LNG

The United States Second Circuit Court of Appeals has denied PEMEX Exploracion y Produccion's (PEP) petition for rehearing on a judgment in favour of COMMISA.

Jordan Cove Energy Project has written to FERC requesting an expedited rehearing of its LNG project denial.

Teekay LNG Partners has released its results for 3Q16, reporting GAAP net income attributable to the partners of US$50.1 million and adjusted net income attributable to the partners of US$32.1 million.

Spatco Energy Solutions has acquired the rights to become the North America distribution manager for Galileo Technologies Inc. natural gas conversion equipment.

Luis Bertrán Rafecas has replaced Pål Rasmussen as Secretary General of the International Gas Union.

Wärtsilä and IDRO have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on the development of decentralised power generation in Iran.

Port Manatee, which is located in Florida, US, has announced that it has handled the export shipment of an LNG heat exchanger manufactured at the Air Products production facility.

Gazprom’s Alexey Miller has held a working meeting with Mitsui’s Masami Iijima to discuss partnership prospects in the LNG sector.

Shell has announced the start of a drilling programme covering two wells in Block 1 and 4 in the Mafia Deep basin off Tanzania, which is part of the Tanzania LNG project.

FID on Mozambique LNG project expected before end of 2016

Chart Energy & Chemicals Inc. has confirmed that its brazed aluminium heat exchangers have become the first to produce LNG onboard a floating facility.

Arctech Helsinki Shipyard Inc. has announced that Polaris – the world’s first icebreaker capable of running on both LNG and ultra-low sulfur diesel – is now ready to enter service.

The M/T Fure West product tanker has been bunkered with LNG for the first time since its conversion to a triple fuel system.

Reuters reports that Ophir Energy is able to proceed with its Fortuna FLNG project with or without partners, due to the fact that the cost estimates have halved to approximately US$450 million.

GasLog Partners has closed the acquisition of the GasLog Seattle LNG carrier.