LNG

The GLNG joint venture has been announced by the Queensland Government as the preferred tenderer for two new exploration areas.

MODEC, Inc. has announced that it has signed a contract with ConocoPhillips Australia Barossa Pty Ltd to supply a floating production storage and offloading vessel for the Barossa field, offshore Australia.

Solstad has entered into a contract with Inpex for the provision of two anchor handlers to support the Ichthys LNG project.

Sempra Energy has released a statement announcing two executive appointments to help lead the company’s growing position in Texas and the LNG industry.

Delfin has announced new engineering agreements and advancements in newbuild FLNG vessel development in partnership with Samsung Heavy Industries and Black & Veatch.

Ocean Yield ASA has announced that it has taken delivery of the ethylene gas carrier Navigator Aurora.

Senegal is expecting all its offshore projects, including the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim LNG project, to come online between 2022 and 2026.

PETRONAS LNG Sdn Bhd has signed a time charter party with MISC Berhad and Avenir LNG Ltd to charter a 7500 m3 LNG bunker vessel.

Renergen has commissioned South Africa’s first commercial LNG and liquid helium plant.

Wood Mackenzie has released a statement, commenting on the recent news that BP, Kosmos and SMHPM have made a major gas discovery with the Orca-1 well, drilled just south of the BirAllah discovery, offshore Mauritania.

Tallink Grupp has announced that the new Tallinn-Helsinki route shuttle vessel will be named MySTAR.

Sempra Energy has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Mitsui & Co. Ltd reflecting the parties’ preliminary agreement for Mitsui’s participation in the Cameron LNG Phase 2 project and a future expansion of the Energía Costa Azul LNG project.

Seaspan has released a statement supporting the recent announcement by the Government of British Columbia to support the establishment of ship-to-ship LNG marine refuelling services along the west coast of North America.

According to Reuters, Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB de CV – a unit of Sempra Energy – expects to make a final investment decision to construct the first phase of its Costa Azul LNG facility in early next year.

Kosmos Energy has announced that the Orca-1 exploration well has made a major gas discovery offshore Mauritania in the BirAllah area.