North Field East Project : Development drilling begins for Qatari gas project expansion

North Field East Project : Development drilling begins for Qatari gas project expansion

Qatar Petroleum has launched a development drilling campaign for the North Field East Project (formerly known as the North Field Expansion Project), aimed at expanding the offshore North gas field off the north-east Qatari coast, which has been producing since 1997. The development drilling campaign involves the drilling of 80 development wells. The first development […]

Rio Grande LNG export project : NextDecade gets DOE’s non-FTA export authorization

Rio Grande LNG export project : NextDecade gets  DOE’s non-FTA export authorization

Rio Grande LNG export project : NextDecade Corporation has secured authorization from the US Department of Energy (DOE) for export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its Rio Grande LNG facility to non-free trade agreement (non-FTA) nations. Along with a previously issued free trade agreement (FTA) order in August 2016, NextDecade now has the right […]

Freeport LNG export project Train 2 ships first commissioning cargo

Freeport LNG export project Train 2 ships first commissioning cargo

The Freeport LNG export project in Texas owned by Freeport LNG Development has shipped the first commissioning cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) produced from its second LNG train. The milestone was reported by McDermott International, which has been working alongside Chiyoda International and Zachry Group on the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC), in addition […]

Ørsted to sell LNG business to Swiss natural resources company Glencore

Ørsted to sell LNG business to Swiss natural resources company Glencore

Danish power company Ørsted has agreed to sell its liquefied natural gas business (LNG business), comprising of the long-term regasification capacity agreement with the Gate Terminal and five LNG purchase agreements, to Swiss natural resources company Glencore. As per the agreement, Glencore will have to replace various contracts with new ones. Ørsted holds the right […]

Freeport LNG project Train 2 begins production of LNG

Freeport LNG project Train 2 begins production of LNG

McDermott International, Chiyoda International and Zachry Group said that Train 2 of the Freeport LNG project built on Quintana Island in Freeport, Texas, has started the production of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The partners said that this project milestone is a precursor to first cargo. Mark Coscio – McDermott Senior Vice President for North, Central […]

Cameron liquefaction project : McDermott, Chiyoda introduce feed gas to Train 2

Cameron liquefaction project : McDermott, Chiyoda introduce feed gas to Train 2

McDermott International and Chiyoda International said that the second train of the Cameron liquefaction project in Louisiana has entered the final commissioning stage. The two companies jointly hold the engineering, procurement and construction contract, worth around $6 billion, for the LNG export project in Hackberry. McDermott and Chiyoda introduced pipeline feed gas into Train 2 […]