Regasification

The Alaskan Governor, Bill Walker, has started attending a number of meetings in Japan, concerning the potential for LNG to market in Japan.

Petronet LNG Ltd has announced that Shri Prabhat Singh is to be its new MD and CEO.

Construction of the project is expected to begin in early 2016, with commercial operations anticipated in 2018.

Abdulrahman Essa Al-Mannai has been named as the new President and Chief Executive Officer of Milaha.

Amec Foster Wheeler will provide detailed engineering of the BOG recovery system at the Zeebrugge LNG terminal, Belgium.

The Prime Minister’s of Lithuania and Israel recently met to discuss the possibility of LNG imports from Israel.

CME Group and Rim Intelligence have signed an exclusive license agreement for DES Japan LNG.

The terminal would allow the authorities to take advantage of the favourable global LNG prices.

Experts predict that if partners are found, it will take approximately two years for exports to begin.

Klaipedos Nafta’s LNG terminal regasified 394 000 MWh of LNG during August 2015.

The natural gas supply agreement forms part of ENAP’s 2014-2025 Strategic Plan alignments.

Wood Mackenzie has predicted that if there are no postponements, the market could see an additional 100 million tpy of LNG sanctioned in the next 6 - 18 months.

BG Group has announced that Shell’s offer for the company has received unconditional merger clearance from the European Commission.

The IFC has announced that it is making an equity investment and providing a loan towards the design, construction and operation of the LNG import terminal in Pakistan.

The Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) grants a consortium of H-Energy and Excelerate Energy a Letter of Award to set up a FSRU in India.