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November 25, 2021 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) announced today that MHI has been awarded by Linde Engineering the main refrigeration gas compression trains for the Ust-Luga LNG project in Russia. The order consists of the best in class, high efficiency dual shaft 120 megawatt H-100 gas turbines and centrifugal compressors. Led by RusChemAlliance LLC, the 50-50 special-purpose venture of PJSC Gazprom and JSC RusGazDobycha, the Ust-Luga LNG project is a world class natural gas liquefaction plant designed to apply the liquefaction technology owned by Linde and Gazprom, with two trains to produce upwards of 13 million tons per annum (mtpa). The liquefaction plant to be located near the Baltic seaport of Ust-Luga, Leningrad Oblast will utilize natural gas gathered from domestic sources via Russia's Unified Gas Supply System (UGSS). The EPC contract was signed in September 2021 eyeing to start LNG production by 2026. MHI President & CEO Seiji Izumisawa said, “We are pleas...

October 26, 2020 On September 21, 2020, Hokkaido Electric Power (HEPCO, Headquarters: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture) announced that its first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) cargo ship, the Shinshu Maru, has arrived at the Ishikari LNG terminal at Ishikari Bay, Hokkaido Prefecture from Freeport City, Texas in the United States. The newly arrived LNG will fuel HEPCO’s Ishikari Bay New Port Power Plant. The 70,000-ton LNG order is based on an LNG spot sales contract between HEPCO and JERA Global Markets (JERAGM, Headquarters: Singapore), a group company of JERA (Headquarters: Tokyo) that specializes in LNG trades. JERA is a joint venture between Tokyo Electric Power Fuel & Power (headquarters: Tokyo) and Chubu Electric Power (Headquarters: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture). The Ishikari LNG terminal is operated by Hokkaido Gas (Headquarters: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture) and is shared with HEPCO. At the terminal, HEPCO owns the No. 3 tank, which was completed in July 2018, and the...

April 15 2018 Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), India’s leading port infrastructure developer and part of the Adani Group, today said it had signed a long term agreement with Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) to provide Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) regasification services on a use or pay basis to the state-run refiner, at its upcoming LNG import terminal at Dhamra in Odisha. As per the contract, IOC has booked 3 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) regasification capacity spread over 20 years. IOC plans to supply the gas to its refineries in Paradip in Odisha and Haldia in West Bengal. “We are pleased to partner with Indian Oil by signing this long term agreement. India lacks adequate LNG import infrastructure at present and I am confident that this project will play a key enabling role for increasing gas consumption in that part of the country. In fact, the terminal will play a strategic role in gas supply to Bangladesh and Myanmar as well,” said Mr. Karan Adani, CEO, APSEZ. The ...

26 July 2018 Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), India’s leading port infrastructure developer and part of the Adani Group, today said it had signed a long term agreement with GAIL (India) Ltd, the state run gas company, to provide Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) regasification services on a use or pay basis, at its upcoming LNG import terminal at Dhamra in Odisha. As per the contract, GAIL India has booked 1.5 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) regasification capacity for a period of 20 years. GAIL plans to supply the gas to its portfolio of customers located in the eastern region and along the under development Jagdishpur– Haldia gas grid. “Partnering with GAIL India for facilitating LNG imports is a notable milestone for Adani Ports. This project is now close to being fully subscribed and will play a pioneering role in powering eastern India towards a prosperous and economical gas based future. It will also become a hub for supply to Bangladesh and Myanmar” said Mr. Karan Adan...

 October 14, 2019 As part of its strategy to develop new gas markets, Total, the world's second-largest LNG player, expands its partnership with the Adani Group; the largest energy and infrastructure conglomerate in India, to contribute to the development of the Indian natural gas market. The Indian natural gas market represents a substantial growth perspective. It is currently only 7% of the energy consumption but has grown over the last 3 years by more than 5% per annum, supported by an active policy of the Indian Government that aims to diversify its energy mix and develop domestic use of gas in cities and as fuel for vehicles. India has set the ambitious target of increasing the share of natural gas in its energy mix to 15% by 2030. The partnership between Adani (50%) and Total (50%) includes several assets across the gas value chain notably two imports and regasification LNG terminals: Dhamra in East India and potentially Mundra in the West, as well as Adani Gas Limited, on...

21st May 2018 Taiwan’s largest EPC lump sum contractor has recently been awarded a Regas Package for LNG Receiving Terminal Project by India-based Adani Group. This contract award is attributed to CTCI’s previous track record in constructions of LNG receiving terminals. The project will be jointly handled by the India-based CINDA Engineering & Construction Pvt. Ltd., and the parent company CTCI Corp. With years of experience in value engineering practices, CTCI has been able to stand out in the fierce competition with the optimization of plant layout, material specification, and improvement of construction methodology proposed, which will help to ensure cost-efficiency while delivering the expected high project quality to Adani group. While this is an inaugural cooperation between the two parties, this has made CTCI the contractor with the highest market share in India’s LNG receiving terminal construction market.  The project is located at the Dhamra Port, Odisha in the east...

December 11, 2018 Cheniere Energy, Inc. (“Cheniere”) (NYSE American: LNG) today announced that the first commissioning cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) has loaded and departed from its Corpus Christi liquefaction facility in Texas, marking the first export of LNG from the state and from a greenfield liquefaction facility in the lower 48 states. The LNG was loaded on the LNG carrier Maria Energy, chartered by Cheniere Marketing, LLP. “Exporting the first commissioning cargo of LNG from Texas demonstrates Cheniere’s ability to deliver projects safely and ahead of schedule, including the first greenfield LNG export facility in the lower 48 states,” said Jack Fusco, Cheniere’s President and CEO. “This milestone further reinforces Cheniere’s position as the leader in U.S. LNG, with a world-scale liquefaction platform that provides significant competitive advantages as we continue to execute on our growth strategy.” The Corpus Christi liquefaction fa...

March 29, 2021  Cheniere Energy, Inc. (“Cheniere”) (NYSE American: LNG) announced today that Substantial Completion of Train 3 at the Corpus Christi liquefaction project was achieved on March 26, 2021. Commissioning is complete and Cheniere’s EPC partner Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals, Inc. (“Bechtel”) has turned over care, custody, and control of Train 3 to Cheniere. Cheniere, its subsidiaries, and Bechtel have now declared Substantial Completion on a total of eight liquefaction trains at the Corpus Christi liquefaction project and the Sabine Pass liquefaction project ahead of each train’s guaranteed completion date and within project budgets. With the achievement of Substantial Completion, financial results of LNG sales from Train 3 going forward will be reflected in the statement of operations of Cheniere and its applicable affiliates.

11 December 2017. PAO NOVATEK (“NOVATEK” and/or the “Company”) announced today that Yamal LNG has shipped the first LNG cargo containing 170 thousand cubic meters. The first cargo was sold to PETRONAS LNG UK Limited (PLUK). LNG sales according to the long-term contracts will commence in April 2018. All LNG sales prior to that date will be sold by Yamal LNG shareholders on a spot basis. During the official loading ceremony in Sabetta on the 8th December, Russian President Vladimir Putin gave the formal command to start loading LNG onto the Arc7 ice-class tanker “Christophe de Margerie”. According to NOVATEK’s Chairman of the Management Board, Leonid Mikhelson, “NOVATEK officially enters the global gas markets by shipping the first tanker loaded with LNG from our flagship Yamal LNG project. This event begins the process of developing and liquefying our massive natural gas resources on the Yamal and Gydan peninsulas into more than 70 million tons of LNG. This potential gives our country ...

  25 March 2021 – PETRONAS has become the first global energy company to produce liquefied natural gas (LNG) from two floating facilities following the first cargo delivery by PETRONAS Floating LNG DUA (PFLNG DUA) on 24 March 2021. The cargo was loaded onto the Seri Camar LNG Carrier operated by MISC Bhd for shipment to our LNG buyer in Thailand.   PFLNG DUA has a production capacity of 1.5 million tonnes of LNG per year and operating at the water depth of 1,300 metres. The floater facility is currently located at Block H Rotan gas field located 140 kilometres offshore Sabah. This milestone confirms the viability of PETRONAS’ push in unlocking stranded and deep-water gas fields with floating LNG (FLNG) solutions that are more sustainable and economical compared with conventional solutions.  PETRONAS President and Group Chief Executive Officer, Tengku Muhammad Taufik said: “PETRONAS is proud of this significant milestone from our second floating LNG facilit...

19 February 2020 PETRONAS’ second floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessel, PFLNG Dua , has set sail to Rotan Gas Field, 140km offshore Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. The 1,840 nautical mile journey will take approximately two weeks to complete. Upon arrival at the Rotan Gas Field, PFLNG Dua will commence its installation, hook-up and commissioning with the Ready-for-Start-Up (RFSU) date earmarked for mid-2020 and Provisional Acceptance (PA) of the PFLNG Dua by the end of this year. For the last two years, a dedicated team has been working on the operational readiness for PFLNG Dua to ensure the necessary operating permits are procured on time and the preparation of the Operation and Maintenance (O&M) procedures, to warrant a seamless transition between the project and operations phase. The PFLNG Dua can produce 1.5 million tonnes of LNG per annum and will be one of the world’s first floating deep-water LNG vessels capable of reaching remote, stranded and marginal gas reserves, l...

November 18th 2021 On November 18, the Rizhao-Puyang-Luoyang Crude Oil Pipeline (hereinafter referred to as the Ripuluo Pipeline), a key national oil and gas infrastructure project, was successfully put into operation. This is another important measure taken by the National Pipeline Network Group to ensure national energy security and stabilize energy "rice bowls". The provincial energy supply structure is of great significance. The Ripuluo pipeline project starts at Rizhao City, Shandong Province and ends at Luoyang City, Henan Province. It has a total length of 796 kilometers and a pipe diameter of 762 mm. The designed annual oil delivery capacity is 10 million tons. It mainly transports imported crude oil from Rizhao to serve Henan. Provincial petrochemical enterprises. After the pipeline is put into operation, it will change the history of users relying on train transportation for energy consumption, effectively reduce crude oil transportation costs and increase economic...

2020-10-23 With Shuyang 000 Zhuang last Chrysostom successful completion of welding, Qingning Natural Gas Pipeline across the board through the eastern part of our country and the deployment of natural gas by a north-south thoroughfare. The Qingning Natural Gas Pipeline Shandong and Jiangsu 2 provinces, 7 cities, 16 runs through counties and districts in , with a total length of 536.2 kilometers. It starts at the Qingdao of Shandong Sinopec LNG receiving station and ends at the Nanjing Gas Transmission Station of the National Pipeline Network Group Sichuan Gas to the East. The pipeline design pressure is 10 MPa, the pipe diameter is 1016 mm, gas transmission stations are set along the line 11 , and the designed annual gas transmission volume is 7.2 billion cubic meters. After the project is completed and put into production, it will effectively enhance the mutual guarantee and supply of natural gas resources in the two economic zones of the Bohai Rim and the Yangtze River Delta. The ...

May 16th 2020 On May 16, the Longkou Nanshan LNG (liquefied natural gas) receiving station project of the National Petroleum Pipe Network Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the National Pipe Network Group) officially started. This project is the first major new energy infrastructure project managed by the National Pipeline Network Group after its establishment. The Longkou Nanshan LNG project is located in Longkou Port District, Yantai City, Shandong Province. The total construction scale is an annual receiving capacity of 20 million tons, a total investment of 35 billion yuan, and an annual gas supply capacity of 28 billion cubic meters. It is planned to build 20 LNG terminals and 20 220,000 cubic meters of LNG. Storage tanks and supporting facilities. The first phase of the project has a scale of 5 million tons per year, and it is planned to be completed and put into operation in 2023. Nanshan Group Co., Ltd. jointly participated in the project. As an important component ...

February 25, 2020 Venture Global LNG, Inc. announces that Venture Global Plaquemines LNG, LLC and Électricité de France, S.A. (EDF) have entered into a 20-year Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) for the supply of one million tonnes per annum (MTPA) from the Plaquemines LNG export facility in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. Under this agreement, EDF will purchase LNG on a free on board basis (FOB) for a 20-year term starting from the commercial operation date of the Venture Global Plaquemines LNG export facility. The 20 MTPA Plaquemines facility utilizes an identical configuration to the company’s Calcasieu Pass LNG project, currently under construction in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. Plaquemines LNG has previously sold 2.5 MTPA under a 20-year SPA to PGNiG. The project has received its final authorizations from both the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission(FERC) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

November 23, 2020 Venture Global LNG, Inc. announces that KBR has been awarded the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract as lead contractor for Phase 1 of the Plaquemines LNG export project currently under development in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. KBR will integrate highly modularized, owner-furnished equipment for the 10 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) nameplate facility, identical to the systems being successfully delivered and installed at Venture Global LNG’s Calcasieu Pass project. Mike Sabel, Executive Co-Chairman and CEO stated, “KBR has an exceptional record in the LNG industry, having designed and delivered approximately a third of the liquefaction capacity worldwide. They recognize that our innovation of mid-scale, modular trains manufactured in a factory setting and delivered complete to site is revolutionizing this industry. Plaquemines LNG will deploy Venture Global’s liquefaction trains 19 through 36, identical to the 18 trains currently being f...

April 6, 2005 Hydro and it partners in the Hebron licence have signed a unitization and joint-operating agreement. The accord will advance joint evaluation of the Hebron, Ben Nevis and West Ben Nevis oil fields offshore Newfoundland, Canada. "We are satisfied to have reached an agreement," says Torgeir Opdahl, vice president, Hydro Canada Oil & Gas, adding "the joint-operating agreement regulates licence cooperation and creates an important basis for proceeding with development plans." Hebron is a challenging field with heavy oil and complex reservoirs. The joint evaluation will initially focus on a gravity based structure (GBS) . "We are working to find the best technical and economic solutions, but a significant amount of work must be done before a decision can be made to submit a plan for development and operation (PDO) to the authorities," says the operator, Chevron Canada Resources. Hydro has been active in Canada since 1996, and is a partner i...

Nov. 28, 2017 Suncor today confirmed that it has been advised by the operator of the Hebron project , ExxonMobil Canada, that Hebron produced its first barrel of oil on Nov. 27, 2017. At peak, Hebron is expected to produce up to 150,000 barrels of oil per day with approximately 31,000 barrels of oil per day net to Suncor. Suncor holds a 21 per cent interest in the project. “I’d like to acknowledge the co-venturers and the operator, ExxonMobil Canada for bringing this project on line safely and ahead of schedule,” said Steve Williams, Suncor president and chief executive officer. “Hebron is a significant addition to our profitable offshore portfolio. It maintains Suncor’s position as the only company with ownership in all major producing assets off the East Coast of Canada.” Hebron is an oil field located offshore Newfoundland and Labrador in the Jeanne d’Arc Basin 350 kilometres southeast of St. John’s, the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Hebron Project co-venturers are: Che...

  June 11, 2020 The parties have entered into an agreement on commercial terms for a coordinated development of the licenses Krafla, Fulla and North of Alvheim (NOA) on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Equinor is the operator of the Krafla license and Aker BP is the operator of the NOA and the Fulla licenses. The area consists of many licenses and complex reservoirs that contains several oil and gas discoveries with total recoverable resources estimated at more than 500 million barrels of oil equivalents, with further exploration and appraisal potential identified. The contemplated development concept for the area consists of a processing platform in south operated by Aker BP and an unmanned processing platform in north operated by Equinor with possibilities to several satellite platforms and tiebacks to cover the various discoveries. Developing these resources will have significant effect on the supplier industry when it comes to engineering, development and the operational phase...

15.09.2021 Aker BP has awarded FEED contracts worth nearly NOK 700 million to its alliance partners. The contracts relate to the field development of NOA Fulla in the southern part of the NOAKA area. “We’ve passed an important milestone in the development of NOA Fulla. These are the first major contracts to be awarded in the field development. Now we are getting started on further developing the concept of platforms, production systems and flowlines on the seabed. We are also developing a solution for power from shore that will pave the way for minimal greenhouse gas emissions from operations of the field. This is just the beginning of a field development that will have great significance for activity in the Norwegian supplier industry,” says SVP NOAKA Lars Høier in Aker BP. The NOAKA area includes NOA, Fulla and Krafla. Aker BP is the operator for NOA Fulla in the south. Equinor is the operator for Krafla to the north. The development concept for NOA Fulla consists of a process,...

June 24, 2019 Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) today announced that MOL has entered into a long-term charter contract with Hong Kong LNG Terminal Limited (*1), to supply a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) (*2), as well as Jetty Operation & Maintenance Services and Port Services for the Hong Kong Offshore LNG Terminal Project ("Project"). MOL will utilize the "MOL FSRU Challenger" built in 2017 with a storage capacity of 263,000m3 which remains the largest FSRU in the world today, to provide services to this first FSRU project for Hong Kong. Hong Kong is the historical center of MOL's extensive overseas network and such business experience in Hong Kong has led MOL to the participation of this project. The FSRU was constructed at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. in South Korea and is currently employed on a mid-term charter for a project in Turkey (*3). The Hong Kong Offshore LNG Termin...

June 2020 The FSRU BW Magna is moored alongside the terminal in Porto do Açu , Brazil, supporting Gás Natural Açu’s (GNA) project, one of the largest greenfield LNG-to-power projects in Latin America. BW Magna is tailormade to Latin America’s biggest power project and is set to operate for 23 years in Brazil. The vessel is capable of regasifying up to 1,000 million standard cubic feet of natural gas per day, supplying two natural gas-fired combined-cycle thermal power plants with the capacity to generate 3,000 MW. Together, the two thermal plants will generate enough power to serve about 14 million homes, according to GNA. BW Magna has a storage capacity of 173,400 cubic meters and was delivered from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) shipyard in 2019. She then sailed to Sembawang shipyard in Singapore to undergo additional modifications to ensure that she was perfectly suited to the project needs. She has a state-of-the-art intermediate glycol regasification system a...

23.04.2021 BW Offshore has signed an agreement to dispose of the FPSO Berge Helene for environmentally safe demolition and recycling in compliance with the Hong Kong Convention at Priya Blue shipyard in India. The FPSO Berge Helene (IMO 7360083) is a floating storage/production unit of 274,333 deadweight-ton capacity built in France in 1976 and converted to an FPSO in Singapore in 2005. The vessel is 372 meters long, 52 meters wide and has a depth of 27.4 meters. It is flagged and registered in Singapore, classed by DNV GL and has been in lay-up in Singapore since August 2018. The vessel is sold for a cash consideration of approximately USD 16 million. The recycling yard is certified to ISO standards and has been issued with a Statement of Compliance by Class NK in accordance with the IMO Resolution MEPC.210(63) and the Hong Kong International Convention for the safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships. The recycling yard will provide a Statement of Completion of the recycl...

January 29, 2021 Today, the new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal on the island of Krk in Croatia and its connecting pipeline have been officially inaugurated by the prime Minister of Croatia, Andrej Plenković. The construction of the new LNG terminal and Omišalj-Zlobin gas pipeline, connecting it to the Croatian gas transmission system, have received a total of €124 million EU funding through the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). The Director of the Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA), Dirk Beckers, said: “The Krk LNG terminal is of strategic importance for the security and diversification of natural gas supply in Central and South-Eastern Europe. It will also ensure the effective integration of other key natural gas infrastructure projects into the regional gas market and overall it will enhance the competitiveness of the region. I would like to thank and congratulate our beneficiaries - LNG Croatia and Plinacro - for their effective collaboration with INEA and for h...

April 22, 2019  ExxonMobil said today that it signed a sales and purchase agreement with Zhejiang Provincial Energy Group for liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply. Under the agreement, Zhejiang Energy is expected to receive 1 million metric tons per annum of LNG over 20 years. ExxonMobil signs 20-year LNG agreement with Zhejiang Energy Zhejiang Energy to receive 1 million metric tons of LNG per annum over 20 years Agreement demonstrates ExxonMobil’s commitment to help meet China’s natural gas demand Zhejiang Energy to build a Wenzhou LNG receiving terminal “This sales and purchase agreement represents an important milestone and provides a solid foundation for our strategic partnership with Zhejiang Provincial Energy Group,” said Peter Clarke, senior vice president of LNG at ExxonMobil. “ExxonMobil shares Zhejiang Energy’s vision in developing a major LNG gateway in the Ningbo-Zhoushan region,” Clarke said. “We look forward to continuing our support for Zhejiang Energy during the co...

March 31, 2019  Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE) today announced that its subsidiary Energía Costa Azul (ECA) LNG received two authorizations from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to export U.S. produced natural gas to Mexico and to re-export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to countries that do not have a free-trade agreement (non-FTA) with the U.S., from its Phase 1 and Phase 2 liquefaction-export facilities in development in Baja California, Mexico. "The timing of these approvals is great news as we meet with customers and partners this week in Shanghai," said Joseph A. Householder, president and chief operating officer for Sempra Energy. "ECA LNG's location on the West Coast of North America is truly a differentiator and it has the potential to be a game changer. ECA LNG will source natural gas from some of the fastest-growing production regions in the U.S. and provide our customers with a competitive advantage in accessing world markets, especially Asia." "The ...

Nov. 7, 2018   Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE) today announced that its subsidiaries Infraestructura Energetica Nova S.A.B. de C.V. (IEnova) (BMV: IENOVA) and Sempra LNG & Midstream have signed three Heads of Agreements (HOAs) with affiliates of Total S.A. (Total), Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Mitsui) and Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. (Tokyo Gas) for the full export capacity of Phase 1 of the Energia Costa Azul liquefied natural gas (ECA LNG) project located in Baja California, Mexico. ECA LNG Phase 1 is a single-train liquefaction facility to be located adjacent to the existing LNG receipt terminal and expected to produce approximately 2.4 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of LNG for export to global markets. “These three HOAs mark a significant milestone for the development of the ECA liquefaction export-project, supporting Sempra Energy’s strategic vision of becoming North America’s premier energy infrastructure company,” said Joseph A. Householder, president and chief operating officer of ...

  Air Products (NYSE:APD), the world’s leader in liquefied natural gas (LNG) technology and equipment, has signed an agreement to provide its proprietary LNG technology, equipment and related process license and advisory services to the Energia Costa Azul (ECA) LNG Export Terminal Project . Air Products’ world-leading LNG manufacturing facility in Port Manatee, Florida will manufacture the coil wound heat exchangers (CWHE) for its AP-DMRTM LNG Process technology, which will then be shipped to the project export terminal site in Ensenada, Mexico. ECA LNG is a joint venture between Sempra LNG, IEnova and Total.   “ECA LNG is a new customer for Air Products’ LNG business, and we are pleased our AP-DMR process technology was selected to assist them in meeting their LNG business goals for the first phase of this strategic west coast North America LNG project. This project will showcase the innovative benefits of our technology, as it will utilize our highly effi...

Nov. 17, 2020    Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE) today announced that its subsidiary ECA Liquefaction (ECA LNG), a joint venture between Sempra LNG and Infraestructura Energética Nova, S.A.B. de C.V. (IEnova), has reached a final investment decision (FID) for the development, construction and operation of the ECA LNG Phase 1 natural gas liquefaction-export project in  Baja California, Mexico . ECA LNG Phase 1 is currently the only liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project in the world to reach FID in 2020. “We are excited to continue to help unlock  North America’s  energy potential with ECA LNG Phase 1. This project would be the first LNG export facility on the Pacific Coast of  North America  that can help connect abundant natural gas supplies from  Texas  and the Western U.S. directly to markets in  Mexico  and countries across the Pacific Basin,” said  Justin Bird , CEO of Sempra LNG. “This important milest...

November 17 2020 TechnipFMC has received a Notice to Proceed for a major(1) Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract by Sempra LNG and Infraestructura Energética Nova, S.A.B. de C.V. (IEnova) at their Energía Costa Azul (ECA) liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Baja California, Mexico. The project will add a natural gas liquefaction facility with nameplate capacity of 3.25 Mtpa(2) to the existing regasification terminal using a compact and high efficiency mid-scale LNG design. This addition will allow for natural gas liquefaction and LNG export capability at the ECA LNG facility, which has been operating as a regasification terminal since 2008. ECA LNG is one of Sempra LNG’s strategically located natural gas liquefaction infrastructure projects currently in development in North America. TechnipFMC has been involved in this project since 2017, including the delivery of the FEED(3). Arnaud Pieton, President of Technip Energies, stated: “We are very pleased to have b...

29 September 2020 Pieridae Energy Limited has announced that it has signed a services agreement with respected global engineering firm Bechtel related to Pieridae’s 2-Train Goldboro LNG Facility . Some of the key deliverables in the services agreement are: Initiating a detailed review of the scope and design of the Goldboro LNG Facility and developing a comprehensive engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (“EPCC”) execution plan by March 31, 2021; Delivering a final lump sum, turnkey EPCC contract price proposal by May 31, 2021; and Conducting a meaningful engagement with the Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq First Nations including their participation in the construction of a large-scale work camp at the LNG site. “This is a very positive step forward for our Goldboro LNG Project,” said Pieridae CEO Alfred Sorensen. “Bechtel has significant experience building and delivering global LNG projects, helping their customers deliver about 30% of the world’s LNG capacity over the past tw...

1/10/2020 Woodside awards Subsea Integration Alliance an engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) contract for the Sangomar Field Development project offshore Senegal. The project involves the development of the Sangomar oil field. The Sangomar field is a deepwater oil field located 100 km south of Dakar. The project work scope includes the EPCI of subsea production systems (SPS) and a subsea umbilical, riser and flowline (SURF) system. The development will include 23 wells in a water depth between 650 m and 1400 m. Offshore installation activities are scheduled from 2021 to 2023 using Subsea 7’s reel-lay, flex-lay and light construction vessels. First oil production is expected in early 2023. Through this contract, Subsea 7 will provide 107 km of rigid flowlines, 28 km of flexible risers and jumpers, and 45 km of umbilicals. OneSubsea®—the subsea technologies, production and processing systems division of Schlumberger—will supply a portfolio of standard sy...

Jan. 10, 2020 MODEC, Inc. ("MODEC") is pleased to announce that it has signed a contract with Woodside Energy1.,("Woodside"), to supply a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel for the Sangomar (formerly SNE) Field Development Phase 1 (Sangomar Field Development) project located in the Sangomar Offshore and Sangomar Offshore Deep oil blocks, located offshore Senegal. MODEC was awarded a Front End Engineering Design (FEED) contract of the FPSO in February 2019 and has now been awarded the FPSO purchase contract further to Final Investment Decision (FID) on the Sangomar Field Development which was made in January 2020. The FPSO will be deployed at the Sangomar field located approximately 100 kilometers south of Dakar, Senegal. The Sangomar Field Development is expected to be Senegal's first offshore oil development. Scheduled for delivery in early 2023, the FPSO vessel will be permanently moored at a water depth of approximately 780 meters by an...

Feb. 25, 2019 MODEC, Inc. ("MODEC") is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, MODEC International Inc., has been awarded a contract by Woodside Energy (Senegal) B.V., as Operator of the SNE Field Development, for a Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel for Senegalese waters. Under the contract, MODEC will perform Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) for the FPSO and, subject to a final investment decision on the project in 2019, will be responsible for the supply, charter and operations of the FPSO. The SNE deep-water oil field is expected to be Senegal's first offshore oil development. The field is located within the Sangomar Deep Offshore permit area, approximately 100 kilometers south of Dakar, Senegal. The FPSO will be designed to produce around 100,000 barrels of crude oil per day, with the first oil production targeted in 2022. The FPSO will be moored in water depth of approximately 800 meters. In recent years, numerous offshore oil fields have ...

7 July 2021 Woodside Energy (Senegal) B.V. has completed the acquisition of the entire participating interest of FAR Senegal RSSD S.A. (FAR) in the Rufisque Offshore, Sangomar Offshore and Sangomar Deep Offshore (RSSD) joint venture. The purchase price was US$45 million plus a working capital adjustment of approximately US$167 million to reflect the acquisition effective date of 1 January 2020. The final completion payment to FAR, after adjustments and remedying of FAR’s defaults under the joint operating agreement, was approximately US$126 million. Additional payments of up to US$55 million are contingent on future commodity prices and timing of first oil. Woodside Acting CEO Meg O’Neill said the execution of the Sangomar project was proceeding as planned. “The continued safe execution of the Sangomar project is a key priority for Woodside in 2021. A major milestone is expected tomorrow with the arrival of the Ocean BlackRhino drillship in preparation for commencement of development ...

18th December 2018 The Woodside-operated Pluto LNG Project has supplied its first gas to the Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline with successful commissioning of the Pluto pipeline gas facility. A ceremony was held on site today following the completion of commissioning activities, during which the facility produced at near its capacity of 25 terajoules per day. Pluto pipeline gas will now form part of Woodside’s domestic gas supply portfolio, adding to its foundation domestic gas facility at the North West Shelf. Additional domestic gas supply from Pluto is scheduled to start up in early 2019 with the commissioning of the Pluto LNG trucking facility. Domestic gas infrastructure on the Pluto site will also be expanded as part of the proposed Pluto Train 2 Project, for which a final investment decision is targeted in 2020. Woodside Vice President Pluto Mike Price said successful commissioning of the Pluto pipeline gas facility was the first step towards Woodside developi...