Top news of the week January 25-30, 2016

BREAKING: Shell-BG merger approved

BG Group’s shareholders on Thursday approved the multi-billion merger with Hague-based energy giant Shell, creating the world’s largest LNG company.

ExxonMobil: natural gas demand to rise 50 pct

Texas-based energy giant ExxonMobil said in a report on Monday that natural gas and LNG are expected to meet about 40 percent of the growth in global energy needs and demand for the fuel will increase by 50 percent.

Angola LNG starts recommissioning

The Chevron-operated $10 billion Angola LNG project has started recommissioning process.

Cheniere delays Sabine Pass completion date

U.S.-based LNG player Cheniere Energy has postponed the completion date for the first liquefaction train at its Sabine Pass LNG export terminal in Louisiana.

LNGWN poll: shareholders say yes to Shell-BG merger

Shareholders of BG Group and Royal Dutch Shell will approve the multi-billion merger of the two energy giants at meetings scheduled to take place this week, according to two polls conducted by LNG World News.

LNG World News Staff