LNG

QatarEnergy has selected China National Petroleum Corporation as North Field East LNG expansion project partner, and will supply 4 millon tpy of LNG to China over 27 years.

Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd, JGC Holdings Corporation, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, ltd, and JFE Steel Corporation team up in joint evaluation to establish a carbon capture and storage value chain originated in Japan, aligning with joint study in Malaysia.

National Grid’s Grain LNG has hit a new utilisation record, exporting 102 589 GWh of gas over a 12-month period.

TotalEnergies has signed a framework agreement with the US company NextDecade to participate in the development of the Rio Grande Project.

Gasum AB has chosen Wärtsilä to deliver biogas upgrading and liquefaction for its bio-LNG facility in Sweden.

Shenzhen Gas Corporation Ltd has awarded TGE Gas Engineering an EPC contract for the Shenzhen LNG storage and peak shaving II expansion project.

LX International has entered the LNG terminal business. The company is expected to accelerate the eco-friendly transformation of its business portfolio.

Enagás begins the second phase of the capacity allocation process for logistics services at the El Musel LNG terminal in Gijón.

An LNG export facility proposed by Grand Isle LNG in Plaquemines Parish promises to deliver a cleaner environment and competitively priced US LNG, as well as significant economic benefits to the region.

Commonwealth LNG has bolstered its management ranks with the addition of George Nemeth as Chief Commercial Officer, and Dan Fleischer as Senior Vice President, Finance.

Congo’s Ministry of Hydrocarbons has signed a co-operation agreement with Technip Energies that will see the parties expand cooperation in the fields of offshore and onshore energy developments.

QatarEnergy’s LNG trading arm, QatarEnergy Trading, has entered into a long-term LNG sale and purchase agreement with Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation to supply about 1.8 million tpy of LNG to Bangladesh for 15 years, starting in 2026.

Hanseatic Energy Hub GmbH has chosen Enagás as its industrial partner for the operation of the terminal at the Stade industrial park.

Nikkiso Clean Energy and Industrial Gases is the latest company to join SEA-LNG – a coalition established to demonstrate the commercial and environmental benefits of LNG and the pathway it provides for maritime decarbonisation.

Equinor has announced that the gas leak that occurred at the Hammerfest LNG plant at Melkøya on 31 May 2023 has been stopped and normalisation is under way.