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Oct. 6 (OE) New Fortress Energy's Fast LNG unit offshore Altamira, Mexico, has gone offline following a mechanical problem with its gas turbine, with the company expecting the facility to return to service during the fourth quarter. NFE said it was working with the turbine manufacturer to resolve the issue and restart the floating liquefied... Continue Reading →
Oct. 5 (offshore-energy.biz) U.S.-headquartered energy technology giant Baker Hughes has teamed up with PDVSA, Lindsayca, and Fulcrum LNG in a strategic alliance aimed at overhauling Venezuela’s natural gas infrastructure and establishing the nation's very first liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capabilities. The company has signed a new agreement with PDVSA, Lindsayca, and Fulcrum LNG that... Continue Reading →
Sept. 29 (offshore-energy.biz) As global energy markets continue to navigate the volatility, long-term commitments are becoming the ultimate currency, which U.S.-headquartered energy player Cheniere Energy’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) deal with Brazil’s state-owned Petrobras hammers home, as it binds U.S. Gulf Coast liquefaction terminals to Brazil’s energy grid for more than two decades. Cheniere Energy’s... Continue Reading →
Sept 23 (Reuters) - British energy major Shell and Trinidad and Tobago's National Gas Company have agreed terms for natural gas supplies from Shell's Aphrodite field, ending a pricing dispute that had delayed the project, NGC Chairman Gerald Ramdeen told Reuters on Wednesday. The agreement clears the way for development of the offshore field, with... Continue Reading →
Sept. 17 (offshore-energy.biz) French-based engineering player Technip Energies has been hired to work on a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal in Guaymas, Sonora, on Mexico’s West Coast. Technip Energies has been selected by Amigo LNG, a Mexican joint venture between Texas-based Epcilon LNG and Singapore’s LNG Alliance, for an enhanced project management consultant (ePMC) role... Continue Reading →
Sept. 14 (oilprice.com) Argentina’s state-controlled energy company YPF is close to signing several LNG sales agreements for its planned Argentina LNG project as it races toward a final investment decision later this year. YPF CEO Horacio Marín said at the Gastech conference in Bangkok that the company expects to sign two or three LNG contracts... Continue Reading →
Sept. 14 - Petrobras has signed a long-term Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) sale and purchase agreement with Sempra Infrastructure, a U.S. company and subsidiary of Sempra (NYSE: SRE). The agreement, signed at the end of August, provides for Petrobras to purchase 0.8 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG for a period of 20 years,... Continue Reading →
Aug. 27(businesstimes.com.sg) Brazilian oil giant Petrobras and offshore and marine player Seatrium are discussing a potential tie-up to explore offshore solutions in natural gas, said Magda Chambriard and Chris Ong, the respective CEOs of Petrobras and Seatrium. They were speaking at a media briefing following the christening ceremony for two floating production storage and offloading... Continue Reading →
Aug. 25 (Reuters) British oil major Shell has shelved its Aphrodite offshore gas project in Trinidad and Tobago after disagreements over commercial terms with Trinidad's National Gas Company, three people familiar with the decision said on Monday. Shell had given the project a positive final investment decision last year, but it has decided for now... Continue Reading →
Aug 13 (Reuters) - Argentina LNG on Thursday submitted an application to participate in the country's investment scheme to develop its integrated liquefied natural gas (LNG) project with a total investment of $51 billion, state oil firm YPF said in a statement. The project is backed by YPF along with energy firms Eni and XRG,... Continue Reading →
