Top news of the week May 2-7, 2016

May 8, 2016

LNG giant Royal Dutch Shell said it would cut jobs in Australia following the recent merger with the BG Group.

Gazprom, Shell talk Sakhalin 2 expansion progress

Gazprom’s Chairman Alexey Miller discussed the ongoing FEED process for the Sakhalin 2 project’s third liquefaction train with Shell’s CEO Ben van Beurden, at a meeting in St. Petersburg.

Cheniere’s Sabine Pass requests FERC to place Train 1 into service

Cheniere’s unit, Sabine Pass has on Friday submitted a request with the U.S. FERC to place the first liquefaction train at the Lousiana export facility into service.

Japan plans to launch LNG trading hub by early 2020s

Japan, the world’s largest buyer of liquefied natural gas is aiming to establish an international LNG trading hub by the early 2020s, according to a statement by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

Canada: Leadership change at Petronas-led PNW LNG

Petronas-led Pacific NorthWest LNG project on Friday appointed Anuar Taib, EVP and CEO Petronas Upstream as chairman of the board while Adnan Zainal Abidin has been named the president and CEO of PNW LNG.

LNG World News Staff