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Dominion suit challenges Sierra Club claim about LNG exports May 24, 2012 Dominion Resources Inc. sued to confirm its right to construct a natural gas liquefaction plant at its Cove Point LNG terminal in Lusby, Md.
OGJ Newsletter May 21, 2012 International news for oil and gas professionals
Shell, partners detail LNG export project in British Columbia May 16, 2012 Partners in one of British Columbia’s planned LNG export projects have announced details of the project. Shell, Korea Gas Corp., Mitsubishi Corp., and PetroChina Co. Ltd. said they are developing t...
Gulf of Mexico site chosen for first US floating LNG plant May 16, 2012 Excelerate Energy LP, Houston, will develop the first US floating natural gas liquefaction plant for Port Lavaca, between Galveston and Corpus Christi, Tex. The Lavaca Bay LNG project will be desig...
Japan Australia LNG (MIMI) buys into Browse LNG project May 10, 2012 Japan Australia LNG (MIMI) Pty. Ltd. will acquire a 14.7% interest in the Woodside Petroleum Ltd.-operated Browse LNG project, buying the stake from Woodside for $1.9 billion (Aus.).
Shell sells more of Prelude floating LNG project May 10, 2012 Following Royal Dutch Shell PLC’s recent deal to sell 17.5% of its Prelude floating LNG (FLNG) project in Browse basin permit WA-44-L offshore Western Australia to Japan’s Inpex Oil & Gas (OGJ ...
Woodside starts Pluto LNG production, explores for more reserves May 7, 2012 Woodside Petroleum Ltd.’s $15 billion (Aus.) Pluto facilities on the Burrup Peninsula have begun production of LNG in the lead-up to the first sales cargo, although no date for the shipment has bee...
Sempra, GDF Suez deal underpins third train for planned export May 4, 2012 Sempra Energy subsidiary Cameron LNG signed a commercial development agreement with a unit of GDF Suez SA to develop the remaining liquefaction train planned for the Cameron LNG terminal in Hackber...
Brookings study urges no government action on LNG exports May 3, 2012 US policymakers should not enact legislation or regulations that would either promote or limit additional exports of LNG from the US, a Brookings Institution study issued on May 2 concluded.
Cameron LNG takes a step towards liquefaction Apr 27, 2012 Cameron LNG LLC, a unit of Sempra Energy, has awarded a unit of Foster Wheeler AG’s Global Engineering and Construction Group a contract for natural gas liquefaction at Cameron’s LNG terminal in Ha...