US energy giant ConocoPhillips has expanded its commercial LNG offtake portfolio to 12 million tonnes per annum as it continues to scale up this business, according to incoming CEO Andy O’Brien.
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Houston-based McDermott, through a consortium with Italy’s Saipem, South Korea's Daewoo Engineering & Construction, and China Petroleum Engineering and Construction Corporation, has been awarded a letter of intent including limited engineering and procurement services for the ExxonMobil-led Rovuma LNG project in Mozambique.
BW LNG's 2006-built steam vessel, LNG Benue, is set to be converted into a floating storage and regasification unit, according to China’s Huarun Dadong Dockyard (HRDD).
State-owned LNG giant QatarEnergy is progressing with commissioning activities at the first train of the North Field East LNG project in Qatar despite the ongoing Middle East crisis, according to EPC contractor Technip Energies.
Italian energy firm Edison, a unit of EDF, said it had received a new force majeure notification from state-owned LNG giant QatarEnergy, affecting supplies scheduled for delivery at the Adriatic LNG terminal in Italy until end of September.
Qatari LNG shipping giant Nakilat reported slightly lower net profit in the first half of this year due to geopolitical challenges caused by the Middle East conflict.
No LNG carriers have transited the Strait of Hormuz since July 11, as the security situation around the strategic waterway continues to deteriorate following Iranian attacks on three commercial vessels and subsequent military exchanges between Iran and the United States, according to Kpler data.