Japan LNG news

Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd has announced that it is planning to construct an LNG-fuelled tugboat.

Chevron has released a video looking at one of its new LNG carriers, the Asia Excellence. Early last year, the vessel delivered the first cargo from the Gorgon LNG project in Australia to Japan’s Chubu Electric Power.

According to Reuters, a senior executive at INPEX Corp. has stated that the company sees minimal cost overruns on the Ichthys LNG project due to a start-up delay.

PHI HNZ Australia PTY Ltd has now performed its first flight for the INPEX-led Ichthys LNG Project.

Monadelphous Group Ltd has announced that it has been awarded a major, long-term offshore maintenance services contract by INPEX Operations Australia for the Ichthys LNG Project.

Speaking at the recent Gastech event in Japan, JERA’s Hiroki Sato discusses key growth opportunities for gas and LNG, and how Asia will move beyond oil indexed gas contracts.

Alaska Gasline Development Corp. has announced that the US Vice President, Mike Pence, has met with Alaskan Governor Bill Walker and AGDC President Keith Meyer.

Buyers in the world’s largest LNG markets are concerned that newcomers are winning better deals than traditional customers.

Producers of LNG have made their lives difficult with oversupply.

Asian spot LNG prices climbed higher this week, albeit from low levels, as tight production supported a market undergoing fundamental changes.