Illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Oman LNG) France’s Total has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of Oman to develop natural gas resources and LNG bunkering service in the country. Total and Shell as operator will develop several natural gas discoveries located in the Greater Barik area
Top news of the week May 7-12
Cameron LNG Trains 1‐3 (Image courtesy of Sempra Energy) South Korea’s DSME loses huge Excelerate FSRU deal Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has lost a potential deal to build up to seven floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs) for US-based Excelerate Energy. KBR wins Abadi LNG pre-FEED job from Inpex
Shell wins Mexico LNG supply tender
Altamira LNG terminal (Image courtesy of Fluor) The Hague-based LNG giant Shell has reportedly snapped up all the slots to deliver liquefied natural gas cargoes to Mexico in May and June. Citing trade sources, Reuters reports Shell won all or the majority of cargoes, Mexico sought, through a tender launched
Equatorial Guinea seeking LNG buyers post 2020
zoomImage courtesy of Marathon Oil As its contract with Shell runs to its end, Equatorial Guinea is looking to find buyers for its LNG supplies from 2020 onwards. The country is in talks with independent and state-owned companies as well as traders to close down deals with terms varying from 3
McDermott, CB&I combination complete
McDermott president and CEO David Dickson (Image courtesy of McDermott) McDermott International said its combination with Chicago Bridge & Iron Company (CB&I), creating a premier provider of technology, engineering and construction solutions for the energy industry has been completed. In accordance with the terms of the business combination agreement, and
US LNG exports edge up on week
Image courtesy of Dominion Cove Point LNG Liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from the United States increased during the week ended May 9, the Energy Information Administration said in its weekly natural gas report. Six LNG vessels, with a total carrying capacity of 21 Bcf departed the two exporting facilities
Carnival opens LNG cruise ships terminal in Barcelona
Image courtesy of Port of Barcelona Carnival Corporation inaugurated its Helix cruise center at the Port of Barcelona that will accommodate the company’s cruise ships powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). The terminal covering 12,500 square meters cost €46 million ($54.9 million) represents Carnival Corporation’s largest combined terminal investment in Europe, the
EDF expands Chilean footprint
zoomImage courtesy AES Gener France’s EDF, in a joint venture with the Chilean electricity company AME, finalized the acquisition of AES Gener’s 750MW of flexible generation capacity (gas and peak demand). These assets will enable the EDF Group to further develop renewable energy projects in Chile by compensating for fluctuations
Eni fires up third production unit at Egypt’s giant Zohr gas field
zoomImage: Eni Italian energy giant Eni has brought up the third production unit (T-2) at its Zohr gas field in the Mediterranean Sea offshore Egypt. This will increase installed capacity to 1.2 bcfd, Eni said on Thursday. Zohr is now producing 1.1 bcfd in ramp-up, equivalent to approximately 200 thousand boed,
Marathon Oil agrees EG LNG plant life extension
zoomEG LNG plant (Image courtesy of Marathon Oil ) Marathon Oil Corporation and its partners executed a heads of agreement with Equatorial Guinea government and third parties to process third-party natural gas at the EG LNG plant. The agreement established a framework for processing the volumes through Alba Plant’s liquefied petroleum
Beijing Blue Sky in LNG supply deal with Kunlun unit
For illustration purposes only (Image courtesy of Beijing Gas Blue Sky) Beijing Blue Sky Energy, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed Beijing Gas Blue Sky Holdings, has signed a deal to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to a unit of Kunlun Energy in China’s Shandong coastal province. Under the three-year deal, Beijing
Japex looking for LNG cargoes post 2020
Soma LNG terminal (Image courtesy of Japex) The cancelation of the Pacific NorthWest LNG joint venture in Canada has Japan Petroleum Exploration (Japex) now scrambling to secure LNG cargoes. The Petronas-led project got canceled in July last year, which left Japex looking for a portfolio of supplies, Reuters reports citing