LNG

Costain isto provide cryogenic expertise on FEED study for FLEX LNG’s fixed floating LNG production project for operations in Papua New Guinea.

ConocoPhillips today announced approval of the final investment decision for the initial train of a two train LNG 9 million tpa project by Australia Pacific LNG in Queensland, Australia.

Praj Industries Limited, global biofuels technology and process engineering Company, has won a contract for a large Ethanol plant in Colombia from Isolux Corsan of Spain, who are the main contractors for the project of Bioenergy S.A.

Chevron Corporation has signed binding Sales and Purchase Agreements (SPAs) with Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) for the delivery of LNG from the Wheatstone natural gas project in Australia.

Nancy Yamaguchi, Contributing Editor, provides an overview of the Latin American energy markets. The full version of this article can be found in the August 2011 issue of Hydrocarbon Engineering

Qatargas has signed of a Heads of Agreement (HOA) to supply LNG to Petronas LNG Ltd. with 1.5 million tpa of LNG for 20 years commencing in 2013.

Greenhouse gas reporting deadline on the horizon.

Santos, the Australian oil and gas producer, has seen a leap in production and its GLNG project is also still on target for first production in 2015.

Total has received government approval to purchase a stake in the Yamal LNG project in the Russian Arctic area.

Gazprom has signed a memorandum to supply the Indian Oil Corporation Limited with 2.5 million tonnes of LNG a year for up to 25 years.

Italy’s Ministry of Economic Development has given the final approval for the construction of a regasification terminal to be constructed by Api Nova Energia offshore of the town of Falconara Marittima. The new project is worth approximately €200 million and is estimated to commence in 2015.

The latest EIC Monitor tracking new active and future projects across the global energy industry shows a mixed bag of results this quarter with power leading the way while other sectors are slightly down.

The UK government released its White Paper on Electricity Market Reform this week, setting forward its proposals to secure and decarbonise the UK’s electricity market. Jonathan Rowland, editor of World Coal, highlights some of the questions it raises.

A joint venture between CB& I and Kentz Corporation Limited have been awarded a contract for the mechanical, electrical and instrumentation work on the Gorgon Project on Barrow Island, Western Australia.

Chesapeake Energy Corporation has announced investment plans to create a natural gas fuelled highway system across America and effectively reduce American dependence on OPEC whilst boosting the economy.