LNG

General Dynamics NASSCO has announced that it has christened the Liberty – the third ECO Class tanker under contract with SEA-Vista LLC.

Brittany Ferries has announced that it has signed a letter of intent with Flensburger Schiffbau shipyard in Germany to build a new LNG-powered vessel.

Linde has released a statement announcing its intention to merge with Praxair.

According to Reuters, the Donggi-Senoro LNG plant in Indonesia has secured buyers for 31 LNG cargoes in 2017.

Origin Energy Ltd has announced that it has signed an LNG sale and purchase agreement with ENN LNG Trading Co. Ltd for the delivery of LNG to China.

Wison Engineering Ltd has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract by Astana Trans Oil LLP for the first LNG plant in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Total has announced that it will acquire 23% of Tellurian Investments Inc. for US$207 million to develop an integrated gas project.

Corpus Christi Liquefaction LLC has submitted its monthly progress report on the construction of its LNG export terminal to the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Flow-Cal Inc. has released a statement claiming that it has recently completed a project for Angola LNG at Soyo, northern Angola.

Wärtsilä has been awarded a contract to supply a biohybrid production plant – which will produce both bioLNG and LNG – to Erdgas Südwest GmbH.

Galp Energia’s board of directors has approved the investment related to the Coral South area – the first development related to the discoveries made in the Area 4 of Mozambique’s Rovuma basin.

According to Reuters, Peruvian natural gas workers are planning to stage an indefinite strike that will disrupt gas production and Shell’s LNG exports.

Jordan Cove LNG has announced that it has finalised its optimised project design, and intends to file a new application with the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Kosmos Energy has entered into a partnership with BP in Mauritania and Senegal, combining Kosmos’ expertise in exploration with BP’s experience in deepwater development, LNG production and marketing experience.

Gazprom has signed a number of bilateral documents in the LNG sector with its Japanese partners.