Top news of the week Aug. 29-Sep. 4, 2016

ExxonMobil, BP, ConocoPhilips back out of Alaska LNG

ExxonMobil, BP and ConocoPhilips are looking to exit the Alaska LNG project following a report by Wood Mackenzie stating the project’s competitiveness ‘ranks poorly’ under current market conditions.

Gentle leaves Cheniere and joins Souki at Tellurian as CEO

Meg Gentle, former executive vice president of marketing at Cheniere Energy, has joined Tellurian Investments as president and chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors.

Chevron inks LNG supply deal with ENN

Chevron signed a binding sales and purchase agreement with ENN LNG Trading Company, for the delivery of liquefied natural gas to China from its portfolio.

Gate LNG commissions break bulk facilities

Gate LNG terminal, with its shareholders Gasunie and Vopak, on Monday, opened the new LNG break bulk infrastructure located at the terminal site in Maasvlakte in Port of Rotterdam.

Petronas: roofs raised on RGT2 LNG storage tanks

Malaysian energy giant, Petronas completed the roof-raising for the two LNG storage tanks at the liquefied natural gas regasification terminal 2 (RGT2), at the Pengerang Integrated Complex in Johor.

LNG World News Staff