Natural gas news

The US Department of Energy has announced that it is discontinuing its practice of including an ‘end use’ reporting provision in orders authorising the export of domestically produced natural gas; including LNG.

According to Reuters, Klaipedos Nafta has received permission from Lithuania to buy an LNG storage vessel by 2024.

The Woodside-operated Pluto LNG project has supplied its first gas to the Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline with successful commissioning of the Pluto pipeline gas facility.

McDermott International Inc. and BHGE have signed a memorandum of understanding with Western Gas Corp. Pty Ltd to be the exclusive development partners for the Equus Gas Project in Western Australia.

According to Reuters, Equinor is prepared to commence negotiations with Tanzania regarding the development of an LNG project.

According to Reuters, Qatar has announced that it is quitting OPEC as of January 2019, but will still be attending the group’s meeting this week.

Shell Australia has released a statement announcing that Rob Jager has joined the company as the new VP Prelude.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has been awarded a three-year outline agreement from Woodside Energy Ltd to provide brownfields engineering and procurement services for the Karratha Gas Plant in Western Australia.

Energy World Corporation Ltd has announced that it has been granted a 20-year extension to its Sengkang gas field in South Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Laredo Energy VI, LP has released a statement announcing that it has closed a US$200 million senior secured delayed draw term loan facility, which will mature on 18 November 2021.