra Club’s rehearing requests for orders authorising non-FTA LNG exports from Corpus Christi Liquefaction and Sabine Pass.

While on a trade mission to South Korea, the Philippines and Japan, the Premier of British Columbia, Christy Clark, has renewed an agreement with Japan Oils, Gas and Metals National Corp.