Top news of the week December 3-8

Tokyo Gas, First Gen Corp in Philippines LNG JV

Japanese utility Tokyo Gas signed a joint development agreement with First Gen Corporation regarding the construction and operation of an LNG receiving terminal in the Philippines.

Shell still expects to launch Prelude FLNG production this year

Shell’s giant Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility located offshore Western Australia is still expected to produce its first cargo by the end of this year.

Shell’s Australian unit names new VP for Prelude FLNG project

Shell Australia, a unit of the Hague-based LNG giant Shell, recently welcomed Rob Jager to Perth as the new vice president for the massive Prelude FLNG project.

South Korea’s DSME in $1.1 billion LNG carrier deal

South Korean shipbuilding giant Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) has won a deal under which it may build up to six liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers with a price tag of about $1.1 billion for an unidentified US owner.

Russia’s Novatek in another Yamal LNG milestone

Russia’s largest independent natural gas producer and LNG operator, Novatek said Tuesday that its $27 billion Yamal LNG export project in the Arctic has shipped the hundredth cargo of liquefied natural gas.

LNG World News Staff