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  • East Africa LNG and Gas Exploration – Mozambique, Kenya and Tanzania

    East Africa LNG and Gas Exploration – Mozambique, Kenya and Tanzania

    Over the past three years there has been increasing M&A and drilling activity in the East Africa ,Mozambique and Tanzania area as a number of large players have announced significant on and offshore discoveries as well as the evaluation of LNG liquefaction projects. Exploration has mainly focused in the Rovuma basin offshore Mozambique, the most [...]

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    | March 12, 2012 | 0 Comments
  • Where Will Angola LNG Exports Go?

    Where Will Angola LNG Exports Go?

    Angola LNG is a liquefaction project that is set to commence production in April of this year. The 5.4 mmtpa plant is owned in partnership between Chevron (36.4%), Sonangol (22.8%), BP (13.6%), ENI (13.6%) and France’s Total (13.6%) who who also own a 5.5 mmtpa share in the Gulf LNG regas facility in the USA. [...]

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    | February 9, 2012 | 1 Comment
  • Strait of Hormuz Closure Effect on LNG Market

    Strait of Hormuz Closure Effect on LNG Market

    Iran’s Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi announced yesterday that if UN sanctions are not lifted then he will close the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the worlds most vital Oil check point. Located between Iran and UAE, this small area of sea plays host to about 40% of the worlds Oil tankers and so is vital [...]

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    | December 28, 2011 | 0 Comments
  • INPEX Ichthys LNG Project Update

    INPEX Ichthys LNG Project Update

    The Ichthys LNG Liquefaction project in Darwin, Australia is likely to pass FID in Q1 2012 and is instrumental in easing supply concerns in the Pacific basin in 2017. Australia has a total of 9 Liquefaction projects due to commence producing a combined total of 75mmtpa by the end of 2017 and the vast majority [...]

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    | December 28, 2011 | 0 Comments
  • LNG Shipping Market Update 2011-2013

    LNG Shipping Market Update 2011-2013

    The LNG Shipping market made the Financial Times this morning as prices in the Atlantic Basin hit an all time high of $130,000 for a newish ship on short term charter. The FT however did make some casual assumptions with their Analysis and so I am going to explain real trends behind the LNG shipping [...]

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    | November 14, 2011 | 0 Comments

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SMI Conference 9th-10th May

SMI Conference 9th-10th May

| May 5, 2012 | 0 Comments

The Mekaines LNG carrier, with a capacity of 266,000 cubic metres, is due to arrive in the UK’s South Hook terminal March 3*. The South Hook terminal can process 15.6 million tonnes of LNG a year and is capable of delivering 21 billion cubic metres of gas a year into the UK’s national transmission system [...]

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Malaysia’s January LNG Exports Rise 0.3% on Year to 2.34mil mt

Malaysia’s January LNG Exports Rise 0.3% on Year to 2.34mil mt

| March 12, 2012 | 0 Comments

Singapore (Platts)–9Mar2012/459 am EST/959 GMT. The Department of Statistics of Malaysia showed the latest data on Friday. It’s about their LNG exports. In January LNG exports rose 0.2% year on year and 8.0% month on month to 2.34 mt. Where they exported 2.17 mil mt in December. According to the ratio, you can see that [...]

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March Decision Loom Over Salvadoran LNG, Gas-fired plant plans: Exec

March Decision Loom Over Salvadoran LNG, Gas-fired plant plans: Exec

| March 12, 2012 | 0 Comments

Mexico City (Platts)–8Mar2012/404 pm EST/2104 GMT According to a company executive, Cutuco Energy’s dream of introducing natural gas to central America is going to become a reality. Later in march the new Mexico LNG regasification facility and combined cycle power plant could start to become reality. The based of Cutuco is in La Union, El [...]

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RasGas and KOGAS Sign Third Long Term LNG SPA

RasGas and KOGAS Sign Third Long Term LNG SPA

| February 9, 2012 | 0 Comments

RasGas today announced that it will supply an additional 2 mmtpa to South Koreas KOGAS starting in 2013 The 2 mmtpa contract is the third long term deal to be signed between the two companies and brings the total volume of LNG to be supplied into the country in 2013 from RasGas to 9 mmtpa. [...]

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President Obama Praises Use of LNG Trucks at UPS Facility in Las Vegas

President Obama Praises Use of LNG Trucks at UPS Facility in Las Vegas

| February 8, 2012 | 0 Comments

By Katherine Weir Recently, President Obama visited a UPS facility in Las Vegas to talk about a plan to boost the nation’s use of LNG. Obama, who stood in front of two of UPS’s Kenworth T800 LNG trucks, proposed tax incentives for companies to buy liquefied natural gas trucks, which would in turn help build [...]

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