LNG

Chevron Corp. has released a statement naming Michael K. Wirth as the company’s new Vice Chairman.

A consortium expects to file arbitration claims against JKC Australia LNG Pty.

A TechnipFMC subsidiary has signed an agreement with INPEX Operations Australia for riserless light well intervention services in the Ichthys field for the Ichthys LNG Project.

Japan's LNG purchases dropped for a second year as an energy crisis brought on by the 2011 Fukushima disaster eased.

Wärtsilä Corp. has announced that it has signed a five-year maintenance agreement with AS Tallink Group for its new RoPax ferry, M/S Megastar.

Croatia's FLNG terminal in the northern Adriatic will take a year longer to complete than initially expected.

Norsepower Oy Ltd has announced that it has reached an agreement with Viking Line to install its Rotor Sail Solution on board the M/S Viking Grace – an LNG-fuelled cruise ferry.

Wison Offshore & Marine has announced that the world’s first barge-based floating storage and regasification unit has successfully undocked from the company’s dry-dock in Nantong, China.

Parallel49 Equity has released a statement claiming that it has acquired Kinetrex Energy – an LNG supplier based in the US – from Citizens Resources.

Australia's US$34 billion Ichthys LNG export project has been dealt a blow as engineering firm CIMIC is pulling out.

Alaska Gasline Development Corp. has announced that it has hired former Senator Gene Therriault to assist in government relations.

US LNG exporters have shifted their focus to Southern Europe from Asia.

Wärtsilä has signed an agreement with Carnival Corp. & Plc that strengthens their existing partnership and joint improvement efforts to maintain cruise ship safety and reliability.

Tanzania is hoping to reach an agreement with international oil companies in 2018 paving the way for the construction of an LNG plant.

Magnolia LNG has signed a Heads of Agreement with Vessel Gasification Solutions in relation to the Magnolia LNG Project.