Project Updates

Roof Raised on First APLNG Tank, Australia

Roof Raised on First APLNG Tank, Australia

Two years ago, the Australia Pacific LNG project broke ground on Curtis Island, marking the first step in the four year construction of the LNG facility. Last Friday 14 June the Project successfully raised the roof of one of two LNG storage tanks – an event marking the halfway mark on the journey to first LNG export [...]

Angola LNG Ships First Cargo

Angola LNG, the Soyo-based facility built to create value from Angola’s offshore gas resources, confirmed that production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) has safely commenced at the Angola LNG plant in Soyo and that its first cargo has been shipped on Sunday. This marks the first new LNG supply to come on-stream since 2010, and [...]

Australia: Karoon Gas Updates on Proteus‐1 Drilling

Australia: Karoon Gas Updates on Proteus‐1 Drilling

At 06:00 WST on the 11th of June preparations were being made to commence scheduled BOP testing. Since the last update the sidetrack section, named Proteus‐1ST1,was successfully kicked off from the original Proteus‐1 borehole. Proteus‐1ST1 was then drilled to a depth of 4493 m in the 8‐1/2” hole section where well control difficulties were encountered. On completion of [...]

VIDEO: Australia Pacific LNG Pipeline Update

VIDEO: Australia Pacific LNG Pipeline Update

Australia Pacific LNG hits major milestone as the final piece of steel pipe arrives in Australia. The final shipment of steel pipes for Australia Pacific LNG’s 530km high pressure gas pipeline has arrived on schedule and was unloaded in Gladstone Port, Queensland. The pipeline is a key component of the Australia Pacific LNG Project, which [...]

GLNG Reaches Major Milestones (Australia)

GLNG Reaches Major Milestones (Australia)

Construction of Santos GLNG’s two-train liquefaction plant and export facility on Curtis Island is proceeding to program with a series of significant milestones recorded this week. On Tuesday, 28 May, the first four of 111 prefabricated steel structures arrived at Curtis Island from Santos GLNG’s module yard in Batangas, Philippines for unloading at the site’s [...]

Cheniere Starts Construction on Sabine Pass Liquefaction Trains 3 and 4, USA

Cheniere Starts Construction on Sabine Pass Liquefaction Trains 3 and 4, USA

Cheniere Energy Partners said that its Board of Directors has made a positive final investment decision for the development and construction of Trains 3 and 4 of the Sabine Pass Liquefaction Project being developed adjacent to the Sabine Pass LNG terminal.  Cheniere Partners has issued a full notice to proceed with construction of Trains 3 [...]

Chevron: Commitment to Local Australian Companies Hits $30 Billion

Chevron: Commitment to Local Australian Companies Hits $30 Billion

Australian businesses supporting the development of the Chevron-operated Gorgon and Wheatstone Projects have now received commitments of a massive $30 billion in local content spending. The two natural gas projects have also created 14,000 direct and indirect jobs across Australia – 10,000 on the Gorgon Project and 4,000 on Wheatstone. Chevron Australia managing director Roy [...]

Inpex, Shell Buy Abadi LNG Stake from EMPI (Indonesia)

Inpex, Shell Buy Abadi LNG Stake from EMPI (Indonesia)

Japan’s INPEX said that its affiliate , INPEX Masela and Shell Upstream Overseas Services, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, have signed an Agreement with PT EMP Energi Indonesia (EMPI) for the acquisition of EMPI’s 10% participating interest in the Masela Block, Arafura Sea, Indonesia (Abadi LNG Project) . This transaction is subject to approval [...]

Origin: APLNG Downstream Construction on Track, Australia

Origin: APLNG Downstream Construction on Track, Australia

The downstream project of the Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG) project is on schedule and making good progress, Origin energy said in a project update. The APLNG project is a joint venture between three industry leaders in the fields of CSG and LNG production – Origin (37.5%), ConocoPhillips (37.5%) and Sinopec (25%). According to Australia’ s [...]

USA: DOE Approves Freeport LNG Non-FTA Export Application

USA: DOE Approves Freeport LNG Non-FTA Export Application

The Energy Department of USA said that it has conditionally authorized Freeport LNG Expansion, and FLNG Liquefaction, LLC (Freeport) to export domestically produced liquefied natural gas (LNG) to countries that do not have a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States from the Freeport LNG Terminal on Quintana Island, Texas. Freeport previously received approval [...]







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