Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of PTTEP) Thailand’s PTT Exploration and Production’s unit PTTEP Australasia hit gas at the Orchid-q, the first exploration well in Permit AC/P54 located in the Timor Sea, Australia. Commenced in January this year, the drilling of the Orchid-1 was undertaken to a total depth of
NextDecade signs Rio Grande LNG site lease deal
zoomImage courtesy of NextDecade US LNG export project developer NextDecade Corporation signed a lease agreement with the Brownsville Navigation District (BND) for its Rio Grande LNG project. The lease agreement was considered and approved during a meeting of the BND Board of Commissioners, the company said in a statement on
Jordan Cove LNG non-binding deals exceed project capacity
Image courtesy of Jordan Cove LNG Jordan Cove LNG project led by the Canadian energy infrastructure company Pembina has reportedly signed non-binding deals in excess of its production capacity. The $10 billion project proposed for the export terminal in Coos County, Oregon has a planned capacity of 7.8 million ton
WoodMac: Ennore LNG commissioning to spur India’s regas capacity jump
zoomImage courtesy of Indian Oil LNG The commissioning of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) Ennore LNG terminal marks the beginning of India doubling its regas capacity to 56.5 million metric tonnes per annum (mmtpa) by 2025. “IOCL has already secured captive customers for 2 mmtpa of capacity. The Ennore terminal will
Australia: Gladstone February LNG exports jump year-on-year
Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Santos) LNG exports from the three liquefaction plants located on Curtis Island offshore Gladstone totaled 1.73 million tons spread across 26 cargoes in February 2019. The volume represents a 9.8 percent decrease compared to the 1.93 million tons reported in January 2019, data from
Santos lines up Quadrant acquisition funds
Image courtesy of Santos Australian LNG player Santos has priced its $600 million bond transaction set to be partly used for funding the Quadrant Energy acquisition. Santos said on Thursday the bonds will be issued by Santos Finance Limited, a Santos unit, off the Company’s Euro Medium Term Note Programme
Gazprom increases gas supply to Austria
OMV CEO Rainer Seele (right)/Image courtesy of Gazprom Russian giant Gazprom increased its exports to Austria during the beginning of 2019 by almost one third, compared to figures from last year. Gazprom supplied Austria with an estimated 3.3 billion cubic meters between January 1 and March 5, the company said
Alaska natural gas pipeline picks up federal approval
ASAP map/Image courtesy of AGDC US federal authorities have approved a supplemental environmental impact statement for the Alaska Stand Alone Pipeline (ASAP). US Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Land Management made the joint decision on Monday, March 4. The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC), an independent corporation
Stratas Advisors Singapore office expands scope into LNG
Illustration only. Image source: Pixabay under CCO Creative Commons license. Stratas Advisors, a Hart Energy company is expanding the scope of its Singapore office to include the evaluation of the hydrocarbon markets including LNG. The scope will include evaluation of the hydrocarbon markets, including natural gas in terms of supply,
Port Kembla FSRU project nearing FID
zoomImage courtesy of AIS The Port Kembla gas project, the first LNG import terminal in New South Wales, has entered the last stage of preparation for the final investment decision. The project proponent, the Australian-led consortium, Australian Industrial Energy, on Wednesday said the front-end engineering and design (FEED) has been