Japan, the world’s largest LNG importer, is due to receive an LNG cargo from Oman next week, according to port data. The cargo is being carried by the 145,000 cbm Salalah LNG, and it is expected to arrive at the Futtsu terminal on March 21. The Futtsu Thermal Power Station, one of the most represent
Toll Energy, part of the Toll Group, said that work has started on a $45 million transport and storage contract as part of coal seam gas explorer QGC’s major Queensland Curtis Liquefied Natural Gas (QCLNG) project. The QCLNG project involves expanding exploration and development in southern and cent
Melbourne-based Nexus Energy said that the company has been approached by several large energy companies expressing interest to acquire part of Nexus’ Crux equity in the new joint venture in order to secure access to long term LNG rights. Nexus Energy in January signed a non-binding heads of agreeme
Chesapeake Energy Corporation today announced the execution of definitive agreements to build the largest integrated midstream service complex in eastern Ohio. Chesapeake, through affiliates of its wholly owned subsidiary, Chesapeake Midstream Development, L.P. (CMD), has entered into a partnership
Cheniere Energy announced that it has agreed to sell 17,000,000 shares of its common stock in an underwritten public offering under an effective shelf registration statement. The underwriter will have a 30-day option to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,550,000 additional shares of common stock from
Total gas sales volume by Japan’s Tokyo Gas, for the month of February 2012 came to about 1,455.159 million m3, increased by 200.626 million m3 (+16.0%) from February 2011. In the residential sector, volume totaled 472.765 million m3, up 7.1% from February 2011, while in the business sector the volu
INPEX of Japan said today that INPEX Ichthys and other project group companies have been granted production licenses for the Ichthys LNG Project by the Australian Government. Upon the grants, INPEX has received the major necessary governmental authorizations for the Ichthys LNG Project to move forwa
Nigeria’s Bonny LNG terminal shipped a cargo of liquefied natural gas on March 7, according to shipping data. The cargo is being hauled by the Golar Viking, a 14o,000 m3 cubic-meter tanker. The destination of the cargo is unknown at this moment. Bonny terminal has an overall capacity of some 22 mill
Indonesia’s PT Pertamina welcomed the positive decision of the government to speed up the Arun LNG plant conversion into a receiving terminal in order to meet the gas needs in Aceh and North Sumatra, the company said in a statement. Investment to convert Arun into an LNG receiving terminal will be a
Chevron is delivering strong financial results and progressing the projects that will drive the next significant growth phase, executives said today at the company’s annual security analyst meeting in New York. “Financially, 2011 was a record year for Chevron. We generated the strongest earnings and
KOGAS, the world’s largest corporate buyer of LNG, said in a filing with the stock exchange that it has sold gas equivalent to 4.19 million tonnes of LNG domestically in February. South Korea’s KOGAS sales in February rose 25.5 percent, compared to a year ago. KOGAS imports LNG from around the world
Westport Innovations, the global leader in natural gas engines, announced the introduction of China’s first natural gas engine featuring Westport high pressure direct injection (HPDI) technology at a press conference at the government building in Beijing, the Beijing Diaoyutai State Guesthouse. Spea
A tender to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal in Bahrain will be awarded by the end of 2012, Bloomberg reported, citing Abdul Hussain bin Ali Mirza, Bahrain’s oil minister. Bahrain plans to import 400 million cubic feet of natural gas, he said. Recently, he said that Bahrain is in
Wärtsilä, a leading global supplier of flexible and efficient power plant solutions, has been awarded the contract to supply the engineering and generating equipment for a new power plant to be installed in Alaska, USA. The order has been placed by Matanuska Electric Association (MEA), a Palmer, Ala
