North America

Alaska LNG project reduces construction cost estimate

Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) has announced an updated $38.7 billion cost estimate for the Alaska liquefied natural gas (LNG) project. The company says...

Tellurian appoints Charif Souki as Executive Chairman

Tellurian, which is developing the proposed Driftwood liquefaction project on the US Gulf Coast, has announced that its board of directors has made Charif...

Venture Global reports delivery of first liquefaction equipment at Calcasieu Pass LNG

Venture Global LNG has started the installation of liquefaction equipment at its Calcasieu Pass liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana....

Venture Global LNG hires Jack Thayer as CFO

Venture Global LNG has announced the hiring of Jonathan (Jack) Thayer as chief financial officer (CFO). Thayer has over 15 years of finance leadership...

Cheniere donates over $1 Million for COVID-19 relief

Cheniere Energy will donate over $1 million US dollars in response to the current COVID-19 outbreak. The money will go to organizations that provide...

LR to support LNG Canada’s Kitimat Export Terminal

Lloyd’s Register will support LNG Canada’s work to build and deliver a new LNG liquefaction plant and export terminal located at Kitimat in British...

Tellurian Extends 2019 Loan Agreement to 2021

Tellurian has extended the maturity date of its Term Loan by 18 months to November 23, 2021 under a new agreement to amend the...

Tellurian brings in two New Executive Leadership Team Members

Tellurian has added two new members to its executive leadership team. Kian Granmayeh has been promoted to the role of Chief Financial Officer from his former...

BC Ferries selects Wärtsilä’s LNG Propulsion Technology

In January 2020, BC Ferries placed a new order with the technology group Wärtsilä to supply an integrated system comprising a liquefied natural gas...

Bechtel to supply EPC work for Port Arthur LNG Project

Bechtel Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Inc. has signed a fixed-price agreement to perform engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, startup, performance testing and operator training activities for Sempra Energy’s...

Cryopeak delivers North America’s largest truck load of LNG

Canada-based Cryopeak LNG Solutions Corporation has completed North America’s largest LNG delivery by truck. The gas was sent to power Coeur Silvertip Holdings’ Silvertip mine on...

Tellurian to reduce Corporate Spending

In response to uncertain market conditions, Tellurian aims to reduce its corporate spending and reorganize financing for its 2019 term loan. “Given current global financial market conditions and...

Annova LNG signs lease with Port of Brownsville

In February 2020, Annova LNG signed a 30-year lease covering more than 700 acres with the Port of Brownsville, Texas. Speaking at the celebration ceremony, Omar Khayum,...

Nisga’a Nation reiterates support for LNG development projects in BC

The Nisg̱a’a Nation in British Columbia has reiterated its support for LNG development projects in the Canadian province. The First Nation is one of several Indigenous...

Tellurian extends timing of MOU with Petronet

Tellurian, a Houston-based liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer, has extended the timing of its memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Petronet LNG. Under the MOU, Petronet will negotiate...

FortisBC files plans for Tilbury Phase 2 expansion

FortisBC has submitted an initial project description to begin the federal impact assessment and provincial environmental assessment processes for the Tilbury Phase 2 liquefied...

New Fortress Energy receives permits for Power Plant

New Fortress Energy has obtained permits to build the onshore power plant at its LNG receiving and regasification terminal in the port of Pichilingue, Baja California...

Stabilis Energy applies for Mexican LNG Production Facility Permit

Texas-based LNG company Stabilis Energy has applied for a permit to build and operate a small-scale LNG production facility in Mexico. The company aims to install...

Venture Global Plaquemines LNG to supply EDF

Venture Global Plaquemines LNG, a subsidiary of Venture Global LNG, will supply France’s EDF with 1 MTPA of LNG from the Plaquemines export facility in Plaquemines...

CLEANCOR acquires Palm Springs LNG Fueling Station

SEACOR Holdings subsidiary, CLEANCOR Energy Solutions, has acquired an LNG and CNG fueling station in Palm Springs, California. The attended card lock facility provides services for over-the-road drayage...

Siemens to supply Compressors for Calcasieu Pass LNG

“The Calcasieu Pass LNG Project involves an innovative modular, mid-scale configuration that enables Venture Global to produce low-cost LNG with a shorter construction schedule. Siemens was...