Top news of the week March 9-14

McDermott: feed gas starts flowing into Freeport LNG Train 3

McDermott International with its joint venture partners, Chiyoda International Corporation and Zachry Group, introduced feed gas into Train 3 of the Freeport LNG Liquefaction project on Quintana Island in Freeport, Texas.

NextDecade’s Rio Grande LNG gets site preparation permit

US LNG export project developer NextDecade Corporation has been authorized to proceed with the implementation plan and site preparation/mobilization of equipment for the Rio Grande LNG project.

China-led consortium scores Cyprus LNG terminal job

A multinational consortium led by the state-owned China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering, a unit of CNPC, has been awarded a contract for the construction of an LNG terminal at Vassiliko Port in Cyprus.

MPL awards FEED for its LNG project in Mexico

Mexico Pacific Limited, a North American LNG export project based on the West Coast of Mexico, has awarded a front end engineering design (FEED) contract to Technip USA.

Santos agrees Darwin LNG, Bayu-Undan stake sale to SK E&S

Australian LNG player Santos has agreed to sell a 25 percent interest in Darwin LNG and Bayu-Undan to SK E&S for $390 million with effect from October 1, 2019.

LNG World News Staff