French energy giant TotalEnergies said on Monday that Papua LNG has achieved "major" contractual and commercial milestones, marking "decisive" steps towards a final investment decision. These include completing the EPC tendering process and transferring Papua LNG operatorship to US energy giant ExxonMobil, operator of the PNG LNG project.
Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua has hosted a naming ceremony for two 174,000-cbm liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers it built for Japan’s K Line and Malaysia’s Petronas.
Atlantic spot LNG shipping rates rose for the first time in seven weeks, rising $3,750 week-on-week to $15,500 per day, according to Spark Commodities.
Adnoc’s gas and LNG unit, Adnoc Gas, reported a net income of $665 million in the second quarter of this year, a drop of 52 percent year-on-year due to disruptions caused by the ongoing Middle East conflict. Adnoc Gas has also taken the final investment decision on the second and third phases of its Rich Gas Development (RGD) project.
Texas-based Sterling Shipyard has delivered a tug to a joint venture comprised of Bay-Houston Management, Moran Towing, and Suderman & Young Towing. The new tug will serve NextDecade's Rio Grande LNG project in Texas.
US LNG developer NextDecade has signed a reservation agreement with compatriot Baker Hughes to secure main refrigeration compressors for the planned sixth liquefaction train at its Rio Grande LNG terminal in the Port of Brownsville, Texas, according to Matt Schatzman, NextDecade chairman and CEO.