Regasification

JX Nippon has concluded an LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement with Malaysia LNG.

Indonesian company Pertamina needs 3 million tpa of LNG from imports as domestic demand for natural gas rises.

Petronas has reportedly purchased 18 LNG cargoes from Galp Energia.

Marubeni Corp. has reached an agreement with GDF Suez on participation in the FSRU project in Uruguay.

Tohoku Electric Power has signed a contract to buy liquefied natural gas from Petronas’ Malaysia LNG project.

Crowley’s Carib Energy has been awarded a contract to supply LNG to Coca-Cola Puerto Rico Bottlers.

The Texas Alliance of Energy Producers supports legislation to allow exports of LNG from the US.

The Elba Liquefaction Project has filed an application to the FERC for the conversion of regasification facilities and the operation of liquefaction units at the Elba Terminal.

GM&T Singapore has signed an LNG sales and purchase agreement with PetroVietnam Gas.

Petronet’s LNG regasification project in India has been awarded to Toyo Engineering Corp.

Indonesia’s share of global LNG supply has declined, largely due to global and domestic demand growth.

An update on calls for and against increased US LNG exports in the wake of the crisis in Ukraine.

Following the recent unrest in Ukraine, the API has reiterated its call for the DOE to approve delayed exports of US LNG.

Gasum has selected Tahkoluoto, Pori, as the location of its first liquefied natural gas import terminal.

The current crisis in Ukraine has lead to concern over the supply of natural gas to Europe as political tensions between Russia and the West play out.