Top news of the week December 10-15

ExxonMobil makes FID on Australian gas project

US energy giant and LNG player ExxonMobil has made a final investment decision to develop the West Barracouta gas field in Bass Strait to bring new gas supplies to the Australian domestic market.

Cheniere ships first Corpus Christi LNG commissioning cargo

Houston-based LNG exporter Cheniere Energy said the first commissioning cargo of liquefied natural gas has loaded and departed from its Corpus Christi liquefaction facility in Texas.

Australia edges Qatar as world’s largest LNG exporter in November

Australian liquefied natural gas exports have surpassed those from Qatar for the first time during November.

Total sells Ichthys LNG stake to Inpex for $1.6 billion

French energy major Total has signed a deal to divest a 4 percent stake in the Ichthys liquefied natural gas (LNG) export project in Australia to Inpex for $1.6 billion.

WoodMac: uncontracted demand by world’s seven largest LNG buyers to quadruple

Uncontracted demand by the world’s seven largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) buyers could quadruple to 80 million tonnes per annum by 2030, according to a report by the research and consultancy group Wood Mackenzie.

LNG World News Staff