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Bahrain refining overhaul reaches halfway point

Construction kicks off on Longkou LNG import plant

China’s National Petroleum and Natural Gas Pipeline Network Group (PipeChina) has broken ground on an LNG import terminal that is being built in the city of Longkou in Yantai, Shandong Province.

Shell, Pieridae to try licence transfers again

Shell Canada – a division of Royal Dutch Shell – and Pieridae Energy are set to engage in a second attempt to transfer licences after the first was blocked by the Alberta Energy Regulator.

NextDecade confirms FID delay on Rio Grande LNG

US-based NextDecade has confirmed that it will delay its final investment decision on the Rio Grande LNG project, proposed for the Port of Brownsville, Texas, until 2021.

Poland eyes greater role for gas

NRG: A slow and painful recovery

The market may be showing early signs of a recovery, but for many oil and gas companies, the worst is still to come

NLNG eyes Nigerian domestic market

The Nigeria LNG (NLNG) consortium has said it hopes to start selling some of its production on the domestic market.

Australian LNG exports reported as holding up in April

Australia’s LNG exports remained robust in April, despite many countries going into lockdown as they sought to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, thus putting the brakes on demand.

Warnings sounded over Qatar’s LNG strategy

A warning has come this week that Qatar may need to shut in LNG production if it is to avoid a battle for market share that could tank gas prices.

Report: India’s LNG import growth depends on pipelines

The US Energy Information Administration warned last week that the future growth of India’s LNG imports depended on the timely completion of new gas pipeline networks.

NLNG awards $4bn EPC contract for Train 7

Turkey’s Botas ‘reducing Russian pipeline gas purchases and switching to much cheaper Yamal LNG’

LNGL sells Magnolia LNG after appointing administrators

Australia-based LNG Ltd (LNGL) has sold its proposed Magnolia LNG project in Louisiana, on the US Gulf Coast.

NextDecade aims for FID this year, but issues warning

US LNG developer NextDecade has said it is still targeting a final investment decision on the Rio Grande LNG project in South Texas this year, but that the timing could be affected by the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Total reports 27% increase in LNG sales

France’s Total announced as part of its first-quarter results for 2020 that its LNG sales had increased by 27% year on year.

Regulator issues Texas LNG permit with stricter than usual standards

Texas LNG has received a state permit for its proposed export terminal at the Port of Brownsville in South Texas, with stricter air pollution standards than normally expected for the region.

Warning issued over potential LNG shortage in Japan

The world is struggling to absorb a glut of LNG, but import-dependent Japan could find itself facing a shortage of the fuel

Woodside wins Australia’s first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering licences

The Pilbara Port Authority (PPA) has issued Australia’s first ship-to-ship liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering licences to Woodside Petroleum.

Freeport LNG Train 3 enters service

The third train at the Freeport LNG export terminal on the Texas Gulf Coast has entered commercial service.

Private investor mulls $10bn LNG project in Russian Far East

W-Industries wins subsea support services contract for Mozambique LNG project

France’s Total has chosen Texas-based W-Industries as its contractor for subsea support services related to the non-downstream components of the $20bn Mozambique LNG project.

Novatek takes axe to capex

Qatar's QP to axe jobs, cut costs

Australia’s CBM sector enjoys good news

The Australian upstream has been battered by this year’s collapsing oil and gas prices, with developers big and small reviewing their capital expenditure and deferring projects until business conditions improve.

Cheniere reports first-quarter profit, but moderates growth forecast

Cheniere Energy, the US’ leading exporter of LNG, reported this week that its net income in the first quarter of 2020 reached $375mn, but warned that it had experienced an increase in the number of cargo cancellations by customers.