The Indian government has invoked emergency measures, prioritizing gas allocation to essential sectors amid the disruption of LNG shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.
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US FSRU player Excelerate Energy confirmed that it has signed a seven-year charter agreement with a unit of Canadian firm Frontera Energy to deploy its FSRU to a new LNG import terminal under development in Colombia. Excellerate also confirmed that it purchased a TFDE LNG carrier to convert it to an FSRU.
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.
Belgium’s Exmar has signed a seven-year charter for the 2006-built LNG carrier Simaisma. The vessel will be modified to serve as a floating transshipment unit (FTU) for the LNG bunkering market.
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.