Top news of the week, August 17-22, 2015

PIRA: U.S. LNG projects could struggle to recover costs

NYC-based PIRA Energy Group believes that the return of Japanese nuclear capacity, surging Asian LNG supply, and the weakness of crude prices does not bode well for Atlantic Basin flows to Asia.

Clarksons: more newbuilds needed to cover LNG demand

Shipping services group Clarksons said that the current order book for LNG tankers will need to be added to significantly to keep pace with demand.

Lake Charles liquefaction project receives FEIS

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission informed it has prepared a final environmental impact statement for the Lake Charles liquefaction project proposed by Trunkline Gas Company, a unit of Energy Transfer.

Dynagas, GasLog, and Golar create LNG pool

Dynagas, GasLog, and Golar LNG said that they have entered into an LNG carrier pooling agreement to market their vessels, which are currently operating in the spot market.

Goldboro LNG granted import and export approval

Pieridae Energy said that it has been issued long-term licenses by the National Energy Board of Canada to import natural gas from the USA and to export LNG from Canada.

LNG World News Staff