Top news of the week April 13 – 18, 2015

BP struggling to sell Tangguh LNG’s train 3 capacity

Financing for BP’s planned third LNG at its Tangguh in West Papua, Indonesia, facility is still not completed as 1.3 million tonnes of the train’s capacity remain unsold.

 Chevron fires up first Gorgon LNG gas power generator 

Chevron-operated Gorgon LNG project has achieved an important milestone with the successful start-up of the first gas turbine generator.

Fitch: Shell-BG merger could spark wave of energy deals

Royal Dutch Shell’s acquisition of LNG player BG Group could spark a wave of energy deals beyond the opportunistic ones already seen, according to Fitch Ratings.

Pertamina, Bumi Sarana agree LNG terminal construction

Pertamina of Indonesia and Bumi Sarana Migas, a Kalla Group unit, have reportedly signed an initial deal to construct a 4mtpa LNG receiving terminal.

More modules delivered to Ichthys LNG, construction on schedule

The arrival of six large pre-fabricated modules weighing about 7500 tonnes combined has marked a major construction milestone for the Inpex-operated Ichthys LNG project.

LNG World News Staff