zoomImage courtesy of Cheniere US LNG player Cheniere said Wednesday it started producing liquefied natural gas from the first train at its Corpus Christi liquefaction and export terminal in Texas as the facility is preparing to ship its first-ever cargo of the fuel. As previously reported by LNG World News, the
Air Products, Sonatrach to recover helium from LNG plants
Image courtesy of Air Products Industrial gasses company Air Products and Algeria’s Sonatrach have signed two gas production and delivery agreements to recover helium from Sonatrach’s LNG facilities. Through the deal, Sonatrach will recover helium from two existing liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities (GL1Z and GL3Z), and that helium will
Applied LNG, Providence partner on pushing LNG as fuel
Image courtesy of Applied LNG Energy solutions provider, Applied LNG and Providence Shipping Group have entered into a strategic agreement to expand the use of LNG and renewable LNG in the marine and HHP sectors. Applied LNG, through its RLNG which is estimated to result in 70 percent lower greenhouse
GasLog Partners closes $207.4m LNG carrier acquisition
zoomFor illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of GasLog) GasLog Partners, the New York-listed spinoff of LNG shipper GasLog, said Wednesday it closed the previously announced acquisition of LNG carrier Methane Becki Anne. GasLog Partners bought from its parent company 100 percent of the shares in the entity that owns and charters
Santos-Shell JV gets more Queensland exploration acreage
zoomImage courtesy of Santos Australian LNG player Santos has secured new exploration acreage in Queensland’s key gas-producing Surat and Bowen Basins, in a 50-50 joint venture with Shell. The PLR201718-2-5 license covers approximately 400 square kilometers, located 19 kilometers east of the town of Surat, and was released by the
Inpex signs benefits deal with Larrakia people in Australia
zoomImage courtesy of Inpex Japan’s Inpex, on behalf of Ichthys joint venture participants, signed a $24 million benefits agreement with the Larrakia people in Darwin. The Inpex Larrakia Advisory Committee, which includes representation from the Larrakia Development Corporation and Larrakia Nation Aboriginal Corporation, will oversee the distribution of benefits to
EnergyQuest: Australia’s LNG exports grow in October
zoomLNG vessel Pacific Breeze loading first Ichthys LNG cargo (Image courtesy of Inpex) Liquefied natural gas exports from Australia were up in October at 6.4 million tonnes, compared with 5.8 mt in September, boosted in part by Ichthys LNG start up, the energy consultancy, EnergyQuest notes. The consultancy noted that 95
Venture Global’s Plaquemines LNG gets draft EIS
zoomImage courtesy of Venture Global LNG The United States Federal Energy Regulatory issued a draft Environmental Impact Statement for Venture Global’s Plaquemines project on the Mississippi River in Louisiana. The proposed project would include a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal and two 42-inch-diameter pipelines in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. The FERC
ADNOC extends long-term supply deal with ADNOC LNG
zoomImage courtesy of ADNOC The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), has agreed, in principle, to extend its gas supply agreement with ADNOC LNG to 2040, in coordination with ADNOC LNG’s joint venture partners, Mitsui, BP and Total. The new gas supply agreement is scheduled to take effect from April
Japan’s NYK inks LNG carrier charter deal with China’s Unipec
Image courtesy of NYK Line Japanese shipping giant Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line) signed a charter contract with China’s Unipec, the trading arm of state oil major Sinopec, for a 149,700-cbm LNG carrier. NYK will charter the 2007-built Grace Acacia to Unipec for four-and-a-half years starting in February 2019. Chinese